Kraken vs. Islanders 2nd Period Update

Seattle has remarkable zone time early in the period. They're able to make line change after line change, while forcing the Isles' d-par of Alexander Romanov and Noah Dobson to stay on ice for three minutes, thirty seconds. The only downside: no truly serious scoring chances.

A Kyle Palmieri wraparound is thwarted by the stick of Kraken defenseman Will Borgen.

Oliver Bjorkstrand, on a 2-on-1 with Yanni Gourde, is denied by Sorokin. It's head-scratching that the NYI goalie tandem of Sorokin and Semyon Varlomov is allowing 3.31 goals against per game, 25th in the league.

Half the game has elapsed, and Grubauer has saved all 14 New York shots. Just over two years ago, Grubauer authored the first shutout in Kraken history, a 3-0 whitewash on Long Island. Just sayin'.

Never mind. A borderline boarding call on Gourde leads to the Islanders' tying goal. Palmieri makes it 1-1 at 14:37. Adam Larsson whiffing on the puck behind his net just prior didn't help.

22 seconds later, Seattle gets its first shot at the NHL's statistically-worst (71%) penalty kill. The Kraken can't retake the lead on the PP. Shots were 10-10 in the period, 19-17 NYI after 40.

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