Seattle Kraken 3 Keys to a Round 2 Victory
Jonathan West
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After an exciting seven-game series to start their playoff lives, the Emerald City now faces off against The Lone Star State in the second round. The Metropolitans last played for the Stanley Cup 99 years ago, the Stars in 1999, and now a new path is in the making for the Seattle Kraken.
Sunday April 30th @ 9:19pm
Five hundred thunderous voices inside Queen Anne Beer Hall shouted at once, “I believe that we have won!”
Over and over and over again.
That cheer usually belongs to the Emerald City Supporters during Seattle Sounder matches, but during the Seattle Kraken first-ever playoff series- BELIEVE was the mantra. PNW hockey fans did, and the team felt it all the way to Denver. And today, the road continues to Dallas for the Western Conference Semifinals.
Kraken vs. Stars 2023
I hoped to see this matchup in the first round, but it’s still a better second rounder than the alternative- with only two wins versus Vegas or Edmonton in eight combined regular season games.
All the Seattle Kraken vs. Dallas Stars matchups this year played out in the span of 11 days in March.
It started on March 11, when center Joe Pavelski tied the game in the third period before Dallas won 4-3 in overtime at The Greenhouse. Two days later, the Stars scored three powerplay goals at Climate Pledge to win 5-2.
The Seattle Kraken managed to get a little payback in the Metroplex. At the American Airlines Center on March 21, Brandon Tanev had a three-point night while Adam Larsson’s clutch defense saved Seattle’s victory in OT.
A Little History
The original North Stars team moved to “Big D” in 1993 and has been in Texas longer than they were in Minnesota. 1999 was the franchise’s third trip to the Stanley Cup Final, and Brett Hull scored a Game #6 goal in triple overtime that won the Cup- and changed crease rules forever.
For the Seattle Kraken to win round two against Dallas, here are my three keys to victory.