Matty Beniers, Kraken slip past Canucks in shootout

Matty Beniers scored the lone shootout goal to end the third and final round as the Seattle Kraken defeated the host Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Friday.

Seattle won for the first time in five shootouts this season while the Canucks dropped to 4-1 in those situations.

Cale Fleury, Chandler Stephenson and Ben Meyers scored in regulation for the Kraken, who improved to 6-0-1 in their past seven games. Goaltender Joey Daccord made 20 saves through regulation and overtime and stopped all three of Vancouver's shootout attempts.