Jared McCann scored with 5:27 remaining as the Seattle Kraken beat the Washington Capitals 5–3 on Sunday, October 11, at Capital One Arena, overcoming Alex Ovechkin’s first goal of the season.
Seattle improved to 4–2–0 and won the first two stops of its five-game road trip. Joey Daccord made 33 saves. Washington fell to 3–2–0, with Logan Thompson stopping 22 shots.
Ovechkin’s first-period goal was the 930th of his NHL career, The Associated Press reported. It briefly gave Washington a 2–1 lead after Jordan Kyrou had scored his first goal for the Capitals.
Jordan Eberle tied the game before the first intermission. Frederick Gaudreau put Seattle ahead again in the second period, and Boone Jenner answered early in the third to make it 3–3.
McCann supplied the decisive goal late in regulation. Ryan Winterton added another with 2:40 left, completing Seattle’s scoring, according to the NHL’s recap.
Kaapo Kakko also scored for the Kraken. Gaudreau and Winterton each finished with a goal and an assist, while Ben Meyers contributed two assists.
Seattle next visits Philadelphia on Tuesday. Washington travels to Carolina the same night.
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