> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Kraken Reverse Fortunes With Thrilling 3-2 OT Win vs. Kings - URL: https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/seattle-kraken-reverse-fortunes-los-angeles-kings/ - Published: 2025-12-11T07:35:33.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-08T06:16:53.000Z - Author: Corbin Smith - Tags: News, Kraken, Los Angeles Kings, Lane Lambert, Vince Dunn, Joey Daccord, Matty Beniers, Eeli Tolvanen, Jared McCann, Brandon Montour, Mason Marchment, Ryker Evans, Adam Larsson \[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="4810"\] ![ Seattle Kraken celebrate a goal scored by center Matty Beniers (10) in the third period against the Los Angeles Kings at Climate Pledge Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Ng-Imagn Images ](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1d/f2/1df2f77b-83dd-4bc0-a6d2-6d1bb5df89a3/content/images/2026/10/usatsi_27790618-format-original-2.jpg) Seattle Kraken celebrate a goal scored by center Matty Beniers (10) in the third period against the Los Angeles Kings at Climate Pledge Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Ng-Imagn Images \[/caption\] SEATTLE, Wash. - It looked like the same story that’s been looping like a broken record at Climate Pledge Arena. After taking a 1-0 lead against the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday, the Seattle Kraken allowed a short-handed goal in the second period, and fell behind 2-1 in the third after the Kings capitalized on Ryker Evans’ double-minor for high-sticking with less than six minutes left. Entering the final minute, it appeared Seattle would lose its sixth straight game in regulation, once again allowing the go-ahead goal in the third period. “Our mindset was the same entering the final minute because we were in the same position we’ve been in a couple of times,” Kraken coach Lane Lambert said. Lambert pulled goalie Joey Daccord to bring on an extra skater in the final minutes, but bad turned to worse when Jared McCann was brought down by Kings goalie Anton Forsberg along the left post with 38.8 seconds left. The 29-year-old forward stayed down on the ice before getting helped to the locker room. Lambert did not have an update on his status after the game. The silver lining: Seattle would get a 6-on-4 power-play opportunity, and Eeli Tolvanen connected with Matty Beniers in the middle for a redirect goal from the slot, tying it 2-2 at 19:34. After Los Angeles put the Kraken back on the power play 1:05 into overtime, Vince Dunn completed the comeback with a one-timer to secure the 3-2 victory. Every win is a good win in the NHL. But this one felt more significant for Seattle. “I think it was a pretty satisfying game, honestly,” Dunn said. “I know the 5-on-5 offense was close in there. We had our chances, and I didn’t really see a lot of frustration with our team right to the end. I thought that the guys stayed pretty disciplined and really trust the process all the way ‘til the end.” > Vince Dunn breaks down the [#Kraken](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Kraken?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=emeraldcityspectrum.com)’s “satisfying” comeback OT win over Kings. > Via @ joe\_poho [pic.twitter.com/PKpu1uQ8Wd](https://t.co/PKpu1uQ8Wd?ref=emeraldcityspectrum.com)— Emerald City Spectrum (@EmeraldSpectrum) [December 11, 2025](https://twitter.com/EmeraldSpectrum/status/1999016014319931401?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=emeraldcityspectrum.com) Sidestepping the trend of the past few games, the Kraken bucked another trend with their power play. After enduring an 0-for-14 stretch in four games from Nov. 22-29, Seattle went 3-for-7 on the man advantage on Wednesday to improve to 5-for-15 over the past three games. It wasn’t perfect. Seattle squandered 40 seconds of a 5-on-3 opportunity before Brandon Montour mistimed a short pass off to Mason Marchment near the LA blue line, which allowed Kings forward Joel Armia to scoop up the loose puck and elevate it up to Alex Laferriere, who scored on a short-handed breakaway to tie it 1-1 at 8:16 of the second period. But when they needed it most — at 6-on-4, then 4-on-3 — the power play delivered. “The power play was outstanding,” Lambert said. “Yes, we did have the one breakdown, and unfortunately it was what it was. But (the power play) did what it has to do. It did what it needed to do. … “That’s a high-pressure penalty kill over there from LA. They’ve got a lot of experience. There was a lot of, I guess, long bodies and there’s not much space out there, and I thought our guys did a good job of– I won’t say exploiting it, but certainly doing what they needed to do in order to give ourselves a chance.” Montour appeared to redeem himself at 11:34 of the second period, punching the puck into the goal to finish off a scramble in front of the Kings’ net, but the officials ruled that the play had been blown dead, and after a lengthy review and discussion with Lambert at the Kraken bench, ultimately held up the call to keep it 1-1. It marked a missed opportunity for Seattle to regain control of the game after outshooting Los Angeles 16-6 in the middle stanza. “I think a lot of limiting opposing chances is how you manage the puck and how you play with the puck,” Daccord said. “We were breaking out really well, we were getting pucks behind them, making them play defense. They’re in the other end, they can’t get chances, they can’t get shots, so we did a really good job just executing on our breakout and forecheck and playing down their end.” Seattle received a prime opportunity to take the lead when Tolvanen drew a defensive zone trip at 9:37 of the third period, and while the power play put four shots on goal, Forsberg turned them all away to keep the game tied. When it was the Kings’ turn to seize control of the game after Evans’ stick caught Corey Perry in the face at 14:12, they wasted no time. Adrian Kempe fired a stretch pass up the left boards to Anze Kopitar, who sent it up to a streaking Kevin Fiala past Adam Larsson and in for a backhand goal just 28 seconds into the penalty. “The PK competed so hard tonight,” Daccord said. “I know (the Kings) got one, but what did they have, six chances? (It was five.) It’s a lot of chances, so the PK competed really hard.” As time wound down, it looked like Seattle was headed for yet another close loss. Gifted a couple more power-play opportunities by Los Angeles, the Kraken would not squander them again. After Beniers forced the game to overtime, he drew a slashing penalty on Fiala 1:05 into the extra period. It took 16 seconds for Dunn to end the game, cycling with Tolvanen at the top of the zone and getting into space on the edge of the right circle for the game-winner. “I love our attack right now,” Dunn said. “I think we’re just throwing everything at the net. It’s disappointing when it gets blocked, but it changes the way that they see us in front of them, and makes them not feel so good when they know we’re not just going to pass it around and look for the highlight reel seams and things like that.” Desperate for a turnaround, Seattle checked every box it wanted to in order to get one. Now it’s about how they can turn it into momentum. “We’ve had some losses here, some tough losses at home where we played well,” Lambert said. “We were playing well again tonight, and I’m just happy for our players that they finally got rewarded for it, because they’ve been working.”