Jared McCann’s third-period goal and Joey Daccord’s 26 saves lifted the visiting Kraken over the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers 2-1 in regulation on Saturday.

That said, the Panthers were in the game from start to finish. After falling behind 1-0 early when Seattle’s Kaapo Kakko scored on the power play in the first period, Florida tied it up 11:37 into the second when Eetu Luostarinen scored on a feed from Anton Lundell.

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SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Jared McCann scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the Seattle Kraken held on to beat the Florida Panthers 2-1 on Saturday night. Kaappo Kakko also had a ...