Beniers’ OT goal caps Kraken rally in 3-2 win over Flames

Shane Wright and Andre Burakovsky scored in regulation to help the Seattle Kraken force overtime.

Feb 8, 2025, 10:43 PM Updated: 10:47 pm

Matty Beniers and Jaden Schwartz celebrates Beniers' game-winning goal during a 2025 game. (Jeff McIntosh/AP via The Canadian Press)

(Jeff McIntosh/AP via The Canadian Press)

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Matty Beniers scored on a power play at 2:58 of overtime after the Seattle Kraken overcame a late two-goal deficit in a 3-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday night.

Seattle Kraken 3, Calgary Flames 2 (OT): Box Score

Shane Wright and Andre Burakovsky each had a goal and an assist apiece, with Wright scoring with 6:48 left and Burakovsky tying it 2:07 later in the final game for both teams before the 4 Nations Face-Off break.

Joey Daccord made 27 saves for Seattle in his 12th start in the last 13 games.

Nazem Kadri and Morgan Frost scored for Calgary. Dustin Wolf stopped 25 shots.

COMEBACK COMPLETE‼️

Matty Beniers buries his first @Energizer overtime winner of the season and gives the @SeattleKraken the W! pic.twitter.com/SP8fSEbSxb

— NHL (@NHL) February 9, 2025

Takeaways

Kraken: Daccord started for the 12th time in 13 games. He improved to 19-14-3.

Flames: Looking to spark the offense, coach Ryan Huska changed the makeup of all four lines. Among the new combinations was Frost and Joel Farabee, acquired last week from the Philadelphia Flyers, being put on the same line with Yegor Sharangovich.

Key moment

Frost was whistled for holding at 1:41 of overtime when he tied up Vince Dunn on the backcheck.

Key stat

Calgary has lost four in a row at home.

Up next

After the break, the Kraken are at Florida on Feb. 22, and the Flames host San Jose on Feb. 23.