Sponsored By
An organization or individual has paid for the creation of this work but did not approve or review it.

ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISEMENT

Kraken blow lead, beat Red Wings in OT

Oliver Bjorkstrand scored a power-play goal at 3:33 of overtime to give the visiting Seattle Kraken a 5-4 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night.

Mar 2, 2023; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Red Wings defenseman Ben Chiarot (8) receives congratulations from teammates after scoring in the first period against the Seattle Kraken at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 2, 2023; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Red Wings defenseman Ben Chiarot (8) receives congratulations from teammates after scoring in the first period against the Seattle Kraken at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports
Rick Osentoski/USA TODAY Sports

Oliver Bjorkstrand scored a power-play goal at 3:33 of overtime to give the visiting Seattle Kraken a 5-4 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night.

Bjorkstrand ripped a shot from the left side that got past a screened Ville Husso. Jared McCann and Justin Schultz had the assists on the game-winner with Detroit's Moritz Seider in the penalty box.

Bjorkstrand also scored in regulation, and McCann scored two first-period goals. Jaden Schwartz also scored for the Kraken, while Martin Jones and Philipp Grubauer combined for 25 saves.

Ben Chiarot, Adam Erne, Jonatan Berggren and Jake Walman scored for Detroit, which has lost four straight. Husso made 32 saves.

Seattle led 3-2 after the first period.

ADVERTISEMENT

McCann opened the scoring 1:12 into the contest off a side-to-side pass from Jordan Eberle. Matty Beniers picked up the second assist.

Chiarot tied it less than two minutes later on a shot from the left circle that beat Jones on the short side. Andrew Copp and Robby Fabbri collected the assists.

Bjorkstrand scored his 12th goal at 5:33. He took a shot from the right side that Husso saved, but Alex Wennberg gathered the rebound and passed to Bjorkstrand, who scored from close range. Schwartz had the second assist.

McCann's second goal came on a shot from the left circle that whistled past Husso's glove. Vince Dunn and Eeli Tolvanen had the assists.

Erne's goal came on a delayed penalty, when he tipped in Seider's wrist shot from near the goal line. Dylan Larkin had the second assist.

Berggren scored three minutes into the second period to tie it, tallying in the slot off a backhanded Filip Zadina feed. Jones was pulled for Grubauer after that.

Just after the Wings killed a penalty, Seattle regained the advantage on Schwartz's goal. Eberle set him up in front of the net and Beniers had the second assist.

Walman scored after the Kraken turned the puck over in their zone. He skated into the slot for his first goal in 17 games, tying the game with 14:48 to play.

ADVERTISEMENT

--Field Level Media

What to read next
NHL
Frederick Gaudreau netted two short-handed goals, Sam Steel and Marcus Johansson also scored and the Minnesota Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 on Wednesday in Denver.
NHL
Brandon Montour scored his 14th goal of the season at 1:41 of overtime and the visiting Florida Panthers came back to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Wednesday night.
NHL
Bo Horvat and Kyle Palmieri each scored in the shootout and Ilya Sorokin finished with 25 saves to lift the visiting New York Islanders to a 2-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday.
NHL
James Reimer made 41 saves and Noah Gregor had a goal and an assist as the San Jose Sharks recorded a 3-0 shutout win over the visiting Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday.
Get Local

ADVERTISEMENT