Jared McCann netted a power-play goal 2:53 into overtime, leading the Seattle Kraken to a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night.
With Tampa Bay’s Nick Paul in the penalty box for hooking, McCann fired a one-timer from the top of the left circle for his fifth goal of the season. This win marked Seattle’s first triumph against the Lightning in five matchups since joining the NHL in 2021.
″(The win) makes a six-hour plane ride a lot easier, for sure,” McCann said after the Kraken concluded their four-game road trip with a 2-1-1 record. “I thought we played awesome on this road trip, but it’s over now. We’ve got to focus on the next game.”
Brian Dumoulin, Yanni Gourde, and Kailer Yamamoto scored in the first period for Seattle. Philipp Grubauer recorded 33 saves, securing his first win in five decisions this season.
The Lightning trailed 3-1 after the first period, but Alex Barre-Boulet closed the gap with a power-play goal 3:40 into the second. Brandon Hagel tied the game with 5:32 remaining in the third.
“This game was lost in the first period,” Lightning coach Jon Cooper said. “We played hard enough to get a point, but this is the NHL. You need four to win if you spot a team three goals.”
Yamamoto assisted on Gourde’s goal at 13:08 of the first period, giving Seattle a 2-0 lead, and then scored a power-play goal at 15:52.
“I thought this was his best game,” Seattle coach Dave Hakstol said of Yamamoto, who matched his point total through the first nine games. “He had a ton of energy tonight. … He was involved in every part of the game. He had the puck on a string and made plays throughout the entire game. It was nice to see him get rewarded with a power-play goal.”
Dumoulin opened the scoring for the Kraken, who had been winless against Tampa Bay since entering the NHL.
Tanner Jeannot scored in the first and assisted on Barre-Boulet’s power-play goal for the Lightning, who finished their five-game homestand with a 3-0-2 record. Jonas Johansson, coming off back-to-back shutouts, made 40 saves.
“We did a good enough job in the last two periods to come back and get a point,” Hagel said. “I can’t really say we deserved to get the two points after the way we played in the first period, but we got the point. We’re going on the road, so we’ve got to take the point and move on.”
The Kraken ended Johansson’s shutout streak at 132:06 when Dumoulin scored off the rebound of Justin Schultz’s shot.
Gourde, a Stanley Cup winner with the Lightning in 2020 and 2021, made it 2-0 minutes later with a wrist shot from the slot.
Tampa Bay cut the deficit in half at 13:37 when Jeannot’s backhander beat Grubauer.
UP NEXT
Kraken: Return home to host Nashville on Thursday night.
Lightning: Visit Columbus on Thursday night.
