Kraken Suffer First Loss of Season
The Seattle Kraken suffered their first loss of the season in a heartbreaking overtime game 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 two goals, including the overtime winner.
- Ivan Demidov tied the game with less than three minutes left in the third period.
- Alex Newhook and Kirby Dach also scored for Montreal.
- Samuel Montembeault made 18 saves for the Canadiens.
For the Kraken, Jaden Schwartz, Jani Nyman, Jamie Oleksiak, and Jared McCann scored. The loss marked the Kraken's first defeat of the season and the start of a six-game trip.
Cole Caufield scored in a fourth straight Canadiens home opener.
Alex Newhook scored his first goal of the season in his 300th career NHL game, assisted by Alexandre Carrier, who also played in his 300th game.
Author's summary: Kraken lose first game of season to Canadiens.