VANCOUVER — Vince Dunn scored his second goal of the game 2:15 into overtime as the Seattle Kraken rallied from a three-goal, third-period deficit to defeat the Vancouver Canucks 5-4 on Saturday afternoon.
Jaden Schwartz's second goal of the game tied it 4-4 with just 49 seconds left in the third period with Seattle's goaltender on the bench for an extra attacker.
Matty Beniers also scored for the Kraken (16-19-2), who ended a five-game losing skid.
Brock Boeser scored two goals, one on the power play, for the Canucks (17-11-7), who were playing without two star players.
Conor Garland also scored his first goal in 13 games for Vancouver. Jake DeBrusk celebrated his 500th NHL game with his team-leading 16th goal and added an assist. Carson Soucy and J.T. Miller each had two assists.
Canuck goaltender Thatcher Demko stopped 16 shots. Seattle goalie Philipp Grubauer made 25 saves.
Vancouver defenceman Quinn Hughes and centre Elias Pettersson missed the game with undisclosed injuries.
Pettersson broke out of a seven-game scoring drought with a pair of goals in Vancouver’s 4-3 win over the San Jose Sharks on Monday. He left that game in the third period.
Hughes had two assists in the win over San Jose. Last year’s Norris Trophy winner as the league’s top defenceman leads the Canucks with 42 points and 34 assists.
TAKEAWAYS
Canucks: Vancouver has just one win in its last five games (1-2-2). The Canucks outhit the Kraken 14-3 in the first period. With Hughes out, Soucy and Tyler Myers logged over 22 minutes of ice time each.
Kraken: Seattle has been outscored 27-11 during the last six games. The Kraken power play was 0 for 3 against Vancouver and has scored three times in 17 attempts the last six games.
KEY MOMENT
With their goaltender pulled the Kraken scored goals 1:22 apart of force the overtime.
KEY STAT
Boeser has five goals in his last three games. He managed just one in 13 after missing seven games with a concussion.
UP NEXT
Canucks: Play the Flames in Calgary on New Year’s Eve.
Kraken: Return home to play Utah on Monday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 28, 2024.
Jim Morris, The Canadian Press