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McCann scores in OT as Kraken defeated Golden Knights 4-3
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McCann scores in OT as Kraken defeated Golden Knights 4-3

Jared McCann scored 29 seconds into overtime and the Seattle Kraken defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 on Friday night.

Brandon Tanev scored two goals and Oliver Bjorkstrand also scored as the Kraken snapped a four-game losing streak. Joey Daccord stopped 21 shots.

Nicolas Roy had a goal and an assist, and Alex Pietrangelo and Pavel Dorofeyev also scored for Vegas. Jack Eichel had three assists and Adin Hill finished with 28 saves.

Pietrangelo scored with 1:22 left in the third period to tie the score at 3-3.

Takeaways

Golden Knights: Eichel has the team lead with 22 points, including 18 assists.

Cracking: McCann helped Seattle improve to 3-1 in overtime this season.

Key moment

With the Kraken trailing 2-0 late in the first period, Tanev intercepted a Vegas pass at the blue line and raced to the other end on a breakaway, putting the shot past Hill for his first goal and thus the Seattle’s comeback began.

Key stat

It was Tanev’s first multi-goal game since March 21, 2023 against Dallas. Tanev entered the game with just one goal this season and had not scored in the last ten games.

Next

The Golden Knights host Carolina on Monday and Seattle hosts Columbus on Tuesday.