Overview
- Vince Dunn, Mason Marchment and Jared McCann scored for Seattle, and rookie Beckett Sennecke recorded his first NHL goal for Anaheim.
- Daccord turned aside 35 shots, including 16 in the first period, as the Ducks outshot the Kraken 17-5 in the opening frame and controlled possession for long stretches.
- Seattle recorded its first home-opening win in franchise history, securing a 3-1 result at Climate Pledge Arena.
- The night included debuts for head coaches Lane Lambert and Joel Quenneville, plus first games with their new clubs for Seattle’s Mason Marchment, Freddy Gaudreau and Ryan Lindgren and Anaheim’s Chris Kreider and Mikael Granlund, with Sennecke making his NHL debut.
- Brandon Montour returned to action after an ankle bursa procedure and set up Marchment’s goal, while pre-game injury reports listed Ducks forwards Jansen Harkins and Ryan Strome and Kraken players Ryker Evans and Kaapo Kakko as unavailable.