What a night that was. As the Kraken stepped onto the ice before their game against the Coyotes, and “Sabotage” by the Beastie Boys blasted in Climate Pledge Arena, the crowd let out the type of cheer that only comes when a fanbase is truly proud of its team. It was...
The Kraken came back from a 2-0 first period deficit to defeat the Canucks in Vancouver Tuesday night, 5-2. Seattle had been winless in its first six road meetings against its geographic rival to the north dating back to last year, but the Kraken have now won their...
The Kraken took another big step toward their first playoff berth with a dominant 8-1 win over the Arizona Coyotes Monday at Climate Pledge Arena. After letting inferior teams hang around for a little too long in recent victories, Seattle put this one out of reach in...
When the Kraken played the Kings on Nov. 29 in Los Angeles, Seattle skated to a mind-bending 9-8 victory in a game that featured oodles of offense and zero defense. Saturday’s game at Climate Pledge Arena was the exact opposite, perhaps the tightest-checking game...
The Kraken took another big step toward their first playoff berth Thursday by downing the lowly Ducks at Climate Pledge Arena. In a favorable matchup, Seattle just had to have the standings points in this one, as things had tightened in the Western Conference ever so...
The Kraken closed out their four-game road trip with five out of a possible eight points, dropping a 5-1 result to the Wild on Monday. It was an odd game, because although Seattle came out flying and peppered Marc-Andre Fleury with shots, they couldn’t get anything...
The Kraken showed the Predators that they are now ready for that team to go quietly into the night. The pesky group has—despite selling at the NHL Trade Deadline—somehow hung around in the playoff picture and beat Seattle in overtime Thursday. But the Preds got a...
There was a lot to like from Seattle’s game against Nashville Thursday, but the good guys ultimately fell 2-1 in a shootout. The Kraken had good defensive structure throughout the game, and they got some looks offensively. But they couldn't break through more than...
The Kraken needed that one, and so did the folks here at Sound Of Hockey. We will explain why the victory was cathartic to us in Takeaway #3, but for the Kraken, a win against the Stars was important for several reasons. First and foremost, standings points are...
You may have thought you felt the wind pick up late Thursday around the Seattle metropolitan area. But that wasn’t actually wind you were feeling; that was the entire Kraken fanbase simultaneously breathing a huge sigh of relief as Seattle snuck by the San Jose Sharks...
The Kraken had the Central Division’s top team, the Dallas Stars, against the ropes Saturday but failed to land the knockout blow. Instead, a mad scramble in the waning minutes produced a late tying goal for Dallas, and Seattle coughed up a point in the standings by...
Here’s how we would sum up Thursday’s disappointing 5-4 Kraken loss to the Ottawa Senators: You can’t win ’em all. Or can you? Hold on, maybe you can win ’em all. You definitely can win ’em all! Oh, wait, you may not win ’em all. Ok, you can’t win ’em all. On a...
