Kraken vs. Golden Knights 2nd Period Recap

The Kraken have one goal in their last seven periods at home. The number of offensive droughts Seattle can afford the rest of the season is zero.

Tye Kartye and Jamie Oleksiak do their best with first-minute missles, both gloved by Hill.

The territorial advantage built by the Kraken becomes dominance. Eventually, Vegas breaks. Jared McCann sends a no-look backhand pass from right hashmark to left. where Andre Burakovsky buries the puck past a dizzy Golden Knights defense.

Burakovsky's 3rd gives Seattle a 1-0 lead at 4:14.

Kraken fans are barely back in their seats when Brian Dumoulin takes a holding penalty.

William Karlsson snaps a high danger chance down the slot fought off by Grubauer's blocker. But Jonathan Marchessault's shot from the bottom edge of the left wing circle isn't stoppable. The PP goal, Marchessault's 36th, ties the game 1-1 at 6:36.

Over the last two months, only Auston Matthews and Kirill Kaprizov have scored more goals than Marchessault. Since Seattle still has the 5-on-5 territorial edge, it's heartily advised that they keep five skaters on ice at all times.

Vegas' Keegan Kolesar pings the post.

Incredible skill gives Vegas its first lead. A faceoff squirts to Pavel Dorofeyev, who in one motion smashes the puck out of the air and past Grubauer. 2-1 Golden Knights at 15:00.

For those of you wondering, Pavel who? Left wing Pavel Igorevich Dorofeyev was a 3rd round draft choice of the Golden Knights in 2019, playing his 51st NHL game.

On a delayed Kraken penalty to Ryker Evans, Grubauer comes up with a 10-bell save. Michael Amadio is so sure he's given Vegas a two goal lead, that when Grubauer's glove stones him, Adadio first looks skyward, then covers his mouth (no doubt to muffle the expletives.)

Seattle, outshot 16-13 in the period and 23-22 through 40, go into the intermission down by a goal.