Stories You Didn't See After Seattle's 5-4 OT Victory
Editor's Note: Our exclusive video conversation with Joey Gale of Seattle Pride Hockey Association about the NHL's reversal of its "Pride Tape" directive drops at 12 noon today.
The twists and turns of Tuesday's Seattle Kraken 5-4 win in Detroit left several potential lede paragraphs in the recycle bin.
(To see the postgame story ultimately published, "Kraken Survive Blown Lead, Top Red Wings In Wild OT Finish, 5-4" click here.
The first discarded lede, written after 40 minutes, concerned Jaden Schwartz staking Seattle to a 3-1 advantage.
In a remarkable 2nd second period, it was Jaden Schwartz's world, and the rest of the Seattle Kraken and Detroit Red Wings were just living in it.
Backed by Schwartz's two goals and one uncalled penalty in the middle 20, Seattle grabbed its second win of the season. In the process, they broke Detroit's five game winning streak.
Asked about the non-call when Schwartz appeared to throw his stick at a centering pass - which could have resulted in a penalty shot - he pled amnesia.
The second discarded lede got typed midway through the third period, when an undisciplined series of Seattle penalties led to a trio of Red Wings power play goals and a 4-3 deficit.
Against the Detroit Red Wings Tuesday at Little Casears Arena, the Seattle Kraken merely had to nurse a 3-1 lead. Instead, they made a parade to the penalty box against a red-hot Wings power play, eventually suffering a defeat.
In the process, the Kraken squandered just the second time they've scored more than one goal in a game this season, and the first time they've had a multiple-goal scorer - Jaden Schwartz with a pair in the 2nd period.
When McCann tied the game on a pulled-goalie, 6-on-4 power play goal with 82 seconds remaining, the decision was made to, oh, what the heck, let the game finish and then decide how to write the story!
Since the sporting event took place in Detroit, an automotive-related metaphor is mandatory. So - the Kraken were running on "E" when they pushed the pedal to the metal one last time in the dying seconds of OT.
The Kraken, in essence, had to win the same game twice - which was quite the accomplishment for a squad which had been victorious just once all season.
Now it's on to Raleigh, NC for the second game of the road trip, and an early-season rematch with the victim in Seattle's first victory - the Carolina Hurricanes, 7-4 losers to the Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena on October 19.
The struggling 'Canes were shut out Tuesday by the Tampa Bay Lightning, 3-0.