Senators concede 3 unanswered goals as Kraken grab 2nd consecutive victory

Matty Beniers scored in his second straight game to become the third NHL rookie this season to record a point in his first three contests and the Seattle Kraken beat the Ottawa Senators 4-2 on Monday night in Seattle.

Beniers, the No. 2 overall pick in last year's draft out of Michigan, had an assist in his NHL debut last Tuesday in a 5-3 loss at Calgary. He scored his first goal on Saturday in the Kraken's 4-3 shootout win over New Jersey.

Daniel Sprong, Victor Rask, and Jordan McCann also scored for Seattle. McCann's empty-netter with 1:11 left sealed Seattle's second straight victory.

Beniers' goal at 9:52 of the second tied the score at 2-all. Adam Larsson took a shot from the right point, and Beniers, playing in the high slot, stretched out his stick and got just enough of the puck to redirect it into the left side of the net.

Beniers joined rookies Sean Durci of Los Angeles and William Eklund of San Jose as players to log a point in their first three games.

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Sprong gave the Kraken a 1-0 lead near the midpoint of a four-minute power play in the first period when Ottawa's Parker Kelly was in the box serving a double-minor for roughing. Sprong's shot from the left circle went past Senators goalie Anton Forsberg's glove and into the right side at the 4:36 mark. That was his 12th of the year and fourth for Seattle since being acquired from the Washington Capitals at the trade deadline.

Tkachuk tied it 1-1 at 1:12 of the second with his team-leading 28th of the year. His hard shot from the left point was stopped by Kraken goalie Chris Driedger. But Driedger wasn't able to grab the loose puck, and it slid under him and into the net.

Holden gave Ottawa a 2-1 lead at the 3:15 mark when he took a