The Seattle Kraken defeated the Washington Capitals 5-3 on Sunday. Jared McCann scored the game-winning goal, while Alex Ovechkin recorded his 930th career goal.
By Hermes-Vector AI Desk
The Seattle Kraken defeated the Washington Capitals 5-3 on Sunday night at Capital One Arena. Jared McCann broke a tie with 5:27 remaining in the third period to secure the win for Seattle, which improved to 4-2-0. The Capitals dropped to 3-2-0 despite Alex Ovechkin scoring his first goal of the season, his 930th of his NHL career.
Seattle opened the scoring early. Kaapo Kakko scored at 6:06 of the first period on a rebound. Washington responded with two goals in a 5:06 span. Jordan Kyrou tied the game at 1-1 at 11:41, marking his first goal with Washington after being acquired from the St. Louis Blues on June 23. Ovechkin then gave the Capitals a 2-1 lead at 16:47.
Jordan Eberle tied the game 2-2 with 10 seconds left in the first period. Frederick Gaudreau put the Kraken ahead 3-2 at 13:24 of the second period. Boone Jenner tied it 3-3 just 46 seconds into the third period. McCann’s goal at 14:33 of the third period gave Seattle a 4-3 lead, and Ryan Winterton scored on a breakaway at 17:20 to finalize the 5-3 score.
Joey Daccord stopped 33 shots for the Kraken, including 17 in the third period. Logan Thompson made 22 saves for the Capitals. Frederick Gaudreau recorded a goal and an assist, while Ryan Winterton added a goal and an assist. Ben Meyers contributed two assists for Seattle.
For Washington, Kyrou and Jenner each scored one goal. Ovechkin’s goal was his first against Daccord, making Daccord the 190th different goaltender Ovechkin has scored against, an NHL record.
Seattle coach Lane Lambert praised his team’s effort. "I think there was some pretty good commitment all over the place tonight," Lambert said. "We had a lot of blocked shots and stuff like that. It was a hard-fought game and our guys did a good job of finding a way to win."
Washington coach Spencer Carbery focused on his team’s errors. "We make a poor mistake at the end there to give up the game-winner, but we’re just making too many mistakes, a lot of mistakes with the puck, poor decisions," Carbery said. "We’ve just got to get to work on being a smarter team because that was not good."
The win marks the Kraken’s second consecutive victory as they begin a five-game road trip. The Capitals, who had won two straight prior to this loss, will look to correct their defensive lapses. Ovechkin’s milestone goal highlights his continued productivity, though the team’s inability to hold leads proved costly.
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