Stars' Joe Pavelski's hat trick plus one was not enough for Dallas to top the Kraken in Game 1. Game 2 is Thursday in Dallas
Published 1 hour agoThe Seattle Kraken took a 1-0 series lead against the Stars Tuesday night in Dallas, stealing a 5-4 overtime win in Game 1 of their best-of-seven series.After Seattle jumped out to a 4-2 lead in the first period, Dallas' Joe Pavelski has a hat trick plus 1 after scoring two goals in the third period, his third and fourth for the night, to tie up the game and force overtime.
Tuesday night is the first action for Pavelski in some time after he missed the final five games of the opening-round series while in concussion protocol. Pavelski scored twice in the first period, his opening shot being a 25-foot wrister only 2 1/2 minutes into the game to put the Stars ahead 1-0. He scored on his first shot, on a pass from Mason Marchment. Max Domi got the secondary assist
About 10 minutes later, after Seattle had gotten even, Pavelski scored again from about the same distance with a redirect of Thomas Harley’s shot. The Kraken then scored three goals in a 68-second span to take a 4-2 lead. Pavelski got the hat trick midway through the third period when he knocked in a rebound after captain Jamie Benn’s shot off Philipp Grubauer.Connecting you to your favorite North Texas sports teams as well as sports news around the globe.
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