Seattle's modest win streak ended in a 4-3 shootout loss to Vancouver Thursday. And Adam Proteau has three takeaways from the game.

For the second time in a week, the Kraken turned the tables on Vancouver with their goaltender pulled, but this time Seattle eventually fell 4-3 to the Canucks in a shootout.

J.T. Miller scored the lone shootout goal as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the host Seattle Kraken 4-3 on Thursday night.

J.T. Miller scored in the shootout and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Seattle Kraken 4-3. Connor Garland, Tyler Myers and Max Sasson scored in regulation for the Canucks.

The big focus for Vancouver in this game will be getting shots on net. Against the Calgary Flames, the Canucks managed 24 total shots, with Brock Boeser, J.T. Miller and Jake DeBrusk combining for 13. Vancouver's depth needs to step up in the offensive zone, especially as Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson remain out of the lineup.

There were a million reasons that the Canucks might struggle, but they didn’t, even if a fortunate late Kraken bounce squandered what should’ve been a regulation victory. Vancouver spent the day Thursday as the top national news story across the hockey world,

The Vancouver Canucks are looking to bounce back from a costly loss on New Year’s Eve, and they’ll get to face a Pacific rival who hasn’t been kind to them as of late. The Seattle Kraken sit six points behind the Canucks in the standings,

With captain Jordan Eberle sidelined after pelvis surgery and Seattle struggling with a five-game losing streak heading into the NHL's Christmas break, the Kraken needed someone to step up if they were to avoid a third playoff DNQ in four seasons.