Down In A Hole: Kraken 8, Blackhawks 5

Unable to climb out of a six-goal deficit suffered in the first 20 minutes of the game, the Chicago Blackhawks were defeated 8-5 by the Seattle Kraken on Saturday night.

It wasn’t a new site, but it was frustrating nonetheless.

The Kraken opened the scoring 2:50 into the first period. On the rush, Morgan Geekie sent a nice pass to Daniel Sprong, who made a nice move to score, giving the Kraken a 1-0 lead.

The Blackhawks tied the game at one a couple of minutes later after Jonathan Toews threw a backdoor feed that deflected off Jamie Oleksiak’s stick and into the net.

Unfortunately, the Kraken would then proceed to score five goals on their next six shots in less than a five-minute span.

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