St. Louis Blues at Seattle Kraken

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St. Louis Blues

43-30-8

Final
3 - 4

Seattle Kraken

35-40-6

Stephenson scores in 7th round of shootout to give Kraken 3-2 win over Blues

St. Louis Blues vs. Seattle Kraken: Game Highlights

Jaden Schwartz, Michael Eyssimont and Shane Wright scored in regulation for Seattle, and Tye Kartye had two assists. Philipp Grubauer had 20 saves.

Nick Leddy had a goal and an assist, and Radek Faksa and Colton Parayko also scored for St. Louis. Jordan Binnington finished with 14 saves.

Eeli Tolvanen and Kaapo Kakko also scored in the tiebreaker for Seattle, and Jake Neighbours and Robert Thomas tallied for St. Louis.

After Stephenson scored, rookie Jimmy Snuggerud's attempt was wide left to give the Kraken the win.

Faksa tied the score 1-1 at 1:06 of the third, backhanding a rebound from a sharp angle.

Eyssimont put the Kraken back ahead at 6:44, scoring on the rebound of a shot by Kartye.

However, Parayko scored on a backhander through Grubauer's five-hole after a give-and-go with Thomas at 7:21, and Leddy scored on a slap shot through traffic 13 seconds later to put the Blues up 3-2.

Wright tied it again at 9:53 with a deflection off his left skate.

After a scoreless first period, Schwartz gave the Kraken a 1-0 lead at 3:44 of the second with his 25th of the season. Schwartz's pass for Stephenson on a 2-on-2 rush, was blocked by a sliding Leddy. The puck came back to Schwartz and he scored in the open side of the net as Binnington had slid to his right to play the pass.

Takeaways Blues: St. Louis lost its third straight after 12-game win streak and trails Minnesota by one point for the first wild card in the West with one game remaining for both teams.

Kraken: Seattle, already elminated from playoff contention, snapped a two-game skid.

Key moment Jamie Oleksiak's pass in front went off Wright's left skate and past Binnington to tie the score 3-3 midway through the third period.

Key stat Seattle finished with a season-low 17 shots on goal, the third time in six games it was held below 20.

Up next Blues host Utah on Tuesday to finish season, and Kraken host Los Angeles in finale.

Regular Season Series

STL wins series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal	2nd Period 3:44	Jaden Schwartz Goal (25) Wrist Shot, assists: Jordan Eberle (16)
Goal	3rd Period 1:06	Radek Faksa Goal (5) Backhand, assists: Nathan Walker (8), Nick Leddy (3)
Goal	3rd Period 6:44	Mikey Eyssimont Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Tye Kartye (6)
Goal	3rd Period 7:21	Colton Parayko Goal (16) Backhand, assists: Robert Thomas (58), Jordan Kyrou (34)
Goal	3rd Period 7:34	Nick Leddy Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Zack Bolduc (16), Mathieu Joseph (10)
Goal	3rd Period 9:53	Shane Wright Goal (19) Deflected, assists: Jamie Oleksiak (12), Tye Kartye (7)
Goal	5 0:00	Eeli Tolvanen Goal Wrist Shot
Goal	5 0:00	Jake Neighbours Goal Wrist Shot
Goal	5 0:00	Robert Thomas Goal Wrist Shot
Goal	5 0:00	Kaapo Kakko Goal Wrist Shot
Goal	5 0:00	Chandler Stephenson Goal Wrist Shot

Statistics

STL		SEA
15	Blocked Shots	19
25	Hits	18
4	Takeaways	5
23	Shots	18
0	Power Play Goals	0
1	Power Play Opportunities	2
0.0	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
8	Giveaways	20
2	Total Penalties	1
4	Penalty Minutes	2