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 to give the Montreal Canadiens a 5-4 win over the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night.
- Cole Caufield scored two goals, including the overtime winner.
- Ivan Demidov tied the game with less than three minutes left in the third period, forcing overtime.
- Alex Newhook and Kirby Dach also scored for Montreal.
- Samuel Montembeault made 18 saves as the Canadiens ran their winning streak to three games.
Cole Caufield scored in a fourth straight Canadiens home opener.
Jaden Schwartz, Jani Nyman, Jamie Oleksiak, and Jared McCann scored for the Kraken, who dropped their first game of the season.
Alex Newhook scored his first goal of the season in his 300th career NHL game, assisted by defenseman Alexandre Carrier, who played in his 300th game.
Author's summary: Kraken lost first game of season.