Kraken's Playoff Hopes Fade After Loss to Mammoth

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Seattle Kraken fans hope for a strong bounce back at home against the Utah

mammoth on Thursday, April 2nd, in their final matchup of the season.

The Kraken jumped out to a two-nothing lead in the first 14 minutes,

but Utah flipped the script with six unanswered goals for convincing.

Six to victory.

That loss means the mammoth swept the season series.

Jordan Eberl got things going just 41 seconds in,

roofing a rebound for his 24th goal of the year.

He leads the team with 52 points.

Then Bobby McMahon, fresh off the trade deadline,

buried his eighth goal in just 10 games with Seattle,

smashing the franchise record for most tallies.

In that span, the collapse stung hard,

especially with playoff hopes hanging by a thread.

Seattle managed 18 shots in the final two periods,

but couldn't mount a real comeback, dropping to sixth in the Western conference wildcard race.

After losing seven of their last eight,

now the pressure mounts as they sit far from that second wildcard spot.

They'd need to win all eight remaining games just to have a shot,

but reality.

Points to missing the playoffs for a third straight year.

Kraken looked to regroup quick at home,

Saturday against the Chicago Black Hawks,

time the channel that early fire and salvage some pride before the curtain drops.