Kaapo Kakko scored twice in the third period, Joey Daccord made 33 saves and the Seattle Kraken overcame an early two-goal deficit to beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-2 on Saturday. Oliver Bjorkstrand gave Seattle the lead on a scramble in front of the net at 3:08 of the third.
It took another Herculean effort to avoid a five-game skid. Newest recruit Kaapo Kakko scored twice in a third-period goal flurry that carried the Kraken to another multi-goal comeback, 6-2 Saturday afternoon in Buffalo. They erased the Sabres’ 2-0, first-intermission lead and notched their league-best sixth multi-goal comeback this season.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Kaapo Kakko scored twice in the third period ... and added another goal on a power play 1:40 after that. Andre Burakovsky, Ryker Evans, and Brandon Tanev also scored to help ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Kaapo Kakko scored twice in the third period ... and added another goal on a power play 1:40 after that. Andre Burakovsky, Ryker Evans and Brandon Tanev also scored to ...
Matty Beniers scored in the first period for Seattle and Mark Scheifele scored a power-play goal for Winnipeg in the second period. Winnipeg goalie Connor Hellebuyck made 18 saves and Seattle's Joey Daccord stopped 34 shots.
The winning goal came after a clearance attempt by Seattle defenseman Adam Larsson attempt took a strange carom off the side glass and fell to the Jets' Nikolaj Ehlers. He passed to DeMelo, whose wrist shot from the top of the left faceoff circle beat a screened Daccord to the top far corner of the net.
Kaapo Kakko scored twice as the Seattle Kraken rallied from a two-goal deficit to defeat the host Buffalo Sabres 6-2 Saturday.
According to NHL insider Elliotte Friedman, former Seattle Kraken defenseman Will Borgen requested a trade.
The Kraken keep attempting to repeat their past that led to a 2023 playoff run. But they've failed to repeat that formula, and now must consider a rebuild.
Seattle hoping to turn things around in Pittsburgh after a 6-2 loss against the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday afternoon.
It was a bad night for Seattle to be missing a top penalty killer. Winger Brandon Tanev was ruled out due to illness. Tye Kartye, who was scratched in favor of John Hayden during the Kraken’s last game in Pittsburgh, went back in for Tanev.
Dylan DeMelo scored with 27 seconds left to play to give the Winnipeg Jets a 2-1 victory over the Seattle Kraken.