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Columbus Blue Jackets at Seattle Kraken

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Kraken score twice in 10 seconds, defeat Blue Jackets 5-2

Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Seattle Kraken: Game Highlights

Brandon Tanev scored on a breakaway 7:13 into the second period, and Eeli Tolvanen followed with a power-play goal at 7:23 to give the Kraken the lead. Tye Kartye and Will Borgen also scored for Seattle in the second period. Jared McCann added a late empty-net goal and Joey Daccord had 38 saves.

Columbus took an early lead with their own pair of quick goals, as Sean Kuraly and Zachary Aston-Reese scored 22 seconds apart with about six minutes left in the first period. Elvis Merzlikins stopped 28 shots for the Blue Jackets, who have lost six in a row.

Takeaways Blue Jackets: Columbus dominated the first period, taking a 2-0 lead on 18 shots to Seattle’s six. However, in the second period the Blue Jackets only managed eight shots.

Kraken: Seattle’s scoring came from players who haven’t found the net much. Borgen scored his first goal of the season and Kartye got his second. Tanev has three goals in the past two games after scoring just once in the Kraken’s first 14 games.

Key moment Seattle looked fairly lifeless falling behind two goals in the first period, but came out with renewed energy in the second. About three minutes into the period Kartye controlled a puck at the top of the crease and got a backhand past Merzlikins to give Seattle its first goal and start the comeback.

Key stat The Kraken are now 5-0-2 against Columbus all time.

Up next Columbus returns home against Pittsburgh on Friday. Seattle hosts the Blackhawks on Thursday, the third game of a season-long six-game homestand.

Regular Season Series

SEA leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 13:46 Sean Kuraly Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Zachary Aston-Reese (3), Kevin Labanc (6)
Goal 1st Period 14:08 Zachary Aston-Reese Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Sean Kuraly (3), Kevin Labanc (7)
Goal 2nd Period 2:50 Tye Kartye Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Andre Burakovsky (7), Yanni Gourde (4)
Goal 2nd Period 7:13 Brandon Tanev Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 2nd Period 7:23 Eeli Tolvanen Goal (5) Tip-In, assists: Jordan Eberle (4), Jared McCann (11)
Goal 2nd Period 13:34 Will Borgen Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Oliver Bjorkstrand (3), Jaden Schwartz (6)
Goal 3rd Period 18:42 Jared McCann Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Jordan Eberle (5)

Statistics

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13 Blocked Shots 16
25 Hits 14
2 Takeaways 4
40 Shots 33
0 Power Play Goals 1
1 Power Play Opportunities 3
0.0 Power Play Percentage 33.3
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
30 Faceoffs Won 25
54.5 Faceoff Win Percent 45.5
15 Giveaways 18
3 Total Penalties 1
6 Penalty Minutes 2

Game Information

Climate Pledge Arena

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

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
New Jersey 11 6 24 2
Carolina 11 4 22 0
Washington 10 4 21 1
NY Rangers 9 4 19 1
NY Islanders 6 6 16 4
Pittsburgh 6 9 15 3
Philadelphia 6 8 14 2
Columbus 5 8 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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