![]() ![]() Jani Hakanpää scored his first of the playoffs with 13 minutes left. Mason Marchment pulled Dallas within 4-1 late in the second period finishing a one-timer from Evgenii Dadonov, but Grubauer was very good the rest of the period with breakaway saves on Roope Hintz and Jason Robertson, and a lunging save with his blocker on a deflected puck that looked to be going over his head and toward the net. Meanwhile, Grubauer was excellent again for Seattle. Justin Schultz added a seventh for Seattle with 2:30 left on the power play.ĭeBoer said the score played a role in the decision not to have Heiskanen return, but didn’t provide clarity on whether he’d be available for Game 4. Wedgewood was greeted with a short-handed breakaway by Seattle and Yanni Gourde’s third goal of the playoffs on the Kraken’s first shot of the third period. Oettinger had 12 saves on 17 shots and was replaced for the third period by backup Scott Wedgewood. Oettinger gave up four goals in the first period of Game 1 and Seattle became the first team this postseason to score five times in a single period. It was the second time in three games of the series that Oettinger had surrendered five goals after Dallas lost the opener 5-4 in overtime. I think that’s why the physical play helped us and then after our first period, we kind of realized we’re fresh, we got some momentum and then we just took it and ran in the second,” Soucy said. Seattle’s first four shots of the period beat Oettinger, and the Kraken made it 5-1 when Eeli Tolvanen finished a rebound with 37 seconds left in the period. Golden Knights and Stars square off to start the third round Seven different Seattle players scored and 12 different players picked up a point as the rejuvenated Kraken took control of the series.Įberle got it all started as the recipient of an unfortunate bounce, beating Dallas goalie Jake Oettinger at 2:10 of the second period after the puck hit Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen in the face and fell to Eberle’s stick. “So you get a couple of days off, not just for your body but for your mind, too.” ![]() “We’ve been going steady here every other day since the start of the playoffs,” Eberle said. Jordan Eberle sparked a five-goal outburst in the second period with his fourth goal of the playoffs, Philipp Grubauer made 24 saves and the Kraken beat the Dallas Stars 7-2 on Sunday night to take a 2-1 series lead in their Western Conference semifinal. SEATTLE (AP) - The demands of a seven-game series in the opening round and the immediate transition into the conference semifinals left the Seattle Kraken needing a breather.Īn extra day off proved wonders for the playoff newcomers. ![]()
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