It was the start of the season for both teams.

Justin Faulk had two assists and Jordan Binnington made 30 saves for the Blues, who have points in their last six season-opening games (4-0-2).

Vince Dunn and Eeli Tolvanen scored for the Kraken, who have never won a season opener (0-3-1). Philipp Grubauer made 22 saves.

It was Dan Bylsma’s first game as Kraken coach. He was hired on May 28 to replace Dave Hakstol after coaching Coachella Valley, Seattle’s American Hockey League affiliate, for the past two seasons. Bylsma coached the Pittsburgh Penguins for six seasons (2008-14), won the Stanley Cup in 2009 and coached the Buffalo Sabers for two seasons (2015-17).

St. Louis scored three straight goals in the second period after trailing 2-0.

Kyrou made it 2-1 with a power play goal at 13:42, getting around defenseman Jamie Oleksiak and backhanding the puck through Grubauer’s five-hole.

Broberg equalized 2-2 after 15:17 minutes with a wrist shot from the top of the left circle past Grubauer’s glove. The 23-year-old defenseman signed a two-year, $9.16 million ($4.58 average annual value) contract with St. Louis on August 20 after the Edmonton Oilers reneged on the Blues’ offer a week earlier.

Kyrou scored his second goal of the game to give St. Louis a 3-2 lead at 15:37 after Alexandre Texier intercepted the puck in the St. Louis zone and sent Kyrou to the breakaway. Kyrou scored with a snap shot under Grubauer’s glove.

Dunn made it 1-0 after 27 seconds. He picked up a pass from Jordan Eberle near the blue line, ran into the zone and scored on his own rebound, pushing it past Binnington from the top of the goal crease.

Tolvanen made it 2-0 from below the left circle at 2:20, redirecting a Ryker Evans shot from the point through Binnington.

Eberle was named Kraken captain before the game. The 34-year-old forward is Seattle’s second captain since moving to the NHL for the 2021/22 season. Mark Giordano served in this role until he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs on March 20, 2022.