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Adam Larsson, Colin Blackwell and Alex Wennberg also scored for
the expansion Kraken, who won for the first time in six tries
against a Pacific Division rival. Philipp Grubauer made 29 saves
as Seattle improved to 5-1-1 over its past seven games.
Leon Draisaitl, Evan Bouchard and Connor McDavid scored for
Edmonton, which had a three-game winning streak end and dropped
to 7-1-0 against division foes. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins added two
assists, and Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner stopped 30 of 34
shots.
McDavid pulled the Oilers within 4-3 at 11:44 of the third
period, tipping Bouchard's shot from the left point through
Grubauer's legs.
Grubauer robbed Edmonton's Jesse Puljujarvi with 6:29 left after
a shot from the point went wide of the net and bounced off the
end boards. Puljujarvi was positioned next to the right post and
the puck came right to him, but Grubauer reached back and
smothered Puljujarvi's shot toward an open net.
The Kraken killed off a penalty in the final two minutes with
Skinner pulled for an extra attacker.
Gourde opened the scoring just 49 seconds into game. He
converted a one-timer from the top of the right faceoff circle
after taking a cross-ice pass from Ryan Donato on a three-on-two
breakaway.
Draisaitl tied it with a power-play goal at 6:41 of the first.
His one-timer from the bottom of right faceoff circle came after
a nifty passing sequence between Nugent-Hopkins and McDavid.
Larsson, a defenseman selected from Edmonton in the expansion
draft, restored Seattle's lead at 10:38 of the first on a wrist
shot from the left faceoff circle.
Bouchard tied it at 2-2 at 8:12 of the second, his slap shot
from the right point deflecting off the shin pad of Seattle
defenseman Vince Dunn and inside the near post.
Blackwell gave the Kraken a 3-2 lead at 13:06 of the second,
capitalizing on an Edmonton turnover just outside its own blue
line. Blackwell split two defenders and lifted a backhander over
a sprawling Skinner.
Wennberg made it 4-2 at 15:53 of the second, his centering pass
from the right faceoff dot for Marcus Johansson instead sliding
under Skinner's right leg pad.
--Field Level Media
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