Kraken overwhelm Hawks

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SEATTLE — Jordan Eberle, Jared McCann and Daniel Sprong each had a goal and an assist and the Seattle Kraken beat the Blackhawks 7-3 on Saturday night for their fourth straight victory.The second-year Kraken, who clinched their first Stanley Cup playoff spot Thursday, also got goals from Eeli Tolvanen, Yanni Gourde, Adam Larsson and Morgan Geekie. Jamie Oleksiak had three assists.Martin Jones made 15 saves in two periods, then was replaced by Philipp Grubauer at the start of the third. Grubauer had 11 saves.Seth Jones scored twice for the Hawks, who lost for the 10th time in the 11 games and are tied with Columbus for the fewest points in the NHL with 56. Lukas Reichel also scored, going out on a high note in what was his final NHL appearance this season.Before Saturday night’s game, coach Luke Richardson said Reichel’s AHL reassignment had been moved up to boost Rockford’s lineup as the AHL playoff race tightens.Tolvanen put Seattle on the board just 4:48 into the game, firing it in from the middle of the left circle for his 18th. The Blackhawks tied it just 57 seconds later when Jones scored from low in the slot.Slap shots:Jujhar Khaira appeared to score for the Blackhawks with 3:14 left in the second period. but Seattle challenged it immediately for offside and the goal was waved off. … Forward Taylor Raddysh suffered a groin injury Thursday that will sideline him for 10 to 14 days, Richardson said Saturday. With only six days left, his season is over. He finishes with 20 goals and 17 assists in 78 games.

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