Seattle Kraken at New Jersey Devils
· National Hockey League2 - 3
Meier scores tiebreaking goal early in 3rd period as Devils beat Kraken 3-2
Jesper Bratt had a goal and an assist in his 500th career game, Luke Hughes scored his first goal of the season and Jack Hughes had two assists for the Devils. Jacob Markstrom had 17 saves as New Jersey won for the sixth time in eight games.
Shane Wright and Andre Burakovsky scored for the Kraken, who snapped a two-game win streak and lost for the fourth time in six games. Philipp Grubauer had a season-high 34 saves.
Meier put the Devils ahead on a rebound 53 seconds into the third with his ninth goal of the season and 200th of his career.
Burakovsky got the Kraken on the scoreboard first midway through the first period. He has 10 goals and 13 points in 22 career games against the Devils.
Luke Hughes tied it a little more than 2 minutes later.
Wright put the Kraken back ahead with a power-play goal 3:41 into the second, but Bratt tied it again at 8:03 with his 13th.
Kraken: Seattle has dropped six of its last nine games.
NJ leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 10:16 | Andre Burakovsky Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Vince Dunn (6) |
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Goal | 1st Period 12:27 | Luke Hughes Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Hughes (23), Jesper Bratt (24) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 3:41 | Shane Wright Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Eeli Tolvanen (3), Jaden Schwartz (11) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 8:03 | Jesper Bratt Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Hughes (24), Brenden Dillon (6) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 0:53 | Timo Meier Goal (9) Backhand, assists: none |
Statistics
SEA |
NJ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Blocked Shots | 14 |
| 24 | Hits | 28 |
| 3 | Takeaways | 4 |
| 19 | Shots | 36 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
| 50.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 26 | Faceoffs Won | 25 |
| 51.0 | Faceoff Win Percent | 49.0 |
| 10 | Giveaways | 22 |
| 2 | Total Penalties | 2 |
| 4 | Penalty Minutes | 4 |
New Jersey Devils Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jonas Siegenthaler, D | Out | May 4 |
| Brett Pesce, D | Injured Reserve | Apr 13 |
| Jacob Markstrom, G | Out | Apr 10 |
| Luke Hughes, D | Out | Apr 9 |
| Arseny Gritsyuk, RW | Out | Apr 2 |
Seattle Kraken Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jared McCann, LW | Out | Apr 17 |
| Joey Daccord, G | Out | Apr 16 |
| Jaden Schwartz, C | Out | Apr 16 |
| Matt Murray, G | Out | Apr 16 |
Game Information
Prudential Center
Location: Newark, NJ
Attendance: 15,582 | Capacity:
Location: Newark, NJ
Attendance: 15,582 | Capacity:
2025-26 Pacific Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/vgk.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Vegas | 39 | 26 | 95 | 17 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/edm.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Edmonton | 41 | 30 | 93 | 11 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/ana.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Anaheim | 43 | 33 | 92 | 6 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/la.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Los Angeles | 35 | 27 | 90 | 20 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/sj.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">San Jose | 39 | 35 | 86 | 8 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/sea.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Seattle | 34 | 37 | 79 | 11 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/cgy.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Calgary | 34 | 39 | 77 | 9 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/van.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Vancouver | 25 | 49 | 58 | 8 |
2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/car.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Carolina | 53 | 22 | 113 | 7 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/pit.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Pittsburgh | 41 | 25 | 98 | 16 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/phi.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Philadelphia | 43 | 27 | 98 | 12 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/wsh.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Washington | 43 | 30 | 95 | 9 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/cbj.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Columbus | 40 | 30 | 92 | 12 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nyi.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">NY Islanders | 43 | 34 | 91 | 5 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nj.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">New Jersey | 42 | 37 | 87 | 3 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nyr.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">NY Rangers | 34 | 39 | 77 | 9 |




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