SEATTLE — Matty Beniers and Jordan Eberle each had a goal and an assist as the Seattle Kraken beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 on Monday.
Jamie Oleksiak also scored for the Kraken, and Joey Daccord finished with 29 saves.
André Burakovsky scored for the Hawks and Arvid Söderblom stopped 21 shots.
Less than three minutes into the second period, Oleksiak snapped a wrist shot from the blue line, and it snuck through a cluster of players, including Söderblom. It was Oleksiak’s second goal of the season.
Following a tripping penalty by Hawks center Ryan Donato midway through the second period, Seattle scored its second goal of the game just 8 seconds into its first power play. Eberle saucered a backhand pass to Beniers in the slot, and the Kraken forward finished it off for his second goal of the season.
The Hawks finally broke through against Daccord in the third period on a breakaway chance.
Burakovsky, who spent the last three seasons with the Kraken before an offseason trade to the Hawks in exchange for Joe Veleno, was all alone in front of the Kraken net thanks to a textbook feed from former No. 1 draft pick Connor Bedard.
Eberle pushed Seattle’s advantage back up to two goals late in the third period. Following a Hawks turnover in the neutral zone, the Kraken captain potted his team-leading fifth goal of the year with 3:55 remaining in regulation.
The Kraken improved to 4-0-2 at home this season while the Hawks dropped to 2-3-2 on the road.
Defenseman Connor Murphy skated in his 500th career game with the Blackhawks.
With a 6-2-4 start to the season, the Kraken are off to their best 12-game start as a franchise.
Roster moves
Oliver Moore joined the Hawks on Monday after putting together a fast start in the minors.
Moore was recalled from Rockford while Jason Dickinson was placed on injured reserve, retroactive to Thursday. Landon Slaggert was assigned to the IceHogs.
The 20-year-old Moore made his season debut in Seattle with 16:29 of ice time, three shots on net and a minus-2 rating in the defeat.
“It’s great to be here,” Moore said. “Obviously I didn’t get a ton of sleep last night, but I don’t think that matters. I’ve got a lot of energy. I’m ready to go.”
Up next
Blackhawks: At Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night.
Kraken: Host the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday night.