Marc-Edouard Vlasic broke a scoreless tie with 12:33 remaining and Mackenzie Blackwood made 32 saves as the San Jose Sharks beat the Seattle Kraken 2-0.
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 last two expansion franchises. Seattle improved to 7-0-2 in its past nine games and continued its climb back into playoff contention.
On New Year's Day 2024, Seattle's National Hockey League (NHL) team will skate against the Las Vegas Golden Knights in the open air under a northwest sky at T-Mobile Park, the home of baseball's Seattle Mariners.
Nobody gave them a chance in their first-ever Stanley Cup Playoff series against the defending champions. Somebody forgot to inform the Kraken that it couldn't be done.