It wasn\u2019t really that close. The Ducks built a 4-0 lead over the Kraken into the 3rd period and held on to a 4-2 victory despite a very late Seattle comeback attempt.<\/p>\n
\u201cToo little, too late,\u201d Seattle head coach Lane Lambert said postgame. \u201cWe weren\u2019t good enough tonight. This is two games in a row now that we\u2019ve played Anaheim where they\u2019ve looked like the better team for better parts of the game.\u201d<\/p>\n
The head-to-head win jumped the Ducks into 3rd place in the Pacific Division and dropped the Kraken into the 2nd Western Conference wild card spot, one point ahead<\/a> of the LA Kings. (61 over 60)<\/p>\n Seattle plays in Los Angeles on Wednesday night; yet another regular season playoff game of sorts. The Kings have a game-in-hand.<\/p>\n The pivotal moments in Tuesday night\u2019s game overlapped the second and third periods. Up one-nothing, the Ducks scored the 2-0 goal with just 33-seconds remaining in the second period. Jacob Trouba ripped a shot from the right point that beat Philipp Grubauer through traffic.<\/p>\n Just 57-seconds later in actual playing time, at the :24-second mark of the third period, veteran forward Alex Killorn scored from a tough angle when he fired a shot from the right circle through the legs of a stumbling Grubauer. There was tight traffic, but nothing that would be ruled goaltender interference.<\/p>\n The Kraken were buried when Ross Johnston made it 4-0 at 13:54.<\/p>\n Seattle picked up goals in the last five minutes from Jordan Eberle (20) and Tye Kartye (3).<\/p>\n \u201cIt hurts a lot,\u201d Lambert added. \u201cWe were tied with them coming into the game and now we\u2019re not, so not a good night for our team.\u201d<\/p>\n Earlier Kraken:<\/p>\n \u2014 No Kraken, Eeli Tolvanen Contract Talks Yet<\/a><\/p>\n Earlier Canucks:<\/p>\n