SEATTLE (AP) — Eeli Tolvanen, Jordan Eberle, and Shane Wright scored three goals in less than three minutes in the second period and the Seattle Kraken held off a Philadelphia Flyers rally in a 6-4 victory on Thursday night.

Seattle Kraken 6, Philadelphia Flyers 4: Box score

Tolvanen’s goal broke a 2-2 tie at the 14:57 mark. Eberle made it a two-goal game with a goal at 17:44. Eight seconds later, Wright scored to give Seattle a three-goal lead.

Jared McCann tied the game at 2-2 with the first of Seattle’s four second-period goals.

Cam York and Jamie Drysdale scored to pull Philadelphia within 5-4 in the third period, but Oliver Bjorkstrand responded with a goal to push Seattle’s lead to two with just over five minutes left in the game.

Scott Laughton scored twice for the Flyers in the first period, while Brandon Montour scored one in for the Kraken.

Chandler Stephenson had an assist in his 500th NHL game. Seattle’s Philipp Grubauer had 21 saves.

TAKEAWAYS

Flyers: Laughton is off to a good start, with two goals and three points through four games. Laughton didn’t score his second goal last season until his 24th game.

Kraken: The win was the first home victory for head coach Dan Bylsma. The Kraken dropped their home opener to St. Louis on Oct. 8, 3-2.

KEY MOMENT

After York and Drysdale scored, Seattle’s one-time three goal lead looked like it might be in danger. But Bjorkstrand’s breakaway goal at 14:51 extended the Kraken lead to two goals and allowed the crowd to breathe a bit easier in the final minutes.

KEY STAT

The Kraken finished the game with 12 assists, with Andre Burakovsky and Jared McCann contributing two apiece. McCann had a three-point night, his first of the season.

UP NEXT

The Flyers play at home against Vancouver on Saturday night, while the Kraken play host to the Calgary Flames the same night.

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For the second time in six months, veteran safety Jamal Adams finds himself on the hunt for a new team after the Tennessee Titans obliged his request and released him on Thursday, which on the surface would seem like an unideal birthday present.

But after Adams played just 20 snaps for the Titans, the former All-Pro desired an opportunity for more playing time elsewhere. And, interestingly enough, the best landing spot for him moving forward may be none other than one of his former teams in the Seahawks, who waived him as a cap casualty back in March following four injury-marred seasons with the franchise.

Turning 29 on Thursday, Adams’ inability to stay healthy prevented him from coming close to fulfilling lofty expectations after Seattle acquired him in July 2020 from the New York Jets for a pair of first-round picks and handing him a then-record $70 million extension. After earning Second-Team All-Pro honors and breaking the NFL record with 9.5 sacks as a defensive back in his first season in the Pacific Northwest, he played in just 22 games over the next three seasons while suffering multiple torn labrums in his shoulder, fractured fingers, and a torn quad tendon.

On top of his struggles staying on the field, Adams rubbed fans and media members the wrong way with his antics on the sideline and social media. Along with having multiple run ins with independent neurologists last season, he also drew ire for an inflammatory post about Jets reporter Connor Hughes’ wife and a couple of blowups with media members in the locker room.

Considering those issues and the fact Adams hardly played for a 1-4 Titans squad despite reportedly being healthy, skepticism about his fit in Seattle for a second tour is understandable. But the timing of his release ironically enough coincides with the Seahawks losing starting strong safety Rayshawn Jenkins for at least the next four weeks due to a broken hand, creating a viable opening for him to return and contribute in coach Mike Macdonald’s defense.

Additionally, the Seahawks maintained contact with Adams throughout the offseason after releasing him with hopes of bringing him back as a situational linebacker. Not desiring that option at the time, he opted to sign with the Titans, but the vacancy at strong safety without Jenkins opens the door for him to return and immediately have a far more significant role as a sub-package player who can pitch in defending tight ends, helping a porous run defense, and blitzing in an aggressive scheme.

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