Kraken beat Capitals 5-3 on McCann's late goal despite Ovechkin's 930th
Seattle improved to 4-2-0 on Jared McCann's late go-ahead goal in Washington, while Alex Ovechkin scored his first goal of the season.
What we know
- The Seattle Kraken beat the Washington Capitals 5-3 at Capital One Arena on Sunday night, improving to 4-2-0. [1] [2]
- Jared McCann scored the go-ahead goal with 5:27 left, and Ryan Winterton added an insurance goal with 2:40 remaining, according to The Associated Press. [2]
- Alex Ovechkin scored his first goal of the season and the 930th of his NHL career, according to The Associated Press. [2]
- Washington fell to 3-2-0, and Seattle leads the regular-season series 1-0. [1] [2]
The Seattle Kraken beat the Washington Capitals 5-3 on Sunday night at Capital One Arena, improving to 4-2-0 on the season. The Capitals fell to 3-2-0, according to The Associated Press.[2]
Jared McCann broke a 3-3 tie with 5:27 left in the third period, cutting to the middle and beating Capitals goalie Logan Thompson with a quick shot, the AP reported. Ryan Winterton sealed the win with 2:40 remaining. The ESPN box score lists McCann as the first star of the game and Winterton as the second star.[1][2]
Ovechkin, whom the AP described as the NHL's career goals leader, scored his first goal of the season and his 930th in the league. The AP said he sniped a quick shot past Seattle goalie Joey Daccord after a forced turnover by Aliaksei and Ilya Protas. Jordan Kyrou had also scored earlier in the first period for Washington, his first goal with the Capitals, on a pass from Cole Hutson.[2]
Seattle also got goals from Kaapo Kakko, Jordan Eberle and Frederick Gaudreau. According to the AP, Kakko scored 6:06 into the game, Eberle tied it with 10 seconds left in the first period, and Gaudreau put the Kraken ahead 3-2 with 6:36 left in the second. Gaudreau led Seattle with two points, and Ben Meyers had two assists, the box score shows.[1][2]
Washington tied it at 3-3 just 46 seconds into the third period when Boone Jenner scored off his own rebound, the AP said. Daccord stopped 33 shots for the win, and Thompson made 22 saves in the loss.[2]
Both teams play Tuesday night. Seattle is at Philadelphia and Washington is at Carolina.[2]