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SEATTLE -- Kevin Lankinen made 37 saves, Liam Ohgren scored the deciding goal in the shootout, and the Vancouver Canucks edged the Seattle Kraken with a 3-2 shootout victory at Climate Pledge Arena on Monday. Ohgren glided down the slot before snapping a shot through Joey Daccord ’s five-hole on the third and final attempt for Vancouver.
Kevin Lankinen made 37 saves and Liam Ohgren had the lone shootout goal in the Vancouver Canucks’ 3-2 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Monday night
With two goals and six points, Seattle Kraken winger Eeli Tolvanen was named the NHL's second star of the week.
The Seattle Kraken will start the new year by wrapping up a three-game homestand on Thursday, January 1, against the Nashville Predators.
The Flyers had several power play chances against the NHL's worst penalty-kill, but could not get on the board until late in the game on a Carl Grundström goal.
The Seattle Kraken have assigned Jani Nyman to the Coachella Valley Firebirds, while Jacob Melanson and Ben Meyers remain on the NHL roster.
Returning from the NHL's holiday break, Rick Tocchet's Philadelphia Flyers (19-10-7) are in Washington State on Sunday to take on Lane Lambert's Seattle Kraken (15-14-6).
Canucks vs. Kraken predictions and NHL picks for Monday, December 29. Evander Kane ramps up the SOG volume in Seattle.
Vancouver coach Adam Foote suddenly has an excess of forwards, as the Canucks have gotten some players back to full strength and added others via the Quinn Hughes trade more than two weeks ago.