Seattle Kraken Defeat Detroit Red Wings 6-3 in Detroit

The Seattle Kraken defeated the Detroit Red Wings 6-3 at Little Caesars Arena on Friday, Oct. 8, after Detroit opened the scoring but surrendered four consecutive goals. The loss followed Detroit's first win of the season and dropped the team after its opening stretch.

According to freep.com, the Red Wings needed two points after beginning the season with two losses before earning a victory Tuesday. Seattle's offensive surge changed the game after Detroit held a 1-0 lead and carried strong early pressure.

Detroit forward Viktor Arvidsson scored the opening goal at 9:19 of the first period during a power play, finishing a play created by Lucas Raymond and Moritz Seider, according to freep.com. Berkly Catton tied the game at 14:52 with a backhand goal behind goaltender John Gibson.

The Red Wings finished the first period with a 16-5 advantage in shots, as reported by freep.com. William Wallinder then recorded his first NHL goal four minutes into the second period, giving Detroit a temporary 2-1 advantage.

Detroit Red Wings fans expressed frustration at Little Caesars Arena after Seattle's comeback, with supporters chanting "Sell the team!" during the game.

According to freep.com, Seattle scored four goals in the second period after Wallinder's goal. Frederick Gaudreau, Mackie Samoskevich and Ben Meyers each contributed to the Kraken's scoring run, while Gaudreau scored twice in the period.

The Kraken's fifth goal came at 11:53 of the second period when Meyers converted a rush after leaving the penalty box. The goal ended Gibson's night after Seattle scored five times on 14 shots in 34:05, according to freep.com.

Daniil Tarasov entered the game for Detroit and made his Red Wings debut. Detroit had a 29-18 shot advantage after the second period but could not recover from the deficit.

Detroit's Michael Brandsegg-Nygard scored his first NHL goal with 4:33 remaining in the third period, while Vince Dunn added Seattle's final goal at 11:53 of the third period during a sequence when Detroit had two players in the penalty box, according to freep.com.

The Red Wings next scheduled game is an Original Six matchup against the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday at 7 p.m. Detroit SportsNet, according to freep.com.