On Thursday night, Vince Dunn scored 1:58 into overtime to lift the Seattle Kraken to a 2-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks.
Oliver Bjorkstrand contributed a goal and an assist for the Kraken, tying the game with his 15th goal of the season on a breakaway at 7:03 of the third period.
Philipp Grubauer made 31 saves, and Dunn extended his point streak to 11 games, a notable achievement for a defenseman.
“There was a will to him tonight,” Kraken coach Dave Hakstol said about Dunn. “You can see his confidence offensively with the puck. At times, he controlled some of the play, maybe fitting that he was the guy to make the play on the winning goal.”
Sharks forward William Eklund scored on a penalty shot, marking his second career goal in the last two games. James Reimer was stellar on the net, recording 30 saves.
“It was a good hockey game. A hard game. There wasn’t a lot of room out there. I really liked our effort. I thought we did many good things, but we just couldn’t capitalize on some of our chances,” San Jose coach David Quinn said. “I thought we defended a lot better tonight. I liked our game a lot, and it’s unfortunate.”
Dunn clinched the win with a shot through Reimer’s legs.
“Just fortunate, I think. Just get it on the net and try not to turn it over. If you miss a shot wide, it can turn the other way, and it’s an odd-man rush the opposite way,” Dunn said. “So, for me, just give myself a chance. I think it was a fortunate goal for me. Just caught them on the change a little bit. I think just reading the pre-scout and everything (helped).”
Eklund’s goal early in the third was the first penalty shot converted by a Sharks player since Logan Couture scored against the Minnesota Wild on March 11, 2019.
“It was nice to get a goal,” Eklund said. “I was just trying to find my spot there.”
Less than six minutes later, Yanni Gourde found Bjorkstrand streaking through the middle of the ice, and he beat Reimer over his catching glove.
UP NEXT
- Kraken: Host the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday.
- Sharks: Host the New York Islanders on Saturday.
