The New York Rangers beat the Seattle Kraken 4-3 in Seattle on Saturday to earn their third straight victory.
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The New York Rangers defeated the Seattle Kraken 4-3 on Saturday in Seattle for their third consecutive victory.
Gabe Perreault, Ty Kartye and Jaroslav Chmelar scored in the first period as New York jumped out to an early lead. Pavel Dorofeyev then added a goal late in the second period to make it 4-0.
Seattle climbed back in the game in the third period. Kaapo Kakko scored at 1:50, and Jordan Eberle added his fifth goal of the season from inside the crease. Vince Dunn cut the deficit to one with 4:58 remaining, but the Rangers held on.
Joey Daccord was pulled after allowing three goals in the first 14 minutes. Philipp Grubauer replaced him and made 15 saves, while Joonas Korpisalo stopped 25 shots in his Rangers debut.
Alexis Lafrenière and Mika Zibanejad each recorded two assists, and Berkley Catton extended his points streak to eight games with two assists.
Looking ahead, the Kraken will play two games against the Carolina Hurricanes in Finland as part of the NHL Global Series starting Thursday, while the Rangers play at Edmonton on Monday night.
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