Canucks Struggle as Kraken Secure 5-2 Thrashing, Streak Continues

The Vancouver Canucks will have to wait another day to register two consecutive wins on home ice, as they suffered a 5–2 loss to the Seattle Kraken tonight. Evander Kane and Marco Rossi scored for Vancouver, while Nikita Tolopilo stopped 28 goals on 33 shots faced. Seattle came out strong with a good chunk of shots to start, but Vancouver soon picked up the pace and won themselves the shot battle after the first period, putting 15 up on Kraken goaltender Philipp Grubauer compared to Seattle’s 10.

During the second period, however, it was all Kraken, with Seattle doing a good job of shutting down Vancouver’s breakouts and keeping the Canucks hemmed in their own zone. It wasn’t until closer to the end of the period that Vancouver was able to generate a little more offence. By that point, Seattle had already pulled ahead.

“Obviously, you give up five goals, that’s never a recipe for success. I thought we did some good things in the first period. Second period, we had some chances as well.

They got a few power plays, gave them some momentum late in the third. But ultimately, we’ve got to find a way to score a few more goals and keep a few out of more of our net,” Evander Kane said of his team’s effort post-game. Tonight’s effort produced a solid offensive game from the line of Kane, Elias Pettersson, and Drew O’Connor, who all factored into the Canucks’ first goal of the game.