Kraken score 7 in beating hapless Blackhawks

Daniel Sprong had a goal and two assists and both Jordan Eberle and Jared McCann added one of each as the Seattle Kraken clinched at least the Western Conference's top wild-card playoff berth with a 7-3 victory against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night.

Eeli Tolvanen, Yanni Gourde, Adam Larsson and Morgan Geekie also scored for the Kraken (45-26-8, 98 points), who won their fourth consecutive game, and Ja