Former Panthers defenseman Brandon Montour was honored with a video montage during the first period. Panthers centers Sam Reinhart and Sam Bennett played in their first contest since Team Canada captured the 4 Nations Face-Off title. Matthew Tkachuk did not play due to an injury during the tournament.
The Panthers had their five-game home winning streak snapped. The Kraken are now 5-2-1 all-time against the Cats.
Seattle(25-29-4) made it 1-0 on the power play at 6:32 of the first period. Matty Beniers angled a pass from the high slot to his left. Kaapo Kakko slipped in a wrist shot from the left side of the crease past Sergei Bobrovsky for his 10th goal of the campaign.
Florida(34-21-3) evened it up 1-1 with 8:23 left in the second period. Anton Lundell backhanded a centering pass from the right circle. Eetu Luostarinen steered the puck in from the top of the crease by Joey Daccord for his eighth tally of the year.
The Kraken regained the lead 2-1 at the 7:03 mark of the third period. Adam Larsson sent a pass from the slot area. Former Panthers player Jared McCann snapped a shot from the low left circle and collected his 15th goal of the season.
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