SEATTLE, WA (AP) — Jared McCann had a goal and three assists, Jordan Eberle added two goals and an assist, and the Seattle Kraken beat NHL-leading Vancouver 5-2, handing the Canucks their fourth straight loss on Thursday night, Feb. 22.
Vince Dunn and Justin Schultz also scored for Seattle, which took the season series against their Pacific Northwest rival and is 3-0-1 since a 2-7-1 skid. Philipp Grubauer made 19 saves in his first home start and second overall since suffering a lower-body injury on Dec. 9.
“It was a solid performance all the way through,” Seattle coach Dave Hakstol said. “We got good contributions from everybody. Our play with the puck drove a lot of our success tonight. Moving the puck, taking care of it, making good, hard plays and getting through the neutral zone. We played fast.”
J.T. Miller and Sam Lafferty scored for Vancouver, which is 3-5-1 since a 12-game point streak.
“Not much compete from the guys,” Vancouver coach Rick Tocchet said. “That’s on me. I’ve gotta take the blame for that. I didn’t get the guys to compete hard enough, so I’ll take the heat on this one. There were a lot of no shows tonight.”
Thatcher Demko made 26 saves for the Canuck in the loss.
