CHICAGO — Kraken forward Alex Wennberg sure picked the right time to show what a two-way player he can be.
With his teammates scraping for goals any way they can find them, Wennberg not only provided a score with one of the better solo efforts seen all season, he provided stellar penalty killing and took away an opposing third-period chance with a stellar defensive effort. That and some strong goaltending by Philipp Grubauer in a 29-save performance helped the Kraken to a 2-0 victory in only their second shutout of the season.
Jordan Eberle added his second goal in two nights from the left faceoff circle with 1:36 remaining in regulation time to help silence a lively United Center crowd and allow his team to salvage a split of their brief two-game road trip. While the effort was there throughout, goals were hard to come by for the Kraken in both affairs — losing in St. Louis on Wednesday after squandering chances to tie a 2-1 game that wound up 4-1 against them.
