SEATTLE (AP) — Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal and two assists, and the Minnesota Wild scored three times in the third period to beat the Seattle Kraken 4-1 on Monday night.
Marcus Johansson, Kirill Kaprizov and Vladimir Tarasenko also scored to help the Wild snap a two-game skid that followed a 12-game point streak (10-0-2). Filip Gustavsson stopped 23 shots to help the Wild snap a two-game skid.
Jordan Eberle scored and Philipp Grubauer finished with 25 saves as the Kraken lost their sixth straight — fifth straight in regulation.
Johansson gave the Wild a 2-1 lead at 8:12 of the third period, deflecting Eriksson Ek's centering pass past Grubauer.
Tye Kartye appeared to get the tying goal minutes shortly after, but it was overturned on review for high sticking on the play.
Kaprizov had an empty-netter for his 18th goal of the season with 1:15 remaining, and Tarasenko added another 24 seconds later to seal the Wild's win.
The Wild took a 1-0 lead 1:18 into the second period. Matt Boldy brought the puck around the back of the net and sent a pass from behind the goal line in front and Eriksson Ek put it past Grubauer.
Eberle tied it with a power-play goal at 6:48 from the left doorstep off a pass from Chandler Stephenson. It was Eberle's ninth of the season.
The Wild outshot the Kraken 10-8 in a scoreless first period. Minnesota had two power plays in the period, and Seattle one.
Wild: Host Dallas on Thursday night to open a four-game homestand.
Kraken: Host Los Angeles on Wednesday night.
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Seattle Kraken goaltender Philipp Grubauer warms up before an NHL hockey game Edmonton Oilers, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Maddy Grassy)
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Yegor Sharangovich had two goals and an assist, and linemate Nazem Kadri added a goal and two assists to lead the surging Calgary Flames over the Buffalo Sabres 7-4 on Monday night.
Rasmus Andersson, Jonathan Huberdeau, Yan Kuznetsov and Mikael Backlund, into an empty net, also scored for Calgary (12-15-4). The Flames improved to 7-2-1 in their last 10 games.
Tage Thompson, Owen Power, Rasmus Dahlin and Alex Tuch scored for the Sabres (11-14-4). Buffalo has been outscored 16-7 while going 0-3 to begin a six-game trip.
Dustin Wolf made 25 saves to win his third straight start after watching backup Devin Cooley start three consecutive games. Wolf improved to 9-12-2.
Sabres starter Ukka-Pekka Luukkonen, pulled by coach Lindy Ruff after giving up five goals on 22 shots through two periods, took the loss to fall to 4-5-1. Alex Lyon made four stops in relief.
Twice in a furious final seven minutes of the second period, the Sabres pulled within one only for the Flames to answer less than a minute later. Power’s goal at 13:43 made it 3-2, but Kadri scored 31 seconds later. Dahlin’s goal made it 4-3 at 16:32, then Kuznetsov scored 55 seconds later.
Thompson trimmed Buffalo’s deficit to 2-1 at 4:24 of the second. But that momentum was short-lived as consecutive penalties to Beck Malenstyn and Jordan Greenway resulted in a brief two-man advantage, leading to Huberdeau’s power-play goal at 7:05 that restored Calgary’s two-goal cushion.
Calgary has won four straight at the Scotiabank Saddledome and is 5-0-1 in its last six home games.
Despite being the NHL’s lowest-scoring team, averaging 2.48 goals per game, the Flames have scored six or more twice this season — both against the Sabres. Calgary won 6-2 in Buffalo on Nov. 19.
Sabres center Josh Norris had two assists, giving him points in all four games (two goals, five assists) since returning from an upper-body injury that sidelined him to start the season.
Sabres: Visit the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.
Flames: Host the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night to wrap up a four-game homestand.
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Buffalo Sabres' Zach Benson, right, is checked by Calgary Flames' Jonathan Huberdeau during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Calgary, Alberta, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)
Buffalo Sabres goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, left, reacts as Calgary Flames' Jonathan Huberdeau, centre, celebrates his goal with teammates during the second period of an NHL hockey game, in Calgary, Alberta, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)
Buffalo Sabres' Zach Benson, right, checks Calgary Flames' MacKenzie Weegar during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Calgary, Alberta, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)
Buffalo Sabres' Beck Malenstyn, left, looks on as Calgary Flames goalie Dustin Wolf deflects a shot while Yan Kuznetsov defends during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Calgary, Alberta, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)
Buffalo Sabres' goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, left, makes a save on a shot from Calgary Flames' Joel Farabee during the second period of an NHL hockey game, in Calgary, Alberta, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (eff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)
