Pettersson nets shootout winner, scores 2 others as Canucks top Kraken 6-5
Elias Pettersson scored the winner, along with two goals in regulation as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Seattle Kraken 6-5 in a shootout Thursday night to end a three-game home losing streak.
Daniel Sprong scored twice for Seattle. Jared McCann, Oliver Bjorkstrand and Alex Wennberg also scored for the Kraken , who saw a two-game win streak end. Sprong scored his second of the night just over a minute later, tipping in a pass from Brandon Tanev. Bjorkstrand put the Kraken ahead 2-1 at 3:28 on a two-on-one breakaway. Quinn Hughes was the lone defenceman back when Jaden Schwartz carried the puck into the Canucks zone. He dished it to Bjorkstrand who beat Martin high on the glove side.Pettersson put the Canucks back in the picture at 8:09, knocking a Luke Schenn puck out of the air and past Jones.
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