Samoskevich scores twice and Kraken beat Flames 6-1 in home opener as Calgary stays winless

SEATTLE (AP) — Berkly Catton, Mackie Samoskevich and Bobby McMann scored within the first eight minutes of the game and the Seattle Kraken cruised to a 6-1 win over the Calgary Flames on Sunday night.

Samoskevich added another goal late in the second period and Joey Daccord made 32 saves. Shane Wright and Jordan Eberle also scored in Seattle's home opener.

Morgan Frost scored on the power play and Dustin Wolf stopped 21 shots for the Flames, who remain winless.

Catton opened the scoring 2:22 into the first period and Samoskevich scored at 4:40. It was Samoskevich’s first goal with Seattle after being acquired from the Florida Panthers in exchange for a 2026 first-round pick and a 2027 conditional second-round pick in June.

McMann gave the Kraken a three-goal lead 7:40 into the first, and Wright added another goal with 8:02 remaining in the second.

Frost spoiled Daccord’s shutout bid by scoring with 5:35 left in the game. It was the first power-play goal conceded by the Kraken this season. Eberle scored 39 seconds later.

Seattle is 2-1-0 after beating Calgary for the second time this season. In Thursday's win over the Flames, six different skaters scored to boost the Kraken.

Wolf has now surrendered 12 goals in his first two starts, both against Seattle. He averaged 3.01 goals against and had an .899 save percentage last season, and was a finalist for the Calder Memorial Trophy as top rookie for the 2024-25 season.

The Kraken and Flames meet once more this month on Oct. 30.

Kraken: Host the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night.

Flames: Host the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night.

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Calgary Flames right wing Matvei Gridin (92) sets a screen as defenseman Zayne Parekh (19) moves the puck and Seattle Kraken defenseman Ryan Lindgren (55) defends during the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)

Seattle Kraken right wing Mackie Samoskevich (11) gets the puck past Calgary Flames goaltender Dustin Wolf (32) as defenseman Zach Whitecloud, right, defends during the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)

Seattle Kraken goaltender Joey Daccord (35) goes for the puck as Calgary Flames center Morgan Frost (16) tries to score during the second period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)

Seattle Kraken right wing Mackie Samoskevich (11) reacts after scoring as Calgary Flames defenseman Zach Whitecloud (28) skates off during the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (AP) — A school bus flipped over onto its roof during a multivehicle crash in central Florida on Monday morning, killing two people — including a 10th grade girl — and injuring several others, authorities said.

Some 39 people were on the school bus that was headed to Winter Haven High School in Winter Haven when an oncoming car crossed the center line and caused the crash, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said at a news conference.

“It was a horrible crash,” Judd said. “It was a terrible, tragic morning. We had a beautiful 10th grade girl lose her life.”

The bus had been traveling along a Winter Haven road shortly after 6 a.m. when an oncoming car crossed the center line and crashed into the side of the bus near the rear wheels, Judd said. The impact ripped the tire off the bus and caused it to crash head-on into an oncoming Jeep, which caught on fire.

One person in the Jeep died. Judd said five to seven people were transported to the hospital with potentially traumatic injuries and that one person remained in critical condition early Monday.

The bus was transporting 39 people in all — 37 high school students, the bus driver, and the bus driver's daughter. Judd said first responders spent the first several hours getting people to the hospital, identifying them and reuniting students with their parents.

“I think this is the most horrific bus tragedy we’ve had in decades, as far back as I can remember,” Judd said.

Just over a month ago on Sept. 3, another Polk County school bus was involved in a crash in Lakeland. Authorities said no students were on the bus at the time, and one person had injuries that were not life-threatening.

Polk County Public Schools Superintendent Frederick Heid said students practice drills on how to leave a bus that is involved in an accident.

“This event could have been far worse. You can see the condition of the bus, you can see its current positioning,” Heid said. The sheriff and superintendent held their news conference directly in front of the overturned bus, which had come to rest in a ditch beside the road.

Helicopter video taken by WESH-TV later in the morning showed a horrific crash scene. The front end of the school bus was a mangled mess of metal, and it appeared to be missing one of its four back tires as it lay on its roof.

Justin Sharpless, chairman of the Polk County school board, asked the community to come together to support the family of the girl who died, as well as the school and school staff.

“There are really no words that can take away the pain of losing a young person,” he said.

In this photo provided by the Polk County Sheriff's Office, emergency personnel respond to an accident involving a school bus in Winter Haven, Fla., on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026. (Polk County Sheriff's Office via AP)

In this photo provided by the Polk County Sheriff's Office, emergency personnel respond to an accident involving a school bus in Winter Haven, Fla., on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026. (Polk County Sheriff's Office via AP)