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Kevin Lankinen made 37 saves and Liam Ohgren had the lone shootout goal in the Vancouver Canucks’ 3-2 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Monday night
With two goals and six points, Seattle Kraken winger Eeli Tolvanen was named the NHL's second star of the week.
The Seattle Kraken will start the new year by wrapping up a three-game homestand on Thursday, January 1, against the Nashville Predators.
Colorado is by far the best team in hockey, and my Avalanche vs. Kraken predictions and NHL picks expect that dominance to continue. The Colorado Avalanche are on pace for a historic season, as they have just two regulation losses through their first 32 games. Unsurprisingly, they rank first in the majority of statistics across the board.
The Flyers had several power play chances against the NHL's worst penalty-kill, but could not get on the board until late in the game on a Carl Grundström goal.
Jordan Eberle tallied twice in the third period as the Seattle Kraken stunned the host Anaheim Ducks 3-1 Monday night.
Returning from the NHL's holiday break, Rick Tocchet's Philadelphia Flyers (19-10-7) are in Washington State on Sunday to take on Lane Lambert's Seattle Kraken (15-14-6).
Seattle goaltender Joey Daccord turned aside 35 shots, helping the Kraken secure their third straight win after a stretch in which they dropped nine of 10 games in regulation.