McMann wins shootout as Kraken keep Flyers winless
Seattle prevailed 3-2 after Philadelphia erased a two-goal deficit; Ville Ottavainen scored his first NHL goal.
What's newThe win was Lane Lambert’s 100th as an NHL head coach; McMann set a Kraken mark with 13 goals in his first 25 games.
Bobby McMann supplied the deciding goal in the fifth shootout round as the Seattle Kraken beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Tuesday, Oct. 13. The victory was Lane Lambert’s 100th as an NHL head coach. The Flyers remain without a victory through eight games at 0-5-3.
McMann also scored in regulation, converting on the power play at 7:57 of the opening period. That gave him 13 goals in his first 25 games with Seattle, ahead of the previous club mark of 12 shared by Jordan Eberle and Jared McCann. Jordan Eberle assisted on the goal and later had a penalty shot saved by Dan Vladar at 6:23 of the second.
Ville Ottavainen doubled Seattle’s advantage at 8:54 of the second with his first NHL goal. Mackie Samoskevich recorded his first assist with the Kraken on the goal. Matty Beniers provided a screen in front of Vladar as the defenceman’s shot went in.
Philadelphia pulled level with two third-period goals 73 seconds apart. Christian Dvorak finished a pass from Oliver Bonk at 6:07, then Trevor Zegras scored at 7:20 during four-on-four play, with Travis Sanheim providing the setup.
Philipp Grubauer made 24 saves through overtime and denied four of Philadelphia’s five shootout attempts. Vladar stopped 29 shots and three shootout attempts. Seattle improved to 5-2-0 after winning the first three games of its five-game road trip.
