Montreal Canadiens at Seattle Kraken

Sunday, March 24, 2024, 9:00 PM ET Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Seattle Kraken 5–1 on Sunday, March 24, 2024 on the road.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Seattle Kraken
Team	Goals	2023-2024 record
Montreal Canadiens	5	30-36-16
at Seattle Kraken	1	34-35-13

News about this game

Seattle Kraken Goes Head-to-Head with Montreal Canadiens in a Critical Atlantic-Pacific Showdown

Sat, Mar 23, 2024

Seattle Kraken (28-28-13) face Montreal Canadiens (25-32-12) Sun at 9 p.m. EDT. Kraken are on a 7-game skid; Canadiens 2-4-4 in last 10. Canadiens won last 4-2.
Montreal Halts 8-Game Skid with 5-1 Victory Over Kraken, Fueled by Newhook's Duo of Goals and Guhle's Trio of Points

Sun, Mar 24, 2024

Montreal Canadiens defeated the Seattle Kraken 5-1, ending their 8-game win streak. Despite fewer shots (17-37), Newhook's double led the way, with Primeau saving 36.

Goals by period

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Seattle Kraken
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	4	1	0	5
Seattle Kraken	0	1	0	1

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Seattle Kraken
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	7	8	2	17
Seattle Kraken	10	17	10	37

Three stars

K. Guhle, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 2 assists)
A. Newhook, Montreal Canadiens (2 goals)
C. Primeau, Montreal Canadiens (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Seattle Kraken. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:18	Montreal Canadiens	Kaiden Guhle (6)	Cole Caufield (35), Nick Suzuki (38)	Even strength	MTL 1, SEA 0
1st	06:22	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Newhook (11)	Kaiden Guhle (12), Michael Pezzetta (8)	Even strength	MTL 2, SEA 0
1st	17:33	Montreal Canadiens	Nick Suzuki (28)	Jordan Harris (8), Juraj Slafkovský (24)	Even strength	MTL 3, SEA 0
1st	18:00	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Newhook (12)	Brendan Gallagher (10), Kaiden Guhle (13)	Even strength	MTL 4, SEA 0
2nd	00:56	Seattle Kraken	Jordan Eberle (16)	Will Borgen (22), Jamie Oleksiak (9)	Even strength	MTL 4, SEA 1
2nd	13:16	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Matheson (10)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	MTL 5, SEA 1

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Montreal Canadiens at Seattle Kraken
Stat	Montreal Canadiens	Seattle Kraken
Shots on goal	17	37
Power play	0 of 2	0 of 4
Penalty minutes	8	4
Hits	17	25
Blocked shots	19	13
Giveaways	4	5
Takeaways	5	9
Faceoffs won	29/55 (52.7%)	26/55 (47.3%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 B. Gallagher	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	100%	13:40
Number 14 N. Suzuki	C	1	1	2	+2	0	1	0	0	71.4%	19:02
Number 15 A. Newhook	C	2	0	2	+1	2	3	0	1	57.1%	15:10
Number 17 J. Anderson	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		13:14
Number 20 J. Slafkovský	L	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	2		17:45
Number 22 C. Caufield	R	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	1		17:33
Number 36 C. White	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	20%	11:35
Number 40 J. Armia	R	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	1		17:14
Number 49 R. Harvey-Pinard	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		11:35
Number 55 M. Pezzetta	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	6	2		10:18
Number 56 J. Ylonen	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1		12:14
Number 71 J. Evans	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	53.3%	16:53
Number 8 M. Matheson	D	1	0	1	+5	0	2	0	0		21:48
Number 21 K. Guhle	D	1	2	3	+4	0	1	1	1		23:29
Number 47 J. Struble	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	2		16:41
Number 54 J. Harris	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	1		19:27
Number 58 D. Savard	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4		18:29
Number 72 A. Xhekaj	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2		17:10

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Primeau	37	36	1	.973	60:00	Win

Seattle Kraken

Seattle Kraken skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 J. Eberle	R	1	0	1	-1	0	2	1	2	100%	18:32
Number 10 M. Beniers	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	1	31.6%	16:47
Number 13 B. Tanev	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	5	1		13:38
Number 17 J. Schwartz	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	100%	16:44
Number 19 J. McCann	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0	50%	17:15
Number 20 E. Tolvanen	R	0	0	0	-3	0	0	3	1		15:56
Number 22 O. Bjorkstrand	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		14:40
Number 37 Y. Gourde	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	60%	14:21
Number 52 T. Kartye	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	1		13:28
Number 56 K. Yamamoto	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	50%	14:30
Number 90 T. Tatar	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0		13:43
Number 95 A. Burakovsky	L	0	0	0	-2	2	6	1	0		12:27
Number 3 W. Borgen	D	0	1	1	-2	0	6	0	2		20:09
Number 4 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		21:14
Number 6 A. Larsson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	2		22:31
Number 8 B. Dumoulin	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	1		25:49
Number 24 J. Oleksiak	D	0	1	1	-1	2	1	2	1		21:54
Number 39 R. Evans	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		02:22

Seattle Kraken goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Grubauer	6	2	4	.333	18:00	Loss
Number 35 J. Daccord	11	10	1	.909	42:00

Penalties

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Seattle Kraken
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	12:56	Seattle Kraken	Jamie Oleksiak	Tripping	2
2nd	02:12	Seattle Kraken	Andre Burakovsky	Hooking	2
2nd	03:26	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Newhook	Hooking	2
2nd	11:19	Montreal Canadiens	Jayden Struble	Slashing	2
3rd	05:50	Montreal Canadiens	Josh Anderson	Hooking	2
3rd	19:17	Montreal Canadiens	Juraj Slafkovský	Tripping	2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Martin St. Louis
Seattle Kraken head coach: Dave Hakstol
Referees: Garrett Rank, Corey Syvret
Linesmen: Trent Knorr, Jonny Murray
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Tanner Pearson, Johnathan Kovacevic, Joshua Roy
Seattle Kraken scratches: Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, Vince Dunn

2023-2024 season series

Every Montreal Canadiens and Seattle Kraken game in the 2023-2024 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Seattle Kraken 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: Seattle Kraken at Montreal Canadiens, Mon, Dec 4, 2023
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Seattle Kraken 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Seattle Kraken, Sun, Mar 24, 2024

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Dallas Stars 4 at Arizona Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Arizona Coyotes, Sun, Mar 24, 2024
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Mar 24, 2024
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Calgary Flames 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Calgary Flames, Sun, Mar 24, 2024