Kraken Suffer First Loss of Season
The Seattle Kraken lost their first game of the season in an overtime heartbreaker against the Montreal Canadiens.
Cole Caufield scored his second goal of the game at 3:25 of overtime, securing a 5-4 win for the Canadiens.
Cole Caufield scored his second goal of the game at 3:25 of overtime to give the Montreal Canadiens a 5-4 win over the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night.The Canadiens' Ivan Demidov tied the game with less than three minutes left in the third period, forcing overtime. Other Montreal goal scorers included Alex Newhook and Kirby Dach. Samuel Montembeault made 18 saves, contributing to the Canadiens' three-game winning streak.
- Alex Newhook scored his first goal of the season in his 300th career NHL game.
- Cole Caufield scored in a fourth straight Canadiens home opener.
- Jaden Schwartz, Jani Nyman, Jamie Oleksiak, and Jared McCann scored for the Kraken.
Author's summary: Kraken lose first game of season in overtime.