About six weeks ago, the Kraken coaching staff decided to change up how the team's penalty kill played. The four-skater units were asked to apply more pressure to opponents' power plays and look for triggers that could be opportunities to take over possession of the puck and go on the offense.
"Power plays right now are just so good and giving them the time (with the puck) is not really benefitting your PK," Alex Wennberg said. "I feel like the way we (play on the penalty kill) right now, and being aggressive, forces (opponents) to make bad plays, and that's rewarding to do. That's why we lean into that."
Often called a "power kill," this change in strategy has made a big difference in what happens on the ice. Let's look at the results bundled by GEICO: