Detroit Red Wings third-period comeback fizzles in 5-4 loss to Seattle Kraken in overtime
The Detroit Red Wings endured an unusually late puck drop and an end to their winning streak.
Three straight man-advantage goals in the third period Tuesday at Little Caesars Arena drew the Wings even, and then ahead, but the Seattle Kraken were able to get a late power play goal, too, and scored with 4.9 seconds left in overtime to end the Wings' winning streak at five games, with a 5-4 loss.
Dylan Larkin had a goal and two assists to extend his scoring streak to seven games (four goals, 10 assists). He converted on a man advantage a couple minutes after Shayne Gostisbehere had done the same thing; Moritz Seider assisted both times. Alex DeBrincat followed suit with his ninth goal of the season midway through the period, with Gostisbehere earning his third point of the night on that setup.
The Wings (6-1-0) came into the third period facing a two-goal deficit. Jaden Schwartz scored his second goal of the game at 17:54 on a slap shot, and Tye Kartye got some easy offense when he had a clear shot on Ville Husso at 19:04 of the second period. The Kraken scored again with 1:22 during a 6-on-4 advantage, with Jared McCann tying it at 4 apiece. Jordan Eberle scored in overtime.
Absolutely awful
The game was pushed to an 8:23 p.m. puck drop to accommodate what the NHL termed "Frozen Frenzy" night - all 32 teams in action, in staggered starts. The Wings were the only Eastern time zone team to have their game scheduled at a time they would normally be starting their second period. "This is absolutely awful," coach Derek Lalonde said after the morning skate. "And I get it on the big picture, but I don't know why our fans, who are as loyal as can be, passionate as can be, have to come to the rink for an 8:23 start. I mean, my family is not coming. They're staying home tonight because of it."
Give and go
The Wings and Kraken engaged in a run and shoot first period, neither side able to generate much continual zone time. Larkin was able to get away on a breakaway but his shot sank into Joey Daccord's right pad. A scrum erupted at 14:30 that landed Seider and Matty Beniers (Michigan) in respective penalty boxes. The Wings went on a power play with three minutes to play, but didn't generate much momentum.
Breaking through
Joe Veleno had an early chance down low but his shot went off the crossbar. Instead he picked up his fourth goal of the season early in the second period when he redirected defenseman Olli Määttä's shot from the blue line; former Kraken Daniel Sprong also drew an assist. The lead was shortlived, as Seattle converted eight seconds after Justin Holl went off for holding. Schwartz took advantage of a scramble in front of the net to put the puck behind Ville Husso, tying the score at 1.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Red Wings comeback fizzles in 5-4 loss to Kraken in overtime
