Jared McCann has hat trick, Kraken win 8th straight
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By MATT CARLSON
Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — Jared McCann had his first career hat trick and the Seattle Kraken beat the Chicago Blackhawks 8-5 on Saturday night for their franchise-record eighth straight victory. McCann scored twice in a five-goal flurry in a 3:41 span of the first period. All-star rookie Matty Beniers and Oliver Bjorkstrand each had a goal and an assist and the Kraken won their seventh straight on the road to become the first NHL team to sweep a trip of seven or more games. Daniel Sprong, Andre Burakovsky and Eeli Tovanen also scored for Seattle, and Martin Jones made 22 saves. Taylor Raddysh had a goal and two assists for Chicago. Jonathan Toews, Maxi Domi, Isaak Phillips and Patrick Kane also scored.