SEATTLE — In a tight, low-scoring game that bore little resemblance to the last time the teams met, the Los Angeles Kings beat the Seattle Kraken 3-1 on Saturday night at Climate Pledge Arena.
Kraken goaltender Martin Jones made back-to-back starts, a rare occurrence in the past two months. He made 16 saves and was far less busy than he was in a 9-8 overtime win in Los Angeles on Nov. 29.
After L.A. went up 2-0, a power-play goal got the Kraken back within one. The Kings’ Blake Lizotte didn’t agree with the call of hooking on Jared McCann. But his stick was tangled in McCann’s skates when the Kraken goals leader got twisted up and fell, and that was compelling enough for the official’s arm to shoot up.
