Shane Wright's 2 goals lead Kraken to 4-2 victory over Kings

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Seattle Kraken center Shane Wright (51) chases the puck during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Los Angeles Kings Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Seattle Kraken defenseman Vince Dunn (29) celebrates his goal with left wing Jared McCann (19), center Matty Beniers (10) and right wing Jordan Eberle (7) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) — Seattle Kraken center Shane Wright (51) chases the puck during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Los Angeles Kings Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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10:24 PM on Wednesday, February 4

The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shane Wright scored twice to lead the Seattle Kraken to a 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night.

Vince Dunn and Adam Larsson also scored and Chandler Stephenson and Frederick Gaudreau each had two assists for the Kraken, who have won five of their last six games. Joey Daccord made 25 saves.

Andrei Kuzmenko scored both of Los Angeles' goals and Darcy Kuemper made 19 saves.

The Kings took a 1-0 lead at 7:42 of the first period when Kuzmenko scored on the power play.

Wright tied it at 1 at 9:16 on a backhander for his first goal of the game and Larsson put Seattle up 2-1 at 10:14 on a one-timer. Dunn made it 3-1 on the power play at 15:21.

Kuzmenko cut it to 3-2 on the power play at 10:27 of the second period, but Wright gave the Kraken a two-goal lead again with a power-play score at 5:50 of the third.

Up next

Kraken: Visit Dallas on Feb. 25.

Kings: Visit Vegas on Thursday night.

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