Seattle Kraken at Vegas Golden Knights
· National Hockey League
Kaapo Kakko's go-ahead goal in third period lifts Kraken to 3-2 win over Golden Knights
Eeli Tolvanen and Jared McCann scored in the first period for the Kraken and Joey Daccord made 27 saves. Chandler Stephenson had two assists.
Ivan Barbashev and Mitch Marner tied it at 2 with goals in the second period for the Golden Knights, who have lost four in a row and six of seven. Jack Eichel had two assists and Akira Schmid stopped 20 shots.
With the game tied at 2, Kakko backhanded the rebound of Adam Larsson’s shot past Schmid to put Seattle back on top. The Kraken have won five of their last six.
Tolvanen scored at 6:50 of the first period to give Seattle a 1-0 lead. McCann made it 2-0 at 13:04 on the power play when he took a pass from Vince Dunn and put it over Schmid for his 200th career goal.
Barbashev cut it to 2-1 at 8:52 of the second period. Marner tied it with 12 seconds left in the period on the power play with a wrist shot past Daccord.
Golden Knights: At Anaheim on Sunday night.
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Regular Season SeriesSEA leads series 2-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 6:50 | Eeli Tolvanen Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan Winterton (11), Chandler Stephenson (20) |
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Goal | 1st Period 13:04 | Jared McCann Goal (16) Snap Shot, assists: Vince Dunn (25), Chandler Stephenson (21) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 8:52 | Ivan Barbashev Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Eichel (43), Ben Hutton (9) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 19:48 | Mitch Marner Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Eichel (44), Tomas Hertl (26) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 3:18 | Kaapo Kakko Goal (6) Backhand, assists: Adam Larsson (10) |
Statistics
 SEA |
 VGK |
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|---|---|---|
| 15 | Blocked Shots | 11 |
| 23 | Hits | 24 |
| 5 | Takeaways | 2 |
| 23 | Shots | 29 |
| 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 |
| 25 | Faceoffs Won | 22 |
| 53.2 | Faceoff Win Percent | 46.8 |
| 14 | Giveaways | 17 |
| 2 | Total Penalties | 2 |
| 4 | Penalty Minutes | 4 |
Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Brett Howden, C | Injured Reserve | Jan 20 |
| Colton Sissons, C | Out | Jan 19 |
Seattle Kraken Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Berkly Catton, C | Out | Jan 31 |
| Ben Meyers, C | Injured Reserve | Jan 22 |
| Max McCormick, LW | Out | Sep 30 |
Game Information
T-Mobile Arena
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 18,141 | Capacity:
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 18,141 | Capacity:
2025-26 Pacific Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vegas |
25 | 15 | 64 | 14 |
 Edmonton |
28 | 20 | 64 | 8 |
 Seattle |
26 | 19 | 61 | 9 |
 Los Angeles |
23 | 17 | 59 | 13 |
 Anaheim |
28 | 23 | 59 | 3 |
 San Jose |
27 | 22 | 58 | 4 |
 Calgary |
22 | 26 | 50 | 6 |
 Vancouver |
18 | 31 | 42 | 6 |