Instant Reaction: The Flames lose battle to Seattle in penultimate pre-season outing

The Calgary Flames were defeated 4-3 by the Seattle Kraken in a shootout during Thursday night's pre-season game in Seattle. Calgary deployed an AHL-heavy lineup against a Seattle roster primarily composed of established NHL players. Despite the loss, the Flames pushed the game into extra time before ultimately falling in the shootout session.

Calgary initially opened the scoring with a first-period tap-in goal from Jonathan Castagna, assisted by Brennan Othmann and Dryden Hunt. Seattle responded before the first intermission when Bobby McMann scored off a pass from Jordan Eberle to beat goaltender Devin Cooley. In the second period, Rory Kerins reclaimed the lead for Calgary by beating Seattle goaltender Philipp Grubauer off an assist from Alex Nylander.