Several weeks ago, disaster struck in Seattle for the Wild. Two positive COVID tests created a chain reaction that saw the NHL debuts of Adam Beckman, Connor Dewar, and Jon Lizotte. Returning to Seattle for the first time since, the Wild returned looking to have a more positive visit to the Emerald City.
The Wild came out of the gates slow, despite outshooting the Kraken in the first few minutes. Kraken forward Brandon Tanev laid a few checks that seemed to swing the momentum arrow in Seattle’s favor. After a few good shifts by the Wild, Ryan Hartman found himself on a strange 2-1 after winning a footrace against Carson Soucy and found Rem Pitlick with a great pass on the back door for his first NHL goal.