SEATTLE — Kailer Yamamoto scored the only goal in a shootout and the Seattle Kraken overcame David Pastrnak’s hat trick to beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 on Monday night.
Jordan Eberle, Vince Dunn and Oliver Bjorkstrand scored for Seattle, which twice came from behind to tie the game. Philipp Grubauer denied all three Bruins shootout attempts, the last of which was by Pastrnak.
“He came in way slower than in the game,” Grubauer said. “So (he had) a little bit more time to make a move in the shootout. But this guy has so many tricks in the bag. You don’t expect them to do the same thing twice.”
It was Boston’s sixth straight game that went beyond regulation time. By earning one point, the Bruins (34-12-14) tied idle Vancouver for most points in the NHL at 82.
After dropping the final three games on a 1-0-3 road trip, Boston is 2-2-5 in its past nine overall.
“If you look at the points, it’s a good trip. But doesn’t feel like it,” said Pastrnak, who tied the score late in the third period. “You get five out of eight points and every game was overtime. It’s a tough way to end it. We could have got the win, but unfortunately we didn’t. We played a great game, then in the third period we kind of let them push. You must expect good teams will make a push and refocus. It took us until almost too late in the third period to make the push back.”
Grubauer made 29 saves for the Kraken. He got the start after replacing Joey Daccord early in the second period of Saturday’s 5-2 home loss to Minnesota.
Seattle Kraken forward Oliver Bjorkstrand, left, congratulates goalie Philipp Grubauer after a shootout during an NHL hockey game against the Boston Bruins, Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, in Seattle. The Kraken won 4-3. Credit: AP/Stephen Brashear
Linus Ullmark stopped 23 shots for Boston.
Yamamoto was up first in the shootout and beat Ullmark with a forehand shot. Grubauer subsequently made saves on Charlie Coyle, Charlie McAvoy and Pastrnak.
Pastrnak put the Bruins…
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