Seattle put 17 shots on Sergei Bobrovsky on Wednesday night and scored on five of them. The last came from defenseman Brandon Montour, whose slap shot at 19:27 of the third period beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 less than a minute after Toronto had tied it.
The Seattle Kraken are 8-4-1 after the win at Climate Pledge Arena. Toronto fell to 7-6-2.
Brandon Montour Played 27:10 and Finished Plus-3
Montour logged 27 minutes and 10 seconds, the most on either team, and finished plus-3 with one shot, his game-winning goal, per the ESPN box score. Jordan Eberle and Matty Beniers assisted. Bobrovsky stopped 12 of 17 shots. Philipp Grubauer made 17 saves on 21 for Seattle.
Gavin McKenna's Three Points Were Not Enough
Gavin McKenna, the No. 1 overall pick, scored twice and assisted on Auston Matthews' tying goal at 18:30 of the third, his first two-goal game, ESPN reported. Matthews finished with a goal and two assists. Seattle got goals from Berkly Catton, Josh Mahura, Chandler Stephenson and Ryker Evans before Montour's winner.
The game turned in the second period. McKenna's second goal tied it 2-2 at 1:46, and Seattle answered with Stephenson at 3:33 and Evans at 10:58 for a 4-2 lead. Toronto came back with Jack Roslovic at 8:02 of the third and Matthews with 1:30 left, and then Montour ended it. Bobrovsky finished with a .706 save percentage.
The Kraken visit the Calgary Flames on Friday, and Toronto plays at Vancouver on Saturday. More hockey is on our NHL page.