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Kraken defeat Predators, earning first win in franchise history NASHVILLE, Tenn.(AP) _ Brandon Tanev scored his second goal into an empty net with 1:21 left, and the Seattle Kraken beat the Nashville Predators 4-3 Thursday night for the first victory in the expansion franchise's second game.The Kraken became the latest expansion franchise to win its first game with the Predators, improving that mark to 3-1-1.They joined Columbus (Nov.16, 2000) and Vegas (Dec.8, 2017) in that group.Alex Wennberg and Jared McCann each had a goal and an assist for Seattle.Tanev's second goal on Seattle's lone shot in the third period was the winner.Mikael Granlund scored with 39.9seconds left to pull Nashville within 4-3.The Predators couldn't beat goalie Philipp Grubauer again, even with goalie Juuse Saros still out for the extra attacker.Grubauer made 12 saves in the third as Nashville outshot Seattle 30-26 in the game
Svechnikov, Hurricanes beat Islanders in season opener RALEIGH, N.C.– Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour felt good about the way his new-look roster played together on the opening night of the season.The familiar faces from three straight playoff appearances – led by Andrei Svechnikov – were pretty sharp, too.Svechnikov had two goals and an assist to help the Hurricanes beat the New York Islanders 6-3 on Thursday night in a matchup of Eastern Conference playoff contenders."He was pretty dominant tonight," Brind'Amour said."It seemed like he had the puck every time he was on the ice.
Merzlikins stops 36 shots as Blue Jackets rout Coyotes COLUMBUS, Ohio – Oliver Bjorkstrand had two goals and two assists, Max Domi added a goal and two assists and the Columbus Blue Jackets made Brad Larsen a winner in his coaching debut with an 8-2 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday night.Alexandre Texier, Boone Jenner, Jake Bean, Zach Werenski and Gus Nyquist also scored for Columbus.Vladislav Gavrikov, Jakub Voracek and Jack Roslevic had two assists each as 13 Columbus players earned points in the opener.Elvis Merzlikins stopped 36 shots in his first opening-night start.Anton Stralman and Clayton Keller scored for Arizona.Carter Hutton stopped 18 shots in his first game since joining Arizona from Buffalo.