Deadspin: Brandon Montour scores with 33 seconds left to lift Kraken past Leafs after Toronto rally

Montour delivers late winner

The puck slipped between goalie Sergei Bobrovsky’s blocker and right hip. Seattle held on for a 5-4 victory after surrendering its two-goal advantage in the third period.

Kraken build an early lead

Seattle opened the scoring 1:59 into the game. Berkly Catton took a return pass from Mackie Samoskevich and scored on a backhand shot that deflected off the crossbar and Bobrovsky’s skate.

Josh Mahura put the Kraken ahead again 16 seconds into the second period, finishing a pass from Ben Meyers on a two-on-one rush. Chandler Stephenson later scored on a power play, and Ryker Evans added a goal from the left faceoff dot.

Toronto rallies to tie

Gavin McKenna scored twice on the power play for Toronto. His first goal came at 19:14 of the opening period, and his second, a one-timer set up by Matthews, tied the game at 1:46 of the second.

Seattle went ahead 3-2 on Stephenson’s power-play goal at 3:33, then extended the lead through Evans at 10:58. Toronto cut the deficit when Jack Roslovic scored at 8:02 of the third, then Matthews tied it at 18:30 with a shot from the low right wing.

Team records and performances

The win closed out Seattle’s four-game homestand at 3-1-0. Philipp Grubauer made 17 saves for the Kraken, while Samoskevich had two assists and Stephenson recorded a goal and an assist.

Toronto fell to 1-2-0 on its four-game trip, which concludes Saturday in Vancouver. Matthews finished with a goal and two assists; Roslovic had a goal and an assist, and Darren Raddysh recorded two assists. Bobrovsky stopped 12 of 17 shots.