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Seattle Kraken 2, Columbus Blue Jackets 5 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Seattle Kraken 2, Columbus Blue Jackets 5. Shots on goal: SEA 17, CBJ 28. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 SEA 1-3 CBJ; P2 SEA 1-1 CBJ; P3 SEA 0-1 CBJ.

Scoring plays: P1 02:48 Danton Heinen (assists: Boone Jenner, Zach Werenski) to make it SEA 0-1 CBJ; P1 08:58 Damon Severson (assists: Cole Sillinger, Zach Werenski) to make it SEA 0-2 CBJ; P1 15:16 Mathieu Olivier (assists: Cole Sillinger, Zach Werenski) to make it SEA 0-3 CBJ; P1 16:17 Vince Dunn (assists: Kaapo Kakko, Frederick Gaudreau) to make it SEA 1-3 CBJ; P2 08:31 Kaapo Kakko (assists: Eeli Tolvanen, Brandon Montour) to make it SEA 2-3 CBJ; P2 09:33 Kent Johnson (assists: Conor Garland, Adam Fantilli) to make it SEA 2-4 CBJ; P3 17:34 Cole Sillinger (assists: Mathieu Olivier) to make it SEA 2-5 CBJ. Top skaters: Cole Sillinger (CBJ) 1 G, 2 A; Zach Werenski (CBJ) 0 G, 3 A; Mathieu Olivier (CBJ) 1 G, 1 A; Kaapo Kakko (SEA) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ) 15 saves on 17, decision W; Joey Daccord (SEA) 23 saves on 27, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · CBJ
Cole Sillinger
1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, 5 SOG · 13:59 TOI
Goals · CBJ
Mathieu Olivier
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG · 14:14 TOI
Goaltending · CBJ
Elvis Merzlikins
15 saves on 17 shots (.882) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

SEA 0 largest lead Never led · 2-0 run, P1 16:17–P2 8:31
CBJ 3 largest lead P1 15:16 (SEA 0, CBJ 3) · 3-0 run, P1 2:48–P1 15:16
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 2:48 Danton Heinen (Boone Jenner, Zach Werenski) CBJ · wrist shot · SEA 0, CBJ 1
  • P1 8:58 Damon Severson (Cole Sillinger, Zach Werenski) CBJ · slap shot · SEA 0, CBJ 2
  • P1 15:16 Mathieu Olivier (Cole Sillinger, Zach Werenski) CBJ · wrist shot · SEA 0, CBJ 3
  • P1 16:17 Vince Dunn (Kaapo Kakko, Frederick Gaudreau) SEA · slap shot · SEA 1, CBJ 3
  • P2 8:31 Kaapo Kakko (Eeli Tolvanen, Brandon Montour) SEA · Power play · wrist shot · SEA 2, CBJ 3
  • P2 9:33 Kent Johnson (Conor Garland, Adam Fantilli) CBJ · snap shot · SEA 2, CBJ 4
  • P3 17:34 Cole Sillinger (Mathieu Olivier) CBJ · Empty net · wrist shot · SEA 2, CBJ 5

Linescore

123 T
SEA 110 2
CBJ 311 5

Shots on goal: SEA 17, CBJ 28

Biggest Period

The Columbus Blue Jackets scored 3 goals in P1 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

SEACBJ
17Shots on goal28
44Shot attempts52
21Faceoff wins28
14Hits15
13Blocked shots13
1Power-play goals0
4Takeaways5
19Giveaways10
6Penalty minutes2
85.2%Save %88.2%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
SEA75517
CBJ138728

