SEATTLE (AP) — Mackie Samoskevich scored with 5:25 left, and the Seattle Kraken, despite blowing a multiple-goal third-period lead for the second game in a row, beat the Utah Mammoth 5-3 on Thursday night.
The Kraken (7-3-1) carried a 3-1 lead into the third against Utah (7-4-0). On Tuesday. Seattle was up 3-0 heading into the final 20 minutes against Detroit before winning in a shootout, 4-3.
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Utah Mammoth forward Lawson Crouse, right, loses control of the puck against Seattle Kraken defenseman Ryker Evans, left, and forward Frederick Gaudreau during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)
Utah Mammoth forward Logan Cooley, left, defenseman Mikhail Sergachev, middle, and defenseman MacKenzie Weegar celebrate a goal during the third periodof an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)
From left, Seattle Kraken, forward Bobby McMann, forward Chandler Stephenson, forward Mackie Samoskevich, defenseman Ryker Evans and defenseman Brandon Montour celebrate a goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)
Seattle Kraken forward Mackie Samoskevich, right, fights Utah Mammoth goalie Karel Vejmelka for a loose puck in front of the net during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)
Seattle Kraken forward Berkly Catton, right, and forward Matty Beniers celebrate a goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Utah Mammoth, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)
Jordan Eberle and Brandon Montour each had a goal and an assist. Matty Beniers and Frederick Gaudreau also scored, Gaudreau’s going into an empty net with 1:00 left in the game for his team-leading sixth of the season.
Logan Cooley had two goals for the Mammoth, and Vincent Trocheck scored once.
Philipp Grubauer made 33 saves for Seattle.
With the scored tied at 3-3 after each team had a goal taken down in the third on successful offside challenges, Bobby McMann stole the puck near center ice and skated down the left side His shot was deflected wide but the rebound bounced in front of the net. McMann finally got a stick to it, tapping it over to Samoskevich, who pushed it in for his fifth of the year.
Eberle’s fourth goal of the year put Seattle on top just 3:38 into the game. His hard shot from the blue line bounced off the boards, ricocheted off the back of Mammoth goalie Karel Vejmelka, dribbled down his back and into the net. Trocheck tied it for Utah with 2:03 left in the first period.
That tie lasted just 26 seconds before Beniers put the Kraken back in front with 1:37 to go, his third of the season. Montour, who was goalless before scoring on Tuesday against Detroit, made it 3-1 on a power play at 2:23 of the second.
Cooley’s goals, his second and third of the season, came just 27 seconds into the third period and at 7:42 to tie it at 3-3.
Vejmelka made 18 saves.
Kraken: Host Minnesota on Saturday.
Mammoth: Host Tampa Bay on Saturday.
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Utah Mammoth forward Lawson Crouse, right, loses control of the puck against Seattle Kraken defenseman Ryker Evans, left, and forward Frederick Gaudreau during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)
Utah Mammoth forward Logan Cooley, left, defenseman Mikhail Sergachev, middle, and defenseman MacKenzie Weegar celebrate a goal during the third periodof an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)
From left, Seattle Kraken, forward Bobby McMann, forward Chandler Stephenson, forward Mackie Samoskevich, defenseman Ryker Evans and defenseman Brandon Montour celebrate a goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)
Seattle Kraken forward Mackie Samoskevich, right, fights Utah Mammoth goalie Karel Vejmelka for a loose puck in front of the net during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)
Seattle Kraken forward Berkly Catton, right, and forward Matty Beniers celebrate a goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Utah Mammoth, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)
CHICAGO (AP) — Round 2 went to Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears.
Williams passed for 308 yards and two touchdowns, and the Bears cooled off Drake Maye and the New England Patriots with a 30-24 victory Thursday night.
It was the second meeting between the young quarterbacks since they were part of the 2024 NFL draft. Maye, who was selected by New England at No. 3, directed the Patriots to a 19-3 victory over Williams and the Bears when the longtime friends were rookies.
But Williams, the No. 1 overall pick, leaned on Luther Burden and Colston Loveland while outlasting Maye and the Patriots in the rematch. Williams connected on 22 of 33 passes in his second game back after being sidelined by a right hamstring injury.
