Wild blow lead but beat Kraken in OT on Mats Zuccarello goal

Field Level Media|published: Fri 9th January, 01:07 2026

Jan 8, 2026; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Kraken center Matty Beniers (10) and Minnesota Wild left wing Marcus Johansson (90) battle for the puck in the second period at Climate Pledge Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Ng-Imagn Images

Mats Zuccarello scored at 2:09 of overtime as the Minnesota Wild defeated the host Seattle Kraken 3-2 Thursday night.

Brock Faber had a goal and an assist, Ryan Hartman also scored and Kirill Kaprizov had two assists for the Wild, which wrapped up a seven-game trip with a 4-1-2 record. Goaltender Jesper Wallstedt made 26 saves.

Adam Larsson and Matty Beniers tallied and Vince Dunn assisted on both goals for the Kraken, who had a four-game winning streak snapped but extended their point streak to 10 (8-0-2). Goalie Philipp Grubauer stopped 31 of 34 shots.

The winner came on a 2-on-1 rush. Zuccarello took a cross-slot pass from Kaprizov and put a one-timer into the upper left corner of the net before Grubauer could get across the crease.

The Kraken scored twice in the opening 10 minutes of the third period to overcome a 2-0 deficit.

Seattle got on the scoreboard at 3:13. A Dunn shot went off the crossbar before the puck ricocheted to Larsson for a slap shot from the top of the right faceoff circle that beat Wallstedt low to the near post.

The Kraken went on the power play at 6:49 of the period, putting four shots on net during the man advantage but failing to score. They were bailed out when Yakov Trenin elbowed Catton in the head with one second left on the power play.

Seattle converted on its second chance, as Jared McCann's slap shot from the top of the right faceoff circle was saved by Wallstedt but Beniers collected the rebound at the top of the crease and chipped the puck into the upper left corner of the net to tie it 2-2 at 9:07.

The Kraken outshot Minnesota 11-10 in the first period, but it was the Wild who took a 2-0 lead.

Hartman opened the scoring at the 5-minute mark when he used hulking Kraken defenseman Jamie Oleksiak as a screen and beat Grubauer low to the glove side.

The Wild doubled their advantage at 15:54 on a similar play. Matt Boldy handed the puck off to Quinn Hughes, who made a move to the net before spinning and sending the puck back to Faber between the top of the faceoff circles. He used Dunn as a screen and put a wrist shot into the upper left corner of the net.

--Field Level Media