Senators pull away with 4-goal spree, beat Kraken 7-4

SEATTLE (AP) — Shane Pinto had a goal and two assists in Ottawa's four-goal spree in the first and second periods and the Senators beat the Seattle Kraken 7-4 on Saturday night.

Linus Ulmark made 17 saves to help Ottawa improve to 3-1 on a five-game trip. The Senators are four points behind Boston for the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.

Seattle has lost two in a row and four of its past six. It holds the second wild card in the West after San Jose’s overtime loss to the New York Islanders.

Tyler Kleven, Dylan Cozens and Michael Amadio also scored after Jacob Melanson gave Seattle an early lead.

After Eeli Tolvanen scored for Seattle to cut it to 4-2 late in the second, Warren Foegele, Tim Stutzle, and Brady Tkachuk pushed Ottawa’s lead to five in the third.

Matty Beniers and Brandon Montour had late goals for the Kraken. Joey Daccord made 29 savss for Seattle.

Seattle’s Jaden Schwartz left late in the first period after taking a skate to the face. He did not return.

Senators: At Vancouver on Monday night.

Kraken: Host Nashville on Tuesday night.

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Seattle Kraken forward Jaden Schwartz (17) is tended to by team personnel and teammates defenseman Brandon Montour (62) and forward Chandler Stephenson (9) after a collision during the first periodof an NHL hockey game against the Ottawa Senators Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)

Ottawa Senators defenseman Tyler Kleven celebrates with teammates on the bench after a goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Seattle Kraken, Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)

Ottawa Senators forward Dylan Cozens, left, and defenseman Thomas Chabot celebrate a goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Seattle Kraken Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)

Ottawa Senators forward Tim Stutzle (18) skates against Seattle Kraken forward Matty Beniers, second from left, during the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)

Ottawa Senators forward Brady Tkachuk, right, and forward Shane Pinto celebrate after an NHL hockey game against the Seattle Kraken Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)

BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich scored with the last kick of the game to salvage a 3-3 draw with last-place Heidenheim in the Bundesliga before it welcomes Paris Saint-Germain for the second leg of their Champions League semifinal.

Michael Olise struck the post for Bayern and the ball bounced off Heidenheim goalkeeper Diant Ramaj’s back into the net for the equalizer in the 10th minute of stoppage time on Saturday.

It was the third straight game that Bayern trailed at halftime, including its 5-4 loss to PSG in the first leg of their semifinal on Tuesday, and last weekend’s 4-3 win in Mainz, where the already crowned Bundesliga champion faced a three-goal deficit.

Bayern coach Vincent Kompany made seven changes to the team that started against PSG with Manuel Neuer, Dayot Upamecano, Alphonso Davies, Joshua Kimmich, Michael Olise, Luis Díaz and Harry Kane all on the substitutes’ bench.

Heidenheim’s Budu Zivzivadze and Eren Dinkci scored before Leon Goretzka pulled one back with a free kick before the break, and Kompany sent on Kane, Díaz, Olise and Kimmich for the second half.

Goretzka leveled with his second goal in the 57th, Zivzivadze scored again to restore Heidenheim’s lead in the 76th, only for Olise to force the equalizer.

The draw leaves Heidenheim on the verge of relegation.

Union Berlin fought back to draw 2-2 with Cologne for its first point under new coach Marie-Louise Eta, the first female head coach in the league.

Tom Rothe pulled one back after a corner in the 73rd and substitute Livan Burcu let fly for what seemed for the home fans like a winner in the 89th, after Marius Bülter and Said El Mala had scored for Cologne.

The draw kept Union a point above Cologne and will probably be enough for survival.

Hoffenheim drew with Stuttgart 3-3 in their duel for Champions League qualification, and Hamburger SV won 2-1 at Eintracht Frankfurt to move a point above Union.

Augsburg won 3-1 at Werder Bremen.

Bayer Leverkusen was hosting Leipzig later for another duel with Champions League qualification at stake.

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Union Berlin's Tom Rothe, third from left, scores his side's first goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between 1. FC Union Berlin and 1. FC Köln. (Soeren Stache/dpa via AP)

Union Berlin's Tom Rothe, left, celebrates after scoring his side's first goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between 1. FC Union Berlin and 1. FC Köln. (Soeren Stache/dpa via AP)

Bayern's Leon Goretzka celebrates scoring their side's second goal of the game during a German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and 1. FC Heidenheim in Munich, Germany, Saturday, May 2, 2026. (Harry Langer/dpa via AP)

Bayern's Joshua Kimmich, left, and Harry Kane react during a German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and 1. FC Heidenheim in Munich, Germany, Saturday, May 2, 2026. (Harry Langer/dpa via AP)

Bayern's Harry Kane retrieves the ball from the goal after the 3:3 during a German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and 1. FC Heidenheim in Munich, Germany, Saturday, May 2, 2026. (Harry Langer/dpa via AP)