The Nashville Predators headed west to take on the Seattle Kraken tonight. The Preds were fighting for playoff positioning, while the Kraken at this point are pretty much fighting for their own pride—gold drafting would be nice.
The teams traded chances early, with Juuse Saros and Kraken goalie Chris Driedger both making some saves. While the pace was initially slow, about halfway through the first period the Kraken got a serious flurry of offense going, and then after another moment another great chance off a turnover.
Still, the first goal of the game was scored by Philip Tomasino, scoring on a shot that pinballed off Driedger’s stick on its way to him.