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National Hockey League
Seattle 4, Minnesota 0
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, November 3, 2022
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees: Kevin Pollock, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen: Julien Fournier, James Tobias
Attendance: 17221

Alex Wennberg scored twice and Martin Jones made 22 saves for his first shutout of the season and the 26th of his NHL career as the Seattle Kraken defeated the Minnesota Wild, 4-0, Thursday night in St. Paul, Minn.

Morgan Geekie and Jamie Oleksiak also scored and Daniel Sprong had two assists for Seattle, which tied a franchise record with its third consecutive victory.

Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 19 of 23 shots for Minnesota, which had a two-game winning streak snapped and lost in regulation for the second time in their past eight games (5-2-1).

After a scoreless first period, the Kraken scored three times in the second.

The first goal came after Ryan Donato rimmed the puck along the boards behind the Minnesota net. Sprong gained possession on the right wing and fired a shot that Geekie tipped past Fleury while battling Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon for positioning at the top of the crease at 5:02.

Seattle made it 2-0 on a four-on-two breakaway at 11:34. Yanni Gourde deked his way past a defender and fed defenseman Oleksiak, who joined the rush, on the right wing for a one-timer.

Wennberg extended the lead at 14:47 on the power play. Sprong's shot from the left faceoff circle was deflected and caromed high into the air. Wennberg, who was positioned with his back to the net just outside the crease, tried to head the puck backward and it bounced past Fleury. The referees initially waved off the goal, but a video review determined the puck didn't go off Wennberg's head but rather his back and it counted.

Wennberg capped the scoring at 10:35 of the third, tipping Will Borgen's shot from the point just inside the left post.

Jones, whose wife gave birth to the couple's first child last Friday, returned after missing Tuesday's 5-4 victory at Calgary because of personal reasons.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Seattle   Minnesota
Alex Wennberg 2 Points N/A
Alex Wennberg 2 Goals N/A
Daniel Sprong 2 Assists N/A
Alex Wennberg 1 Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Martin Jones 1.000 Save Percentage Marc-Andre Fleury .826
Martin Jones 22 Saves Marc-Andre Fleury 19
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Seattle 23 4 1-2 2-2 4 23
Minnesota 22 0 0-2 1-2 4 22
Upcoming Games
  • Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Los Angeles. The Wild have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .600 after a loss.
  • Seattle will play their next game on the road against Pittsburgh. The Kraken have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .571 after a loss.