Oliver Bjorkstrand scored two goals and had two assists as the Seattle Kraken came back from a two-goal deficit to beat the New York Rangers 7-5 on Sunday afternoon.
Eeli Tolvanen added a goal and two assists, and Shane Wright contributed one goal and one assist for Seattle, which finished a 3-1-0 road trip and won against the Rangers for the second time in franchise history (2-6-0).
Brandon Tanev, Vince Dunn, and Yanni Gourde also scored for Seattle, while Chandler Stephenson and Matty Beniers each had two assists. Philipp Grubauer, who started in goal because Joey Daccord was sick, made 32 saves, earning his first win in his last seven decisions since October 17.
K’Andre Miller and Vincent Trocheck each had a goal and an assist, and Adam Fox and Artemi Panarin each recorded two assists for the Rangers, who have lost seven of their last nine games.
Reilly Smith, Filip Chytil, and Alexis Lafreniere also scored for New York. Jonathan Quick, starting because Igor Shesterkin was out due to his wife going into labor, saved 15 of 21 shots. Quick had shut out the Kraken 2-0 on November 17 in Seattle.
After falling behind 3-1, the Kraken scored three goals in 5:18 late in the second period to take the lead. Tanev scored at 14:06, Tolvanen at 15:34, and Bjorkstrand tipped in a shot from Brandon Montour at 19:24 to give Seattle a 4-3 lead.
Seattle added to its lead in the third period, with Dunn scoring a powerful shot from the right point just 1:00 in, and Wright scoring at 11:13 to make it 6-3.
The Rangers fought back as Miller scored at 12:27 and Lafreniere at 14:57 to cut the Kraken’s lead to one goal.
Gourde sealed the win with an empty-net goal at 18:14.
The Rangers scored the first goal of the game as Miller’s shot from the left point went between Grubauer’s pads, and Smith was there to tap it in at 3:38.
Bjorkstrand tied the game with a power-play goal at 1:46 of the second period.
Chytil scored at 2:50 of the second, and Trocheck added a power-play goal at 4:47, giving the Rangers a 3-1 lead.
