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02/01 00:13 CST Kaapo Kakko's go-ahead goal in third period lifts Kraken to 3-2
win over Golden Knights
Kaapo Kakko's go-ahead goal in third period lifts Kraken to 3-2 win over Golden
Knights
LAS VEGAS (AP) --- Kaapo Kakko scored the go-ahead goal 3:18 into the third
period and the Seattle Kraken held on for their fourth straight victory, 3-2
over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday night.
Eeli Tolvanen and Jared McCann scored in the first period for the Kraken and
Joey Daccord made 27 saves. Chandler Stephenson had two assists.
Ivan Barbashev and Mitch Marner tied it at 2 with goals in the second period
for the Golden Knights, who have lost four in a row and six of seven. Jack
Eichel had two assists and Akira Schmid stopped 20 shots.
With the game tied at 2, Kakko backhanded the rebound of Adam Larsson's shot
past Schmid to put Seattle back on top. The Kraken have won five of their last
six.
Tolvanen scored at 6:50 of the first period to give Seattle a 1-0 lead. McCann
made it 2-0 at 13:04 on the power play when he took a pass from Vince Dunn and
put it over Schmid for his 200th career goal.
Barbashev cut it to 2-1 at 8:52 of the second period. Marner tied it with 12
seconds left in the period on the power play with a wrist shot past Daccord.
Up next
Kraken: Play at Anaheim on Tuesday night.
Golden Knights: At Anaheim on Sunday night.
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