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New Jersey Devils at Seattle Kraken

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Beniers, Catton score 18 seconds apart in 3rd period as Kraken beat Devils 4-2

Jordan Eberle tallies goal vs. Devils

Ryker Evans and Jordan Eberle also scored for Seattle, which has won three of their last 10 games. Beniers was playing in his 300th career NHL game.

Dougie Hamilton and Jack Hughes scored for the Devils. Jacob Markstrom stopped 15 shots in his sixth start in New Jersey’s last seven games. The Devils conclude their four-game Pacific Division road trip with a 3-1-0 record.

Hamilton opened the scoring 8:11 into the first period with a clean shot on the power play. Scoring his sixth goal of the season, Hamilton now has eight points in his last nine games.

Evans tied the game at 7:37 in the second period. The shot hit Johnathan Kovacevic’s stick and slipped through Markstrom’s pads, who appeared to be heavily screened.

Beniers and Catton scored back-to-back for Seattle, with their goals coming at 7:04 and 7:22 in the third period, respectively.

Hughes gave New Jersey its second power-play goal of the game at 8:14, benefiting from a bounce off Adam Larsson’s leg.

Eberle scored his 18th goal of the season on an empty net with 1:12 remaining in the game.

Up next Kraken: Host Washington on Tuesday.

Devils: Host Winnipeg on Tuesday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 8:11 Dougie Hamilton Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Jack Hughes (22), Connor Brown (10)
Goal 2nd Period 7:37 Ryker Evans Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 7:04 Matty Beniers Goal (12) Backhand, assists: Jordan Eberle (16)
Goal 3rd Period 7:22 Berkly Catton Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Chandler Stephenson (17), Eeli Tolvanen (20)
Goal 3rd Period 8:14 Jack Hughes Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Dougie Hamilton (13), Connor Brown (11)
Goal 3rd Period 18:48 Jordan Eberle Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: none

Statistics

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16 Blocked Shots 20
13 Hits 19
3 Takeaways 4
29 Shots 19
2 Power Play Goals 0
4 Power Play Opportunities 4
50.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
25 Faceoffs Won 25
50.0 Faceoff Win Percent 50.0
17 Giveaways 11
6 Total Penalties 5
23 Penalty Minutes 13
Seattle Kraken Seattle Kraken Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Ryan Lindgren, D Day-To-Day Feb 27
Max McCormick, LW Out Sep 30
New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Luke Hughes, D Injured Reserve Jan 21
Zack MacEwen, RW Injured Reserve Jan 10
Stefan Noesen, RW Injured Reserve Jan 10

Game Information

Climate Pledge Arena

Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 17,151 | Capacity:

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 37 15 80 6
Pittsburgh 30 15 72 12
NY Islanders 33 21 71 5
Washington 30 23 67 7
Columbus 29 21 65 7
Philadelphia 26 21 63 11
New Jersey 28 29 58 2
NY Rangers 22 29 51 7

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 28 16 70 14
Edmonton 29 23 66 8
Anaheim 31 23 65 3
Seattle 27 22 63 9
Los Angeles 23 21 60 14
San Jose 27 25 58 4
Calgary 24 27 54 6
Vancouver 18 33 43 7
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