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Kraken Rally With Three Third-Period Goals to Beat Sharks 4–2
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Joey Daccord stood on his head and the Seattle Kraken finally gave him some late help, but that meant a loss for the San Jose Sharks .
Daccord stopped 35 shots and Seattle scored three times in the third period to rally past the Sharks 4–2 on Saturday night at SAP Center, snapping a four-game losing streak in the process.
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San Jose (17-16-3) got goals from Adam Gaudette and Collin Graf but dropped its second straight after a brief three-game win streak. Yaroslav Askarov finished with 28 saves.
Chandler Stephenson lit the lamp for the fourth straight game and added an assist for Seattle (13-14-6). Eeli Tolvanen also chipped in with a goal and an assist as the Kraken flipped the script after falling behind early in the third.
Tolvanen opened the scoring midway through the second period, jumping on a pass, racing in alone and slipping a wrist shot through Askarov's five-hole for a 1–0 Seattle lead.
The Sharks answered on the power play at 11:22 when Macklin Celebrini 's shot deflected in front and Gaudette cleaned up the loose puck with a backhand to tie it.
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San Jose grabbed the lead just 36 seconds into the third after a Seattle turnover. Igor Chernyshov set up Graf in front, and after his one-timer hit the post, the puck caromed off Daccord and into the net off Adam Larsson .
Seattle responded quickly. Ryker Evans tied it at 1:55 with a wrist shot from the point that beat a screened Askarov, and Ryan Lindgren followed at 4:27 with a deflected shot that found the back of the net for his first goal in 33 games, putting the Kraken ahead for good.
Stephenson sealed it late, taking a feed from Tolvanen and skating the puck into the empty net with 1:24 left to cap the comeback.
Stephenson now has five goals and four assists during an eight-game point streak as Seattle heads home with some much-needed momentum.
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Next Game
The Sharks will hit the road for the next three games. Their next contest takes place Tuesday night against the Vegas Golden Knights . Coverage begins at 9 p.m. local time.
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