Action Snaps From Toronto's 3-1 Victory At Climate Pledge Arena Sunday
Only a few things can make the whirlwind of an NHL game freeze in its tracks. Offisde, icing, a puck in the netting or under a goalie's pads. And Caroline Anne.
In our previous essay, ace THN Seattle Kraken site photographer Caroline took us rinkside for a gallery of warmup shots.
Once the puck dropped on Sunday's Kraken game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, the action snaps were even better.
Look for yourself, and see the frozen sport in a whole new series of freeze-frames. The captions are my fault.
Rookie Kraken defenseman Ryker Evans has made himself at home on the Seattle blueline.
Leafs rookie winger Matthew Knies (23) was +2 on Sunday.
Knies finds out that when 6-7 Kraken D-man Adam Larsson checks you...
...you stay checked.
Evans (39) and Tyler Bertuzzi (59) jostle for position in front of Kraken goalie Joey Daccord.
Jaden Schwartz (17) and John Tavares (91) cross swords.
Daccord has exceeded expectations in goal: 30 games, 2.33 GAA, .922 save percentage.
Calle Jarnkrok, who played 49 games as an original Kraken, is in his 2nd season with the Leafs.
Speaking of ex-Kraken, Toronto goalie Martin Jones sat second chair on Sunday.
David Kampf (64), doing his best to squeeze between Eeli Tolvanen (20) and Evans (39).
Daccord takes a cold shower.
Defense partners: Jamie Oleksiak (left), Will Borgen (right).
Auston Matthews (34) working his magic. Look closely, just to the right of the lower stripe on Matthews' leg. That's where the puck came to rest on Matthews' league-leading 38th goal.
Tomas Tatar (90), asking teammates Jordan Eberle (7) and Will Borgen (3), "So, guys, got any plans for after the faceoff?"
Anatomy of a Kraken goal: Jared McCann (19) has pushed the puck onto the waiting stick of Eberle (far right).
Eberle avoids the traffic jam in front, sliding a shot past Ilya Samsonov.
Referee Kyle Rehman informs McCann his party is waiting for him in the corner.
Defenseman Brian Dumoulin (8) tends to business in the Kraken zone.
Don't look behind you, Justin Schultz (4). Max Domi (11) is on the prowl.
An empty-net goal sealed the 3-1 Maple Leafs victory over the Kraken.