Tye Kartye netted the go-ahead goal with 6:57 remaining in the third period, propelling the Seattle Kraken to a 4-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night, completing a sweep of their two-game set.
Jaden Schwartz, Andre Burakovsky, and Matty Beniers each scored power-play goals for the Kraken, who rallied from a 2-1 deficit after conceding two short-handed goals early in the third period. Jared McCann contributed three assists, and Philipp Grubauer made 21 saves.
Seattle has now defeated Anaheim in six consecutive meetings, including a 4-0 win on Tuesday night that ended their eight-game losing streak.
“It’s how you answer,” Kraken coach Dave Hakstol said. “And our power play answered. Obviously, to give up the sloppy goals back-to-back that we did can be catastrophic in a game. Fortunately for us, we had another opportunity coming. And those guys were able to capitalize and get one back.”
Jakob Silfverberg had a goal and an assist, and Isaac Lundestrom also scored for the Ducks, who are 1-9-1 in their last 11 games. Lukas Dostal stopped 24 shots.
Anaheim committed 12 penalties, including eight in the third period. Seattle capitalized by going 3 for 10 on the power play, matching a season-high in power-play goals.
“I think the work ethic was there, but we kind of take ourselves out of the game by taking way too many penalties,” Silfverberg said. “We have a 2-1 game, and then we just have a parade going to the box.”
Burakovsky tied the game at 2-2 with a power-play goal 6:25 into the third. His shot from the point deflected off Anaheim’s Frank Vatrano and got past Dostal.
Kartye gave Seattle the lead six minutes later, firing a shot from the point that found its way through Dostal. It was his first goal since Jan. 13, ending a 25-game goal drought.
“He’s had some good opportunities if you look over the last few games here, but too many pucks were missing the net,” Hakstol said. “Tonight he got it, shot it, and put it on net. And good things happen when you do that.”
Beniers added another power-play goal with 4:25 remaining, marking his 12th goal of the season and making it 4-2.
Seattle broke a scoreless tie 9:03 into the second when Jordan Eberle’s point-blank rebound shot deflected off Schwartz’s stick for a power-play goal. Schwartz was credited with his 13th goal of the season, and Eberle picked up his 400th career assist.
Anaheim surged ahead early in the third period when Lundestrom and Silfverberg scored short-handed goals just 44 seconds apart.
Lundestrom received a pass from Silfverberg on a partial breakaway and fired past Grubauer to tie the game at 2:08.
Moments later, Silfverberg collected a loose puck in the neutral zone and fired a breakaway shot. Grubauer made the save, but Silfverberg slotted home the rebound for a 2-1 lead at 2:52.
It was the first time Anaheim had scored multiple short-handed goals in a game since October 2016.
UP NEXT
- Ducks: At Edmonton on Saturday.
- Kraken: Host Dallas on Saturday night.
