NHL roundup: Joey Daccord stonewalls Kings in Kraken win

Field Level Media|published: Thu 21st December, 01:33 2023

Dec 20, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; Seattle Kraken defenseman Brian Dumoulin (8) and LA Kings left wing Trevor Moore (12) reach for the puck in the second period at Crypto.com Arena. credits: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Joey Daccord made 43 saves to help the visiting Seattle Kraken hold on for a 2-1 win against the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night.

Brandon Tanev and Jordan Eberle scored for the Kraken, who have earned at least a point in six of their past seven games (3-1-3).

Blake Lizotte scored short-handed and Cam Talbot made 28 saves for the Kings, who have dropped four of six (2-3-1).

The Kings outshot Seattle 20-8 in the first period but couldn't get one past Daccord. Los Angeles went 0-for-4 on the power play, while Seattle finished 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

Capitals 3, Islanders 2 (OT)

Dylan Strome scored a power-play goal 1:41 into overtime for host Washington, which edged New York.

Hendrix Lapierre and Joel Edmundson scored in regulation for the Capitals, who have won two straight following a two-game losing streak (0-1-1). Goalie Darcy Kuemper made 30 saves.

Hudson Fasching and Anders Lee scored for the Islanders, who have lost three of four (1-1-2) but have collected at least one point in 16 of their last 18 games (10-2-6). Varlamov recorded 34 saves.

Jets 5, Red Wings 2

Gabriel Vilardi had a goal and two assists to help Winnipeg defeat visiting Detroit.

Nikolaj Ehlers and Axel Jonsson-Fjallby each had a goal and an assist for the Jets, who are 7-1-1 in their past nine games. Neal Pionk and Mark Scheifele also talked, and Laurent Brossoit made 26 saves.

Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist, Olli Maatta scored and James Reimer made 36 saves for the Red Wings, who have lost seven of eight.

—Field Level Media