You don’t see that every day. Kraken goalie Joey Daccord earned a 34-save shutout against the Islanders… and LOST 1-0 in a shootout.

Still, the Kraken are coming home with a better-than-.500 record from their challenging four-game trip that took them to Detroit, Chicago, Pittsburgh, and Long Island—a swing in which they faced four teams who have all been better than expected this season.

A win Sunday would have been a really nice cherry on top of the sundae, but the Kraken did manage to force yet another overtime against the Islanders and came a shootout goal away from sweeping a back-to-back for the first time since 2022-23. Alas, they came up short, but still snagged a point in the second game—the first time they’ve done that since the 2023-24 season.

“We didn’t score any goals, so we didn’t find a way to capitalize,” coach Lane Lambert said. “Of course, neither did they. I thought our goalie was really good. I thought their goalie made some good saves as well, but it’s just a common theme right now, shot volume or lack thereof. We passed up to many shots again, so at some point, we’ve got to figure this out.”

Daccord was incredible in this one. Here are Three Takeaways from a 1-0 Kraken shootout loss to the Islanders.

Takeaway #1: Joey deserved better

It’s rare that a goalie pitches a shutout and still somehow comes away with a loss, but that’s what happened to Daccord on Sunday. He was dialed in from the drop of the puck, which was a good thing, because he did get tested early. As the game wore on, you could see that the Kraken were content to sit back and wait for their opportunities—of which there were very few. That meant they were leaning heavily on Daccord, who was equal to the task.

Daccord rebounded from giving up a squeezer of a goal in the trip-opening loss to the Red Wings on Tuesday with a solid 24-save win in Chicago on Thursday. He was even better on Long Island on Sunday, kicking out 34 of 34 shots in regulation and overtime, then two shootout attempts before Bo Horvat finally got one past him to extend the shootout to an extra round. Kyle Palmieri beat him again with the next shot and won the game.

#SeaKraken lose in the shootout… They had it. Horvat saved the Isles, Palmieri won it.

What a game by Joey Daccord.

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While the Kraken did a decent job of keeping things to the outside, there were more breakdowns in this game than in others. Some rush chances, some passes right into the slot, and some dangerous-looking flurries in front of the net. But Daccord was so calm and collected in net that he just never seemed to get out of position or sprawling to make stops. Even when shots were coming through traffic, pucks were hitting him and sticking without rebounds, and in the end, he stopped north of four expected goals, according to MoneyPuck.

Daccord’s effort comes on the heels of Philipp Grubauer’s 30-save performance on Saturday in Pittsburgh.

“They were really good [on the trip],” Lambert said. “I mean, it’s a big reason why we went the way that we went on the trip, but at the same time, our guys battled in front of them, blocked a lot of shots. I thought they both played very well.”

Added Freddy Gaudreau, “Joey and Grubi, the last game, both our goalies are giving us huge confidence out there. It’s huge when your goalies are just solid like that. They’ve been fun to play in front of. They’re just showing up every single game, and they’re ultra talented, so it’s fun to play in front of those guys.”

Takeaway #2: Anemic offense continues

The Kraken did have some good looks in the game, and Big Save Dave Rittich came up with some important stops at critical moments for New York. But the Kraken—as they almost always do—went long swaths of the game without putting a shot on Rittich and ultimately mustered just 21 official offerings in 65 minutes of play.

Part of that is a lack of possession to get themselves set up in the offensive zone, and part of it is playing a structured and patient game that’s comfortable keeping the score low and largely in Seattle’s end. But part of it is a team-wide habit of deferring to teammates when players are in shooting positions, and then not connecting on those passes. In other words, they’re just trying to be too damn cute with the puck.

Asked by Piper Shaw why that seems to happen, Lambert said: “I think we’re looking for something better, and I don’t understand why. We’ve got to shoot the puck. The only way you can score goals, and I’ve said it before and over and over again, is to put pucks on net.”

Of course, it does sting Seattle’s scoring chances to have their only real goal-scoring threat, Jared McCann, out of the lineup, along with the play-driving Kaapo Kakko. Word on the street is that McCann could return this week, which would give this sputtering offense a boost.

Takeaway #3: A positive road trip, in the end

The Kraken’s struggles in the second of back-to-backs continued on Sunday. BUT… but…

With the shootout loss, Seattle did get another point out of the game and came home with five out of eight possible points from a trip that started with a regulation loss in Detroit.

It was the first time since March 22, 2024 (so, more than a full season ago) that the Kraken earned a point in the second of back-to-backs. Remember, they went 0-12-0 in that scenario last year, a borderline impressive feat in and of itself.

“We had a good road trip. 2-1-1 and points in three of four. Tonight’s game ultimately comes down to a— call it what you want, but a skills competition at the end. If we win that, we’re feeling pretty good about ourselves, and I think we should still feel good about ourselves.”

In the still-airtight Pacific Division standings, the point moves Seattle into sole possession of second place behind Anaheim, although Vegas has played one fewer game and technically has a slightly better points percentage.