Grant in the series against Colorado
New York. The Seattle Kraken made history again last night.
They got their first-ever playoff win at Climate Pledge Arena – on a sudden-death goal by Jordan Eberle.
– amazing. “We’re making Seattle a real hockey city,” says the champ after a 3-2 win over defending champions Colorado.
Many thought the Colorado Avalanche had captured the #8 spot against playoff first-timers from the Northwest when they followed up an upset opener loss in Denver with two straight wins — and it looks like the star trio of Nathan McKinnon, Mikko Rantanen and Kal Makar is back, too. On the road.
However, the Kraken has no plans to back down. They lost a 2-0 lead going into the fourth encounter last night, after two more goals by Rantanen in the second half, but in the third the champions held the crossbar and in a solid game three minutes into the ensuing extra time, Jordan slammed Eberle into the death disk. Surprise on the rebound – thus the first playoff victory at Climate Pledge Arena was a reality.
– Great, but we worked hard all evening and deserved to win, says the champion in a television interview immediately after the decision.
– as our fans deserved it. It’s very fun to play here. It’s hot, and together we’re making Seattle a real hockey city.
With the victory, the Kraken evened the series, and unlike the rest of the world, the Kraken themselves weren’t particularly surprised.
– We know we’re seen as underdogs from day one and love and cuddle. We know what we can do. Now we’ll go to Denver and turn the tables again, says Eberle.
Swedish defender Adam Larsson famously scored his first assist in the qualifiers this year in tonight’s match.
The next round of the crushing series will be decided at Ball Arena on Thursday night.
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