Gibson stops 42 shots as Ducks beat Kraken 5-2

SEATTLE — John Gibson made a season-high 42 saves and Alex Killorn scored the tiebreaking goal midway through the second period as the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Seattle Kraken 5-2 on Wednesday night.

Killorn, Cutter Gauthier and Trevor Zegras each had a goal and an assist for the Ducks, who had dropped eight straight against Seattle. They rebounded from a 3-2 loss to the Kraken at home Monday night.

Frank Vatrano and Brett Leason scored in the first period for Anaheim.

Seattle erased the 2-0 deficit on goals from Eeli Tolvanen at 16:34 of the first and Oliver Bjorkstrand at 8:58 of the second. Joey Daccord stopped 28 shots.

Killorn put the Ducks ahead for good at 10:02 of the second with a wrist shot after Mason McTavish got the puck along the boards and Zegras found an open Killorn.

Gauthier made it 4-2 with a power-play goal at 19:23, and Killorn assisted on Zegras’ goal at 13:55 of the third.

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DUCKS 5, KRAKEN 2

Shots on Goal—Anaheim 13-8-13—34. Seattle 15-10-20—45.

Power-play opportunities—Anaheim 1 of 2; Seattle 0 of 5.

Goalies—Anaheim, Gibson 4-0-1 (44 shots-42 saves). Seattle, Daccord 10-5-1 (34-28).

A—17,151 (17,100). T—2:37.

Referees—Graedy Hamilton, Graham Skilliter. Linesmen—Joseph Mahon, Bevan Mills.