Late scoring rescues Kraken against Blues

Shane Wright scored the winning goal as the visiting Seattle Kraken edged the St. Louis Blues 4-3 in overtime Saturday night.

The Kraken tied the game in the final 2 seconds of regulation time on Chandler Stephenson's goal to force overtime.

Eeli Tolvanen had a goal and two assists for the Kraken, who are 4-1-2 in their last seven games.

Ryker Evans had a goal and an assist for Seattle, and goaltender Philipp Grubauer made 16 saves.

Jordan Kyrou, Dylan Holloway and Dalibor Dvorsky scored for the Blues and goaltender Joel Hofer made 26 saves.

The Blues took a 1-0 lead with an aggressive forecheck. Holloway intercepted an outlet pass in the slot and snapped a shot past Grubauer at the 5:30 mark of the first period.

St. Louis capitalized on its first power play to extend its lead to 2-0 midway through the period. Dvorsky fired a pass from the right circle toward Jimmy Snuggerud at the left post, but Kraken defenseman Adam Larsson accidentally deflected it into the net.

Seattle cut its deficit to 2-1 midway through the second period. Evans capped a sustained Kraken flurry by stepping in from the left point to beat Hofer to the short side with a slap shot.

The Kraken tied the game 2-2 with a power-play goal with 4:35 left in the period. Vince Dunn fired a slap shot, and Tolvanen converted the weak-side rebound.

Kyrou put the Blues ahead 3-2 with 14:50 left in the third. Philip Broberg triggered a goalmouth scramble with two shot attempts, then Kyrou finished it by scoring on a rebound from outside the left post.

With Grubauer off the ice for an extra attacker, the Kraken tied the game 3-3 when Stephenson shot the puck and Jordan Eberle negated Hofer's stick in the crease.

--Field Level Media