Kraken cruise past Flames behind Daccord’s 24 saves
CALGARY (Interstat) — Joey Daccord made 24 saves and the Seattle Kraken scored six times to beat the Calgary Flames 6-1 Thursday in an NHL game at Scotiabank Saddledome. Seattle improved to 1-0, while Calgary fell to 0-1. Kaapo Kakko had one goal and one assist, Jared McCann added three assists, and Vince Dunn finished with one goal and two assists. Matty Beniers also had a goal and an assist. Chandler Stephenson, Jordan Eberle and Frederick Gaudreau each scored for Seattle, and Ryker Evans recorded an assist. Shane Wright and Ryan Winterton assisted on Dunn’s goal. Daccord also assisted on Stephenson’s goal. Ryan Strome scored Calgary’s lone goal, with assists from Yegor Sharangovich and Connor Zary. Daccord stopped 24 of 25 shots in the win. Calgary’s Kevin Bahl and Seattle’s Jacob Melanson received roughing penalties in the second period. Attendance at Scotiabank Saddledome was 18,494. Seattle’s next game is Saturday at Edmonton, while Calgary hosts Colorado on Oct. 8.