The San Jose Sharks defeated the Seattle Kraken 8–5 on Friday, and Klim Kostin recorded a Gordie Howe hat trick with a goal, an assist, and a fight.
Macklin Celebrini, Mikael Granlund, and Will Smith each recorded a goal and an assist, while Jake Walman scored twice for the Sharks. Moreover, Timothy Liljegren scored. San Jose took a 6-4 lead after scoring three goals in a row in the second period. In the third, Ethan Cardwell gave the Sharks a 7-5 lead with his first NHL goal.
Halfway through the third session, Kostin completed the hat trick variant by fighting Will Borgen.
In addition to Yanni Gourde, Chandler Stephenson, and Oliver Bjorkstrand, Shane Wright scored twice for the Kraken.
Kraken: Over their last two games, the Kraken have given up 13 goals, which is a season-high number.
Sharks: The best young players in San Jose are settling in. Smith has scored six points in his last three games, and Celebrini is tied for the rookie goal total with eight.
The Sharks turned a 4-3 deficit into a 6-4 lead in the second session by hammering the Kraken with three goals in seven minutes.
Wright scored both of Seattle’s power-play goals to end a six-game losing streak. Since November 14, the Kraken has been 0 for 20 on the power play.
The second game of a home-and-home series between the two teams takes place in Seattle on Saturday night.
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