SEATTLE — Brandon Montour scored twice, and the Seattle Kraken rode a four-goal second period to a 6-2 win over the San Jose Sharks at Climate Pledge Arena on Thursday.

OTTAWA -- Alex Ovechkin scored his 876th NHL goal and the Washington Capitals lost 5-4 in overtime to the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday.

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 876 goals and needs 19 to break the record.

The Seattle Kraken goalie cleared waivers on Thursday and is expected to be assigned to the American Hockey League’s Coachella Valley Firebirds, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported.

Grubauer has a 5-15-1 record with a .866 SP and 3.76 GAA with the Kraken this season, he last played in the AHL in 2015 ...

Grubauer has struggled in 21 starts this season, losing 16 of them. His .866 save percentage and 3.83 goals-against average ...