On Sunday, November 9, the Dallas Stars hosted the Seattle Kraken for their first game of the season. Both teams achieved a victory the day before, on November 8. The Stars defeated the Nashville Predators 5-4 at Bridgestone Arena, while the Kraken defeated the St. Louis Blues 4-3 in overtime. In this match, however, it was the Stars who won a two-game streak with a 2-1 win over Seattle.
Summary of the game
Three minutes into the first period, Matty Beniers won the faceoff for the Kraken and the puck found Vince Dunn at the blue line. He passed it to Adam Larsson on his right. He took a shot and Jaden Schwartz was able to tap it into the net and put the Kraken on the board first.
15 seconds after the goal, Kaapo Kakko took his place in front of Miro Heiskanen. The Stars quickly got to work. Heiskanen had the puck at the blue line and passed it to Jason Robertson at the faceoff circle. He passed it to Wyatt Johnston, who was standing right in front of the net. He tapped it in to tie the game.
With seconds left in the first period, Heiskanen gained control of the puck in the Kraken offensive zone. He passed it off to Roope Hintz in the neutral zone, who passed it straight to Tyler Seguin. He skated it to the net, through the legs of Ryan Lindgren, to give the Stars the lead. As this was the only other goal scored in the remainder of the match, it was also the winning goal.
Next up
Both teams will be back on the ice on Tuesday, November 11. The Stars will take on the Ottawa Senators at the Canadian Tire Centre. The Kraken return home to host the Columbus Blue Jackets at Climate Pledge Arena.
The two teams will play each other again later this month, on November 26.
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