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Samoskevich scores twice as Kraken beat Flames 6–1

Mackie Samoskevich scored twice, and Joey Daccord made 32 saves as Seattle built an early lead and beat Calgary at Climate Pledge Arena.

Berkly Catton plays the puck against Calgary during the October 4 Flames–Kraken game.
Berkly Catton plays the puck against Calgary on October 4, 2026. Video still from his opening-goal highlight. · Credit: NHL game highlights / ESPN

Final recap

The Seattle Kraken beat the Calgary Flames 6–1 at Climate Pledge Arena on October 4, with Mackie Samoskevich scoring twice after Seattle took a three-goal lead in the first period.

Berkly Catton opened the scoring with an unassisted wrist shot at 2:22. Samoskevich’s backhand at 4:40 doubled the lead and stood as the winning goal, before Bobby McMann scored at 7:40. Shane Wright and Samoskevich added second-period goals to make it 5–0.

Morgan Frost scored Calgary’s only goal with a power-play tip-in at 14:25 of the third period. Jordan Eberle answered 39 seconds later to complete Seattle’s scoring.

Joey Daccord stopped 32 of 33 shots for Seattle. Dustin Wolf made 21 saves as Calgary outshot the Kraken 33–27. The Flames went 1-for-2 on the power play; Seattle had no power-play opportunities.

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Final game record

Final result checked October 4 at 8:51 p.m. Mountain Time. Manual refresh remains available for later statistical corrections.

FINALFinal
Calgary Flames1
Seattle Kraken6

October 4, 2026 · Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle

Period scoring

Goals by period. Pending means the provider has not confirmed the figure.
TeamP1P2P3Total
CGY0011
SEA3216

Scoring timeline

  1. 3rd · 15:04 elapsed

    Jordan Eberle Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Chandler Stephenson (3), Brandon Montour (2)

    CGY 1 · SEA 6
  2. 3rd · 14:25 elapsed

    Morgan Frost Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Matvei Gridin (1), Joel Farabee (2)

    CGY 1 · SEA 5
  3. 2nd · 19:34 elapsed

    Mackie Samoskevich Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Matty Beniers (2), Jared McCann (4)

    CGY 0 · SEA 5
  4. 2nd · 11:58 elapsed

    Shane Wright Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Berkly Catton (1), Vince Dunn (3)

    CGY 0 · SEA 4
  5. 1st · 7:40 elapsed

    Bobby McMann Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Chandler Stephenson (2)

    CGY 0 · SEA 3
  6. 1st · 4:40 elapsed

    Mackie Samoskevich Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Brandon Montour (1), Ryker Evans (2)

    CGY 0 · SEA 2
  7. 1st · 2:22 elapsed

    Berkly Catton Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: none

    CGY 0 · SEA 1

Team statistics

StatisticCGYSEA
Shots on goal3327
Hits2921
Blocked shots722
Faceoff win percentage54.145.9
Power-play goals10
Power-play opportunities20
Penalty minutes04
Latest plays
  1. 3rd · 20:00 elapsed: Game End
  2. 3rd · 20:00 elapsed: End of 3rd Period
  3. 3rd · 19:31 elapsed: Mackie Samoskevich Wrist Shot Wide Left
  4. 3rd · 18:59 elapsed: Morgan Frost faceoff won against Freddy Gaudreau
  5. 3rd · 18:59 elapsed: Goalie Stopped
  6. 3rd · 18:58 elapsed: Yan Kuznetsov Wrist Shot saved by Joey Daccord

Game data: ESPN Gamecast. Official record: NHL Gamecenter. Start times use Mountain Time.

Game updates

Seattle wins 6–1: Mackie Samoskevich scored twice, and Joey Daccord made 32 saves. NHL and ESPN confirmed the final result at 8:51 p.m. Mountain Time.

Seattle leads 6–1: Jordan Eberle scored with a snap shot at 15:04 of the third period, assisted by Chandler Stephenson and Brandon Montour. Morgan Frost had put Calgary on the board with a power-play tip-in at 14:25, assisted by Matvei Gridin and Joel Farabee. NHL and ESPN confirmed both goals at 8:42 p.m. Mountain Time.

Seattle leads 5–0: Mackie Samoskevich scored his second goal of the game with a wrist shot at 19:34 of the second period, assisted by Matty Beniers and Jared McCann. NHL and ESPN confirmed the goal at 7:56 p.m. Mountain Time.

Seattle leads 4–0: Shane Wright scored with a backhand at 11:58 of the second period, assisted by Berkly Catton and Vince Dunn. NHL and ESPN confirmed the goal at 7:40 p.m. Mountain Time.

Seattle scores three in the first period: Berkly Catton opened the scoring with an unassisted wrist shot at 2:22. Mackie Samoskevich scored on a backhand at 4:40, assisted by Brandon Montour and Ryker Evans, before Bobby McMann added a wrist-shot goal at 7:40 with Chandler Stephenson assisting. Seattle led Calgary 3–0 when the NHL and ESPN records were checked at 6:32 p.m. Mountain Time.

Scheduled: Calgary Flames visits Seattle Kraken at 6 p.m. Mountain Time on October 4. Confirmed game updates will appear here as play develops.

Viewing information

Calgary Flames at Seattle Kraken, Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle. Scheduled start: 6 p.m. Mountain Time on October 4.

Announced broadcasts: SNW (CA, national); Prime Video (US, home market); KONG (US, home market). Regional restrictions may apply.

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Sources and notes

  1. Final result and statistics: NHL game 2026020038 and ESPN event 401891824, checked October 4 at 8:51 p.m. Mountain Time. Seattle beat Calgary 6–1. The seven-goal sequence, Calgary’s 33–27 shot advantage, Daccord’s 32 saves, Wolf’s 21 saves and Calgary’s 1-for-2 power play were verified. The final recap appears above the preserved game updates. Manual refresh remains available for statistical corrections.
  2. https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cgy-vs-sea/2026/10/04/2026020038
  3. https://www.espn.com/nhl/game/_/gameId/401891824
  4. Image: actual game video still from Catton’s opening-goal highlight (https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/50105759/berkly-catton-scores-goal-vs-flames), published October 4 at 6:24 p.m. Mountain Time. The source still was reviewed; full video playback was not performed.