(Seattle) Jordan Eberle had two goals, Eeli Tolvanen had a goal and two assists and the Seattle Kraken won 6-3 against the Dallas Stars on Saturday, forcing a seventh game in this half -Western final.
“That’s all you can ask for,” Eberle said. These games make playoff hockey exciting. »
The winners of the series will be announced on Monday in Dallas.
Tolvanen’s goal, in the second minute of the second period, gave the Kraken a 3-1 lead.
“We were ready tonight,” Tolvanen said. I think the last games, they were more ready than us from the start of the game. It made the difference today. All our lines were ready to play. »
Less than three minutes later, rookie Tye Kartye scored his third goal of the playoffs by beating Jake Oettinger with a wrist shot.
“Their lives are at stake,” Stars captain Jamie Benn said. They played with the energy of desperation and put up a good game. »
Matty Beniers and Yanni Gourde had a goal and an assist for the Kraken, who fell in the first round to the defending champions Colorado Avalanche (in seven games).
The Kraken are the sixth NHL team to play a seventh game in the first two series in its history.
“We had a goal in mind,” Kraken head coach Dave Hakstol said. We wanted to make sure we were one of the six teams still in the race when we got up tomorrow morning. »
Philipp Grubauer stopped 20 shots for Seattle.
Mason Marchment, Joe Pavelski and Joel Kiviranta scored for the Stars.
Oettinger conceded four goals on 18 shots before being retired in the second period in favor of Scott Wedgewood. He blocked nine of 10 shots.
Pavelski scored his eighth goal of the playoffs by redirecting Miro Heiskanen’s shot on the power play.
Pavelski is tied with Alex Ovechkin in playoff goals among active players, with 72.