SEATTLE (AP) — Brett Kulak broke a second-period tie with his first goal of the season, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Seattle Kraken 6-3 on Monday.
permission, She was acquired from Edmonton in December as part of the deal for goaltender Tristan Jarryscored for the first time since last year’s Western Conference Final. The defenseman ripped a one-timer to give the Penguins a 3-2 lead with 5:15 left in the second.
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Several unlikely offensive contributors were involved for the Penguins (23-14-11). Fellow defenseman Parker Weatherspoon started the scoring with a header from the point that went past Seattle goalie Joey Daccord for his third time of the season.
Pittsburgh center Connor Dewar scored shorthanded in the first period and added an empty-netter with 29.6 seconds left. Dewar’s first goal marked the third straight game the Kraken (21-18-9) had a short-handed goal.
After trailing 2-0, the Kraken equalized with goals from forward Ben Myers and defender Ryan Lindgren. Myers’ goal was his career-high of the season. Eeli Tolvanen also scored for Seattle, which has lost four straight games and six of seven.
Justin Brazeau scored an early goal in the third period for the Penguins to make it 4-2. Rickard Rakell added an insurance goal before Dewar scored an empty-netter. Pittsburgh won for the second time in three games after a three-game skid.
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Penguins captain Sidney Crosby had two assists in his 1,400th career game. Stuart Skinner stopped 20 shots.
Daccord made 26 saves for Seattle.
the next
Penguins: At Calgary Flames on Wednesday night.
Kraken: Host the New York Islanders on Wednesday night.
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