That said, the Panthers were in the game from start to finish. After falling behind 1-0 early when Seattle’s Kaapo Kakko scored on the power play in the first period, Florida tied it up 11:37 into the second when Eetu Luostarinen scored on a feed from Anton Lundell.
SUNRISE, Fla. -- Joey Daccord made 26 saves, and the Seattle Kraken defeated the Florida Panthers 2-1 at Amerant Bank Arena on Saturday. Kaapo Kakko and Jared McCann scored for the Kraken (25-29-4). Shane Wright had two assists.
With the NHL taking a couple of weeks off for the 4 Nations Face-Off, some wonder how the Florida Panthers will come out of the gate when the season resumes Saturday night against Seattle. Florida had eight players at the 4 Nations tournament,
Mackie Samoskevich had seemingly given the Panthers a 2-1 lead late in the second period, but Evan Rodrigues was called for a questionable goalie interference.
Playing against his former team, Jared McCann scored the go-ahead goal with 12:57 left in the third period as the visiting Seattle Kraken upset the Florida Panthers 2-1 on Saturday night.
After the NHL paused for two weeks due to the 4 Nations Face-Off break, the Florida Panthers returned to action on Saturday night against the Seattle Kraken.  With the game tied 7:03 into the third period,
Jared McCann's third-period goal and Joey Daccord's 26 saves lifted the visiting Kraken over the defending Stanley Cup champion Panthers in regulation.