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Seattle Kraken at New York Rangers

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Final
7 - 5

Bjorkstrand scores twice as Kraken rally past Rangers for a 7-5 win

Reilly Smith tallies goal vs. Kraken

Eeli Tolvanen had a goal and two assists for Seattle, which trailed 3-1 early in the second period. Brandon Tanev, Vince Dunn, Shane Wright and Yanni Gourde also scored, and Grubauer made 32 saves.

K’Andre Miller and Vincent Trocheck each had a goal and an assist for New York, which lost for the seventh time in nine games. Reilly Smith, Filip Chytil and Alexis Lafreniere also scored.

The Rangers traded Jacob Trouba to Anaheim on Friday, and then topped Pittsburgh for a 4-2 victory.

Jonathan Quick made 15 saves for New York while subbing for Igor Shesterkin, who was away from the team because his wife went into labor with their second child. Shesterkin's eight-year contract extension was announced Saturday.

Wright's seventh goal of the season gave Seattle a 6-3 lead 11:13 into the third period. But New York pulled within one on goals by Miller and Lafreniere.

Gourde's empty-netter at 18:14 helped close it out for the Kraken.

Takeaways Rangers: Allowed six or more goals for the third time in their last eight home games.

Kraken: Grubauer won for only the second time in 10 decisions.

Key moment Tolvanen’s tying goal 88 seconds after Tanev cut Seattle’s deficit to one energized the Kraken in the second period.

Key stat The Rangers fell to 7-6-1 at home with a third loss in their last five games at Madison Square Garden.

Up next The Kraken host the Florida Panthers on Tuesday. The Rangers host the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 3:38 Reilly Smith Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: K'Andre Miller (4), Mika Zibanejad (15)
Goal 2nd Period 1:46 Oliver Bjorkstrand Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Chandler Stephenson (16), Matty Beniers (11)
Goal 2nd Period 2:50 Filip Chytil Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Kaapo Kakko (10), Will Cuylle (12)
Goal 2nd Period 4:47 Vincent Trocheck Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Adam Fox (21)
Goal 2nd Period 14:06 Brandon Tanev Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Mitchell Stephens (1), Tye Kartye (3)
Goal 2nd Period 15:34 Eeli Tolvanen Goal (8) Slap Shot, assists: Oliver Bjorkstrand (10), Shane Wright (4)
Goal 2nd Period 19:24 Oliver Bjorkstrand Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Brandon Montour (12), Eeli Tolvanen (4)
Goal 3rd Period 1:00 Vince Dunn Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: Andre Burakovsky (9), Chandler Stephenson (17)
Goal 3rd Period 11:13 Shane Wright Goal (7) Tip-In, assists: Eeli Tolvanen (5), Oliver Bjorkstrand (11)
Goal 3rd Period 12:27 K'Andre Miller Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Artemi Panarin (18), Adam Fox (22)
Goal 3rd Period 14:57 Alexis Lafrenière Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Vincent Trocheck (9), Artemi Panarin (19)
Goal 3rd Period 18:14 Yanni Gourde Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Matty Beniers (12), Jamie Oleksiak (4)

Statistics

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20 Blocked Shots 14
20 Hits 16
5 Takeaways 6
22 Shots 37
1 Power Play Goals 1
2 Power Play Opportunities 2
50.0 Power Play Percentage 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
24 Faceoffs Won 40
37.5 Faceoff Win Percent 62.5
16 Giveaways 12
2 Total Penalties 2
4 Penalty Minutes 4

Game Information

Madison Square Garden

Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 18,006 | 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 46 10
Calgary 19 14 45 7
Anaheim 17 18 39 5
Seattle 17 21 37 3
San Jose 13 24 32 6

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 27 10 58 4
New Jersey 25 15 53 3
Carolina 24 15 50 2
Columbus 18 17 42 6
Pittsburgh 17 17 42 8
Philadelphia 17 19 39 5
NY Rangers 18 20 38 2
NY Islanders 15 18 37 7
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