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04/11 20:49 CDT Kokko stops 26 shots in 1st NHL start as the Kraken beat the
Flames 4-1
Kokko stops 26 shots in 1st NHL start as the Kraken beat the Flames 4-1
By ANDREW DESTIN
AP Sports Writer
SEATTLE (AP) --- Nikke Kokko stopped 26 shots in his first NHL start and Matty
Beniers scored his 20th goal of the season as the Seattle Kraken beat the
Calgary Flames 4-1 Saturday night.
The Kraken (34-34-1) won their second straight after learning before the game
they had been eliminated from playoff contention when the Los Angeles Kings
beat the Edmonton Oilers 1-0.
Seattle had lost six straight games before beating the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3
in a shootout on Thursday.
Kokko, who made his NHL debut Feb. 25 against the St. Louis Blues and was the
youngest goalie to do so at the time, started because each of Seattle's three
goalies were out for different reasons. Starter Joey Daccord and backup Philipp
Grubauer had lower-body injuries, and Matt Murray is away from the team tending
to a personal matter.
Calgary (33-37-9) opened the scoring. Hunter Brzustweicz scored his second of
the season with 18:49 to play in the second period. Seattle quickly responded
with its first of three consecutive goals.
Freddy Gaudreau scored his sixth of the season just 54 seconds after
Brzustweicz, Chandler Stephenson gave Seattle its first lead of the game with
6:44 remaining in the second, and Beniers increased the Kraken's advantage with
five seconds to go before the second intermission. Jordan Eberle rounded out
the scoring with an empty-net goal at 18:31 of the third.
Kaapo Kakko recorded his 200th career point with an assist on Gaudreau's goal.
Defenseman Abram Wiebe appeared in his first career NHL game for the Flames,
who were 5-3-2 in their last 10 games. Logan Cooley stopped 16 shots for
Calgary.
Up next
Flames: Host Utah on Sunday.
Kraken: Host Los Angeles on Monday night.
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