SEATTLE —
As the final one on the ice, Joey Daccord skated in a circle together with his goalie stick within the air and the house followers chanting his identify in unison.
The response from the gang was deserved after the younger Seattle Kraken goaltender shut out the defending Stanley Cup champions on one of many NHL’s greatest levels.
“It’s truly the coolest thing in the world to have that support from them,” Daccord mentioned.
Daccord made 35 saves in his second profession shutout, Eeli Tolvanen had a purpose and an help, and the Kraken beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 on Monday within the Winter Classic.
A crowd of 47,313 at T-Mobile Park watched the Kraken dominate the reigning Stanley Cup champions in a matchup of the league’s final two enlargement franchises. Seattle improved to 7-0-2 in its previous 9 video games and continued its climb into playoff rivalry after a disappointing begin to the season.
“To have the opportunity to do this in this ballpark, in front of our home fans, get the result that everybody wanted makes it pretty special and that’s the best way to remember this event,” Seattle coach Dave Hakstol mentioned.
Tolvanen scored his tenth of the season, redirecting Vince Dunn’s shot from the blue line early within the first interval. Tolvanen picked up the help on Will Borgen’s slap shot that beat Vegas goalie Logan Thompson early within the second.
Yanni Gourde gave Seattle a 3-0 lead 2:10 into the third on an effort play, stealing the puck from Paul Cotter on the blue line and poking it into the web after Thompson whiffed making an attempt to comb the puck apart.
But the largest growth for Seattle on this sport and for the previous few weeks has been Daccord, who appears to be establishing himself as Seattle’s No. 1 choice in web.
“You always talk about goalies and what a really good goalie is and the best way to describe it is he saves the ones he needs to and then he saves one or two more that he shouldn’t save. And that’s what he’s done for us basically every game,” Seattle middle Matty Beniers mentioned.
Daccord posted the primary shutout in a Winter Classic and fifth shutout total within the NHL’s 39 out of doors video games since 2003. The Kraken are 6-0-2 in Daccord’s previous eight begins, and he posted his second shutout within the final three weeks after blanking Florida on Dec. 12.
Daccord made the straightforward saves look simple and stood robust when the Golden Knights threatened. Jack Eichel had an amazing alternative late within the first interval off a turnover by Brian Dumoulin, however Daccord made a strong save together with his left pad.
Mark Stone hit the put up with a redirected shot late within the second. Eichel hit the crossbar with seven minutes left and some minutes later was robbed on a glove save by Daccord.
Since he didn’t get an opportunity at capturing towards the empty Vegas web within the closing seconds, the glove save was the second that stood out probably the most for Daccord.
Played in virtually good situation with occasion cloudy skies, temperatures within the 40s and most significantly the retractable roof of T-Mobile Park extensive open, the Kraken rewarded a sellout crowd with considered one of their extra full performances of the season.
After Tolvanen put Seattle in entrance, Borgen made it 2-0 together with his first purpose since Game 4 of final season’s first-round playoff collection towards Colorado.
Seattle’s nine-game level streak is the longest in franchise historical past, topping an eight-game win streak final season.
Vegas misplaced for the fifth time in six video games and struggled to generate many good scoring probabilities towards Seattle.
“I thought we’d be better, to be honest with you,” Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy mentioned. “It got to be 2-0 and we didn’t have the urgency required early on. By the time we got it, we’re chasing the game, which has happened to us lately. I’m a little disappointed in that we weren’t better out of the gate.”
The Golden Knights arrived for the sport in Elvis costumes however their efficiency lacked the showmanship of “The King.”
The flash on this afternoon belonged to Seattle’s younger goalie.
“It was something that I’ll never forget and probably one of the coolest days my whole life,” Daccord mentioned.
UP NEXT
Golden Knights: Host Florida on Thursday in a rematch of final 12 months’s Stanley Cup closing.
Kraken: Host Ottawa on Thursday.
