Joonas Korpisalo stopped 25 shots as the New York Rangers defeated the Seattle Kraken 4-3 on Saturday for their third straight victory.
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Gabe Perreault, Tye Kartye and Jaroslav Chmelar scored in the first period as the New York Rangers held off the Seattle Kraken 4-3 on Saturday for their third straight victory.
Pavel Dorofeyev made it 4-0 for the Rangers in the second period, and Alexis Lafreniere and Mika Zibanejad each recorded two assists. Korpisalo, acquired from Boston in July, made his Rangers debut and finished with 25 saves after being sidelined on injured reserve with a foot infection.
Seattle got on the board in the third period. Former Ranger Kaapo Kakko scored on a wraparound at 1:50, Jordan Eberle added a goal inside the crease for his fifth of the season, and Vince Dunn’s slap shot at 15:02 trimmed the Rangers’ lead as the Kraken cut it to a one-goal game. Joey Daccord was pulled for Philipp Grubauer after Seattle allowed three goals in the first 14 minutes, and Grubauer made 15 saves after coming in.
Berkley Catton had two assists to extend his points streak to a career-high eight games. The Rangers will face the Oilers on Monday night.
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