🎯 Shot Map

Seattle Kraken2 G · 31 attempts
Brandon Montour: saved (snap)Jacob Melanson: saved (wrist)Vince Dunn: missed the netBerkly Catton: saved (tip-in)Berkly Catton: saved (backhand)Ryker Evans: missed the netJamie Oleksiak: saved (wrist)Chandler Stephenson: saved (snap)Vince Dunn: goal (slap)Chandler Stephenson: missed the netJordan Eberle: saved (wrist)Eeli Tolvanen: saved (slap)Shane Wright: missed the netKaapo Kakko: goal (wrist)Jacob Melanson: missed the netShane Wright: missed the netJamie Oleksiak: missed the netJamie Oleksiak: saved (backhand)Jordan Eberle: saved (backhand)Frederick Gaudreau: missed the netFrederick Gaudreau: missed the netJordan Eberle: missed the netBen Meyers: saved (backhand)Bobby McMann: saved (backhand)Ryan Lindgren: missed the netVince Dunn: saved (slap)Kaapo Kakko: missed the netMatty Beniers: saved (snap)Ryker Evans: saved (wrist)Vince Dunn: missed the netJamie Oleksiak: missed the net
  • 2Goals6% of attempts
  • 15Saved48% of attempts
  • 14Missed the net45% of attempts
Columbus Blue Jackets5 G · 39 attempts
Damon Severson: saved (snap)Danton Heinen: goal (wrist)Cole Sillinger: missed the netCharlie Coyle: saved (wrist)Adam Fantilli: saved (wrist)Adam Fantilli: missed the netCole Sillinger: saved (tip-in)Mathieu Olivier: missed the netDamon Severson: goal (slap)Conor Garland: saved (backhand)Cole Sillinger: saved (snap)Kent Johnson: missed the netKent Johnson: saved (wrist)Mathieu Olivier: goal (wrist)Zach Werenski: saved (wrist)Charlie Coyle: saved (snap)Mason Marchment: saved (wrist)Erik Gudbranson: saved (snap)Mason Marchment: saved (snap)Kirill Marchenko: saved (wrist)Kent Johnson: goal (snap)Kirill Marchenko: missed the netMathieu Olivier: missed the netCole Sillinger: saved (snap)Isac Lundeström: saved (tip-in)Kirill Marchenko: missed the netAdam Fantilli: missed the netZach Werenski: saved (snap)Denton Mateychuk: missed the netZach Werenski: saved (wrist)Charlie Coyle: saved (snap)Denton Mateychuk: saved (slap)Dante Fabbro: saved (wrist)Mason Marchment: missed the netZach Werenski: saved (slap)Sean Monahan: missed the netMathieu Olivier: saved (deflected)Cole Sillinger: saved (snap)Cole Sillinger: goal (wrist)
  • 5Goals13% of attempts
  • 23Saved59% of attempts
  • 11Missed the net28% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

SEA skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Kaapo Kakko R 112010014:58
Vince Dunn D 101-120121:21
Frederick Gaudreau C 011+100117:57
Brandon Montour D 011-311117:30
Eeli Tolvanen R 011012115:39
Adam Larsson D 000000224:45
Chandler Stephenson C 000-110020:13
Ryan Lindgren D 000-201019:45
Ryker Evans D 000-111218:18
Jamie Oleksiak D 000-120018:01
Bobby McMann C 000-111016:58
Matty Beniers C 000-110216:27
Jordan Eberle R 000-121116:10
Berkly Catton C 000021014:12
Shane Wright C 000000113:37
Ben Meyers C 000-311011:21
Jacob Melanson R 000-313109:06
Jani Nyman R 000-402008:15
SEA goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Joey Daccord L 232785.2459:27
CBJ skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Cole Sillinger C 123+351213:59
Zach Werenski D 033+440024:07
Mathieu Olivier R 112+326014:14
Damon Severson D 101+320021:19
Kent Johnson C 101020115:52
Danton Heinen L 101+110010:46
Adam Fantilli C 011+113018:54
Conor Garland R 011010014:39
Boone Jenner C 011+100012:20
Ivan Provorov D 000+200322:41
Mason Marchment L 000020119:22
Kirill Marchenko R 000011019:06
Charlie Coyle C 000+331117:31
Erik Gudbranson D 000011316:26
Sean Monahan C 000-101216:23
Denton Mateychuk D 000010016:01
Dante Fabbro D 000-111015:18
Isac Lundeström C 000+110009:31
CBJ goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Elvis Merzlikins W 151788.2260:00

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