The Kraken haven’t held a lead in five consecutive games and the results were manifested from a slow first period, where they surrendered the first goal of the game. The first period became the ultimate undoing again: 'We can't be talking about after a game, about six to eight, or six to ten guys who've had excellent nights, and then, the rest of us not where we need to be,” said Kraken head coach Dave Hakstol.ġ. Sam Montembault stopped 31 shots for win, holding off a Kraken rally on back to back goals by Jared McCann and Vince Dunn.
The loss left the Kraken with a disappointing ending to a four-game road trip where they scraped just one point off the table, now winless in five straight (0-4-1) despite a terrific outing by Philipp Grubauer, who had to fight his way through a 26 save effort. Sean Monahan scored twice around Tanner Pearson’s early second period goal to build a three-goal lead for the Montreal Canadiens, enough to hold off the Seattle Kraken, 4-2 in the Monday road trip finale before 20,915 fans at Bell Centre.
