It was the season opener for each team, and the final opener at the Saddledome. The Flames are moving into a new arena, Scotia Place, next season.
Jared McCann had three assists, and Matty Beniers and Kaapo Kakko each had a goal and an assist for the Kraken. Jordan Eberle, Frederick Gaudreau and Chandler Stephenson also scored, and Joey Daccord made 24 saves.
Dustin Wolf made 26 saves, and Ryan Strome scored for the Flames.
Eberle gave Seattle a 1-0 lead at 9:10 of the first period with a power-play goal. McCann’s shot from the top of the right circle hit Eberle in front of the net, and the puck dropped to the feet of the veteran winger for a tap-in goal.
Dunn scored to put the Kraken up 2-0 just 32 seconds later at 9:42 when his slap shot from the point through traffic beat Wolf inside the right post.
Gaudreau extended Seattle’s lead to 3-0 at 19:30 when he took a cross-ice feed from Kakko and snapped a shot to the top corner over Wolf’s glove.
The Kraken scored goals 51 seconds apart early in the third period.
Stephenson tucked a backhand shot through Wolf’s pads at 3:13 before Beniers took a drop pass from McCann and slapped a shot past the Calgary goalie at 4:04 to put Seattle up 5-0.
Strome scored on a wrist shot from the top of the left circle at 16:35 to make it 5-1.
Kakko then chipped a rebound past Wolf 26 seconds later at 17:01 for the 6-1 final.
