SEATTLE (AP) — Jaden Schwartz scored on a power play 1:34 into the third period, and the Seattle Kraken pushed their winning streak to three games with a 3-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks Thursday night.
Matty Beniers and Brandon Tanev also scored.
Beniers made it 1-0 4:18 in the second period before Schwartz's goal gave Seattle a two-goal cushion.
A couple minutes after Schwartz scored, former Kraken player Ryan Donato pulled Chicago back within one with his eighth goal of the season, but Tanev sealed the game with an empty-net goal at with 19 seconds left.
Goaltender Joey Daccord made 18 saves for Seattle, while Chicago’s Petr Mrazek stopped 23 shots.
Kraken captain Jordan Eberle left the game and did not return after crashing into the boards 17 seconds into the second period.
Blackhawks: Chicago’s offense, which ranks 26th in the league in scoring, struggled to put points on the board. The Blackhawks have scored five goals in their last four games.
Kraken: Seattle has scored 12 goals in its three-game homestand after scoring four goals in the last four games of its recent road trip.
Schwartz’s 200th career goal wound up being the difference, as it gave the Kraken the cushion they needed. Rather than tie the game, Chicago still trailed after Donato's goal, and Seattle kept the Blackhawks scoreless from there.
The Kraken outshot the Blackhawks 26-19, including 20-9 in the first two periods.
Chicago play at Vancouver Saturday night, and the Kraken host the Islanders Saturday afternoon.
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Columbus Blue Jackets right wing Justin Danforth (17) moves the puck against the Seattle Kraken during the third period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in Seattle. The Kraken won 5-2. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Seattle Kraken left wing Jared McCann, right, celebrates his empty net goal against the Columbus Blue Jackets with center Matty Beniers (10) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in Seattle. The Kraken won 5-2. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Dante Fabbro (15) blocks a shot by Seattle Kraken right wing Oliver Bjorkstrand (22) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
The Seattle Kraken, including goaltender Joey Daccord (35) and goaltender Ales Stezka, second from right, celebrate a 5-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets in an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Semyon Varlamov made 24 saves, Anders Lee had a goal and an assist and the New York Islanders beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 on Thursday night.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Scott Mayfield, Pierre Engvall and Noah Dobson — into an empty net — also scored for New York. The Islanders were coming off consecutive 4-3 overtime losses, at home against New Jersey on Saturday and at Edmonton on Tuesday night.
Jonathan Lekkerimaki scored his first NHL goal early in the first period for Vancouver, and Tyler Myers finished the scoring late in the third.
Dakota Joshua returned to action for Vancouver after surgery for testicular cancer. . He skated on the fourth line with Nils Hoglander and Aatu Raty.
Islanders: Mayfield, Engvall and Dobson scored their first goals of the season.
Canucks: Vancouver fell to 2-3-3 at home and 8-4-3 overall.
The Islanders put it away with their first two shots of the second period. Just 14 seconds in, a harmless-looking point shot from Mayfield hit two Canucks players’ sticks before beating a surprised Kevin Lankinen. Less than two minutes later, Engvall banged home a rebound from in tight.
Vancouver had just three shots in each of the first two periods.
The Islanders are at Seattle on Saturday for the third stop on a five-game trip. The Canucks have a weekend back-to-back, hosting Chicago on Saturday night and Nashville on Sunday night.
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Vancouver Canucks' Jonathan Lekkerimaki (23) celebrates with teammates J.T. Miller, second right, and Filip Hronek after scoring a goal against the New York Islanders during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024 in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Rich Lam/The Canadian Press via AP)
New York Islanders' Jean-Gabriel Pageau celebrates after scoring a goal against the Vancouver Canucks during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024 in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Rich Lam/The Canadian Press via AP)
New York Islanders' Scott Mayfield celebrates with teammates after scoring against the Vancouver Canucks during second-period NHL hockey game action in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024.(Rich Lam/The Canadian Press via AP)
New York Islanders' Pierre Engvall, right, celebrates with teammates Dennis Cholowski, left, and Simon Holmstrom, center, after scoring against the Vancouver Canucks during second-period NHL hockey game action in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024.(Rich Lam/The Canadian Press via AP)
New York Islanders' Anders Lee, left, settles the puck in front of Vancouver Canucks goalie Kevin Lankinen, right, during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024 in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Rich Lam/The Canadian Press via AP)
New York Islanders' goalie Semyon Varlamov, right, makes a save with Vancouver Canucks' Elias Pettersson, front left, screening during second-period NHL hockey game action in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024.(Rich Lam/The Canadian Press via AP)
Vancouver Canucks' Vincent Desharnais, right, and New York Islanders' Matt Martin (17) fight during second-period NHL hockey game action in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024.(Rich Lam/The Canadian Press via AP)
