Vasily Podkolzin and Jeff Skinner scored in the first 5 1/2 minutes and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Seattle Kraken 4-2 on Saturday night for their third straight victory.

Two forward lines for Seattle did net positive results. In 9:40 of ice time, Shane Wright, Eeli Tolvanen and Oliver Bjorkstrand were plus-5 in shot attempts and created 92.2-percent of all shot quality.

Edmonton wasted no time either, instantly hitting its stride from the moment the lights when back on. Vasily Podkolzin netted his fourth of the campaign at 0:57 by ripping a one-timer off a Leon Draisaitl pass. It was the culmination of a play by which the Oilers easily gave the Kraken’s defence the slip.

Chandler Stephenson finally provided an on-ice reason to cheer beating former Seattle Thunderbirds goalie Calvin Pickard 15:56 into the second period to pull within 3-1 on just the eighth shot of the game for the Kraken. It was Stephenson’s second straight game with a goal, continuing a strong recent stint from his line.

His late goal gave him 29 for the season. Edmonton Oilers right wing Vasily Podkolzin (92) scores against Seattle Kraken goaltender Philipp Grubauer, right, during the first period of an NHL ...

SEATTLE (AP) — Vasily Podkolzin and Jeff Skinner scored in the first 5 1/2 minutes and the Edmonton Oilers beat ... after the Kraken pulled goalie Philipp Grubauer for an extra attacker.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Leon Draisaitl also scored, with Draisaitl wrapping it up with an empty-netter with 1:58 left — just six seconds after the Kraken pulled goalie Philipp Grubauer for an extra attacker. Calvin Pickard made 15 saves to help Edmonton ...

The race to finish first in the Pacific Division is heating up. As it stands, the Vegas Golden Knights hold onto first in the Pacific Division thanks to a 29-12-3 record with 61 points.

As the KING 5 TV Kraken Home Ice show found, life for an Emergency Backup Goalie, or EBUG, is almost always limited to watching from the stands -- and wondering about that lottery-odds chance of actually getting into an NHL game.

After a strong showing against the Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh struggled defensively ... He has been fantastic in spite of the team’s struggles. Philipp Grubauer meanwhile, has numbers far more in line with the teams record. He is 5-14-1 with an