On a Sunday night in Seattle, the Montreal Canadiens found their footing early and never let it go, turning a strong first period into a 5-1 win over the Kraken. Alex Newhook and Kaiden Guhle led the way, while Cayden Primeau held off a relentless Seattle attack, a reminder that in hockey, as in most contests, the scoreboard can tell a different story than the shots on goal. For Seattle, the defeat deepened a slump that has tested a team struggling to find the net, and for Montreal it was a welcome release from its own four-game skid.
Newhook scores twice as Canadiens rout fading Kraken 5-1 for Seattle's eighth straight loss
The Canadiens' first two shots both became goals.
On a Sunday night in Seattle, the Montreal Canadiens found their footing early and never let it go, turning a strong first period into a 5-1 win over the Kraken. Alex Newhook and Kaiden Guhle led the way, while Cayden Primeau held off a relentless Seattle attack, a reminder that in hockey, as in most contests, the scoreboard can tell a different story than the shots on goal. For Seattle, the defeat deepened a slump that has tested a team struggling to find the net, and for Montreal it was a welcome release from its own four-game skid.
Four minutes into Sunday's game in Seattle, a long shot from Kaiden Guhle slipped through traffic and into the Kraken net. Barely two minutes later, Guhle's shot was deflected in by Alex Newhook, and the Canadiens were up 2-0 before the Kraken had settled. Montreal kept pressing. Nick Suzuki scored on a two-on-one, and Newhook added his second of the night 27 seconds later, sending Philipp Grubauer to the bench after four goals on six shots.
Seattle refused to fold. Jordan Eberle scored early in the second period, and the Kraken believed they had a second on the power play until a successful challenge showed they were offside. Montreal answered with a short-handed goal from Mike Matheson with about seven minutes left in the middle frame, closing out the 5-1 final.
The numbers told a stubborn story. Seattle outshot Montreal 37-17, yet Cayden Primeau stopped 36 of them. For Montreal, the win snapped a four-game skid, and Guhle's three points marked a career best. For Seattle, it was another night of too few goals, a pattern that now ties its longest losing streak of the season. Both teams return to the ice Tuesday, with Montreal visiting Colorado and Seattle hosting Anaheim.
Four minutes into Sunday night's game in Seattle, a long shot from Kaiden Guhle found its way through traffic in front of the net and into the Kraken goal. Montreal had taken its first shot of the night and scored. Barely two minutes later, the Canadiens did it again: another Guhle shot, deflected in by Alex Newhook. The Canadiens' first two shots both became goals, and the night followed from there. Montreal won 5-1 and sent Seattle to its eighth straight loss.
Newhook finished with two goals. Guhle had a goal and two assists, a career-high three points. Nick Suzuki and Mike Matheson also scored for Montreal, which snapped a four-game losing streak of its own.
The score does not match the shot count. Seattle outshot the Canadiens 37-17. Cayden Primeau stopped 36 of those shots in goal for Montreal, and the five goals tied the Canadiens' season high.
The first period decided the game. After Guhle and Newhook made it 2-0, Montreal added another quick pair near the end of the period. With 2:27 left, Suzuki led a two-on-one break and lifted the puck over Philipp Grubauer's right shoulder. Newhook scored again 27 seconds later, his second of the night, to make it 4-0. That ended Grubauer's evening. He had allowed four goals on six shots, and Joey Daccord replaced him and made 10 saves.
Seattle got on the board in the first minute of the second period, when Jordan Eberle scored his 16th goal of the season from the right circle. About five minutes later the Kraken thought they had a second goal on a power play, but a challenge showed they were offside and the goal was taken off the board.
Montreal then made it 5-1 with about seven minutes left in the second period, on a short-handed goal from Matheson.
Seattle also lost defenceman Ryker Evans in the first period to a lower-body injury, and he did not return.
The streak ties the Kraken's longest skid of the season. In six of the eight losses, Seattle was either shut out or held to a single goal. That pattern makes Sunday's single goal fit a familiar problem for a team that has struggled to score.
Both teams play again Tuesday. Montreal visits the Colorado Avalanche, and Seattle hosts the Anaheim Ducks, looking to end the slide at eight.
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