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Kraken beat Senators 4-2 for second straight victory

Apr 18, 2022, 10:49 AM | Updated: Apr 20, 2022, 7:55 pm

Seattle Kraken right wing Daniel Sprong (91) skates in front of Ottawa Senators left wing Parker Ke...

Seattle Kraken right wing Daniel Sprong (91) skates in front of Ottawa Senators left wing Parker Kelly (45) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, April 18, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)


              Ottawa Senators right wing Connor Brown (28) looks to pass around the defense of Seattle Kraken defenseman Jamie Oleksiak (24) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, April 18, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
            
              Ottawa Senators right wing Connor Brown (28) falls on top of Seattle Kraken left wing Jared McCann, left, during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, April 18, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
            
              Seattle Kraken right wing Jordan Eberle (7) celebrates after Matty Beniers (not shown) scored a goal against Ottawa Senators goaltender Anton Forsberg, bottom, as Senators defenseman Nick Holden, right, looks on during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, April 18, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
            
              Seattle Kraken center Victor Rask watches the puck before scoring a goal against the Ottawa Senators during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, April 18, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
            
              Former Seattle Seahawks NFL football running back Marshawn Lynch, right, is introduced during an NHL hockey game between the Seattle Kraken and the Ottawa Senators, Monday, April 18, 2022, in Seattle. The Kraken announced Monday that Lynch and Grammy-winning rapper Macklemore had become part of the minority investor group for the franchise. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
            
              Seattle Kraken goaltender Chris Driedger (60) is greeted by teammates, including Matty Beniers, left, after an NHL hockey game against the Ottawa Senators, Monday, April 18, 2022, in Seattle. The Kraken won 4-2. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
            
              Ottawa Senators goaltender Anton Forsberg (31) and defenseman Artem Zub, right, defend as Seattle Kraken right wing Jordan Eberle (7) tries to shoot during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, April 18, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
            
              Ottawa Senators center Dylan Gambrell (27) and Seattle Kraken center Matty Beniers (10) eye the puck during a face off in the second period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, April 18, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
            
              Ottawa Senators center Chris Tierney, left, skates against Seattle Kraken right wing Daniel Sprong (91) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, April 18, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
            
              Seattle Kraken center Matty Beniers (10) prepares to toss an autographed stuffed salmon to fans after an NHL hockey game against the Ottawa Senators, Monday, April 18, 2022, in Seattle. The Kraken won 4-2. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
            
              Seattle Kraken goaltender Chris Driedger and Ottawa Senators left wing Tim Stützle, right, watch the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, April 18, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
            
              Seattle Kraken right wing Daniel Sprong (91) skates in front of Ottawa Senators left wing Parker Kelly (45) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, April 18, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

SEATTLE (AP) — Matty Beniers scored in his second straight game to become the third NHL rookie this season to record a point in his first three contests and the Seattle Kraken beat the Ottawa Senators 4-2 on Monday night.

Beniers, the No. 2 overall pick in last year’s draft out of Michigan, had an assist in his NHL debut last Tuesday in a 5-3 loss at Calgary. He scored his first goal on Saturday in the Kraken’s 4-3 shootout win over New Jersey.

Daniel Sprong, Victor Rask, and Jordan McCann also scored for Seattle. McCann’s empty-netter with 1:11 left sealed Seattle’s second straight victory.

Brady Tkachuk and Nick Holden scored for Ottawa. The goals came two minutes apart early in the second period.

Beniers’ goal at 9:52 of the second tied the score at 2-all. Adam Larsson took a shot from the right point, and Beniers, playing in the high slot, stretched out his stick and got just enough of the puck to redirect it into the left side of the net.

Beniers joined rookies Sean Durci of Los Angeles and William Eklund of San Jose as players to log a point in their first three games.

Sprong gave the Kraken a 1-0 lead near the midpoint of a four-minute power play in the first period when Ottawa’s Parker Kelly was in the box serving a double-minor for roughing. Sprong’s shot from the left circle went past Senators goalie Anton Forsberg’s glove and into the right side at the 4:36 mark. That was his 12th of the year and fourth for Seattle since being acquired from the Washington Capitals at the trade deadline.

Tkachuk tied it 1-1 at 1:12 of the second with his team-leading 28th of the year. His hard shot from the left point was stopped by Kraken goalie Chris Driedger. But Driedger wasn’t able to grab the loose puck, and it slid under him and into the net.

Holden gave Ottawa a 2-1 lead at the 3:15 mark when he took a cross-ice pass from Nikita Zaitsev and drilled a slap shot from the left circle high into the right side for his fifth.

After Beniers’ equalizer, Rask put Seattle back in front 3-2 late in the second with a slap shot from the middle of the left circle at 16:45.

Ottawa managed 14 shots, and Driedger saved 12. Forsberg had 25 saves for the Senators.

NOTES: The teams split their two-game season series. The Senators won in overtime on March 10 at home, 4-3. … Monday’s contest was originally scheduled for Jan. 6, but was postponed for COVID-19 issues. It was the last of 10 such makeup games for Seattle and the 11th of 12 makeups for Ottawa, with No. 12 scheduled for Tuesday at Vancouver. … Former Seattle Seahawks star and Super Bowl champion Marshawn Lynch, along with Grammy winner and Seattle native Macklemore were announced on Monday as the newest members of the Kraken’s investor group. They were introduced to the crowd prior to the opening faceoff.

UP NEXT

Senators: At Vancouver on Tuesday night.

Kraken: Host the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night.

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