Wennberg scores against former team, Kraken top Blue Jackets 3-1
Jan 28, 2023, 10:23 PM
SEATTLE (AP) — Alex Wennberg scored midway through the second period against his former team to help the Seattle Kraken beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 on Saturday night.
Kraken 3, Blue Jackets 1: Box Score
Wennberg, who was drafted by the Blue Jackets in the first round in 2013, had his 10th goal of the season in his 600th career game.
the admin urge to say "do your thing 21"
anyways, here's number 21 doing his thing pic.twitter.com/Orks6W5wDd
— Seattle Kraken (@SeattleKraken) January 29, 2023
Morgan Geekie and Eeli Tolvanen also scored for Seattle, former Blue Jacket Oliver Bjorkstrand had an assist, and Phillip Grubaruer made 24 saves.
anyone else love having tolvy in #SeaKraken colors?!! pic.twitter.com/1sS5fpCtac
— Seattle Kraken (@SeattleKraken) January 29, 2023
Kent Johnson scored for Columbus, and Elvis Merzlikins stopped 28 shots.
After Wennberg’s gave the Kraken a 2-0 lead, Johnson put Columbus on the board late in the seecond. Tolvanen scored at 5:39 mark of the third.
NOTES
The Blue Jackets placed LW Gustav Nyquist (upper body) on injured reserve, and claimed Vancouver center Lane Pederson off waivers. … Columbus recalled defenseman Jake Christiansen from the Cleveland Monsters of the AHL. … Seattle’s Matty Beniers missed his second straight game after taking a hard hit from Vancouver’s Tyler Myers on Wednesday.
UP NEXT
Blue Jackets: Host Washington on Tuesday night.
Kraken: At New York Islanders on Tuesday, Feb. 7.
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