Yanni Gourde scored 12:17 into overtime and the visiting Seattle Kraken beat Dallas 5-4 in Game 1 of their second-round series Tuesday night, even as Joe Pavelski scored all four Stars goal in his return to their lineup.
The second-year Kraken got goals from five different players after 15 different players scored in their seven-game series win over defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado.
Pavelski scored twice in the first period, his first goal being a 25-foot wrister only 2 1/2 minutes into the game to put the Stars ahead 1-0. He scored on his first shot, on a pass from Mason Marchment. Max Domi got the secondary assist.
GOURDE GETS THE OT WINNER! 🚨<br><br>Yanni Gourde turns and fires home the overtime winner as the <a href=” win Game 1 against the Stars! <a href=” <a href=”https://t.co/BgkhjKbN72″>pic.twitter.com/BgkhjKbN72</a>
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About 10 minutes later, after Seattle had gotten even, Pavelski scored again from about the same distance with a redirect of Thomas Harley’s shot. The Kraken then scored three goals in a 68-second span to take a 4-2 lead.
Seattle has now won three consecutive road games in the playoffs. The Stars, just like in the first round against Minnesota, lost the series opener — they lost that one 3-2 in double overtime before going on to beat the Wild in six games.
Game 2 of the best-of-seven series is Thursday night.
Why stop at a hat trick… JOE PAVELSKI HAS FOUR GOALS! 😱 <a href=” <a href=” <a href=” <a href=” ➡️ <a href=” <br>🇨🇦: <a href=” ➡️ <a href=” <a href=”https://t.co/AErBg3dgiT”>pic.twitter.com/AErBg3dgiT</a>
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