Kraken Top Islanders 4-1, End Four-Game Skid

The Seattle Kraken defeated the New York Islanders 4-1 on Wednesday night at Climate Pledge Arena, snapping a four-game losing streak and providing a boost to their Western Conference playoff push.

Vince Dunn and Jared McCann each recorded a goal and an assist for the Kraken, who improved to 21-18-9 and remained in contention for a wild-card spot. Matty Beniers and Kaapo Kakko also scored, while goaltender Philipp Grubauer made 24 saves. McCann sealed the victory with an empty-net goal late in the third period, on which Grubauer earned a secondary assist.

The Islanders, who finished a seven-game road trip with a 3-3-1 record, got their lone goal from Anthony Duclair on a power play just 2:38 into the game. It marked Duclair's fifth goal in his last five games. Goaltender Ilya Sorokin, who entered with wins in four of his previous five starts, stopped 21 shots but fell to 16-12-2 on the season.

New York struck first, continuing a trend for Seattle, which has surrendered the opening goal in seven of its last eight games. The Kraken responded quickly in the first period, tying the score at 1-1 when Beniers deflected a Dunn shot during a five-on-three power play with 9:20 remaining....