Anaheim 5, Seattle 4
When: 10:00 PM ET, Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Where: Honda Center, Anaheim, California
Referees:
T.J. Luxmore, Francois St. Laurent
Linesmen:
Caleb Apperson, Bryan Pancich
Attendance:
17530
By Field Level Media
Troy Terry scored twice, including on a breakaway 55 seconds into overtime, and added an assist as the Anaheim Ducks rallied for a 5-4 victory against the visiting Seattle Kraken in the NHL season opener for both teams Wednesday night.
Ryan Strome had a goal and two assists, Trevor Zegras had a goal and an assist and Frank Vatrano also scored for the Ducks, who trailed 4-2 with just over 10 minutes remaining in regulation. Rookie Mason McTavish and veteran John Klingberg had two assists apiece and goaltender John Gibson made 44 saves.
Rookie Matty Beniers had a goal and an assist and Andre Burakovsky, Oliver Bjorkstrand and Jared McCann also scored for the Kraken, who went 3-for-5 on the power play. Justin Schultz had two assists and Philipp Grubauer stopped 22 of 27 shots.
The winner came after Gibson stopped a Seattle breakaway. The goalie corralled the rebound and sent a lead pass ahead for Terry, who skated in and beat Grubauer with a backhander. Gibson collected an assist on the play.
Beniers gave the Kraken a 4-2 lead at 4:09 of the third as he knocked home a rebound off a shot by Jaden Schwartz.
The Ducks tied it as Vatrano scored on a wrister from the top of the faceoff circle at 9:56 and Zegras hammered home a slap shot from the right faceoff dot with the man advantage at 13:23 to make it 4-4.
Terry gave the Ducks the lead just 51 seconds into the game. Strome forced a turnover behind the net and got the puck to McTavish in the lower-left circle. McTavish immediately sent a backhanded pass to Terry in the slot and he wristed a shot into the upper right corner of the net.
The Kraken took a 3-1 lead on power-play goals by McCann midway through the first and Burakovsky and Bjorkstrand in the opening 6:28 of the second.
Strome pulled the Ducks within 3-2 with a power-play goal at 18:24 of the second.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Seattle |
|
Anaheim |
|
Matty Beniers 2 |
Points |
Troy Terry 3 |
|
Matty Beniers 1 |
Goals |
Troy Terry 2 |
|
Justin Schultz 2 |
Assists |
Ryan Strome 2 |
|
Oliver Bjorkstrand 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Ryan Strome 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Philipp Grubauer .815 |
Save Percentage |
John Gibson .917 |
|
Philipp Grubauer 22 |
Saves |
John Gibson 44 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Seattle
|
48 |
4 |
3-5 |
1-3 |
11 |
24 |
| Anaheim
|
27 |
5 |
2-3 |
2-5 |
15 |
32 |
Upcoming Games
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Anaheim will play their next game on the road against NY Islanders. The Ducks have a W/L % of .000 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
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Seattle will play their next game on the road against Los Angeles. The Kraken have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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