Eberle's OT goal gives Kraken win against Kings

SEATTLE --Jordan Eberle scored 2:23 into overtime to give the Seattle Kraken a 3-2 win against the Los Angeles Kings at Climate Pledge Arena on Saturday.

Eberle won it when he opted to shoot from the left circle on a 2-on-1 with Brandon Tanev.
"Just trying to find a way to score," Eberle said. "We obviously haven't had success in overtime this year and last year. We put a lot of work and emphasis into it. You know, when you go into those games, those are huge points that you give up. You never know when you need that extra point to get in (to the Stanley Cup Playoffs). We've worked on it and obviously, it's worked out.
"I think it's important to play these games and feel comfortable. That's the biggest thing. I think we're doing a better job of that. You know, once you get into the postseason, a lot of games are close. You have to feel comfortable in the uncomfortable situations, and this is just a good test to do that."

Jared McCann and Daniel Sprong also scored, Matty Beniers had two assists, and Martin Jones made 27 saves for Seattle (10-5-3), which has won two straight and is 7-1-1 in its past nine games.
Phillip Danault had a goal and an assist, and Cal Petersen made 26 saves for the Kings (11-8-2) who were coming off a 4-1 loss at the Vancouver Canucks on Friday and ended a four-game road trip 1-2-1.
"It wasn't the cleanest because the other team sometimes gets in the way," Los Angeles coach Todd McLellan said. "It was a really hard, heavy game for both teams, evenly played. We made the last mistake, and they capitalized."
McCann gave Seattle a 1-0 lead at 4:42 of the first period, shooting into an open net from the bottom of the right circle after Beniers' shot from in tight was kicked out to him by Petersen.

Danault tied it 1-1 at 18:52. Following a failed clearing attempt by the Kraken, Danault batted in his own rebound after his initial attempt deflected over Jones' shoulder.
"I thought both goalies played well," McLellan said. "Cal made some tremendous saves, Jones kept them in it when mistakes went against them. … We're taking it right now. There are other teams that are ten days behind us. [They'll have to play back-to-backs] at some point, and if we're playing them, we'll have to take advantage of it. We all play 82 games."
Trevor Moore put the Kings in front 2-1 on a short-handed breakaway 35 seconds into the third period, but Sprong scored 18 seconds later on the same power play to tie it 2-2 after he was left all alone in the left circle.
"We talked about [response goals] early on, whether it's a goal for or a goal against or a good shift or a bad shift," Seattle coach Dave Hakstol said. "It's a recognition to start with, right? You got to realize and recognize what just happened in the hockey game and then what needs to come. … That's the biggest thing, has been that recognition. We don't get to go out and do anything special, but we do have to go out and have a real competitive shift, and I think that's what it's all about."
NOTES: McCann's goal was his 100th in the NHL. … Kraken forward Oliver Bjorkstrand played in his 400th NHL game.