Kraken beat Flyers in shootout as Philly losing run hits eight
Key takeaways
- Seattle beat Philadelphia 3-2 in a shootout on Tuesday, Oct. 13.
- Bobby McMann scored in normal play and then scored the shootout winner.
- The Flyers are now 0-5-3, with no win in their first eight games.
The Seattle Kraken beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Tuesday The game went to a shootout Bobby McMann scored the winner.
The Flyers still have no win this season.
A shootout is hockey's tiebreaker Each team sends out one skater at a time The skater faces the goalie alone.
The team with more goals wins Seattle scored one more than Philly.
The game took place in Philadelphia Seattle led 2-0 after two periods Philly then scored twice in the third period.
No one scored in overtime The shootout settled it.
What happened
Seattle struck first in the opening period Bobby McMann scored on the power play A power play means one team has an extra skater.
The other team has a player in the penalty box McMann fired a loose puck past goalie Dan Vladar Seattle led 1-0 after seven minutes and 57 seconds of play, according to Reuters.
Seattle had a big chance early in the second period Jordan Eberle got a penalty shot A penalty shot is a free one-on-one chance.
Eberle beat the goalie with a move But he could not lift the puck over the goalie's pads The chance was gone.
Seattle still made it 2-0 soon after Ville Ottavainen scored at 8:54 of the second period It was the first NHL goal of his career.
His shot went through a crowd of players Vladar could not see it in time.
The second period also brought heat between two players Philly forward Trevor Zegras kept going near Seattle goalie Philipp Grubauer Grubauer did not like it.
The two clashed twice after the whistle Zegras drew two penalties in the period Seattle had a brief two-man edge at one point.
Philly killed it off A kill means the short-handed team gives up no goal.
Philly came alive in the third period Christian Dvorak scored at 6:07. Zegras scored at 7:20. The two goals came just 73 seconds apart Zegras scored his first goal of the season.
The game was tied 2-2.
Overtime solved nothing Philly took a penalty for too many men on the ice That means Philly had one extra skater on the ice.
Seattle got a 4-on-3 edge for the rest of overtime But Seattle could not score the winner.
The shootout came next Matty Beniers scored for Seattle Matvei Michkov scored for Philly.
Then McMann ended it He beat Vladar with a shot to the top-left corner Seattle won 3-2.
Why it matters
This loss hurts Philly The Flyers are now 0-5-3. That record means zero wins It means five losses in normal time.
It means three losses in overtime or shootouts Philly has no win in eight games Reuters calls it the longest winless start in team history.
The start is a real problem for the Flyers They scored only two goals in this game They have had a hard time scoring all season.
They played well in the third period But one good period was not enough.
The win helps Seattle a lot The Kraken are now 3-0-0 on a five-game road trip That means three wins in three road games.
The Kraken are now 5-2-0 this season, according to NHL com They have won three straight road games.
Goalie play shaped the night Grubauer made 24 saves through overtime Vladar made 29 saves.
Vladar also got an assist An assist means he helped set up a goal Both goalies kept their teams in the game.
The Zegras and Grubauer clashes added spice to the night Zegras had no goal before this game He then scored the tying goal.
He also drew penalties that hurt his team His night had both good and bad moments.
For more NHL action, see our Golden Knights vs Wild recap. Our Avalanche vs Stars recap has more from around the league. The Senators vs Devils recap covers one more game from the same night.
What happens next
Seattle stays on the road The Kraken play in Tampa on Thursday They then face Florida on Saturday.
Three road wins in a row give them trust They will try to keep the run going.
Philly must find a win soon The losing run is now eight games long The team needs more goals.
It also needs fewer penalties at bad times The next game is a fresh chance.
One more thing will matter for Philly The team showed fight in the third period It came back from two goals down.
That fight can help But fight alone does not win games Philly must turn fight into wins.
Seattle will take the two points and move on Two points go to the shootout winner Philly gets one point for the shootout loss.
The standings stay tight this early in the season Every point counts.
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