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National Hockey League
Seattle 5, Arizona 0
When: 10:00 PM ET, Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Where: Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, Washington
Referees: Frederick L'Ecuyer, Morgan MacPhee
Linesmen: Shandor Alphonso, Trent Knorr
Attendance: 17151

Shane Wright scored for the fourth time in as many games since being recalled from the minor leagues and Philipp Grubauer made a season-high 39 saves as the Seattle Kraken defeated the visiting Arizona Coyotes 5-0 on Tuesday night.

Justin Schultz had a goal and an assist; Andre Burakovsky, Brandon Tanev and Will Borgen also tallied; and Matty Beniers and Oliver Bjorkstrand each had two helpers for the Kraken, who won their second in a row and fifth in seven games.

The Kraken (33-31-13, 79 points) salvaged the finale of the season series with the Coyotes after losing 4-3 in a shootout Nov. 7 and 2-1 in overtime March 22. Both of the previous meetings were in Arizona.

Karel Vejmelka stopped 20 of 25 shots for the Coyotes (33-40-5, 71 points), who had a two-game winning streak snapped. Clayton Keller's 11-game point streak (eight goals, 10 assists) came to an end.

Wright, the No. 4 overall pick in the 2022 NHL draft who has spent most of the season at Coachella Valley of the American Hockey League, opened the scoring just 1:08 into the game. Wright took a pass from Jordan Eberle low in the right faceoff circle, took one stride toward the net and shot a backhander that went off Vejmelka's catching glove and trickled between his pads.

Burakovsky made it 2-0 on the power play at 2:14 of the period, picking up a loose puck just outside the right faceoff dot after a pass pinballed off a couple of players in the slot. Burakovsky's quick wrister beat Vejmelka high inside the near post as the goalie tried to slide across the crease.

Schultz extended the lead to 3-0 at 4:29 of the second, taking a pass from Bjorkstrand on a two-on-one rush and putting a wrist shot from the right faceoff circle just inside the far post.

Tanev shoveled the puck into the open side of the net from just outside the crease at 6:38 of the third after taking a cross-ice pass from Yanni Gourde.

Borgen netted a wrister from the right point past a screened Vejmelka at 9:35 of the period to cap the scoring.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Arizona   Seattle
N/A Points Justin Schultz 2
N/A Goals Justin Schultz 1
N/A Assists Matty Beniers 2
N/A Power Play Goals Andre Burakovsky 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Karel Vejmelka .800 Save Percentage Philipp Grubauer 1.000
Karel Vejmelka 20 Saves Philipp Grubauer 39
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Arizona 39 0 0-1 2-3 8 26
Seattle 25 5 1-3 1-1 4 35
Upcoming Games
  • Seattle will play their next game at home against San Jose. The Kraken have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .378 after a loss.
  • Arizona will play their next game on the road against Vancouver. The Coyotes have a W/L % of .441 after a win and .409 after a loss.