SEATTLE (AP) — Patrick Kane scored the tiebreaking goal with 2:29 remaining in the third period and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Seattle Kraken 4-3 on Saturday night.
Emmitt Finnie, Andrew Copp and James van Riemsdyk also scored for the Red Wings. Simon Edvinsson added two assists and John Gibson made 24 saves completed a sweep of the two-game season series.
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Seattle Kraken defenseman Adam Larsson (6) reacts to a goal by center Chandler Stephenson (9) against the Detroit Red Wings during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
Detroit Red Wings left wing James van Riemsdyk (21), center, celebrates a goal with center Michael Rasmussen (27) and left wing J.T. Compher, right, against the Seattle Kraken during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
Detroit Red Wings right wing Patrick Kane (88) is congratulated after scoring against the Seattle Kraken during the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
Detroit Red Wings right wing Patrick Kane (88) reacts after scoring against the Seattle Kraken during the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
Kane, now three goals shy of 500 for his career, helped the Red Wings extend their point streak to four games (2-0-2). Alex DeBrincat found Kane in the slot for his second consecutive game with a goal.
Brandon Montour, Adam Larsson, and Chandler Stephenson scored for the Kraken, who have lost five straight (0-4-1). Joey Daccord stopped 21 shots.
Larsson tied it 2–2 at 6:44 of the second period with his second goal of the season. Vince Dunn assisted on the play for his 300th career point.
The Kraken then took their first lead of the game 3-2 on Stephenson’s deflection goal with 7:16 left in the period.
Van Riemsdyk tied it at 3 with 28 seconds remaining in the second. He has a goal in three consecutive games and five of his last six.
UP NEXT
Red Wings: At Vancouver on Monday night.
Kraken: Host Minnesota on Monday night.
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Seattle Kraken defenseman Adam Larsson (6) reacts to a goal by center Chandler Stephenson (9) against the Detroit Red Wings during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
Detroit Red Wings left wing James van Riemsdyk (21), center, celebrates a goal with center Michael Rasmussen (27) and left wing J.T. Compher, right, against the Seattle Kraken during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
Detroit Red Wings right wing Patrick Kane (88) is congratulated after scoring against the Seattle Kraken during the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
Detroit Red Wings right wing Patrick Kane (88) reacts after scoring against the Seattle Kraken during the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong voters are casting ballots Sunday in their second legislative election since a 2021 overhaul of the system eliminated the pro-democracy opposition in the Chinese territory.
The poll, coming less than two weeks after an apartment fire that killed at least 159 people, is a possible test of public sentiment about the government's handling of the tragedy.
The focus is on voter turnout, which fell to about 30% in the last election in 2021, after the overhaul dampened interest. Some analysts believe mounting public anger over government accountability in the blaze could suppress turnout further.
Turnout reached 15% of eligible voters by 1:30 p.m., after the polls had been open for six hours. The polls close at 11:30 p.m.
City leader John Lee has called on citizens to vote, saying Friday it would send a signal on promoting reforms. He said he would put forth a proposal to the new legislature on how to support the victims, many who have been left homeless by the fire.
Election campaigning was suspended after the fire and remained subdued in the final days out of respect for the victims.
Government efforts to drive up turnout — seen as a referendum on the new electoral system — had been in full swing before the blaze.
Officials held candidate forums, extended voting by two hours, added polling stations and offered subsidies to older people and centers for people with disabilities to help their clients vote, along with hanging promotional banners and posters throughout the city.
Authorities arrested people who allegedly posted content that incited others not to vote or cast invalid votes.
Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades has raised questions over government oversight and suspected bid-rigging in building maintenance projects. The 1980s-era apartment complex was undergoing renovations.
Lee said last week that going ahead with the election, rather than delaying it, would better support the response to the fire.
"They have all experienced this fire and shared the pain,” he said of the city's Legislative Council. “They will certainly work with the government to promote reforms, diligently review funding, and draft relevant laws.”
Many of the city's 4.1 million eligible voters, especially democracy supporters, have turned away from politics since a crackdown that followed massive anti-government protests in 2019.
Even before the 2021 electoral changes, only half of what had been a 70-member legislature was chosen by the general electorate.
Now, that has been reduced to 20 out of 90 seats. Another 40 are chosen by a largely pro-Beijing election committee. The remaining 30 represent various groups — mainly major industries such as finance, health care and real estate — and are elected by their members.
Candidates are vetted to ensure they are patriots loyal to the central government in Beijing.
The candidate pool seems to reflect Beijing's desire to have more lawmakers who are more in tune with its agenda, some observers said, in what they see as signs of Beijing’s tightening control even over its loyalists.
Lee has said that personnel changes are normal during an election. He criticized attempts to “distort” these changes to smear the new election system.
A fall in turnout would show that even some government supporters are staying away, said John Burns, an honorary professor of politics and public administration at the University of Hong Kong.
Some might want to show support for the government's response to the fire, but others might have reservations because of the high death toll and reports of systemic problems in the building maintenance industry.
“It is a reflection of public sentiment,” he said.
Beijing’s national security arm in Hong Kong summoned representatives of several foreign news outlets including The Associated Press to a meeting Saturday.
Some foreign media had spread false information and smeared the government's disaster relief efforts after the fire, as well as attacked and interfered with the legislative elections, the Office for Safeguarding National Security said in a statement.
"'Freedom of the press' and compliance with the law are not mutually exclusive," the statement said. "No media outlet may use 'freedom of the press' as a pretext to interfere in China’s internal affairs or Hong Kong affairs."
Moritsugu reported from Beijing. Associated Press writer Chan Ho-him in Hong Kong contributed to this report.
People walk past a polling station near the site of the fire at Wang Fuk Court in the Tai Po district during the Legislative Council General Election in Hong Kong on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
Hong Kong's Chief Executive, John Lee casts his ballot at a polling station during the Legislative Council General Election in Hong Kong on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
People read the candidates information at a polling station near the site of the fire at Wang Fuk Court in the Tai Po district during the Legislative Council General Election in Hong Kong on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
Hong Kong's Chief Executive John Lee, poses for photos at a polling station during the Legislative Council General Election in Hong Kong on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
Hong Kong's Chief Executive John Lee speaks to the media at a polling station during the Legislative Council General Election in Hong Kong on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
Hong Kong's Chief Executive John Lee casts his ballot at a polling station during the Legislative Council General Election in Hong Kong on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
People look at a candidate brochure of the Hong Kong Legislative Council General Election at a forum in Hong Kong on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
Pedestrians walk past the banner promoting the Hong Kong Legislative Council General Election in Hong Kong on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
