Seattle Kraken goaltender Joey Daccord turned away 35 shots to help his team defeat Carolina 2-1 on Monday night. The victory brought an end to the Eastern Conference-leading Hurricanes’ impressive 12-game point streak.
Seattle Kraken netminder Joey Daccord delivered a stellar 35-save performance Monday night, leading his team to a 2-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes and bringing an abrupt halt to the Eastern Conference leaders’ remarkable 12-game point streak that stood at 10-0-2.
Goals from Kaapo Kakko and Ben Meyers, along with a pair of assists from Adam Larsson, powered Seattle’s offense as the Kraken moved to 2-0-0 during their current six-game home stretch. Defenseman Jamie Oleksiak delivered a punishing performance with a personal-best 11 hits while also blocking three shots.
Carolina’s lone tally came from Nikolaj Ehlers, as the Hurricanes saw both their five-game winning streak and extended point streak come to an end. Goaltender Frederik Andersen made 13 saves on 15 attempts as Carolina began a four-game road trip through the Western Conference.
Carolina dominated the shot count 13-7 during a goalless opening frame.
Seattle broke through first during a 2-on-1 opportunity at the 3:22 mark of the middle period. Kakko brought the puck down the right side into Carolina’s zone and fired a wrist shot from inside the faceoff dot that beat Andersen cleanly.
The Kraken thought they had doubled their advantage when Jaden Schwartz converted a power-play feed from Kakko at the 8:00 mark, but Carolina successfully challenged for offside after a swift video review overturned the goal.
Seattle found the back of the net again just 48 seconds afterward.
Meyers advanced the puck through center ice before feeding Frederick Gaudreau along the right boards. Taking a return feed, Meyers fired from in close, with Andersen making the initial stop, but the rebound caromed off the right goalpost and deflected off sliding defenseman Alexander Nikishin in the crease before crossing the goal line.
The Hurricanes answered back at the 18:30 mark of the second frame.
Jordan Martinook retrieved the puck behind Seattle’s net and attempted a centering pass that he nearly whiffed on completely. The puck rolled slowly toward Kraken defender Vince Dunn, who appeared to have an easy clearing opportunity, but it slipped beneath his stick blade directly to Ehlers, who snapped a quick wrist shot from the high slot past Daccord.
Seattle defenseman Ryan Lindgren remained sidelined for his third straight contest with an upper-body ailment.