Sunday, March 15, 2026

Kraken Eat Up Panthers

     The Seattle Kraken clobbered the Florida Panthers 6-2 at Climate Pledge Arena on Sunday night. The Panthers started a four-game road trip. The Cats entered the contest on a three-game winning streak. 
     Seattle(30-26-9) bolted out to a 1-0 lead at the 5:28 mark of the opening period. Ben Myers deflected in a shot past Daniil Tarasov for his seventh tally of the year. 
     It became 2-0 for the Kraken with 8:08 to go in the first period. Berkly Catton placed in a wrist shot for his sixth goal in 2025-26. 
     Florida(33-30-3) closed it to 2-1 with 7:53 remaining in the period. Vinnie Hinostroza collected his fifth goal this season on a forehand shot by Joey Daccord. Luke Kunin and Jesper Boqvist were credited with assists on the play. 
     Seattle made it 3-1 with 1:36 left in the first. Ryan Winterton was able to bat in the puck into the cage for his fourth goal this year. 
     In the second period, the Kraken expanded their margin to 4-1 at 3:20. Kaapo Kakko chalked up his 10th goal of the season when he released a wrist shot. 
     Seattle added two more goals midway through the third period for a commanding 6-1 advantage. Bobby McMann scored on the power play with 9:53 remaining and Jamie Olesiak found the net with 5:23 left. 
     The Panthers cut it to 6-2 with one second remaining in the contest. Eetu Luostarinen scored his eighth goal this season on a backhand shot. Gustav Forsling and Mackie Samoskevich picked up the assists on the sequence. 

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