J.T. Miller scored the only goal in the shootout as the Vancouver Canucks won 4-3 against the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night.
Max Sasson, Conor Garland, and Tyler Myers scored in regulation for the Canucks, who won only their second game in the past seven (2-2-3).
Vancouver’s goalie Thatcher Demko saved 11 out of 12 shots before leaving at 7:49 of the second period with what seemed to be a lower-body injury after a collision with teammate Noah Juulsen.
Kevin Lankinen took over for Demko, making 13 saves on 15 shots during regulation and overtime. In the shootout, the Kraken missed twice, and Lankinen stopped one shot.
Matty Beniers, Vince Dunn, and Chandler Stephenson scored for Seattle, which had its two-game winning streak ended. The streak included a memorable 5-4 overtime win against Vancouver on Saturday, where the Kraken made history by coming back after being down three goals with less than five minutes left in the game.
Philipp Grubauer, who started in place of the injured Joey Daccord (upper body), saved 19 out of 22 shots.
Dunn scored for Seattle with 52.5 seconds remaining in the third period, bringing the Kraken within one after a late rally.
Stephenson put Seattle ahead 1-0 at 1:52 of the first period, sneaking a shot past Demko.
The Canucks tied the game at 13:17 of the first when Nils Hoglander’s pass deflected off teammate Danton Heinen’s skate and landed at Sasson’s feet, who scored.
Garland gave the Canucks a 2-1 lead in the second on a breakaway goal set up by a turnover and a pass from Phil Di Giuseppe.
Myers increased Vancouver’s lead to 3-1 with a wrist shot at 5:35 of the third.
Seattle came back with a power-play goal by Beniers at 9:05, cutting the Canucks’ lead to 3-2.
