Seattle Kraken at St. Louis Blues

· National Hockey League

Seattle Kraken

25-31-4

Final
2 - 7

St. Louis Blues

27-26-6

Zack Bolduc scores twice as the Blues beat the Kraken 7-2

Cam Fowler and Oskar Sundqvist each had a goal and two assists for the Blues, who won their fifth straight against the Kraken. Robert Thomas and Jake Neighbours each had a goal and an assist, and Jordan Kyrou also scored.

Thomas has four goals and seven assists during a seven-game point streak. Neighbours snapped a 10-game scoring drought.

Jordan Binnington made 26 saves to improve to 4-0-1 in his last five games.

Vince Dunn and Jaden Schwartz scored for the Kraken in the third period. Joey Daccord made 16 saves before he was replaced by Nikke Kokko in the second period.

Takeaways Kraken: Kokko made his NHL debut after Daccord was pulled following the Blues’ fifth goal. Kokko was called up from the Coachella Valley Firebirds of the AHL on Monday.

Blues: Forward Mathieu Joseph played in his 400th career game and got the assist on Bolduc’s second goal. Joseph responded with a strong effort after being benched during Sunday’s win over Colorado.

Key moment After being outshot 14-4 in the first period, the Kraken got off to a strong start in the second and had the period’s first nine shots on goal. But Binnington kept them off the board before the Blues took over.

Key stat The Blues have points in four straight games (3-0-1), tying the longest mark for the team this season.

Up next The Kraken host Vancouver on Saturday night, and the Blues travel to Washington on Thursday night.

Regular Season Series

STL leads series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 8:04	Jordan Kyrou Goal (24) Snap Shot, assists: Cam Fowler (14), Colton Parayko (18)
Goal	1st Period 12:48	Oskar Sundqvist Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Pavel Buchnevich (27), Robert Thomas (31)
Goal	2nd Period 5:10	Robert Thomas Goal (16) Batted, assists: Jake Neighbours (13), Philip Broberg (14)
Goal	2nd Period 8:23	Zack Bolduc Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Oskar Sundqvist (8), Justin Faulk (20)
Goal	2nd Period 9:45	Cam Fowler Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Holloway (25), Brayden Schenn (22)
Goal	2nd Period 11:55	Jake Neighbours Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Cam Fowler (15), Colton Parayko (19)
Goal	3rd Period 0:20	Zack Bolduc Goal (8) Tip-In, assists: Mathieu Joseph (5), Oskar Sundqvist (9)
Goal	3rd Period 5:13	Vince Dunn Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal	3rd Period 12:09	Jaden Schwartz Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Kaapo Kakko (23), Adam Larsson (12)

Statistics

SEA		STL
11	Blocked Shots	11
18	Hits	18
5	Takeaways	6
27	Shots	27
0	Power Play Goals	1
2	Power Play Opportunities	2
0.0	Power Play Percentage	50.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
18	Faceoffs Won	35
34.0	Faceoff Win Percent	66.0
12	Giveaways	20
2	Total Penalties	2
4	Penalty Minutes	4