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The consensus among the early arrivers Thursday night before the Kraken beat the Avalanche 4-3 with a last-minute goal: Seattle is working its way up the list.

The seats were still filling up minutes ahead of the national anthem, so there’s no way that small yet loyal crop of early arrivers could represent all Washington Nationals fans.

A handful of early arrivers watched the effort, which involved at least a half-dozen workers, a couple of ladders, a big net and a thickly padded glove.

Among the early arrivers for an afternoon of horse racing at Freehold Raceway, about 20% were wearing masks.

The dinner cruise aboard the recently renovated vessel starts at 7 p.m., but early arrivers are served their first course of the sit-down meal soon after boarding opens at 6 at the Wharf.