Chris Driedger makes 37 saves in NHL return as Kraken hold off Flames 2-1

— Making his first NHL start in nearly 20 months, Chris Driedger made 37 saves to backstop the Seattle Kraken to a 2-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night.
Dec 28, 2023, 07:01 am - AP
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1st PeriodSEACGY
2:24Kailer Yamamoto (7)
Assists: Vince Dunn (24), Adam Larsson (8)
10
8:09Nazem Kadri (9) (Power Play)
Assists: Yegor Sharangovich (11)
11
2nd Period
No Goals Scored
3rd PeriodSEACGY
6:00Alex Wennberg (5)
Assists: Jared McCann (8), Will Borgen (13)
21

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Tomas Tatar shot blocked by Chris Tanev
  • Yegor Sharangovich Deflected Wide Right
  • Jonathan Huberdeau Wrist Shot saved by Chris Driedger
  • Jamie Oleksiak shot blocked by Rasmus Andersson
  • Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Alex Wennberg
  • Martin Pospisil Backhand saved by Chris Driedger
  • A.J. Greer hit Vince Dunn
  • Giveaway by A.J. Greer
  • Vince Dunn shot blocked by Walker Duehr
  • Tomas Tatar shot blocked by Chris Tanev
  • Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
  • Jonathan Huberdeau Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Nick DeSimone hit Eeli Tolvanen
  • Mikael Backlund faceoff won against Jared McCann
  • Mikael Backlund faceoff won against Devin Shore
  • Tye Kartye shot blocked by Chris Tanev
  • Giveaway by MacKenzie Weegar
  • Takeaway by Noah Hanifin
  • Martin Pospisil hit Brian Dumoulin
  • Nazem Kadri Goal (9) Poke, assists: Yegor Sharangovich (11)
  • Mikael Backlund Holding against Brian Dumoulin
  • Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Jared McCann
  • Takeaway by Elias Lindholm
  • Eeli Tolvanen shot blocked by MacKenzie Weegar
  • Eeli Tolvanen shot blocked by MacKenzie Weegar
  • Blake Coleman hit Ryker Evans
  • Takeaway by Noah Hanifin
  • Dennis Gilbert Wrist Shot saved by Chris Driedger
  • Nazem Kadri Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Nazem Kadri Wrist Shot saved by Chris Driedger
  • Dillon Dube faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
  • Chris Tanev Wrist Shot saved by Chris Driedger
  • Yegor Sharangovich Slap Shot saved by Chris Driedger
  • Jamie Oleksiak shot blocked by MacKenzie Weegar
  • Takeaway by Mikael Backlund
  • Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
  • Adam Larsson shot blocked by Connor Zary
  • Adam Larsson shot blocked by MacKenzie Weegar
  • Giveaway by Nazem Kadri
  • Matty Beniers shot blocked by Chris Tanev
  • Will Borgen shot blocked by Jonathan Huberdeau
  • Martin Pospisil hit Devin Shore
  • Dennis Gilbert Slashing against Yanni Gourde
  • Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Alex Wennberg
  • Noah Hanifin hit Oliver Bjorkstrand
  • Giveaway by Andrew Mangiapane
  • Matty Beniers shot blocked by Chris Tanev
  • Andrew Mangiapane hit Adam Larsson
  • MacKenzie Weegar Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Yegor Sharangovich Wrist Shot saved by Chris Driedger
  • Mikael Backlund faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
  • Jonathan Huberdeau Wrist Shot saved by Chris Driedger
  • Connor Zary faceoff won against Alex Wennberg
  • Giveaway by Connor Zary
  • Walker Duehr hit Tye Kartye
  • Dillon Dube Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
  • Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Jordan Eberle
  • Andrew Mangiapane shot blocked by MacKenzie Weegar
  • Yegor Sharangovich Backhand Wide Right
  • Mikael Backlund faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
  • Blake Coleman hit Brian Dumoulin
  • Brandon Tanev shot blocked by Rasmus Andersson
  • Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Alex Wennberg
  • Nazem Kadri Wrist Shot saved by Chris Driedger
  • Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Alex Wennberg
  • Nazem Kadri Wrist Shot saved by Chris Driedger
  • Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Matty Beniers
  • Giveaway by Nazem Kadri
  • Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Devin Shore
  • Dillon Dube Wrist Shot saved by Chris Driedger
  • Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Matty Beniers
  • Connor Zary Wrist Shot saved by Chris Driedger
  • Andrew Mangiapane Snap Shot saved by Chris Driedger
  • Yegor Sharangovich Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Nazem Kadri Snap Shot saved by Chris Driedger
  • Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Alex Wennberg
  • Rasmus Andersson Slap Shot saved by Chris Driedger
  • Giveaway by Jonathan Huberdeau
  • Giveaway by Mikael Backlund
  • Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Alex Wennberg
  • Yegor Sharangovich Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Elias Lindholm Snap Shot saved by Chris Driedger
  • Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Alex Wennberg
  • Giveaway by Elias Lindholm
  • Elias Lindholm Wrist Shot saved by Chris Driedger
  • Giveaway by Noah Hanifin
  • Alex Wennberg shot blocked by Noah Hanifin
  • Blake Coleman Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • A.J. Greer hit Will Borgen
  • Giveaway by A.J. Greer
  • Yanni Gourde shot blocked by MacKenzie Weegar
  • Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Alex Wennberg
  • MacKenzie Weegar Snap Shot saved by Chris Driedger
  • Mikael Backlund faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
  • Blake Coleman Wrist Shot saved by Chris Driedger
  • Takeaway by Blake Coleman
  • Giveaway by Chris Tanev
  • Takeaway by Elias Lindholm
  • Yegor Sharangovich Wrist Shot saved by Chris Driedger
  • Rasmus Andersson Wrist Shot saved by Chris Driedger
  • Mikael Backlund Wrist Shot saved by Chris Driedger
  • Giveaway by MacKenzie Weegar
  • Jonathan Huberdeau Wrist Shot saved by Chris Driedger
  • Takeaway by Martin Pospisil
  • Martin Pospisil Backhand saved by Chris Driedger
  • Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Alex Wennberg
  • Giveaway by Connor Zary
  • Mikael Backlund Deflected saved by Chris Driedger
  • Mikael Backlund Wrap-around saved by Chris Driedger
  • Dillon Dube faceoff won against Matty Beniers
  • Ryker Evans shot blocked by A.J. Greer
  • Mikael Backlund faceoff won against Kailer Yamamoto
  • Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
  • Eeli Tolvanen shot blocked by Rasmus Andersson
  • Martin Pospisil hit Brian Dumoulin
  • Blake Coleman hit Yanni Gourde
  • Chris Tanev Wrist Shot saved by Chris Driedger
  • Dillon Dube hit Will Borgen
  • Will Borgen shot blocked by Noah Hanifin
  • Giveaway by Dennis Gilbert
  • Blake Coleman Snap Shot saved by Chris Driedger
  • Blake Coleman Snap Shot saved by Chris Driedger
  • Takeaway by Andrew Mangiapane
  • Elias Lindholm Tip-In saved by Chris Driedger
  • Elias Lindholm hit Oliver Bjorkstrand
  • Noah Hanifin Slap Shot saved by Chris Driedger
  • Giveaway by Chris Tanev
  • Martin Pospisil hit Will Borgen
  • Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Alex Wennberg
  • Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Alex Wennberg
  • Rasmus Andersson Wrist Shot saved by Chris Driedger
  • MacKenzie Weegar Wrist Shot saved by Chris Driedger
  • Nazem Kadri Wrist Shot saved by Chris Driedger
  • Rasmus Andersson Slap Shot saved by Chris Driedger
  • Connor Zary Backhand saved by Chris Driedger
  • Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
  • MacKenzie Weegar hit Eeli Tolvanen
  • Connor Zary Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Elias Lindholm Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Jacob Markstrom
  • Mikael Backlund Deflected Wide Right
  • Giveaway by MacKenzie Weegar
  • Blake Coleman Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Chris Tanev
  • Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Alex Wennberg
  • Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Alex Wennberg
  • Noah Hanifin Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Elias Lindholm Wrist Shot saved by Chris Driedger
  • Yegor Sharangovich Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Rasmus Andersson Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Vince Dunn hit Andrew Mangiapane
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Devin Shore hit Chris Tanev
  • A.J. Greer shot blocked by Adam Larsson
  • Kailer Yamamoto Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Vince Dunn (24), Adam Larsson (8)
  • Icing
  • Matty Beniers faceoff won against Dillon Dube
  • High Stick
  • Off-side
  • Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Mikael Backlund
  • Eeli Tolvanen hit MacKenzie Weegar
  • Oliver Bjorkstrand Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Icing
  • Giveaway by Brian Dumoulin
  • Martin Pospisil shot blocked by Devin Shore
  • Noah Hanifin shot blocked by Brian Dumoulin
  • Jordan Eberle Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Blake Coleman
  • Jamie Oleksiak Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Alex Wennberg faceoff won against Yegor Sharangovich
  • Giveaway by Vince Dunn
  • Nick DeSimone shot blocked by Devin Shore
  • Tye Kartye hit Nazem Kadri
  • Brian Dumoulin Delaying Game - Puck over glass
  • Alex Wennberg faceoff won against Nazem Kadri
  • Giveaway by Jamie Oleksiak
  • Takeaway by Oliver Bjorkstrand
  • Icing
