Edmonton Oilers sink Seattle Kraken
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Leon Draisaitl had two goals and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers downed the Seattle Kraken 5-2 Monday night at Rogers Place.
Leon Draisaitl had two goals and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers downed the Seattle Kraken 5-2 Monday night at Rogers Place.
The teams combined for three goals in the first 6:01 of the game.
Draisaitl had a Tyson Barrie point shot deflect in off his skate. The Kraken’s Jaden Schwartz replied by splitting the Oilers’ defence and whacking a backhand under goaltender Mikko Koskinen.
Draisaitl struck again, this time on the power play, finishing off a feed from Zach Hyman.
Oilers defenceman Duncan Keith, playing in his 1,200th career game, converted a pass from Draisaitl to make it 3-1 early in the second.
Carson Soucy joined the rush and brought the Kraken back within a goal with 1:20 left in the frame.
Former Oiler Jordan Eberle had a breakaway two-and-a-half minutes into the third but was denied by Koskinen.
Less than 20 seconds later, Kyle Turris tapped home a pass from Devin Shore to make it 4-2 Oilers.