National Hockey League
Seattle 4, Pittsburgh 1
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 25, 2025
Where: Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, Washington
Referees: Frederick L'Ecuyer, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen: Trent Knorr, Bryan Pancich
Attendance: 17151

Vince Dunn scored the go-ahead goal with a two-man advantage late in the second period as the Seattle Kraken defeated the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Saturday, spoiling a historic afternoon for Sidney Crosby.

Oliver Bjorkstrand, Eeli Tolvanen and Matty Beniers also tallied and Chandler Stephenson and Jared McCann each had two assists for the Kraken, who went 3-1-0 on their four-game homestand. Goaltender Joey Daccord made 28 saves.

Crosby scored the lone goal for the Penguins, who are 3-7-3 over their past 13 games. Rookie Joel Blomqvist stopped 21 of 25 shots.

Trailing 1-0, the Penguins tied it at 4:34 of the second period as defenseman Kris Letang sent the puck to Rickard Rakell behind the Seattle net. Rakell spotted Crosby in the slot and he put a low one-timer just inside the right post.

It was the 307th time Crosby and Letang combined on a goal, moving the past Boston's Phil Esposito and Bobby Orr for second place in NHL history for a forward/defenseman duo. They trail only Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky and Paul Coffey, who combined for 350.

The goal also gave Crosby 742 career points on the road, breaking a tie with Joe Sakic for 10th in NHL history.

The Kraken opened the scoring at 2:16 of the second after a Pittsburgh turnover led to an odd-man rush. Stephenson carried the puck down the right wing, over the blue line and to the faceoff dot before leaving a drop pass for Andre Burakovsky, who was trailing the play. Burakovsky immediately sent the puck to Bjorkstrand on the left wing for a one-timer that beat Blomqvist before he could get across the crease.

After Crosby's goal, the Kraken regained the lead on a 5-on-3 power play at 17:46 of the second. Dunn got the puck in the high slot and sent a slap shot into the upper right corner of the net as teammate Jaden Schwartz set a screen in front of Blomqvist.

Seattle extended its lead to 3-1 on Tolvanen's goal at 5:06 of the third, and Beniers converted a pass from Kaapo Kakko on a two-on-one rush at 13:06 to cap the scoring.

Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin's left knee buckled in a first-period collision with Stephenson near center ice. Malkin came out for one more shift before heading to the dressing room. He didn't return.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Pittsburgh   Seattle
Sidney Crosby 1 Points Jared McCann 2
Sidney Crosby 1 Goals Matty Beniers 1
Kris Letang 1 Assists Jared McCann 2
N/A Power Play Goals Vince Dunn 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Joel Blomqvist .840 Save Percentage Joey Daccord .966
Joel Blomqvist 21 Saves Joey Daccord 28
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Pittsburgh 29 1 0-2 2-3 6 17
Seattle 25 4 1-3 2-2 4 21
Upcoming Games
  • Seattle will play their next game on the road against Edmonton. The Kraken have a W/L % of .364 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • Pittsburgh will play their next game on the road against San Jose. The Penguins have a W/L % of .286 after a win and .467 after a loss.