Jared McCann scored for the Kraken (33-34-13), who were playing the second of a season-ending four-game road trip; they lost 3-1 at the Dallas Stars on Saturday. Joey Daccord made 24 saves.
"We just have to play for each other," McCann said. "Obviously, it's tough not [to] have a chance to play for the playoffs. That's tough. It's hard to find motivation, but we have to play for each other. We can't shy away from battles."
McCann put Seattle ahead 1-0 at 14:24 of the first period when he picked off Marco Scandella’s pass near the Kraken blue line that led to a rush up ice, and he scored with a wrist shot from the right face-off circle.
"We had good energy and we started the game well," Kraken coach Dave Hakstol said. "We gave up that late goal in the first period, and that gave them a bit of energy."
Kapanen tied it 1-1 at 18:18 with a shot from the left circle after Alexey Toropchenko checked Seattle defenseman Justin Schultz along the wall inside the defensive zone and created an odd-man rush.
"I feel like throughout the year, I probably would have pulled up and tried to make a pass or something else," Kapanen said. "So, I thought I'd try shooting it for a change and it went in."