Kraken vs. Coyotes 2nd Period Recap

Amazing how playing in a 5k-seat venue alters the supply vs. demand equation. Look at those ticket prices! Wonder if the ASU economics department uses this as a teaching too.

Both teams take penalties in the first three minutes. The Kraken can't break through on their second power play; neither can the Coyotes on their first. Daccord was forced to make three saves on the Seattle PK, and Arizona shot wide from dangerous areas a couple of times, too.

Where the rest of us see hockey players, Tye Kartye sees bowling pins. Carcone trips Ryker Evans and won't let him up, so Kartye comes rolling in and knocks Liam O'Brien on his wallet (and picks up the spare). Carcone gets penalized, Kartye doesn't.

The Kraken again come up empty on the PP, and truth be told, the Coyotes had the two most dangerous chances while shorthanded.

More than halfway through a 0-0 contest would be an appropriate place to mention that when it comes to goals-per-game, Arizona is 23rd (2.91) and Seattle is 29th (2.65). Which isn't meant as a slight on the goalies - Vejmelka turns in the latest sparkler, on Kartye's steal-and-shoot.

This Daccord save has Jack McBain looking skyward.

Seattle had a 10-7 edge in 2nd period shots, 20-18 after 40 minutes. Goalies Daccord and Vejmelka have stopped them all, including - apropos of the desert locale - a snakebit Brandon Tanev.