Jared McCann tallied two goals and an assist, and goaltender Joey Daccord made 23 saves as the Seattle Kraken cruised to a 5-1 win over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night.
Daccord allowed just one goal — a first-period strike from Will Smith — after recording a shutout in his previous outing against Vancouver.
Andre Burakovsky contributed a goal and an assist, Jaden Schwartz netted his 24th of the season, and Chandler Stephenson scored for Seattle.
McCann got the Kraken on the board early, scoring at 5:46 of the first period and assisting on Burakovsky’s goal less than four minutes later. Smith answered for San Jose late in the opening frame, but Seattle pulled away with second-period goals from Stephenson, Schwartz, and McCann.
The loss marked the fourth straight for the league-worst Sharks.
Alexandar Georgiev started in net for San Jose but was pulled after allowing four goals on 11 shots in his 300th career appearance. Georgi Romanov took over midway through the second and made 10 saves on 11 shots.
Game Takeaways
Kraken: Seattle has five games remaining in the regular season, starting with back-to-back road contests in Los Angeles on Monday and Utah on Tuesday.
Sharks: NBA superstar Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors was in attendance at SAP Center for the game.
Key Moment
Daccord’s strong first period kept Seattle in control, as he stopped 12 of 13 shots while the Sharks outshot the Kraken 13-8 in the opening frame.
Key Stat
McCann has reached the 20-goal mark for the fourth consecutive season with Seattle. He scored 27 goals in his first year with the team, followed by 40 and 29 in the next two seasons.
Up next
Both teams return to action Monday night. The Kraken will visit the Los Angeles Kings, while the Sharks host the Calgary Flames.
