Kraken’s Late Rally Falls Short in 4-3 Loss to Rangers

The Seattle Kraken made a game of it, but a disastrous opening period left them with too much ground to recover.

After falling behind by four, Seattle mounted an impressive third-period charge, scoring three times before running out of time in a 4-3 loss to the New York Rangers on Saturday at Climate Pledge Arena.

The defeat marked Seattle's second loss in its last three games, despite a late push that threatened to spoil Joonas Korpisalo's Rangers debut.

New York's newly acquired goaltender finished with 25 saves after missing the start of the season with a lower-body injury. The Rangers had little trouble building an early cushion, exposing Seattle's defensive breakdowns and capitalizing on second chances.

Gabe Perreault opened the scoring just 1:35 into the contest, converting a feed from Mika Zibanejad after Alexis Lafreniere's initial attempt was stopped by Joey Daccord.

Former Kraken forward Tye Kartye made his return to Seattle count, tipping an Adam Fox shot past Daccord at 9:05 for his first NHL power-play goal. Jaroslav Chmelar added another less than five minutes later, putting the Rangers up 3-0 and ending Daccord's night after just 10 shots.

Pavel Dorofeyev extended the margin to four in the second period, finishing a passing sequence with Zibanejad and Lafreniere. Seattle had little to show for its efforts through 40 minutes, but the final period brought a considerably different performance.

Kaapo Kakko got the comeback started at 1:50, collecting a Brandon Montour rebound before taking the puck behind the net and slipping it inside the far post. Jordan Eberle brought Seattle within two with a power-play finish at 6:38, converting Matty Beniers' cross-crease pass.

The pressure continued, and Vince Dunn gave the Kraken a genuine chance at salvaging a point when he hammered Berkly Catton's feed past Korpisalo at 15:02.

Catton finished with two assists, extending his point streak to eight games, while Kartye's goal against his former team added an unusual subplot to the afternoon.

Seattle couldn't find the equalizer despite its late surge. The Kraken now turn their attention to Finland, where they will face the Carolina Hurricanes twice in the 2026 NHL Global Series, on Nov. 12 and 14