McCann has 3 points, Kraken hold off Flyers

McCann has 3 points, Kraken hold off Flyers

Eberle, Wright each gets goal, assist for Seattle; Philadelphia drops 3rd straight

Flyers at Kraken | Recap

SEATTLE — Jared McCann had a goal and two assists for the Seattle Kraken, who held off a late rally from the Philadelphia Flyers for a 6-4 win at Climate Pledge Arena on Thursday.

Shane Wright and Jordan Eberle each had a goal and an assist, and Andre Burakovsky had two assists for the Kraken (3-2-0), who defeated the Nashville Predators 7-3 on Tuesday. Philipp Grubauer made 19 saves.

Scott Laughton had two goals and an assist, and Garnet Hathaway and Ryan Poehling each had two assists for the Flyers (1-2-1), who closed out their season-opening four-game road trip with three straight losses (0-2-1). Ivan Fedotov allowed five goals on 24 shots before being replaced by Samuel Ersson, who made four saves on five shots in the third period.

Laughton gave the Flyers a 1-0 lead at 4:21 of the first period, collecting Poehling’s shot that came back off the end boards and stuffing it in at the right post.

Montour tied it 1-1 at 18:15 with a slap shot from the right point that went through Fedotov’s pads. It was his first goal for the Kraken after signing a seven-year, $50 million contract ($7.14 million average annual value) on July 1.

Laughton made it 2-1 at 18:58 with a wrist shot over Grubauer’s right shoulder from a tight angle below the left circle.

McCann tied it 2-2 with a power-play goal at 3:06 of the second period, firing a snap shot from the top of the left circle that beat Fedotov five-hole.

Eeli Tolvanen gave the Kraken a 3-2 lead at 14:57 when he put in a rebound at the top of the crease.

Eberle pushed it to 4-2 at 17:44 with a tap in at the right post off a seam pass from McCann, then Wright made it 5-2 just eight seconds later, beating Fedotov with a snap shot from the slot.

Cam York cut it to 5-3 with a wrist shot over Grubauer’s glove at 10:19 of the third period.

Jamie Drysdale scored a power-play goal with a wrist shot from the point at 12:32 to get the Flyers within 5-4, but Oliver Bjorkstrand scored on a breakaway at 14:52 for the 6-4 final.