Kraken vs. Canadiens 2nd Period Recap

Whenever Montreal visits, forward Juraj Slafkovsky will be of special interest.

Slafkovsky was the 1st overall choice at the 2022 NHL Draft - a pick many believed would be used on Shane Wright, who fell to the Kraken at #4.

Jordan Eberle gets the Kraken on the board with a laser at 56 seconds.

Matty Beniers has an apparent second Seattle goal wiped off the board for the most absurd of reasons - Beniers put HIMSELF offside.

Subsequently, Beniers beautifully tips in an Oliver Bjorkstrand shot on the power play, briefly allowing the fandom to dream of a miracle comeback. A successful coach's challenge renders the celebration moot.

The Kraken end up not scoring on the PP, nor their next one - but Montreal does, when Jared McCann's pass into the middle is intercepted.

Michael Matheson finds a faster gear than backchecking Kraken forward Tomas Tatar can keep up with. When Matheson goes wide on his breakaway, Daccord lifts his pad at exactly the wrong moment.

The shorthanded goal make it 5-1 Habs at 13:16.

It's of (extremely) little comfort to the Kraken that they outshot the Canadiens 17-8 in the period, 27-15 through 40.