Elvis impersonators and fish: Seattle Kraken shut out Las Vegas Golden Knights to win festive NHL Winter Classic
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Arriving dressed as Elvis Presley impersonators, the Las Vegas Golden Knights were not so much hoping to party but to spoil the party for the Seattle Kraken hosting their first ever NHL Winter Classic.
Arriving dressed as Elvis Presley impersonators, the Las Vegas Golden Knights were not so much as hoping to party but to spoil the party for the Seattle Kraken hosting their first ever NHL Winter Classic. For the Kraken, as the league’s newest franchise, the Winter Classic was an opportunity to test themselves on one of the sport’s biggest stages, and they duly wrapped their tentacles around the game, squeezing any life out of it and taking a comfortable 3-0 victory over the defending Stanley Cup champion. As always, the Winter Classic transformed into a festival-like celebration of ice hockey, attended by more than 47,000 fans and featuring everything from a ship capsized by a kraken’s tentacles in the middle of the field to fishmongers throwing fish to each other while players walked in between, as well as the Elvis impersonators. On the rink, Eeli Tolvanen had a goal and an assist for the Kraken while Will Borgen and Yanni Gourde added a goal apiece. Kraken goaltender Joey Daccord produced an MVP performance, making 35 saves for the first shutout in Winter Classic history and fifth overall in the NHL’s 39 outdoor games since 2003. “It was a special day for everybody – for our team, for the city, for hockey,” Daccord said afterwards, according to the NHL.