Kraken post franchise’s 1st shutout, 3-0 over Islanders

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ELMONT, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 02: Jeremy Lauzon #55 of the Seattle Kraken is pursued by Kyle Palmieri #21 of the New York Islanders during the third period at UBS Arena on February 02, 2022 in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Steven Ryan/Getty Images)

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NEW YORK - Jared McCann had a goal and an assist, and Philipp Grubauer stopped 19 shots for the first shutout in franchise history as the expansion Seattle Kraken beat the New York Islanders 3-0 Wednesday night.

Mason Appleton had a goal and an assist and Vince Dunn also scored to help Seattle to its third win in seven games. Grubauer got his 19th career shutout and first since last May 12 against Los Angeles in the season finale while playing for Colorado.

The Kraken go into the All-Star break last in the Pacific Division at 15-27-4.

Semyon Varlamov had 28 saves and lost his third straight start for New York, falling to 3-9-1 this season. The Islanders have lost four of six and remained 17 points out of the second wild card in the Eastern Conference.

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