Mackie Samoskevich scored with 5:25 remaining in the game to lift the Seattle Kraken to a 5-3 victory over the Utah Mammoth on Thursday night. The win moved the Kraken to a 7-3-1 record, while the Mammoth fell to 7-4-0.
The game saw significant momentum shifts after Seattle entered the third period with a 3-1 lead. Following successful offside challenges that resulted in goals being taken down for both teams, the score was tied at 3-3. Seattle's Bobby McMann recovered a deflected shot near center ice and tapped it to Samoskevich, who scored his fifth goal of the year to secure the win.
Jordan Eberle and Brandon Montour each recorded one goal and one assist for the Kraken. Eberle opened the scoring just 3:38 into the first period with his fourth goal of the season after a shot from the blue line ricocheted off the back of Mammoth goalie Karel Vejmelka. Matty Beniers scored his third goal of the season to regain the lead for Seattle, and Frederick Gaudreau added an empty-net goal with 1:00 left in the game, marking his sixth of the season.
The Utah Mammoth saw two goals from Logan Cooley, which were his second and third goals of the season. Cooley's first came 27 seconds into the third period, and his second occurred at 7:42 to tie the game at 3-3. Vincent Trocheck scored once for the Mammoth, tying the game in the first period at the 2:03 mark.
Goaltender Philipp Grubauer made 33 saves for Seattle, while Karel Vejmelka made 18 saves for the Mammoth.
This performance follows a recent game on Tuesday when Seattle held a 3-0 lead heading into the final 20 minutes against Detroit before winning in a shootout, 4-3.
The Kraken are scheduled to host Minnesota on Saturday. The Mammoth will host Tampa Bay on Saturday.
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