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  Lately, Marco Bezzecchi is making winning look easy. With a flawless hat trick of victories in Thailand, Brazil, and the USA, the #72 has treated the early-season standings like his own personal victory lap. Next stop: Jerez. Will the win streak continue in Spain, or can anyone actually disrupt the rhythm of Bez? The "Global Takeover" in Three Acts: Thailand: To open the season in Buriram, Bezzecchi converted a dominant pole position into a Sunday masterclass. Every lap was led by him, crossing the finish line with a 5.5-second cushion over Pedro Acosta, setting the tone for a flawless start to the season. Brazil: In a treacherous race in Goiânia that was shortened due to track degradation concerns, Bez pulled an ambush at the first corner. He kept his cool on a track that felt more like a gravel pit than a circuit, bringing home back-to-back wins from second on the grid. USA: At COTA - the most technical track they face - Bezzecchi proved he could win anywhere. He...
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Mackenzie Blackwood shutout, Sharks win with a 2-0 score against the Kraken 1/30/24

 



*Sorry for the lack of photos! Hoping to get permission eventually.*


   The Seattle Kraken lost against the Sharks in San Jose at the SAP Center on Tuesday, January 30th. The Sharks had their first shutout of the season in their 2-0 win against the Kraken... Mackenzie Blackwood made 32 saves for San Jose.


Kraken lineup against the Sharks:

Tatar - McCann - Eberle

Tolvanen - Wennberg - Burakovsky

Schwartz - Gourd - Bjorkstrand

Kartye - Beniers - Tanev


Dunn - Larsson

Oleksiak - Borgen

Dumoulin - Schultz


Daccord

Grubauer


Sharks lineup against the Kraken:

Hoffman - Couture - Zetterlund

Barabanov - Eklund - Duclair

Kunin - Sturm - MacDonald

Bailey - Carpenter - Zadina


Vlasic - Emberson

Mukhamadullin - Rutta

Okhotiuk - Addison


Blackwood

Kahkonen


   Both the first and second periods were completely scoreless... 0-0.


   Breaking the 0-0 tie, Marc-Edouard Vlasic gave the Sharks the 1-0 lead. Ty Emberson set up Vlasic for a wrist shot... Vlasic has scored a goal in both of his last two games and three in his last five after being a scratch in 22 games this season. Jan Rutta strikes his third goal of the season with an empty-netter with 21 seconds remaining, wrapping up the game with a 2-0 final.



Notes:

- Both of the games on Tuesday, January 30th went through the first two periods completely scoreless, as well as a shutout for the winning team's goalies.

- Mackenzie Blackwood picked up his ninth career shutout

- Mackenzie Blackwood had his first shutout since December 8th, 2021 when he made 25 saves for the New Jersey Devils.

- Jan Rutta extended his point streak to five games

- The Kraken outshot the Sharks 32-22,13-3 in the first period

- Joe Daccord stopped 20 shots for Seattle



Joey Daccord on the Kraken's 2-0 loss against San Jose: "I thought we played great. Generated a lot of offense, and carried most of the play. Their goalie played unreal. Sometimes a goalie of that caliber can do that so, he stole a game for them tonight."


 

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