On Saturday, Nov. 7, the Seattle Kraken hosted the New York Rangers for the two teams’ first game of the 2026-27 National Hockey League (NHL) season. The Rangers started out strong, scoring three goals in just the first period. A fourth goal in the middle of the second period gave New York a commanding lead.
Although the Kraken were slow to start, they came out swinging in the third period, scoring three goals. However, it wasn’t enough to complete the comeback, and Seattle lost 4-3 in regulation.
Daccord didn’t stand a chance
Just 13:53 seconds into the game, Joey Daccord was pulled from the net. He allowed three goals on 10 shots. The Rangers also scored a fourth on Daccord, but that goal was called back due to a distinct kicking motion.
Daccord was solid in net for the Kraken against the Flames on Wednesday, so it seemed like the poor performance he had to start the season was finished for now. Unfortunately, that was not the case.
Philipp Grubauer came in to close out the game and only allowed one goal on 16 shots. Unfortunately for the Kraken, they had to try and clean up after Daccord allowed the Rangers a commanding lead.
Hopefully Daccord shakes this streak of bad games, especially with the Global Series looming next week.
Former players, both Kraken and Rangers, scored on their former club
This was a game in which both ex-Kraken and ex-Rangers scored on their former club. This game marked Tye Kartye’s first return to Seattle, since New York claimed him off waivers on Feb. 27. He also scored two goals: the one that was called back due to a kicking motion, and then he scored immediately after to put the Rangers up by two goals.
Just under two minutes into the third period, Kaapo Kakko scored to put the Kraken on the board finally. This goal also marked his first against his first team. Kakko was traded to the Kraken in exchange for Will Borgen on Dec. 18, 2024.
Kakko has since played against the Rangers, but this was his first time scoring against New York.
Kraken needed to play a full 60 minutes
The Kraken were slow to start, but their three goals in the third period gave them a fighting chance. However, those chances were diminished when they didn’t start the game off strong to begin with.
The Rangers dominated Seattle in the first two periods, allowing them to score four goals early on. The Kraken had to play catch-up, and they couldn’t do so when they were playing slow and sloppy to start the game.
Playing less than 60 minutes has been a recurring theme with the Kraken to start the season. They start out strong and then collapse in the third, or they play weak and then try to make a late 20-minute push. This can’t keep happening if they want to remain in good standings to make a playoff push.
Seattle needs to play a full 60 minutes and not allow these collapses in the beginning or the end of the game to happen. They need to start strong and end stronger to try and keep pulling out wins.
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