National Hockey League
Seattle 4, Vegas 2
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, November 25, 2022
Where: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Referees: Steve Kozari, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Ryan Gibbons
Attendance: 18119

Andre Burakovsky scored twice as the streaking Seattle Kraken defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 Friday night in Las Vegas.

Ryan Donato and Jordan Eberle also tallied and Adam Larsson had two assists for the Kraken, who won their fourth consecutive game and improved to 9-1-1 in their past 11.

Goaltender Philipp Grubauer, making his first appearance since suffering a lower-body injury Oct. 21, made 20 saves.

The Kraken pulled within six points of first-place Vegas in the NHL's Pacific Division with two games in hand.

Nicolas Roy and Phil Kessel scored and Shea Theodore had two assists for the Golden Knights, who had a four-game point streak (3-0-1) snapped. Goalie Adin Hill stopped 24 of 28 shots.

The Kraken took a 2-0 lead in the opening eight minutes. Donato scored at 2:38 on a rebound of Larsson's shot from the blue line. Burakovsky doubled the advantage at the eight-minute mark on a wrist shot from the top of the right faceoff circle after taking a drop pass from Larsson.

It took the Golden Knights less than five minutes to tie the score. Roy scored a power-play goal at 10:46, chipping a rebound past Grubauer from the top of the crease.

Vegas tied it at 12:50 as Kraken defenseman Carson Soucy lifted the stick of Shea Theodore as he drove to the net, but the puck slid straight to Kessel for a one-timer from low in the right faceoff circle.

The Kraken regained the lead at 5:20 of the second as defenseman Jamie Oleksiak drove the puck into the right-wing corner and dropped a pass back to Burakovsky for a wrist shot from just inside the faceoff dot. The puck sailed over Hill's catching glove.

Eberle restored the two-goal lead at 18:46, taking a pass from rookie Matty Beniers and skating between two defenders in the slot. Hill made a sprawling save on Eberle's initial shot, but the forward lifted the rebound over the goalie's stick to make it 4-2.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Seattle   Vegas
Andre Burakovsky 2 Points Shea Theodore 2
Andre Burakovsky 2 Goals Phil Kessel 1
Adam Larsson 2 Assists Shea Theodore 2
N/A Power Play Goals Nicolas Roy 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Philipp Grubauer .909 Save Percentage Adin Hill .857
Philipp Grubauer 20 Saves Adin Hill 24
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Seattle 28 4 0-2 0-1 2 23
Vegas 22 2 1-1 2-2 4 31
Upcoming Games
  • Vegas will play their next game at home against Vancouver. The Golden Knights have a W/L % of .706 after a win and .800 after a loss.
  • Seattle will play their next game on the road against Anaheim. The Kraken have a W/L % of .636 after a win and .556 after a loss.