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Nikita Kucherov and Anthony Cirelli also scored and Steven
Stamkos, playing in his 900th career game, had three assists for
the Lightning, who went 3-3-0 on the trip. Tampa Bay goaltender
Andrei Vasilevskiy made 24 saves.
Yanni Gourde scored for the expansion Kraken, which lost for the
12th time in the past 14 games (2-10-2). Philipp Grubauer
stopped 35 shots.
Hedman's first goal broke a 1-1 tie at 8:48 of the second
period. Stamkos banked a drop pass off the boards for Hedman at
the left point and his slap shot beat a screened Grubauer.
Hedman capped the scoring with a slap shot from just outside the
top of the faceoff circles at 14:26 of the third after a pass
from Stamkos.
The Lightning converted 2 of 6 power-play chances after going
0-for-14 through the first five games of their trip.
Seattle struck first as Gourde, selected from Tampa Bay in the
expansion draft, scored a power-play goal at 2:38 of the first,
taking a cross-ice pass from Jordan Eberle and beating
Vasilevskiy to the near post with a one-timer from the right
faceoff circle.
The two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Lightning tied the
score at 6:26 as Kucherov beat Grubauer on a two-on-one break
after taking a nifty pass from Stamkos.
Cirelli extended the advantage to 3-1 just 23 seconds into the
third, backhanding a loose puck through a maze of players after
a scramble in front of the Seattle net.
Kraken captain Mark Giordano was honored pregame for appearing
in his 1,000th career contest on Seattle's just-completed trip.
However, the veteran defenseman didn't play against the
Lightning because he's expected to be sent to a contender before
next week's trade deadline.
The Kraken were also without first-line center Calle Jarnkrok,
traded to Calgary late Wednesday afternoon for a trio of draft
picks.
The short-handed Kraken didn't have time to call up a forward
from their American Hockey League affiliate in Charlotte, N.C.,
so they deployed defenseman Haydn Fleury on the wing on the
fourth line.
--Field Level Media
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