Dunn’s three-point night spurs Seattle Kraken to 6-1 win over Calgary Flames
Vince Dunn contributed a goal and two assists to the Seattle Kraken's 6-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday. This marked Seattle's first season-opening road win in their six-year history. The Flames lost their final home-opener at the Saddledome, moving to Scotia Place next year after 44 years. Jordan Eberle, Frederick Gaudreau, Chandler Stephenson, Matty Beniers, and Kaapo Kakko also scored for Seattle.
Joey Daccord made 24 saves and added an assist, while Jared McCann provided three assists. Calgary's Ryan Strome scored and Dustin Wolf stopped 26 shots. Seattle led 2-0 by halftime, with Eberle scoring a power-play goal and Dunn following up with a goal 32 seconds later. Gaudreau extended his point streak to six games, while Dunn assisted on the Kraken's first goal of the season.
The Kraken were without Matthew Samoskevich (upper body) and Jake O'Brien (lower body), while the Flames lacked Jonathan Huberdeau (hip). The average age of the Flames' roster was 27, tying for the seventh-youngest in the league, while Seattle's average age was 28.3.
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