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Jordan Kyrou scores twice as Blues spoil Kraken's home opener with 3-2 win

Blues score 3 goals in under 2 minutes to take lead

Philip Broberg also scored for St. Louis, his goal sandwiched between the two by Kyrou. All three goals came in a span of 1 minute, 55 seconds.

Justin Faulk picked up assists on the first two goals. Robert Thomas, Dylan Holloway and Alexandre Texier also had assists.

Vince Dunn and Eeli Tolvanen scored two minutes apart early in the second period for the Kraken.

Blues goalie Jordan Binnington made 30 saves. Philipp Grubauer had 22 saves for Seattle.

Takeaways Blues: Kyrou led the Blues with 31 goals last season, but is already off to a faster start. His first one last year came in St. Louis’ second game. It took another eight games to tally his second.

Kraken: Assistant coach Jessica Campbell became the first woman to be behind the bench as an assistant or associate coach in NHL history. Tuesday’s game was the team’s first season opener on home ice.

Key moment St. Louis got the go-ahead goal just 20 seconds after tying the game. After the Blues won a faceoff at center ice, Texier found Kyrou streaking down the right wing side, and Kyrou easily beat Grubauer on a wrist shot.

Key stat The Blues had 13 shots on goal, all of which were saved by Grubauer, before Kyrou finally broke through. During that 1:55 span of the second period, they scored on three of four shots. For the game, Seattle outshot St. Louis, 32-25.

Up next The Blues continue a season-opening three-game road trip on Thursday at San Jose. The Kraken visit Minnesota on Saturday to start a three-game trip.

Regular Season Series

STL leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 0:27 Vince Dunn Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Jordan Eberle (1)
Goal 2nd Period 2:20 Eeli Tolvanen Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Ryker Evans (1), Will Borgen (1)
Goal 2nd Period 13:42 Jordan Kyrou Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Robert Thomas (1), Justin Faulk (1)
Goal 2nd Period 15:17 Philip Broberg Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Justin Faulk (2), Dylan Holloway (1)
Goal 2nd Period 15:37 Jordan Kyrou Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Alexandre Texier (1)

Statistics

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18 Blocked Shots 16
28 Hits 20
4 Takeaways 3
25 Shots 32
1 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 1
50.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
40 Faceoffs Won 31
56.3 Faceoff Win Percent 43.7
14 Giveaways 10
4 Total Penalties 5
11 Penalty Minutes 13

Game Information

Climate Pledge Arena

Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 17,151 | Capacity:

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 15 1 30 0
Minnesota 10 2 23 3
Dallas 9 5 18 0
Colorado 9 8 18 0
Utah 7 6 17 3
St. Louis 7 9 14 0
Chicago 6 9 13 1
Nashville 5 9 12 2

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 10 4 22 2
Los Angeles 9 6 21 3
Vancouver 8 3 19 3
Calgary 8 6 19 3
Edmonton 8 7 17 1
Seattle 7 8 15 1
San Jose 5 9 13 3
Anaheim 5 8 12 2
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