Jordan Eberle scored two goals in regulation and delivered the shootout winner as the Seattle Kraken rallied to a 5-4 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night.
Tye Kartye and Jared McCann also contributed goals for Seattle, with Andre Burakovsky adding two assists. Joey Daccord made 34 saves in his first start since signing a five-year contract extension on Wednesday.
Mats Zuccarello of Minnesota and Seattle’s Oliver Bjorkstrand scored in the first round of the shootout. After the Wild’s Kirill Kaprizov missed, Eberle netted his attempt, and Daccord stopped Matt Boldy to secure the Kraken’s win.
Kaprizov scored a goal and two assists for the Wild, while Zuccarello and Boldy scored in the second consecutive game. Ryan Hartman also found the back of the net for Minnesota. Goalie Marc-Andre Fleury made 30 saves in his first start of the season.
The game was tied 2-2 entering the third period. Kaprizov redirected a shot from Marco Rossi at 1:41 to give the Wild the lead, but Kartye equalized just 66 seconds later. Hartman scored with less than eight minutes remaining, but McCann responded with a one-timer to tie it up again, forcing overtime.
Takeaways
Kraken: Seattle made a lineup adjustment, swapping second and third-line centers. Shane Wright centered the line with Jared McCann and Jordan Eberle, while Matty Beniers played between Eeli Tolvanen and Oliver Bjorkstrand.
Wild: Minnesota lost center Joel Eriksson Ek for much of the second and third periods after taking an elbow to the face from Adam Larsson. He briefly returned with a full cage on his helmet but only played one shift. Left-wing Marcus Johansson was also sidelined temporarily after an open-ice collision with Eberle but returned before the second period ended.
Key Moment
Forty seconds after the Wild extended their lead to 2-0 with Boldy’s power-play goal early in the second, Eberle scored off a scramble in front of the net, giving Seattle momentum.
Key Stat
Matt Boldy has opened the season strong with two goals and three assists in two games. Kaprizov has one goal and three assists, and Zuccarello has two goals and one assist.
Up Next
The Kraken head to Dallas on Sunday, while the Wild travel to Winnipeg on Sunday to begin a seven-game road trip.