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Alex Wennberg faceoff won against Yegor Sharangovich
  • Giveaway by Jamie Oleksiak
  • Kailer Yamamoto Poke saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Blake Coleman shot blocked by Ryker Evans
  • Mikael Backlund shot blocked by Tomas Tatar
  • Icing
  • Eeli Tolvanen Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Nazem Kadri
  • Adam Larsson Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Eeli Tolvanen hit Rasmus Andersson
  • Connor Zary shot blocked by Adam Larsson
  • Giveaway by Chris Driedger
  • Off-side
  • Alex Wennberg faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
  • Tomas Tatar Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Oliver Bjorkstrand Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Jared McCann Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Dennis Gilbert shot blocked by Brandon Tanev
  • Ryker Evans hit Martin Pospisil
  • Giveaway by Alex Wennberg
  • Tye Kartye hit Chris Tanev
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Icing
  • Off-side
  • Icing
  • Alex Wennberg faceoff won against Mikael Backlund
  • Jared McCann Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Tye Kartye Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Puck Frozen - Skater
  • Devin Shore Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Ryker Evans Slap Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Giveaway by Devin Shore
  • Eeli Tolvanen hit Mikael Backlund
  • Noah Hanifin shot blocked by Vince Dunn
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Will Borgen hit Connor Zary
  • Will Borgen Hooking against Nazem Kadri
  • TV Timeout
  • Alex Wennberg faceoff won against Nazem Kadri
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Yegor Sharangovich shot blocked by Jamie Oleksiak
  • Giveaway by Vince Dunn
  • Jared McCann Tripping against Noah Hanifin
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Takeaway by Alex Wennberg
  • Walker Duehr shot blocked by Jamie Oleksiak
  • MacKenzie Weegar shot blocked by Kailer Yamamoto
  • Oliver Bjorkstrand Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Yanni Gourde Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Oliver Bjorkstrand Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Giveaway by Will Borgen
  • Icing
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Alex Wennberg faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
  • Adam Larsson Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Alex Wennberg faceoff won against Mikael Backlund
  • Puck in Benches
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Matty Beniers faceoff won against Nazem Kadri
  • Off-side
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Mikael Backlund
  • Oliver Bjorkstrand Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Brandon Tanev Holding against Martin Pospisil
  • Rasmus Andersson shot blocked by Jared McCann
  • Yegor Sharangovich shot blocked by Jamie Oleksiak
  • Eeli Tolvanen hit MacKenzie Weegar
  • Alex Wennberg Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Off-side
  • Jordan Eberle Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Tomas Tatar Deflected Above Crossbar
  • Jordan Eberle Slap Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Alex Wennberg Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Jared McCann (8), Will Borgen (13)
  • Icing
  • Eeli Tolvanen hit Chris Tanev
  • Will Borgen Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  • Ryker Evans hit Nick DeSimone
  • Adam Larsson hit Jonathan Huberdeau
  • Eeli Tolvanen Slap Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Giveaway by Alex Wennberg
  • Matty Beniers Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Tomas Tatar Snap Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Matty Beniers faceoff won against Mikael Backlund
  • Jamie Oleksiak Slap Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  • Off-side
  • Icing
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Martin Pospisil shot blocked by Yanni Gourde
  • Takeaway by Oliver Bjorkstrand
  • Giveaway by Brian Dumoulin
  • Tye Kartye hit Rasmus Andersson
  • Takeaway by Kailer Yamamoto
  • Tye Kartye Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Vince Dunn
  • Blake Coleman shot blocked by Brandon Tanev
  • Blake Coleman shot blocked by Alex Wennberg
  • Will Borgen hit Connor Zary
  • Yegor Sharangovich shot blocked by Brandon Tanev
  • Rasmus Andersson shot blocked by Adam Larsson
  • Off-side
  • Icing
  • Giveaway by Yanni Gourde
  • Yegor Sharangovich shot blocked by Alex Wennberg
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