John Gibson helps Anaheim Ducks stop the Seattle Kraken 5-2
Nov 27, 2024, 10:50 PM
Brett Leason of the Anaheim Ducks celebrates his goal against the Seattle Kraken on Nov. 27, 2024. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
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SEATTLE (AP) — John Gibson made a season-high 42 saves and Alex Killorn scored the tiebreaking goal midway through the second period as the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Seattle Kraken 5-2 on Wednesday night.
Anaheim Ducks 5, Seattle Kraken 2: Box score
Killorn, Cutter Gauthier and Trevor Zegras each had a goal and an assist for the Ducks, who had dropped eight straight against Seattle. They rebounded from a 3-2 loss to the Kraken at home Monday night.
Frank Vatrano and Brett Leason scored in the first period for Anaheim.
Seattle erased the 2-0 deficit on goals from Eeli Tolvanen at 16:34 of the first and Oliver Bjorkstrand at 8:58 of the second. Joey Daccord stopped 28 shots.
Killorn put the Ducks ahead for good at 10:02 of the second with a wrist shot after Mason McTavish got the puck along the boards and Zegras found an open Killorn.
Gauthier made it 4-2 with a power-play goal at 19:23, and Killorn assisted on Zegras’ goal at 13:55 of the third.
The Kraken continue play this weekend with another home-and-home series, going to San Jose for a 12:30 p.m. game Friday before returning to Seattle on Saturday for a 7 p.m. contest with the Sharks.
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