Carolina’s three power-play strikes bury Seattle in a 4-1 hole

On Saturday, Carolina leads Seattle 4-1, outshooting the Kraken 23-8 and scoring three power-play goals. Andrei Svechnikov has two goals and two power-play goals on three shots, while Jackson Blake has a power-play goal on four shots and Mark Jankowski has added a goal. Nikolaj Ehlers has three assists, Shayne Gostisbehere has two, and Seattle’s Matty Beniers scored the Kraken’s lone goal. Seattle has the edge in hits, 19-11, and blocked shots, 22-4, but Carolina’s shot volume has driven the action. Joey Daccord has 10 saves on 14 shots (.714), Philipp Grubauer has 9 on 9 (1.000), and Carolina’s Pyotr Kochetkov has 7 on 8 (.875).