LOS ANGELES — Andre Burakovsky He had two goals, including overtime’s winner, and the Seattle Kraken The defeat of Los Angeles Kings 9-8 Tuesday night at the NHL’s highest scoring game of the season.
Burakovsky’s power play score at 2:08 in the extra session gave Seattle its second six-game winning streak.
It was only the second time since 1984-85 that a game featuring at least 17 goals had been decided by one goal in the expansion era. Other was the Jets’ win 9-8 over the Flyers on October 27, 2011.
Matty Beniers Jared McCann Each had two goals in Kraken’s highest-scoring game over its two-year existence. Alex Wennberg, Daniel Sprong Oliver Bjorkstrand Also scored: Martin Jones Made 27 saves
Gabe Vilardi had 2 goals for the Kings but Cal Petersen After being replaced, four goals were allowed on 16 shots Jonathan Quick The second period begins in the early part of the second. Anze Kopitar, Viktor Arvidsson, Carl Grundstrom, Adrian Kempe, Sean Durzi Mikey Anderson Los Angeles was also awarded.
Durzi reduced it to 8-7, with 8:16 left in the third period. Anderson tied it with 6 minutes remaining.
Each team had been in a 13-goal match this season. They continued their high-scoring efforts to surpass that total at the end of the second period.
Quick was pulled by McCann after he scored his second goal, a 5-4 advantage, at 4:56. He also conceded his fifth goal on 14 shots. Kempe tied the score less than two minutes later.
The decision to change goaltenders was costly as Petersen was responsible for the score that brought the Kraken back into the lead.
Petersen made a blocker save for Sprong’s shot but didn’t realize that the puck was high in the air and then fell in his crease. He landed on his skate and the puck rolled into the net at 7 –27.
Petersen was then defeated by Bjorkstrand with a wrist shot from high under the crossbar. It made it 7-5 at the end of the middle period.
Vilardi got his second goal at 4:19, but Burakovsky scored back with 22 seconds remaining to restore a lead of 2 goals at 8-6.
The first period was almost a game in and of itself. After 20 minutes, there was a 3-3 tie. Kopitar scored 16 second into the second, and each team had two power-play goals on their four opportunities. Kraken defenseman also contributed. Justin Schultz He took the second assist on all three club goals, setting a franchise record for the most assists in a single period.
ESPN Stats & Information and The Associated Press contributed to this report.