“These nights are awesome,” Williams said. “You play against another good team on a primetime game in a short week, these games are awesome because you get to see who you are as a team. That’s who we are. We’re a smashmouth football team, an innovative team. And when things happen and things don’t go our way and the water is rocky, we stay steady.”
Maye was 24 for 31 for 321 yards and two touchdowns. He also had a 7-yard run for New England's first TD with 11:33 left in the first half.
But Maye also was intercepted by Bears linebacker D'Marco Jackson in the end zone on a pass intended for rookie tight end Eli Raridon late in the second quarter.
“It’s those plays, I talk about it all the time,” Maye said. “You know those plays that can swing the game, can impact the game and that was definitely one of them right there. Yeah, I wish I definitely had that one back.”
New England (4-3) had won three consecutive games behind Maye, who threw 10 TD passes and one interception during the win streak.
“He gave us a chance," Patriots coach Mike Vrabel said. "He competed and I know he’d like to have that throw back to Eli, but I thought he really competed. Whether that was running around and scrambling or finding good places to go with the football. He gave us a chance. ... I’m glad he’s ours.”
Burden had four catches for 130 yards for Chicago (5-2), and Loveland had a 12-yard touchdown reception. Cairo Santos kicked a 58-yard field goal with 1:34 left, a career long and matching the franchise record, after he missed a 53-yard attempt earlier in the final quarter.
Williams became the first Bears quarterback to throw for more than 300 yards in consecutive games since Mitch Trubisky had a three-game run in 2018.
“I think he did a pretty good job throughout the night,” Bears coach Ben Johnson said. “I know he had a number of explosive plays. He found some of those guys at the second level that were huge for us.”
After Santos’ long field goal, Maye drove New England into range for Andy Borregales’ 47-yarder with 37 seconds to go. But Chicago recovered the ensuing onside kick.
Rhamondre Stevenson had five catches for 93 yards and a touchdown for the Patriots. Raridon had a 30-yard TD catch in the third quarter.
“We did some good things,” Vrabel said. “But again, didn’t do enough.”
It was Chicago’s first home game since Mike Ditka died on Oct. 9. The Bears saluted the Hall of Fame tight end and longtime coach with a pregame moment of silence, and they also handed out fake mustaches to the crowd of 60,520 at Soldier Field.
Ditka’s No. 89 jersey dotted the stands, and fans also donned Bears sweaters in a callback to what he wore on the sideline as a coach.
Chicago opened a 20-7 lead on Burden’s 24-yard touchdown with 14 seconds left in the first half. Burden got the ball on a screen on third-and-17, and Loveland, Kalif Raymond and Darnell Wright helped clear the way for his second TD reception of the season.
“The whole calvary came ... and it was like a wave carrying him through there,” Johnson said. “He saw a little crease and hit the jets.”
Set to receive the second-half kickoff, the Bears were in position to pull away. But the Patriots responded with Stevenson’s 48-yard touchdown reception on the final play of the period.
Stevenson slipped out of the backfield and Maye lobbed the ball over the head of Bears safety Cam Lewis. Stevenson ran away from Lewis and got a downfield block from DeMario Douglas before cutting past Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson on his way to the end zone.
Patriots: CB Christian Gonzalez played after being listed as questionable because of an illness. ... S Kevin Byard departed after he was checked out by trainers with 9:44 left in first half. He later returned. ... DT Christian Barmore departed late in the game.
Bears: CB Malik Muhammad left in the third quarter with a toe injury. ... TE Cole Kmet hurt his right knee on a reception with 5:34 left. "We’ll know more tomorrow, but I don’t think it looked very good,” Johnson said.
Patriots: At Miami on Nov. 1.
Bears: At Seattle for a Monday night game Nov. 2.
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Chicago Bears linebacker D'Marco Jackson (48) celebrates after intercepting a pass in the end zone during the first half of an NFL football game against the New England Patriots in Chicago, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Chicago Bears linebacker D'Marco Jackson (48) intercepts a pass intended for New England Patriots tight end Eli Raridon (82) as Cam Lewis, center, looks on during the first half of an NFL football game in Chicago, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/David Banks)
New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye throws a pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears in Chicago, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Chicago Bears kicker Cairo Santos (8) watches his 58-yard field goal late in the second half of an NFL football game against the New England Patriots in Chicago, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/David Banks)
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) scrambles as during the second half of an NFL football game against the New England Patriots in Chicago, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
