Kraken overcome Pavelski, Stars with OT win in Game 1 of West 2nd Round

Yanni Gourde scored at 12:17 of overtime, and the Seattle Kraken overcame four goals by Joe Pavelski to defeat the Dallas Stars 5-4 in Game 1 of the Western Conference Second Round at American Airlines Center in Dallas on Tuesday.

Gourde collected the puck off a rebound with traffic in front of the net, spun and scored in the far top corner from the lower right face-off circle.

"We're a pretty mature group in there and we trusted that the process was going to get it done," Gourde said. "Keep working and keep at it and eventually we were going to get our break, and we got it there."

Jordan Eberle had a goal and an assist, and Philipp Grubauer made 31 saves for the Kraken, the first wild card from the West.

Game 2 is here Thursday.

Pavelski had not played since April 17. He sustained a concussion following a collision with Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba in the second period of Game 1 of the first round. He was a game-time decision Tuesday.

"Excited to be back, that's for sure," Pavelski said. "First lap of warmups, felt a shot of adrenaline right there, was excited. Starting the game was just as much fun. We battled all night. It was a good game. We were right there. Obviously tough loss, we want to get those."

Max Domi had three assists, and Jake Oettinger made 39 saves for the Stars, the No. 2 seed in the Central Division.

"I thought we did a good job of crawling back in that game," Domi said. "Joe dragged everyone into the fight with him, so a lot of good to build on from that, but it would've been nice to get the [win]. But that's why it's a seven-game series, right? So we'll clean up some things and be ready to go for Game 2."

Pavelski's third goal cut it to 4-3 at 9:50 of the third period on a rebound from the slot. He then tied it 4-4 at 13:23 on a tip-in off a centering pass from Video: SEA@DAL, Gm1: Gourde wins Game 1 for Kraken in OT.

"Epic, epic [return]," Dallas coach Peter DeBoer said. "Shame we wasted it and didn't win. That's on our group because he more than did his part. He tried to drag us to a win here tonight. Just some uncharacteristic mistakes, two face-off goals, essentially, off missed assignments. Just didn't play hard enough for long enough with enough detail in our game. I think that's what you get this time of year. It reminds me a little bit of Game 1 against Minnesota. We turn it on late, had some chances in overtime, but just need a little bit more for a little bit longer."

Pavelski gave Dallas a 1-0 lead at 2:25 of the first period with a wrist shot from the right circle after Domi stole the puck in the neutral zone with the Kraken on a line change.

The goal ended Seattle's streak of seven straight Stanley Cup Playoff games scoring first.

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Jaden Schwartz tied it 1-1 at 11:25 after the Kraken forecheck created a turnover in the offensive zone. Eberle passed to Morgan Geekie, who found Schwartz in the slot.

Pavelski gave Dallas a 2-1 lead at 12:18 when he tipped the puck from the high slot.

Justin Schultz tied it 2-2 at 14:28 from the right circle after Ryan Donato dug the puck out of a scrum along the boards, and Oliver Bjorkstrand made it 3-2 11 seconds later on a shot from the top of the right circle at 14:39 that deflected off the stick of Stars defenseman Esa Lindell.

Eberle extended the lead to 4-2 at 15:20 from the slot on a tip of a Vince Dunn point shot. It was the Kraken's third goal in 52 seconds.

"That's not a typical first period in playoff hockey, but sometimes you get those," Seattle coach Dave Hakstol said. "There's a lot going on there. Obviously, on the defensive side, play without the puck, we've got to clean some things up there. What I did like is we go down and [were] able to push back right away and just do it in a way where we've generated offense that way all year. We were able to get inside a little bit, which you have to do on Oettinger. That was a big part of some of the offense we were able to create."

NOTES: Pavelski (38 years, 295 days) is the oldest player in NHL history with four goals in a Stanley Cup Playoff game. (Maurice Richard, 35 years, 245 days, Game 1, 1957 Cup Final). It was his eighth NHL hat trick and second in the playoffs; his other postseason hat trick was against the Calgary Flames in a 5-4 win in Game 4 of the Western First Round on Aug. 16, 2020. … Pavelski tied the Stars/Minnesota North Stars record for goals in a playoff game (Denis Gurianov, Game 6, 2020 First Round). … The Kraken became the fourth NHL team in playoff history to win despite allowing four goals to an opposing player (Washington Capitals, Ray Ferraro, 1993; Toronto Maple Leafs, Denis Savard, 1986; Philadelphia Flyers, Lanny McDonald, 1977). … Kraken defenseman Will Borgen was helped off the ice after blocking a Domi shot on the top of his knee 6:12 into overtime but did not miss a shift.