Beniers reaches 200 NHL points with late equaliser in Tampa
The Seattle centre reached the milestone in his 339th regular-season game, redirecting Vince Dunn’s shot to force overtime.
Matty Beniers reached 200 NHL regular-season points with the goal that pulled the Seattle Kraken level late in their 4-3 overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, Oct. 15.
Beniers redirected a shot from Vince Dunn at 15:41 of the third period to make it 3-3. The goal brought his career totals to 84 goals and 116 assists in 339 games, according to NHL records.
His season-by-season point totals trace the path to the milestone: nine in his first 10 games in 2021-22, followed by 57 in 2022-23, 37 in 2023-24, 43 in 2024-25 and 50 last season. He has four points through eight games this season, with two goals and two assists.
The equaliser ended a four-game stretch without a point for Beniers. His previous point was an assist against Calgary on Oct. 4, and he went scoreless against Vegas, Detroit, Washington and Philadelphia before scoring in Tampa.
Beniers credited Seattle’s response after falling behind in the third period, telling NHL.com that the players stayed composed and focused on finding another goal. Seattle earned a point from the game and moved to 5-2-1.
