RADIO CUTS: Kraken 4 - Minnesota 3 (4/18)

Radio calls from the booth with Everett Fitzhugh and Al Kinisky, in the season finale between the Seattle Kraken and Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center, a 4-3 Kraken win on Apr. 18.

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Episode Transcript

(00:00):
Eric Sinek will save it on thefar side. KNW Caprizov left circle shoots
scores a battle for the pock onthe far boards. Right at the half
wall. Jared McCann knocked down theinitial shot, but it ends up going
off the boards in the Minnesota Wildhad Caprizov by himself in the right circle

(00:21):
puts it in past the chord.It's a one nothing Wild lead four oh
four into the first capriz off inover the far blue line. Joe Hansen
right circle, his shot stopped andcovered by Joey Decord. Ever Lee back
to the far circle gives it upto Brekowski in the high slot. Breukowski
right sign back door every shot,an acrobatic kick save by Marc Andre Fleury

(00:46):
and the Wild Claire Good the ears. It's up York Strand, you'll walk
send it across McCanns who every settles, shoots off the shoulder off Marc Andre
flurry and acrobatic diving save to keepit out York Strand up top. Justin
Shan shoots stoo. Justin Schultz abomb from the right side, redirected in

(01:06):
by Maddy Maneers and the Kraken tiethe game at won on the power playing
nine minutes to play in the second. A great shot by Schultz. They're
just to bump. It's the topof the circles there. It looked like
I got redirected a little bit bowlingthe Capris off left circle shot. Enjoy
the cord right there to make thesave and he holds on. Five fifty

(01:27):
to play in the second, oneto one, kept in by Chisholm.
Now turn a side. Here's JohnnyGord on a breakaway down the slot.
Shoos Johnny Guard short handed Bandit andthe Seattle Kraken take a two on lead.
Thirteen twenty two to play in thethird. A great feed by ten

(01:48):
of up to Gord. Gordon hadthree steps on him, So that's the
guy you gotta give the buck toin that situation. Sends him in on
the breakaway, gets his head up, beating Fleury for the second goal of
the hockey game. Two Malin behindhim form an ear back to Dumelit drop
pass intercepted, Boldy gets it outto Sucarello. I'll breakaway down the slot.
Shot stores Minnesota tires the game attwo. Hey breakaway tally for Matt

(02:15):
Sugarello and gets it back to favor. He'll walk in right circle a backhand
in the slot and Joey de Cordfollows him the whole way. He'll hold
on for the whistle. Horgan throughit, writes a Brodein who went is
on side Brodina Cross Capris off shotand a diving save by Joey to Cord.

(02:36):
Oh, there's a highlights save forJoey Tocord right there, keeping this
game locked it too, as thatpuck went from left to right in the
offensive zone and Joey pushed off hardcaught it in his glove, reaching across
to the point. George Strand windsFiress tie car Jay out in front.
He tips the Byorg Strand bomb andthe Seattle crowd take a three to two

(03:00):
lead. Two forty left in thethird, Ty Carter you doing a great
job playing in the front of thenet, getting his stick out, presenting
it puork String getting the shot offand Cartier deflected it for his eleventh of
the year goals and back to backgames. Sukarrello left circle shot right on
Gore turn aside by the Cord sentback up top Ynny Gord on a breakaway

(03:23):
short handed stoods ynny guard short handedbandit times two and the Kraken go up
by two. One forty six leftin the third, it's a four to
two cracking lead. Bon much leafthe other shorthanded goal. It starts with
a bandon tannef rushing the pucket,in this case, rushing the puck down

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the ice. It was it washit by the wild defenseman and Gord picked
that puck up, and there wasno way he was shooting that buck until
he got below the hash parks.He's off on the right side. Hartman
wins it back for Minnesota. Backto the blue line. Favor center point
high slot shot tip scores hold onah Yohnie Gord's upset. His stick was

(04:10):
taken away from him. He puthis hands up, no call stick was
dropped. Puck rolling toward the net, the cord will knock it down,
rims it around the board. Zukerrelloeight to play right corner, five to
go to the blue line. Boldyshot turned aside, getting it back up,
preeze off left circle, blast blockedon the way and the Cracond go
into the off season. In thewin column, it's a four to three

(04:32):
wind in the season finale here inSaint Paul,