On a Sunday night in Seattle, a team that had been losing its way found its footing early and never let go, while the home side kept striking at the wrong moments and could not break the pattern that had settled over it. The Canadiens' five goals arrived on few shots, a reminder that in hockey as in much of life, how often you try matters less than where and when you succeed. For the Kraken, the eighth straight defeat is less a single bad night than a long silence that has begun to echo, and the question now is whether a home game against Anaheim can interrupt it.
Newhook scores twice as Canadiens rout fading Kraken 5-1 for Seattle's eighth straight loss
Montreal's first two shots of the night were both goals.
Mark
Seattle outshot Montreal 37-17 and still lost by four. How does that happen?
Mimi
The Canadiens scored on their first two shots, and by the end of the first period they had four goals. Primeau stopped 36 shots after that.
Mark
So the shot count flatters Seattle?
Luke
It shows Seattle had volume, but the source gives us shot totals only, not shot quality. We can't say from this how dangerous those 37 shots were.
Mark
Grubauer was pulled after allowing four goals on six shots. Is that on him?
Mimi
Part of it, certainly. But the goals came in a stretch of roughly 20 minutes, and Daccord stopped all 10 shots he faced after that.
Luke
Careful, though. The reporting records what happened, not how much fault each goal carried. It doesn't say.
Mark
What about the disallowed goal?
Mimi
A challenge showed the Kraken were offside on a power play about five minutes into the second period. It would have made the score 4-2 at that point.
Luke
That arithmetic is fair, but whether it changes the game is speculation. Montreal scored again afterward.
Mark
And Evans?
Mimi
He left in the first period with a lower-body injury and didn't return.
Luke
Nothing more is known about its severity or how long he'll be out.
El Pulso
- Montreal turned its first two shots into goals within minutes, and the Kraken were chasing the game before the first period ended.
- Seattle outshot Montreal 37-17 yet trailed by four, a stark gap between pressure and results that unsettled the home crowd.
- Philipp Grubauer was pulled after allowing four goals on six shots, and Joey Daccord was thrown in to steady a sinking ship.
- A Jordan Eberle goal offered a brief flicker of hope, only to be erased by an offside challenge on what would have been a power-play tying chance.
- Seattle's eighth straight loss ties its longest skid of the season, and Ryker Evans' lower-body injury adds fresh worry before Tuesday's home game against Anaheim.
On a Sunday night in Seattle, a team that had been losing its way found its footing early and never let go, while the home side kept striking at the wrong moments and could not break the pattern that had settled over it. The Canadiens' five goals arrived on few shots, a reminder that in hockey as in much of life, how often you try matters less than where and when you succeed. For the Kraken, the eighth straight defeat is less a single bad night than a long silence that has begun to echo, and the question now is whether a home game against Anaheim can interrupt it.
Montreal needed only two shots to take control in Seattle on Sunday night. A long effort from defenceman Kaiden Guhle slipped through traffic for the first goal around the four-minute mark, and only a couple of minutes later Alex Newhook redirected another Guhle shot to double the lead. Before the first period ended, Nick Suzuki set up a two-on-one and Newhook struck again, making it 4-0 and sending Philipp Grubauer to the bench after four goals on six shots. Joey Daccord came in and made 10 saves.
Seattle answered early in the second period when Jordan Eberle scored his 16th of the season. A power-play goal that would have reopened the game was wiped out by an offside challenge, and Mike Matheson's short-handed goal later made it 5-1 for Montreal. The Kraken outshot the Canadiens 37-17, yet Cayden Primeau stopped 36 shots and Montreal matched its season-high goal total.
The loss was Seattle's eighth straight, tying its longest slide of the season, and in six of those defeats the team was shut out or held to one goal. Ryker Evans also left in the first period with a lower-body injury and did not return. Both clubs play again Tuesday, with Montreal visiting Colorado and Seattle hosting Anaheim.
Montreal needed two shots to score twice in Seattle on Sunday night, and by the end of the first period the game was effectively decided. The Canadiens beat the Kraken 5-1, sending Seattle to its eighth consecutive loss and ending a four-game skid of their own.
The opening came fast. About four minutes in, a long shot from defenceman Kaiden Guhle found its way through traffic in front of the net for the first goal. Just over two minutes later, another Guhle shot was deflected in by Alex Newhook. The Canadiens' first two shots of the game had both become goals.
Montreal added a second pair late in the period. With 2:27 left, Nick Suzuki led a two-on-one break and lifted the puck over the right shoulder of Seattle goalie Philipp Grubauer. Twenty-seven seconds later, Newhook scored again to make it 4-0, and Grubauer's night was over. He had allowed four goals on six shots. 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 had been offside and the goal was wiped out. Montreal then made it 5-1 with about seven minutes left in the second, when Mike Matheson scored a short-handed goal.
The shot count tells a different story from the scoreboard. Seattle outshot Montreal 37-17, and the Canadiens still matched their season high for goals. Cayden Primeau was the reason it held up, stopping 36 shots. Guhle finished with a goal and two assists, a career-high three points, while Newhook had the two goals.
For Seattle, the loss extended a slide that ties the longest skid of its season. In six of the eight losses, the Kraken were either shut out or held to a single goal. Sunday's goal from Eberle fit that pattern. The night also brought an injury: defenceman Ryker Evans left in the first period with a lower-body injury and did not return.
Both teams are back on the ice Tuesday. Montreal visits the Colorado Avalanche, and Seattle hosts the Anaheim Ducks, looking to end the losing streak at home.
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