Calgary Flames at Seattle Kraken
· National Hockey League
Kokko stops 26 shots in 1st NHL start as the Kraken beat the Flames 4-1
The Kraken (34-34-1) won their second straight after learning before the game they had been eliminated from playoff contention when the Los Angeles Kings beat the Edmonton Oilers 1-0.
Seattle had lost six straight games before Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in a shootout on Thursday.
Kokko, who made his NHL debut Feb. 25 against the St. Louis Blues and was the youngest goalie to do so at the time, started because each of Seattle’s three goalies were out for different reasons. Starter Joey Daccord and backup Philipp Grubauer had lower-body injuries, and Matt Murray is away from the team tending to a personal matter.
Calgary (33-37-9) opened the scoring. Hunter Brzustweicz scored his second of the season with 18:49 to play in the second period. Seattle quickly responded with its first of three consecutive goals.
Freddy Gaudreau scored his sixth of the season just 54 seconds after Brzustweicz, Chandler Stephenson gave Seattle its first lead of the game with 6:44 remaining in the second, and Beniers increased the Kraken's advantage with five seconds to go before the second intermission. Jordan Eberle rounded out the scoring with an empty-net goal at 18:31 of the third.
Kaapo Kakko recorded his 200th career point with an assist on Gaudreau’s goal. Defenseman Abram Wiebe appeared in his first career NHL game for the Flames, who were 5-3-2 in their last 10 games. Logan Cooley stopped 16 shots for Calgary.
Kraken: Host Los Angeles on Monday night.
Regular Season SeriesSEA wins series 2-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 2nd Period 1:11 | Hunter Brzustewicz Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Matt Coronato (26), Olli Maatta (12) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 2:05 | Freddy Gaudreau Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Kaapo Kakko (26), Jared McCann (20) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 13:16 | Chandler Stephenson Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Vince Dunn (33), Jaden Schwartz (14) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 19:55 | Matty Beniers Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryker Evans (8), Jamie Oleksiak (9) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 18:31 | Jordan Eberle Goal (26) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryker Evans (9) |
Statistics
 CGY |
 SEA |
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|---|---|---|
| 17 | Blocked Shots | 11 |
| 13 | Hits | 12 |
| 5 | Takeaways | 7 |
| 27 | Shots | 21 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 29 | Faceoffs Won | 25 |
| 53.7 | Faceoff Win Percent | 46.3 |
| 6 | Giveaways | 16 |
| 3 | Total Penalties | 1 |
| 6 | Penalty Minutes | 2 |
Seattle Kraken Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jared McCann, LW | Out | Apr 17 |
| Joey Daccord, G | Out | Apr 16 |
| Jaden Schwartz, C | Out | Apr 16 |
| Matt Murray, G | Out | Apr 16 |
| Max McCormick, LW | Out | Sep 30 |
Calgary Flames Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Bahl, D | Out | Apr 16 |
| Connor Zary, C | Out | Apr 16 |
| Yan Kuznetsov, D | Out | Apr 14 |
| Joel Hanley, D | Out | Mar 28 |
| Samuel Honzek, LW | Injured Reserve | Mar 27 |
Game Information
Climate Pledge Arena
Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 17,151 | Capacity:
Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 17,151 | Capacity:
