Kraken score 4 unanswered goals in 3rd period and send Predators to 3rd straight loss 7-3

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Oliver Bjorkstrand, Jaden Schwartz, Jared McCann and Adam Larsson each had a goal and an assist to lead Seattle Kraken to a 7-3 victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night.

Brandon Tanev, Ryker Evans and Jordan Eberle also scored, and Chandler Stephenson added two assists for Seattle. Joey Daccord made 31 saves.

Seattle broke open a tied game early in the third period when Schwartz and Eberle scored 1:21 apart. The Kraken went on to score four unanswered goals in the period.

Michael McCarron, Tommy Novak and Brady Skjei scored and Juuse Saros made 29 saves for the Predators, who dropped their third straight game to open the season.

McCarron and Novak scored in a 2:13 span in the first period to rally Nashville from a two-goal deficit.

Kraken: The victory gave Seattle a split of its four-game early season trip. The Kraken head to Seattle for a five-game homestand. Eberle, Seattle’s newly named captain, has three goals in four games and had the shootout winner at Minnesota Oct. 12.

Predators: The Predators are winless after adding high-priced free agents like Skjei, Steven Stamkos and Jonathan Marchessault in the offseason. The Predators have not had a lead in any of their three games and the revamped roster has failed to find chemistry.

After Skjei’s goal with 2:43 remaining in the second, Schwarz and Eberle’s scored goals 1:21 apart before the period was three minutes old.

After going 0-2 on the power play Tuesday night, the Predators have one power-play goal in 11 opportunities in three games.

The Kraken host the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday, while the Predators host the defending Western Conference champion Edmonton Oilers, also on Thursday.

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Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros (74) blocks a shot on goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Seattle Kraken, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Seattle Kraken right wing Oliver Bjorkstrand (22) passes the puck past Nashville Predators defenseman Roman Josi (59) and center Colton Sissons (10) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Nashville Predators defenseman Brady Skjei (76) skates the puck past Seattle Kraken left wing Jared McCann (19) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros (74) and right wing Michael McCarron (47) block a shot on goal by Seattle Kraken center Matty Beniers (10) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Seattle Kraken right wing Jordan Eberle, center, celebrates his goal with center Shane Wright (51) and defenseman Brandon Montour (62) during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Nashville Predators, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The world’s second Sphere will be built in the capital of the United Arab Emirates after the opening of the first in Las Vegas.

Abu Dhabi's Department of Culture and Tourism and Sphere Entertainment Co. announced the plan late Tuesday to bring a Sphere to the Middle East.

The announcement offered no financing information, nor did it say where the Sphere would be built in the Emirati capital. Officials with the Sphere and Abu Dhabi's government did not immediately respond to questions about the project Wednesday.

The massive $2.3 billion Las Vegas Sphere opened in 2023 as the gambling capital's most expensive entertainment venue. A high-resolution LED screen wraps halfway around the 17,500-seat audience. It has hosted concerts and sporting events.

Abu Dhabi has been trying to differentiate itself as a travel destination from neighboring Dubai in the UAE, an energy-rich federation of seven sheikhdoms on the Arabian Peninsula. The UAE is also preparing to open the first casino in the country.

However, some projects in the UAE have failed to be built or been delayed for years after being announced in economic downturns.

FILE - Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, of the Netherlands, drives past the Sphere during the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix auto race, on Nov. 18, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Nick Didlick, File)