Matty Beniers delivered the game-winner on a power play in overtime, completing the Seattle Kraken’s late rally for a 3-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday night.
Seattle trailed by two goals late in the third, but Shane Wright and Andre Burakovsky each scored within a 2:07 span to force overtime in the final game for both teams before the 4 Nations Face-Off break.
Beniers capitalized at 2:58 of the extra frame after Calgary’s Morgan Frost was called for holding.
Goaltender Joey Daccord made 27 saves, earning his 19th win of the season in his 12th start in 13 games.
Nazem Kadri and Morgan Frost scored for Calgary, while Dustin Wolf stopped 25 shots in the loss.
Takeaways
Kraken: Daccord continues to be Seattle’s go-to netminder, playing in 12 of the last 13 games. His record improved to 19-14-3.
Flames: Looking to spark the offense, coach Ryan Huska shuffled all four lines, including pairing Frost and Joel Farabee—recently acquired from Philadelphia—with Yegor Sharangovich.
Key Moment
Frost’s holding penalty at 1:41 of overtime put Seattle on the power play, leading to Beniers’ game-winner.
Key Stat
Calgary has now lost four straight home games.
Up Next
- Kraken: Resume play Feb. 22 at Florida
after the break.
- Flames: Return to action Feb. 23 at home against San Jose.
