Meanwhile, the win was the 12th straight victory for Edmonton as they have raced past the Kraken in the standings.
Draisaitl and Zach Hyman each scored on the power play for Edmonton and Stuart Skinner made 25 saves on 27 shots. Eeli Tolvanen and Jared McCann delivered the goals for Seattle.
The Kraken got off to a terrific start in building the early lead and Joey Daccord made 12 saves in the opening period to put the team in a great position to threaten Edmonton’s winning streak.
Connor McDavid tried a “spin-o-rama” move in front of Seattle’s net and lost control of the puck between three Kraken defenders. Oliver Bjorkstrand then delivered a perfect pass to Tolvanen to spark a breakaway chance with Tolvanen beating goaltender Stuart Skinner for a 1-0 Kraken lead.
Shortly after killing off an Adam Larsson penalty, the Kraken got another chance in transition. Yanni Gourde’s neutral zone pass led to a 2-on-1 chance. Jordan Eberle found McCann in cleanly and he snapped a shot by Skinner for a 2-0 lead.
The Kraken nearly made it a 3-0 game with another breakaway opportunity. Brandon Tanev got in behind the Edmonton defense but lost control of the puck as he tried to deke to his backhand as he was unable to convert.
“Great start, obviously,” McCann said. “We kind of got them back on their heels a little bit there, but we’ve got to finish the game. It’s great to start like that, but we’ve got to learn to finish it.”
But the first eight minutes of the second period were firmly dominated by Edmonton.
A Leon Draisaitl shot rebounded directly to Warren Foegele on the back side of the net and he beat Joey Daccord just 37 seconds into period to get the Oilers on the board.
A Tomáš Tatar hooking penalty against McDavid gave the Oilers’ deadly power play unit another chance to go on the attack and they pounced instantly. Just 13 seconds into the power play, Draisaitl managed to back a shot from behind the goal line to the side of the net off Daccord for the tying goal.
“We gave them too much,” McCann said. “We’ve just got to realize that sometimes you’ve just got to play (defense), especially against a team like that. So it’s a learning experience for…