NHL

Seattle Kraken at San Jose Sharks

· National Hockey League
Seattle Kraken
11-12-1
Final
5 - 8
San Jose Sharks
8-13-5

Klim Kostin's Gordie Howe hat trick helps Sharks beat Kraken 8-5

Seattle Kraken vs. San Jose Sharks: Game Highlights

Jake Walman scored twice for the Sharks, and Macklin Celebrini, Mikael Granlund and Will Smith had a goal and an assist. Timothy Liljegren also scored. San Jose had three straight goals in the second period, taking a 6-4 lead. Ethan Cardwell scored his first NHL goal in the third to give the Sharks a 7-5 lead.

Kostin fought Will Borgen halfway through the third period to finish off the hat trick variation.

Shane Wright scored twice for the Kraken, and Yanni Gourde, Oliver Bjorkstrand and Chandler Stephenson also scored.

Takeaways Kraken: The Kraken gave up a season high in goals and have allowed 13 goals over their last two games.

Sharks: San Jose’s top young prospects are finding their groove. Celebrini is tied for the rookie lead in goals with eight, and Smith has six points in his last three games.

Key moment The Sharks blitzed the Kraken with three goals in seven minutes in the second period, turning a 4-3 deficit into a 6-4 lead.

Key stat Seattle scored two power-play goals, both by Wright, snapping a six-game drought. The Kraken entered the game 0 for 20 on the power play since Nov. 14.

Up next The two teams play again Saturday night in Seattle in the second game of a home-and-home.

Regular Season Series

SJ leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 2:07 Timothy Liljegren Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: Tyler Toffoli (8), Alexander Wennberg (8)
Goal 1st Period 3:03 Oliver Bjorkstrand Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Eeli Tolvanen (2)
Goal 1st Period 16:25 Klim Kostin Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Fabian Zetterlund (9), William Eklund (17)
Goal 1st Period 16:58 Chandler Stephenson Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Jaden Schwartz (9)
Goal 1st Period 19:16 Shane Wright Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Oliver Bjorkstrand (7), Chandler Stephenson (13)
Goal 2nd Period 2:45 Will Smith Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Mikael Granlund (16)
Goal 2nd Period 7:20 Shane Wright Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Chandler Stephenson (14), Ryker Evans (11)
Goal 2nd Period 8:24 Jake Walman Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: William Eklund (18), Macklin Celebrini (5)
Goal 2nd Period 13:10 Mikael Granlund Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Klim Kostin (2), Will Smith (6)
Goal 2nd Period 14:03 Macklin Celebrini Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Fabian Zetterlund (10)
Goal 2nd Period 19:43 Yanni Gourde Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryker Evans (12), Brandon Tanev (5)
Goal 3rd Period 7:37 Ethan Cardwell Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Nico Sturm (4), Henry Thrun (8)
Goal 3rd Period 15:13 Jake Walman Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: none

Statistics

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15 Blocked Shots 13
26 Hits 18
7 Takeaways 4
31 Shots 27
2 Power Play Goals 0
6 Power Play Opportunities 1
33.3 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
26 Faceoffs Won 32
44.8 Faceoff Win Percent 55.2
18 Giveaways 17
2 Total Penalties 6
7 Penalty Minutes 17

Game Information

SAP Center at San Jose

Location: San Jose, CA
Attendance: 14,795 | Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 28 9 59 3
Edmonton 25 12 53 3
Los Angeles 23 10 51 5
Vancouver 18 12 45 9
Calgary 19 14 45 7
Anaheim 17 18 39 5
Seattle 17 21 37 3
San Jose 13 24 32 6
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