Mikey Eyssimont scores in Kraken debut, but Seattle falls 5-3 to Predators
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - MARCH 06: Michael Eyssimont #21 of the Seattle Kraken and Joshua Mahura #28 celebrate a goal in the third period against the Nashville Predators on March 06, 2025 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Casey Go (Casey Gower / NHLI / Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Filip Forsberg scored two goals and the Nashville Predators beat the Seattle Kraken 5-3 on Thursday night.
Brady Skjei scored the first of the Predators' three second-period goals. Forsberg and Michael McCarron also scored in the period, with McCarron's wrap-around goal making it 4-1 with 9 seconds remaining.
Luke Evangelista also scored for Nashville.
Mikey Eyssimont, Adam Larsson and Jared McCann scored for Seattle.
Juuse Saros made 22 saves for the Predators. Joey Daccord had 29 saves for the Kraken.
Takeaways
Kraken: They now are 4-5-1 over their last 10.
Predators: Forsberg now has 48 career multi-goal games, passing Kent Nilsson (47) for the fourth most by a Swedish-born player. Mats Sundin leads all Swedes with 81, followed by Daniel Alfredsson (64) and Markus Naslund (52).
Key moment
Larsson scored just 32 seconds into the game for the Kraken. Forsberg tied it up in the first and then Nashville took control in the second.
Key stat
Nashville won its second straight game for the first time since February. Those wins were wrapped around the 4 Nations Face-Off.
Up next
Seattle continues a three-game road swing Saturday at Philadelphia while the Predators host Chicago.
The Source: Story by The Associated Press.
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