National Hockey League
Seattle 4, New Jersey 3
When: 10:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 19, 2023
Where: Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, Washington
Referees: Kevin Pollock, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Andrew Smith
Attendance: 17151

Andre Burakovsky scored at 1:10 of overtime as the Seattle Kraken defeated the visiting New Jersey Devils 4-3 on Thursday night to snap a two-game losing streak.

Ryan Donato had two goals and an assist and Brandon Tanev also scored for Seattle, which moved into a tie with the Vegas Golden Knights atop the Pacific Division. Kraken goaltender Martin Jones made 27 saves.

Damon Severson, Erik Haula and Nico Hischier scored and Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 36 of 40 shots for the Devils, who had a five-game winning streak snapped and lost for just the fourth time on the road this season.

Burakovsky's winner came after Seattle defenseman Vince Dunn hurried to chase down a loose puck behind the New Jersey net. Dunn sent a pass to Matty Beniers, who spotted Burakovsky coming off the bench. Burakovsky slipped a wrist shot from the right faceoff circle between Blackwood's pads.

Trailing 2-1 entering the third period, the Devils tied the score on Haula's short-handed breakaway at 6:04. Haula he put a backhander over Jones's catching glove.

Tanev put the Kraken back up at 7:51, taking a nifty backhanded pass from Donato from across the top of the crease and tapping the puck into an open net from near the left post.

With Blackwood pulled for an extra attacker, Hischier tied it at 18:46, lifting a rebound over Jones after he stopped Jack Hughes' initial shot.

Donato opened the scoring at 12:27 of the first period, putting a wrist shot over Blackwood's shoulder and into the near upper corner of the net.

Donato doubled the lead at 4:52 of the second with his 10th goal of the season. He skated over the blue line on a two-on-one rush with Jared McCann and beat Blackwood with another high wrister, this time from just outside the right dot.

The Devils finally beat Jones, the NHL's reigning first star of the week, at 11:32 of the second. Jesper Bratt drove over the blue line, turned toward the top of the faceoff circles and dropped the puck for Severson, who used a defender as a screen and put a wrist shot into the upper left corner of the net.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
New Jersey   Seattle
Erik Haula 1 Points Ryan Donato 3
Erik Haula 1 Goals Ryan Donato 2
Jesper Bratt 1 Assists Ryan Donato 1
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
Erik Haula 1 Short Handed Goals N/A
Mackenzie Blackwood .900 Save Percentage Martin Jones .900
Mackenzie Blackwood 36 Saves Martin Jones 27
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
New Jersey 30 3 0-1 1-1 6 31
Seattle 40 4 0-1 1-1 6 30
Upcoming Games
  • Seattle will play their next game at home against Colorado. The Kraken have a W/L % of .692 after a win and .474 after a loss.
  • New Jersey will play their next game at home against Pittsburgh. The Devils have a W/L % of .700 after a win and .533 after a loss.