Seattle Kraken down Oilers 4-1 in preseason as depth shines

Seattle’s depth players produced the offense and the Kraken’s goaltending held firm as Seattle defeated the Edmonton Oilers 4-1 in a preseason game at Rogers Place in Edmonton on Wednesday. Luke Morrison and Ben Meyers each recorded a goal and an assist, Jagger Firkus added a goal and Jani Nyman finished with an empty-netter, while Andrew Mangiapane provided Edmonton’s lone score in his Oilers debut.

The scoring opened late in the first period on a Kraken power play and Seattle extended the lead after a second-period breakdown in Edmonton’s zone left the visitors up 2-0 at the second intermission, according to game accounts. Mangiapane, who signed a two-year contract with the Oilers on the first day of free agency after stops in Calgary and Washington, converted on a second-effort chance in the third to cut the deficit to 2-1 following a rush set up by defenseman Evan Bouchard. Seattle added an insurance goal later in the period before Nyman’s empty-net goal sealed the final score.

Seattle’s goaltending tandem was spotless early. Joey Daccord started and stopped all 16 shots he faced before Niklas Kokko entered in the third period and saved eight of nine, finishing with a strong...