Recap: Red Wings can't hold off Kraken in 4-2 loss

Detroit couldn't hold a two-goal lead after two periods, and eventually fell, 4-2, to the Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena on Saturday night.
After a scoreless first period, Joe Veleno and Taro Hirose both scored in the second frame to put Detroit ahead 2-0. Seattle then scored four unanswered goals in the final 20 minutes to complete the comeback.

With an assist on Hirose's tally, Tyler Bertuzzi recorded his 49th point of the season to mark a new career high. His previous best was 48 points (21 goals, 27 assists), which he set in 71 games during the 2019-20 season.
With the loss, Detroit took just two of the possible eight points on their four-game road trip and fell to 25-30-7 overall.
NEXT UP: The Red Wings will host the Philadelphia Flyers at Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday night. Puck drop is set for 7:30 p.m.

SCORING SUMMARY

Detroit 1, Seattle 0 (13:18, 2nd period)
After the Red Wings killed a five-on-three Kraken power play, Dylan Larkin jumped out of the penalty box and grabbed the puck after Seattle committed an offensive-zone turnover. Larkin skated down the ice and made a backwards pass to Veleno, who fired a shot past Kraken netminder Philipp Grubauer for his sixth goal of the season.

Detroit 2, Seattle 0 (16:08, 2nd period)
On a power play, Lucas Raymond fed Bertuzzi near the left side of Seattle's net. After Grubauer blocked Bertuzzi's initial shot, Hirose put away the rebound for his first goal of the season.

Seattle 1, Detroit 2 (7:10, 3rd period)
Vince Dunn's cross-ice pass found Adam Larsson, who beat Red Wings goalie Alex Nedeljkovic to put the Kraken on the board.
Seattle 2, Detroit 2 (9:54, 3rd period)
Jaden Schwartz netted the equalizer on a partial breakaway for his eighth goal of the season.
Seattle 3, Detroit 2 (13:03, 3rd period)
Seattle took its first lead of the night after Yanni Gourde's shot from just above the left faceoff circle went off Nedeljkovic and into the back of the net.
Seattle 4, Detroit 2 (19:41, 3rd period)
Gourde scored his second goal on an empty net to put the game out of Detroit's reach.

QUOTABLE

Jeff Blashill on what Detroit must do better moving forward
"We don't have any room for error. We gotta make sure we show up with our A-game every night."
Sam Gagner on Nedeljkovic's strong start to Saturday's contest
"Ned gave us a chance to find our footing. He made a couple of incredible saves. When your goaltender is playing like that, you gotta find a way to reward him."