National Hockey League
Seattle 3, Pittsburgh 1
When: 10:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 29, 2022
Where: Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, Washington
Referees: Trevor Hanson, Chris Schlenker
Linesmen: Ryan Gibbons, Bevan Mills
Attendance: 17151

Jordan Eberle and Martin Jones delivered as the Seattle Kraken defeated the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 Saturday night.

Eberle scored his first goal of the season and Jones made 32 saves -- one day after their wives gave birth to baby boys.

Morgan Geekie scored what proved to be the winner and Jaden Schwartz added an empty-netter with 59.9 seconds left for Seattle, which went 2-1-0 on a three-game homestand. Vince Dunn had one assist.

Jake Guentzel tallied, and goaltender Casey DeSmith stopped 27 of 29 shots for the Penguins, who suffered their fourth consecutive defeat -- all by multiple goals.

Seattle took the lead on a two-on-one break at 18:33 of the second period after Dunn stole a pass at center ice. He fed Geekie, who worked his way down the right wing before sending a pass to Daniel Sprong in the slot for a shot that DeSmith saved. Geekie pounced on the rebound near the post and lifted a shot over the goalie's leg pad and into the roof of the net.

The Penguins opened the scoring at 10:05 of the second.

Guentzel, who missed the previous four games with an upper-body injury, stole a pass from Seattle defenseman Jamie Oleksiak at the far blue line, split two defenders to break away and slipped a forehander under Jones' pads from between the faceoff circles.

The Kraken tied it at 11:20 after Schwartz stole the puck from defenseman Jan Rutta behind the Pittsburgh net. Schwartz fed rookie Matty Beniers in the slot and Beniers deked his way around a defender before sending a backhanded pass to Eberle, and he tapped the puck into an open net.

The Kraken had two apparent goals waved off in a three-minute span midway through the second period after challenges by Penguins coach Mike Sullivan.

Ryan Donato appeared to break a scoreless tie at 8:09, converting a pass from Eberle on a two-on-one breakaway. But a video review determined Seattle was offside.

After the Penguins took the lead, the Kraken seemed to tie it at 11:09 on a tap-in by Andre Burakovsky. The play started with Sidney Crosby's backhanded clearance from deep in his own zone being intercepted. A review determined Seattle's Alex Wennberg knocked down Crosby's pass with a high stick.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Pittsburgh   Seattle
Jake Guentzel 1 Points Jaden Schwartz 2
Jake Guentzel 1 Goals Jaden Schwartz 1
Jake Guentzel 0 Assists Jaden Schwartz 1
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Casey DeSmith .931 Save Percentage Martin Jones .970
Casey DeSmith 27 Saves Martin Jones 32
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Pittsburgh 33 1 0-2 2-2 4 33
Seattle 30 3 0-2 2-2 4 36
Upcoming Games
  • Seattle will play their next game on the road against Calgary. The Kraken have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .571 after a loss.
  • Pittsburgh will play their next game at home against Boston. The Penguins have a W/L % of .600 after a win and .250 after a loss.