Kraken Snap Penguins Win Streak

January 28, 2022 3:51 am

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Adam Larsson scored the first overtime goal in Seattle Kraken history to lift the expansion team to a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Kraken trailed 1-0 when Jared McCann scored with 3:56 left in regulation against his former team to force overtime. Larsson then won it 1:17 into the extra period to give Seattle its fourth win in six games following a nine-game losing streak. Philipp Grubauer stopped 23 shots while helping the Kraken snap the Penguins’ six-game winning streak. Seattle picked up just its fifth road win of the season. Evgeni Malkin scored his fourth of the season for Pittsburgh.