The slide is the longest for the Kraken since dropping seven straight in February 2022, midway through the franchise's first season. Tye Kartye scored his fifth of the season at 7:12 of the second period off a feed from Wennberg, but Seattle lost its sixth straight game. 'There was a couple opportunities where they could have gained some momentum and he made some big saves for us,' Ruff said. It was Bratt's 19th assist of the season. Bratt circled behind the net and allowed Nemec to slide unmarked into the slot, where he beat Philipp Grubauer into an open side. His first goal was largely due to the play made by Jesper Bratt carrying the puck after Seattle was unable to clear its defensive zone. 2 pick in the 2022 draft, made his debut last week at home against San Jose and had two assists in his first game. His hockey sense, his ability to pick the right time, it's been good.' 'He had a couple opportunities where he was in on good offensive plays. Great shot,' Devils coach Lindy Ruff said of Nemec. 'He was able to jump in and find the lane. Nemec scored midway through the second period, Akira Schmid made 16 of his 37 saves in the third and the New Jersey Devils beat the skidding Seattle Kraken 2-1 on Thursday night for their fifth victory in six games. SEATTLE - It took all of three NHL games for Simon Nemec to score his first goal.
