10/13/26
By: Marcus Sledge
The Deep survives a late Philadelphia push and delivers another dramatic finish on the NHL’s biggest night of hockey.
Frozen Frenzy is one of those nights when the NHL takes over the sports world, with all 32 teams in action and hockey fans bouncing from game to game. For the Seattle Kraken, Tuesday night brought its own share of drama as they faced the Philadelphia Flyers on the road.
Seattle looked to be in control for much of the night, building a two-goal lead and putting itself in position to extend its winning streak. But in the NHL, no lead is safe until the final horn sounds.
The Flyers battled back with two third-period goals, erasing Seattle’s advantage and forcing overtime. Suddenly, a game that appeared to be headed toward a regulation victory became another test of the Kraken’s composure under pressure.
Overtime brought its own tension, with both teams searching for the decisive goal while knowing that one mistake could end the night. Neither side found the breakthrough, sending the game to a shootout and setting the stage for an even more dramatic finish.
That’s when the spotlight shifted to the shooters and goaltenders. In a shootout, the ice opens up, the crowd holds its breath, and every attempt becomes a battle of patience, creativity, and nerve. One perfectly placed shot or one timely save can make the difference between celebrating two points and heading home wondering what might have been.
For Seattle, the shootout was the final hurdle in a game that had already tested the team in nearly every way possible. After watching a two-goal lead disappear, the Kraken had to reset mentally and deliver when the margin for error was at its smallest. They did just that, ultimately outlasting Philadelphia to secure the victory.
Bobby McMann opened the scoring on the power play in the first period, and Ville Ottavainen added to the lead in the second. Those goals helped Seattle establish control before the Flyers mounted their third-period comeback. Although Philadelphia managed to force overtime, the Kraken kept their composure through the extra period and finished the job in the shootout.
And what a night for hockey fans across the league. NHL Frozen Frenzy put the entire league in the spotlight, with all 32 teams playing on the same night. Goals, comebacks, overtime drama, and shootouts made for a night when fans could barely keep up with all the action.
For Seattle, the result was about more than just another win. It was about responding to adversity, staying composed when momentum shifted, and delivering under pressure when the game came down to a handful of decisive moments.
The shootout was the perfect ending to a Frozen Frenzy thriller: a reminder that in hockey, the game is never truly over until someone finds a way to finish it.
Frozen Frenzy delivered the chaos. Philadelphia delivered the comeback. Seattle delivered the finish.
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