SEATTLE (AP) — Matty Beniers and Jordan Eberle each had a goal and an assist as the Seattle Kraken defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 on Monday night.
Jamie Oleksiak also scored for Seattle, while Joey Daccord finished with 29 saves. For Chicago, Andre Burakovsky scored, and Arvid Soderblom stopped 21 shots.
Less than three minutes into the second period, Oleksiak snapped a wrist shot from the blue line. The puck sneaked through a cluster of players, including Soderblom, marking Oleksiak’s second goal of the season.
Midway through the second period, following a tripping penalty on Blackhawks center Ryan Donato, Seattle capitalized quickly. Just eight seconds into its first power play of the game, Eberle saucered a backhand pass to Beniers in the slot, and the Kraken forward finished off the play for his second goal of the season.
Chicago finally broke through against Daccord in the third period on a breakaway chance. Burakovsky, who spent the last three seasons with the Kraken before an offseason trade to the Blackhawks in exchange for Joe Veleno, was left all alone in front of the Kraken net thanks to a textbook feed from former No. 1 overall pick Connor Bedard.
Eberle extended Seattle’s lead late in the third period. Following a Chicago turnover in the neutral zone, the Kraken captain scored his team-leading fifth goal of the year with 3:55 remaining in regulation.
With the win, the Kraken improved to 4-0-2 at home this season, while the Blackhawks dropped to 2-3-2 on the road. Defenseman Connor Murphy also marked a milestone, skating in his 500th career game with Chicago.
Starting the season with a 6-2-4 record, the Kraken are off to their best 12-game start as a franchise.
**Up next:**
– Blackhawks: At Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night
– Kraken: Host San Jose Sharks on Wednesday night
