Jordan Kyrou scores twice as the Blues spoil Kraken's home opener with a 3-2 win

SEATTLE (AP) — Jordan Kyrou scored two goals less than two minutes apart late in the second period and the St. Louis Blues rallied from an early two-goal deficit to beat the Seattle Kraken in the season opener for both teams Tuesday. 3-2.

Philip Broberg also scored for St. Louis, his goal sandwiched between the two goals by Kyrou. All three goals came within 1 minute and 55 seconds.

Justin Faulk received assists on the first two goals. Robert Thomas, Dylan Holloway and Alexandre Texier also had assists.

Vince Dunn and Eeli Tolvanen scored for the Kraken two minutes apart early in the second period.

Blues goalkeeper Jordan Binnington made 30 saves. Philipp Grubauer had 22 saves for Seattle.

Takeaways

Blues: Kyrou led the Blues with 31 goals last season but is already off to a quicker start. His first senior came in St. Louis' second game. It took another eight games before he scored his second goal.

Octopus: Assistant coach Jessica Campbell was the first woman in NHL history to sit on the bench as an assistant or associate coach. Tuesday's game was the team's first season opener on home ice.

Key moment

St. Louis scored the go-ahead goal just 20 seconds after tying the game. After the Blues won a faceoff at center ice, Texier spotted Kyrou charging down the right wing and Kyrou easily beat Grubauer with a wrist shot.

Key statistics

The Blues had 13 shots on goal, all of which were saved by Grubauer, before Kyrou finally broke through. During that 1:55 of the second period, they scored on three of four shots. In the game, Seattle beat St. Louis 32:25.

Next

The Blues continue their season-opening three-game series on Thursday in San Jose. The Kraken visit Minnesota on Saturday to begin a three-game trip.

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