Kraken vs. Bruins 1st Period Recap

Former Kraken Morgan Geekie signed as a free agent with Boston over the summer, so naturally he was asked about his prior employer.

“They’re good, obviously pretty familiar with them. They work hard, they play really solid at both ends of the ice. They can roll four lines pretty well. They’re a good team.

"I was good friends with a lot of guys over there. My wife was friends with all the girls, too. It's a great group of guys. Nothing but great things to say about them."

Seattle netminder Joey Daccord makes a good early save on Geekie in close, and a better one on Pavel Zacha coming down right wing on a 2-on-1.

Daccord uses remarkable athleticism, doing the splits for a pad stop on David Pastrnak. But the rebound either returns to "Pasta" or bounces off the skate of Kraken defenseman Jamie Oleksiak. Pastrnak's 34th goal makes it 1-0 Bruins at 4:54.

10 seconds later, Jared McCann takes a tripping penalty. By the time Seattle kills it, the Bruins have an 11-0 (!) edge in shots.

Pastrnak isn't the only veteran who can make the puck return to him for a second chance. On a Kraken power play, Jordan Eberle goes hard to the net. Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman makes the save, but the rebound kicks right back to Eberle's backhand. With exemplary calm, he puts the biscuit in the unguarded cage.

The 1-1 tying tally at 9:11 gives "Ebs" 11 points in his last 11 games. One of the assists belongs to the pride of Hingham, MA, Matty Beniers.

Daccord dives on the puck in the crease, while nearby, Oleksiak dives on top of Charlie Coyle to smother the Bruins' hunt for a rebound.

The number of high-danger Boston scoring chances this period is roughly 893. Daccord makes saves on open looks by Oskar Steen (pictured above) and Jesper Boqvist. Then Matt Grzelcyk fires wide on a 2-on-1, and Daccord rejects Hampus Lindholm's buzzer-beater.

Seattle has to feel fortunate escaping the period with a 1-1 tie. Shots were 16-8 Boston.