Jared McCann broke a late tie in the third period to push the Seattle Kraken past the Washington Capitals 5-3 on Sunday afternoon at Capital One Arena.
Kaapo Kakko gave Seattle an initial lead at 6:06 of the first period on a snap shot. Washington answered with two straight goals to move ahead. Jordan Kyrou tied the score with his first goal of the season at 11:41, and Alex Ovechkin followed with his first goal of the season at 16:47. Jordan Eberle evened the game for the Kraken with 11 seconds left in the opening period on a feed from Chandler Stephenson and Bobby McMann.
Frederick Gaudreau put Seattle back in front at 13:24 of the second period by finishing a backhand shot set up by Ryan Winterton and Ben Meyers. Washington pulled level again 46 seconds into the third period when Boone Jenner converted an unassisted snap shot. McCann scored the deciding goal at 14:33 of the final period, and Winterton notched his first goal of the season at 17:20 to complete the scoring.
Kraken goaltender Joey Daccord earned the win by turning aside 33 of 36 shots. Logan Thompson took the loss for Washington after stopping 22 of 27 shots. Both squads came up empty on special teams, with Seattle and Washington each finishing 0 for 2 on the power play.
The victory extended Seattle's winning streak to two games and improved the team to 4-2-0 on the season. Washington dropped to 3-2-0 with the loss.
Both clubs resume play on Tuesday, October 20. The Capitals will host the Los Angeles Kings at 7:00 PM ET, while the Kraken will host the Detroit Red Wings at 9:40 PM ET.
