What Happened
Matty Beniers converted on a breakaway just 55 seconds into the extra frame to give the Seattle Kraken a 2-1 win against the Calgary Flames on Wednesday. Yegor Sharangovich opened the scoring for Calgary in the first period by tipping a Zach Whitecloud slapshot. Berkly Catton later tied the game for Seattle in the second period, beating Dustin Wolf high to extend his point streak to seven games. Joey Daccord earned the victory by turning aside 25 shots, while Wolf stopped 27 attempts at the other end. The result avenged Seattle's 6-2 loss to Calgary on October 30 and handed the Flames their first overtime defeat of the season.
Key Details
- Matty Beniers scored the overtime winner at 0:55 of the extra period.
- Joey Daccord recorded 27 saves for the Kraken.
- Dustin Wolf made 25 saves for the Flames.
- Matthew Wood made his Seattle debut following a recent trade from Nashville.