SEATTLE (AP) — Mason Marchment scored in his Seattle debut, Joey Daccord made 35 saves, and the Kraken beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-1 on Thursday night to win their season opener for the first time in team history.

Vince Dunn and Jared McCann also scored for the Kraken, who had gone 0-3-1 in their previous four openers, including a 5-4 overtime loss to Anaheim in 2022.

Daccord, who last Friday became the first player in Arizona State hockey history to have his number retired, made 16 of his saves in the first period on 17 shots.

Beckett Sennecke scored for Anaheim in his NHL debut and Lukas Dostal made 28 saves.

Marchment, acquired from Dallas in an offseason trade , gave the Kraken a 2-1 lead at 3:50 of the second period. Brandon Montour, after missing all six preseason games recovering

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