The Seattle Kraken kept the road trip rolling Tuesday night, outlasting the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 in a shootout at Xfinity Mobile Arena to stay perfect away from home on the trip.
Seattle had a 2-0 lead in the third period and still needed extra work after the winless Flyers clawed all the way back. But in the fifth round of the shootout, McMann delivered the finish, and Matty Beniers added another shootout goal to help the Kraken escape with their third straight road win and a 5-2-0 start to the season.
Philipp Grubauer was a major reason Seattle left with two points. After backing up a 37-save win in Detroit, he stopped 24 Flyers shots Tuesday and turned aside four of five Philadelphia shooters in the shootout. His strongest stretch came in the second period, when he twice denied Sean Couturier, including a sharp stop on a one-timer and later a poke-check after a Brandon Montour turnover left Couturier alone in front.
The Kraken’s scoring started in the first period with McMann’s third goal of the season. On a power play, a puck popped up, bounced off the ice, and McMann swatted it out of the air into the top corner with excellent hand-eye coordination.
Seattle got another boost in the second when defenseman Ville Ottavainen scored the first NHL goal of his career. Sprung by a Jared McCann and Beniers screen in front, Ottavainen fired down the slot to make it 2-0.
The game shifted in the third. Christian Dvorak got Philadelphia on the board with a one-timer from the right circle after Oliver Bonk delivered a no-look lateral pass from the far boards. Just 1:13 later, Trevor Zegras tied it 2-2 by beating Grubauer as the trailer flying down the slot.
Seattle had chances to put the game away before that comeback. Jordan Eberle was tripped on a breakaway in the second after Adam Larsson sent him in with a lead pass, but Dan Vladar stopped Eberle’s penalty shot attempt.
The Kraken also failed to cash in on a 5-on-3, and later couldn’t score on a Flyers too-many-men penalty in overtime. Eberle also took two minors, though Seattle killed both off.
The night had a little extra edge, too. Grubauer and Zegras mixed it up in the middle period after an earlier skirmish.
Grubauer gloved a Zegras wrister, released the puck for a face-off, and Zegras fired it back at him. Grubauer answered with a cross-check, and both players were assessed minors.
For Philadelphia, the loss extended a brutal opening to the season. The Flyers dropped to 0-5-3 and were booed after falling behind.
A few more notes from the night: Eberle has recorded a point in six of Seattle’s seven games, piling up three goals and three assists. The Kraken are now 7-3-1 all-time against Philadelphia. And their two losses this season have come against Vegas and Edmonton, the only teams they’ve faced so far that don’t use red as their primary color.
Seattle finished 1-for-5 on the power play, while Philadelphia went 0-for-3.
The road trip wraps up in Florida, with the Kraken visiting the Lightning on Thursday at 4 pm PT and the Panthers on Saturday at 3 pm PT.
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