The Seattle Kraken (22-12-4) will be out to add to their winning streak when they are on the road to take on the Montreal Canadiens (16-21-3) at Bell Centre on Monday. Seattle is coming off a high-scoring 8-4 win over the Senators on Saturday, their fourth straight win.
The Kraken conceded a power play goal while failing to take advantage of their own limited power play opportunities. Eight players found the net for the Kraken. Jordan Eberle and Andre Burakovsky both scored and provided two assists to lead the team in scoring.
Martin Jones allowed four goals on 23 shots against (.826%) in the win. Montreal beat the Blues 5-4 on Saturday. Joel Armia scored twice to lead the Canadiens. Jake Allen surrendered four goals on 22 shots (.818%).
HEAD TO HEAD
The Canadiens won the first meeting between the teams this season, a 4-2 victory in December. Four players were on the scoresheet for Montreal. Shane Wright and Jared McCann were on the scoresheet for Seattle. Allen got the win, saving 31 of 33 shots (.939%).
FACING OFF
Seattle is averaging 3.66 goals per game for the season, third in the NHL. The visitors will hope to improve on that figure against a Canadiens team that is allowing 3.80 goals a game (29th).
Meanwhile, Montreal has found the net 2.62 times a game on average, 29th in the league, and the Kraken are allowing opponents to score 3.18 goals per game (18th).
Montreal averages fewer shots a game (28.0) than most teams in the league, ranking 30th. Seattle has proven to be one of the league’s least successful shot-stopping teams, ranking No. 29 with a team save percentage of .888%.
Don’t be surprised to see several power play opportunities for the Kraken, as the Canadiens have been penalized 4.55 times a game, fifth-most in the NHL, for an average of 12.32 minutes (second-highest). The visitors are averaging 3.79 penalties (21st) and 8.89 penalty minutes a game (16th).
The Canadiens will be seeking to add to their 31st-ranked power play percentage of 15.08% against the Kraken, who are the league’s second-weakest penalty killing team (68.85%).
Seattle, meanwhile, has scored on 21.62% of their power play opportunities (17th), which the visitors will be aiming to improve on against Montreal’s 24th-ranked 73.94% penalty killing rate.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 32 and 31 points this season, Burakovsky and Eberle have been the top skaters for the Kraken. In the net, Jones (17-5-3) is Seattle’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.84 GAA and a .893% save percentage.
Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield lead the Canadiens in scoring with 34 and 32 points, respectively. Suzuki has 15 goals and 19 assists in 40 games, while Caufield has 23 goals and nine assists in 40 games.
Sam Montembeault (6-5-2) has the best goals against average for Montreal at 3.44. He has a save percentage of .897%. Allen (9-16-1) has played the most games in net for the Canadiens this season. He has a 3.50 GAA and a .894% save percentage.
HOME AND AWAY
Seattle is pursuing a fourth consecutive road win this season. Montreal is 8-10-0 at home this season.
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