SAN JOSE, Calif. — It wasn’t lost on any of the supposed 11,000 or so fans still bothering to show up for games here that the home team hadn’t won in this building since the last time the Seattle Kraken visited.
That the visit in question to SAP Center was nearly four weeks ago explained the Kraken badly wanting to secure two valuable points against the San Jose Sharks, owners of the NHL’s worst home record by five country miles and counting. And that’s why the Kraken’s urgency grew far bigger than the seemingly inflated official crowd count as Thursday night’s eventual 2-1 overtime win dragged on far too close for comfort.
Vince Dunn won it 1:58 into the extra session with a wrist shot through the legs of Sharks goalie James Reimer, extending his points streak to a franchise record 11 games.
