Scoring barrage continues for Kraken toppling Flyers 6-4

SEATTLE — Kraken 6, Flyers 4 at Climate Pledge Arena

Notable: The foundation of the Seattle Kraken making a playoff run two seasons ago was scoring contributions throughout the lineup. The fourth line. The third defensive pairing. Everyone chipped in.

It’s early, but the Kraken are showing similar traits.

Seattle received goals from six different players and points from 13 total, most coming during a raucous second period where the Kraken turned a 2-1 deficit into a 5-2 lead. A sloppy third period nearly gave away all of that lead before Oliver Bjorkstrand scored on a breakaway with 5:09 left.

Jared McCann pulled the Kraken even with a power-play goal beating Flyers goalie Ivan Fedotov five-hole, but it was a three-goal outburst in less than 3 minutes that broke the game open. Eeli Tolvanen scored the first on a rebound, Jordan Eberle finished a beautiful sequence off passes from McCann and Yanni Gourde, and Shane Wright finished the flurry with his first of the season 8 seconds after Eberle scored.

The goals from Brandon Montour and Wright give the Kraken 12 different goal scorers in five games.

Chandler Stephenson had an assist in his 500th career game.

Philipp Grubauer had shaky first and third periods in goal, getting beat on a wrap around from Scott Laughton and giving up a second to Laughton late in the first period. He made key saves on Travis Konecny and Travis Sanheim in the second period, only to get beat for goals from Cam York and Jamie Drysdale 21/2 minutes apart in the third and trim the Kraken lead to 5-4.

Gourde finished a goal short of a Gordie Howe hat trick — he got the assist and the fight came after his goal was waved off for being kicked into the net.

Goal of the game: There wasn’t a prettier goal than Eberle’s and Wright’s first of the season was notable, but let’s go with Montour’s first with the Kraken on a slap shot from the point that helped stabilize a shaky first period.

Star of the game: McCann didn’t have his first three-point game until game No. 41 last season. McCann’s goal was a half slap-shot from the top of the circles, but his best play was the pass to Eberle for a tap-in goal at the back post. McCann had an open lane to shoot, only to drop a perfect pass to Eberle for the easy goal.

On tap: The Kraken face their first Pacific Division foe of the season facing the surprising Calgary Flames on Saturday night. Calgary is off to a 4-0 start and will be coming in after three full days off.