Rangers Beat Kraken 4-3 in Seattle, Hold Off Three-Goal Third-Period Comeback

The New York Rangers beat the Seattle Kraken 4-3 at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle on Saturday, November 7, 2026, building a four-goal lead through two periods and then holding off a three-goal comeback in the third. The final score was confirmed as final by the NHL recap of the game and by the Sportradar results listing.

A 4-0 lead through two periods

New York took control in the first period. Gabe Perreault opened the scoring at 1:35, assisted by Mika Zibanejad and Alexis Lafreniere. Tye Kartye, a former Kraken forward, made it 2-0 on the power play at 9:05, and Jaroslav Chmelar scored at 13:53 to stretch the lead to 3-0 before the first intermission.

The third goal ended the night early for Seattle goaltender Joey Daccord, who was pulled in the first period after Chmelar scored. Philipp Grubauer entered in relief for the Kraken.

Seattle settled after the change, but New York added one more in the second period. Pavel Dorofeyev scored at 12:46 of the second, also assisted by Zibanejad and Lafreniere, to make it 4-0. Zibanejad and Lafreniere each finished the first two periods with two assists, one on the opening goal and one on the fourth.

Seattle scores three in the third

The Kraken came back in the third period. Kaapo Kakko scored at 1:50, assisted by Brandon Montour and Berkly Catton, to cut the deficit to 4-1. Jordan Eberle scored on the power play at 6:38, assisted by Matty Beniers and Chandler Stephenson, for 4-2, and the home crowd had a game again.

Vince Dunn made it 4-3 at 15:02 of the third, assisted by Catton and Matthew Wood. Catton picked up his second assist of the period on the goal. Seattle had scored three times in a little over thirteen minutes after going scoreless through the first two periods, and the Rangers spent the closing minutes protecting a one-goal lead.

New York held on. The comeback stopped at 4-3, and the Rangers closed out a road win that had looked settled after two periods and turned tense in the third.

What the numbers say

Seattle outshot New York 28-26, with the late push showing up in the totals after the Rangers controlled the early scoring. Each team scored once on the power play: Kartye for New York in the first period and Eberle for Seattle in the third.

The win moved the Rangers to 9-7-1 on the season. Seattle fell to 9-5-1 with the loss, its comeback falling one goal short after the 4-0 start by the visitors.