SEATTLE — Needing a response to keep their season alive, the Seattle Kraken found exactly that in a 6-3 series-tying win Saturday against the Dallas Stars in Game 6 of this Western Conference semifinal at Climate Pledge Arena.
A number of items allowed the Kraken to break out for six goals, prompt the Stars to pull star goaltender Jake Oettinger and ultimately force a Game 7 slated for Monday at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.
For the Stars, a Game 7 win would see them advance to the Western Conference Final for the second time in four seasons. As for the Kraken, winning Game 7 would see the second-year franchise reach the conference finals for the first time in team history. «We were ready tonight.
I feel like the last couple games, they were the ready team at the start,» said Kraken winger Eeli Tolvanen, who finished with a goal and three points. «I think that was the big key today.