Jake DeBrusk scored the go-ahead goal with 1:38 remaining in the third period to lift the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-3 preseason victory over the Seattle Kraken on Saturday at Rogers Arena.
Seattle jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first period. Brandon Montour opened the scoring on a power-play slap shot at 2:13, followed by an even-strength wrist shot from Bobby McMann at 7:51. Vancouver responded at 11:15 when Brock Boeser redirected a shot on the power play. Elias Pettersson tied the contest 2-2 at 2:31 of the second period with an even-strength backhand goal.
Berkly Catton restored Seattle's lead 1:29 into the third period with a backhand goal. Vancouver tied the game again at 11:05 on a power-play wrist shot from Zeev Buium. DeBrusk completed the comeback at 18:22, beating Joey Daccord with a slap shot to finish a three-point night that included two assists.
Kevin Lankinen earned the win in net for Vancouver, stopping 25 of 28 shots, while Daccord took the loss with 26 saves on 30 shots. The Canucks converted on two of four power-play opportunities and held Seattle to one goal on two chances. Both teams return to action on Tuesday, October 20, when the Kraken host the Detroit Red Wings and the Canucks host the Carolina Hurricanes.
