Rangers hold off Kraken rally for 4-3 win in Seattle

The Rangers built a 4-0 lead through two periods and survived a three-goal Kraken comeback to win 4-3 at Climate Pledge Arena. Seattle scored all three of its goals in the third and ran out of time.

New York did its damage early. Gabe Perreault scored at 1:35 of the first, Tye Kartye tipped one in at 9:05 and Jaroslav Chmelar made it 3-0 at 13:53. Pavel Dorofeyev added a backhand at 12:46 of the second for a 4-0 edge. Mika Zibanejad, the player of the game with a Chirp Rating of 7.8, set up two of those goals with two assists and one shot on goal.

The Kraken came alive in the third. Kaapo Kakko scored at 1:50, Jordan Eberle followed at 6:38 and Vince Dunn made it 4-3 at 15:02. Berkly Catton had two assists in the rally. The Rangers moved to 10-7-1 and 21 points. Seattle fell to 9-6-1. Chirp's Sim had this game at 50% for the Rangers before the puck dropped.