Bennett Sennecke Scores, but Ducks Fall to Kraken in Season Opener
Joey Daccord made 35 saves to help Seattle win its first-ever season opener under coach Lane Lambert, ending a 0-3-1 opening streak with a 3-1 victory.
- The Anaheim Ducks played their season opener against the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night in Seattle, losing 3-1 in Joel Quenneville’s first game as Ducks coach.
- Quenneville returned to coaching after nearly four years away due to a league ban for his involvement in the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks sexual-abuse scandal.
- Beckett Sennecke scored in his NHL debut for the Ducks, while Mason Marchment tallied a goal in his first game with the Kraken.
- Joey Daccord stopped 35 shots for Seattle, while Jared McCann found the net early in the third period, marking the fourth time he has scored in a season opener over the past five years.
- This victory was the Kraken’s first-ever triumph in a season-opening game, while the Ducks head to San Jose for their next matchup on Saturday night.
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Beckett Sennecke scores, but Ducks fall to Kraken in season opener
SEATTLE — Two men who could prove pivotal to the Ducks’ future made their debuts on Thursday night, but the team dropped its season opener to the Seattle Kraken, 3-1. Beckett Sennecke scored in his first NHL game and Lukas Dostal made 28 saves, but the Ducks couldn’t generate enough offense in their first game under new coach Joel Quenneville. Mason Marchment scored in his Seattle debut, Joey Daccord made 35 saves, and the Kraken won a season op…


Bennett Sennecke scores, but Ducks fall to Kraken in season opener
SEATTLE — Two men who could prove pivotal to the Ducks’ future made their debuts on Thursday night, but the team dropped its season opener to the Seattle Kraken, 3-1. Beckett Sennecke scored in his first NHL game and Lukas Dostal made 28 saves, but the Ducks couldn’t generate enough offense in their first game under new coach Joel Quenneville. Mason Marchment scored in his Seattle debut, Joey Daccord made 35 saves, and the Kraken won a season op…

Joey Daccord shines as Kraken down Ducks for 1st-ever opening win
Joey Daccord made 35 saves as the Seattle Kraken won an opener -- either season or home -- for the first time in their five years of existence, defeating the visiting Anaheim Ducks 3-1 on Thursday.
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