Hirose, Veleno score but Red Wings collapse against Kraken

For two periods on Saturday, Detroit Red Wings goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic was able to keep the Seattle Kraken at bay. In all honestly, the Red Wings had no business carrying a 2–0 lead into the second intermission at Climate Pledge Arena. They were soundly outplayed by the Kraken in the first 40 minutes of play, generating just 38.3% of the expected goals and being out-chanced 22–5 at five-on-five. Red Wings forward Joe Veleno nevertheless managed to give his team a 1–0 lead at the 13:18 mark of the second period. After the Wings successfully killed a Dylan Larkin minor penalty, the captain sped out of the box and found a wide-open Veleno for a one-timer in the low slot. With 24 square feet of open net in front of him, Veleno made no mistake. The Red Wings doubled their lead by capitalizing on a Vince Dunn interference penalty in the dying minutes of the second period. This time, it was Taro Hirose who managed to beat Kraken goaltender Philipp Grubauer off a Tyler Bertuzzi feed. The 25-year-old winger is up