Wright has 2 points, helps Kraken rally past Ducks

ANAHEIM -- Shane Wright had a goal and an assist for the Seattle Kraken in a 3-2 win against the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center on Monday.

Wright, the No. 4 pick by Seattle in the 2022 NHL Draft, had been a healthy scratch the previous three games.

"Just realized I have a little more time with the puck than I think I do," Wright said of what he learned while scratched. "Just being able to hold onto those pucks a little bit more, rather than throwing it away or making a play to someone else."

Andre Burakovsky and Brandon Montour scored, Ryker Evans had two assists, and Joey Daccord made 21 saves for the Kraken (11-10-1), who have won six of eight (6-2-0) and ended a five-game road losing streak.

Trevor Zegras and Frank Vatrano scored, Troy Terry had two assists, and Lukas Dostal made 25 saves for the Ducks (8-9-3), who came in on four-game point streak (3-0-1).

“This time of year is when teams start separating themselves," Terry said. "As a team, getting experience in those types of games, like tonight, you could tell the intensity was higher. We’ll learn from it. I think we did a lot of good things, and we did enough good things to maybe even win the game tonight. A few errors cost us.”

Seattle scored twice in the first 1:10 of the third period to take the lead.

Burakovsky was credited with the goal that tied it 2-2 at 46 seconds after a pass from Jared McCann deflected off him and Dostal before crossing the goal line.

It was the first goal of the season for Burakovsky (22nd game).

"Definitely nice to see it go in. Maybe not the prettiest one I've scored in my life, but they all count," he said. "I've been talking to some of the coaches, and they've just been telling me, 'Just go to the net. It might bounce off you and go in,' and today it did."

Montour then scored with a slap shot from the right point to move Seattle ahead 3-2 at 1:10.

"We were playing our game, we just got off it," Ducks coach Greg Cronin said. "It happens. It's not complicated. We've just got to play to our structure, play to our system and then when you do that you're connected and you can anticipate and play faster."

Wright gave Seattle a 1-0 lead on its first shot on goal at 7:12 of the first period, scoring with a deflection as he battled for position in front of the Anaheim net with defenseman Olen Zellweger.

"It started out a little bit sloppy and then I think some guys tried to take over the game themselves," Cronin said. "Tried to carry the puck too much instead of let the puck do the work."

Zegras scored shortside off a rush during a delayed penalty to tie it 1-1 at 15:59 of the first.

Vatrano gave the Ducks a 2-1 lead at 6:17 of the second period. Zellweger took a wrist shot from the right circle that was saved, but the rebound hit Vatrano's skate in front of the crease and he swept the puck into the net.

"We knew we were playing well," Wright said. "We knew that we had a number of good scoring chances. I think it was a matter of time before we took it to the next level, took the next step in our game."

NOTES: Ducks forward Leo Carlsson left the game with an upper-body injury with 4:37 left in the second period after a check by Tye Kartye sent him sideways into the left post of the Anaheim net. Cronin did not have an update after the game. … The Kraken have won eight in a row against the Ducks. ... Seattle is 1-10-1 when trailing after the second period this season. ... Daccord is 3-0-0 in his NHL career against Anaheim with a 1.33 goals-against average. ... Zellweger has six points (two goals, four assists) in his past five games. ... Zegras has five points (one goal, four assists) in his past five games. ... The Ducks killed all three penalties and have not allowed a power-play goal in the past four games (8-for-8).