Blackwood stops 32 shots, Sharks defeat Kraken 2-0

Marc-Edouard Vlasic broke a scoreless tie with his goal in the middle of the 3^rd quarter, and Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 32 shots as the San Jose Sharks won against the Seattle Kraken 2-0 in San Jose, CA.

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“It feels fantastic to triumph,” Vlasic shared. “It wasn’t a perfect match, but we found a way to secure the victory. Playing an organization that is fighting for the postseason at the moment, it feels great.”

Jan Rutta notched an empty-net goal for San Jose, who have triumphed in 4 of their last 5 matches to get 2 points ahead of the idle Chicago Blackhawks at the bottom of the league standings.

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Blackwood had his 1^st shutout since December 2021 with the New Jersey Devils. That was the franchise’s 1^st shutout of the campaign.

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— San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) January 31, 2024

“I believe we have confidence at the moment that we can close a match out, whereas, at the beginning of the campaign, we were gripping the sticks a little too tight and made the wrong decisions.”