????NHL LIVE???? Seattle Kraken vs New York Islanders 1st January 2023 l Reaction - Video

Not only did the Seattle Kraken fall below the playoff line in their final game of 2022, but they were embarrassed while doing so.

The Kraken lost to the visiting Edmonton Oilers 7-2 Friday to drop from third to fifth place in the Pacific Division and a point back in the Western Conference playoff race.

The Kraken will try to salvage the finale of a three-game homestand when they play host to the New York Islanders on Sunday.

The Kraken had no answer for Edmonton's Connor McDavid, who had a goal and four assists. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins also had four assists for the Oilers, who were playing without second-leading scorer Leon Draisaitl because of an undisclosed injury.

It was Seattle's eighth loss in the past 11 games (3-7-1).

The Oilers scored three goals in a 1:11 span early in the first period, with Kraken coach Dave Hakstol replacing goaltender Philipp Grubauer after just 3:55.

Hakstol was asked whether his decision to pull the goalie was due to his performance or to give his team a wake-up call.

Kraken defenseman Adam Larsson said the issue "wasn't one thing."

The Islanders, meanwhile, have won three in a row and are 4-1-1 in their past six games. They entered the weekend tied with Pittsburgh and the New York Rangers atop the Eastern Conference's wild-card chase.

The Islanders defeated visiting Columbus 2-1 Thursday as Jean-Gabriel Pageau had a goal and an assist and Ilya Sorokin made 20 saves.

Mathew Barzal added a power-play goal for the Islanders, their first in their past 28 opportunities.

Barzal, who played his junior hockey with the Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League before being a first-round pick by the Islanders in 2015, has scored four of his eight goals this season over the past four games.

Kraken projected lineup

Forwards
Jaden Schwartz -- Alex Wennberg -- Jared McCann
Eeli Tolvanen -- Yanni Gourde -- Oliver Bjorkstrand
Andre Burakovsky -- Matty Beniers -- Jordan Eberle
Daniel Sprong -- Morgan Geekie -- Brandon Tanev

Defencemen
Vince Dunn -- Adam Larsson
Jamie Oleksiak -- Justin Schultz
Carson Soucy -- Will Borgen

Goalies
Martin Jones
Philipp Grubauer

Scratched: Cale Fleury, Ryan Donato
Injured: Joonas Donskoi (upper body), Chris Driedger (lower body)

Islanders projected lineup

Forwards
Josh Bailey -- Mathew Barzal -- Casey Cizikas
Anders Lee -- Brock Nelson -- Anthony Beauvillier
Zach Parise -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Hudson Fasching
Matt Martin -- Aatu Raty -- Ross Johnston

Defencemen
Alexander Romanov -- Noah Dobson
Parker Wotherspoon -- Ryan Pulock
Sebastian Aho -- Scott Mayfield

Goalies
Ilya Sorokin
Cory Schneider

Scratched: Cal Clutterbuck
Injured: Adam Pelech (upper body), Simon Holmstrom (lower body), Kyle Palmieri (upper body), Semyon Varlamov (lower body), Oliver Wahlstrom (lower body)

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