National Hockey League
Seattle 5, St. Louis 3
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Where: Enterprise Center, St. Louis, Missouri
Referees: Pierre Lambert, Garrett Rank
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Ben O'Quinn
Attendance: 18096

Morgan Geekie scored twice as the visiting Seattle Kraken snapped their three-game losing streak with a 5-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday.

Jared McCann, Jamie Oleksiak and Brandon Tanev also scored for the Kraken. Eeli Tolvanen had three assists, Daniel Sprong had two assists and Martin Jones made 22 saves for Seattle.

Pavel Buchnevich and Robert Thomas had a goal and an assist for the Blues, who are winless (0-4-2) in their last six games. Brandon Saad also scored, and Jordan Binnington made 21 saves.

The Blues put the first seven shots on goal during the first period, but Seattle eventually took a 1-0 lead. Geekie burst up the left wing on a 2-on-1 break and beat Binnington at the 9:30 mark.

Kasperi Kapanen had two excellent scoring chances in his first game since the Blues claimed him off waivers from Pittsburgh. But Jones stopped his drive coming down the middle and his spinning backhand shot from the right circle.

Thomas tied the game 1-1 with a short-handed rush up the left wing 5:11 into the second period.

The Kraken responded just 1:46 later after their power play ended. McCann's one-time shot from the left circle put them back on top 2-1.

Saad took a 100-foot outlet pass from Nick Leddy and scored from the high slot to tie the game 2-2.

Geekie restored Seattle's lead with 6:28 left in the period. Justin Schultz shot from the right point, and Sprong redirected the puck across to Geekie at the open right side of the net.

Oleksiak pushed the Kraken's lead to 4-2 with 10:14 left. He snapped a point shot through heavy traffic that found its way past Binnington.

Buchnevich trimmed that advantage to 4-3 by burying Thomas' drop pass to the lower left circle with 5:31 left. Tanev made it 5-3 with an empty-net goal with seven seconds left.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Seattle   St. Louis
Eeli Tolvanen 3 Points Pavel Buchnevich 2
Morgan Geekie 2 Goals Pavel Buchnevich 1
Eeli Tolvanen 3 Assists Pavel Buchnevich 1
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals Robert Thomas 1
Martin Jones .880 Save Percentage Jordan Binnington .840
Martin Jones 22 Saves Jordan Binnington 21
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Seattle 26 5 0-2 4-4 8 30
St. Louis 25 3 0-4 2-2 4 22
Upcoming Games
  • St. Louis will play their next game on the road against San Jose. The Blues have a W/L % of .630 after a win and .273 after a loss.
  • Seattle will play their next game on the road against Detroit. The Kraken have a W/L % of .594 after a win and .500 after a loss.