When the Seattle Kraken last visited Madison Square Garden on Dec. 8, 2024, they rallied for a 7-5 victory over the New York Rangers. Kaapo Kakko had an assist in that contest; Will Borgen logged 16+ minutes and finished plus-1.
If you remember that game at all, perhaps it’s because the Rangers flushed a 3-1 lead in the second period and lost for the seventh time in nine games, amid a spiral that largely torpedoed their playoff hopes last season.
What we didn’t know at the time was that assist was Kakko’s final point with the Rangers, who traded him to the Kraken for Borgen and a pair of draft picks just 10 days later.