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National Hockey League
Montreal 4, Seattle 2
When: 7:30 PM ET, Monday, December 4, 2023
Where: Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
Referees: Trevor Hanson, Peter MacDougall
Linesmen: Ryan Daisy, Jonny Murray
Attendance: 20915

Sean Monahan scored twice to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-2 win over the visiting Seattle Kraken on Monday night.

Josh Anderson had a goal and an assist, Tanner Pearson also scored and Sam Montembeault made 31 saves for the Canadiens, who had lost three of their past four games (1-2-1).

Vince Dunn had a goal and an assist, Jared McCann also scored and Philipp Grubauer made 26 saves for the Kraken, who have lost five in a row (0-4-1).

Monahan scored his first goal in 15 games to give the Canadiens a 1-0 lead at 4:03 of the first period.

Seattle turned the puck over in its zone for the second time in 2 1/2 minutes and Anderson passed it to Monahan for a redirection from in close.

The Kraken had six giveaways in the opening period.

Grubauer turned away Pearson's wraparound try in the first period, but Pearson jumped on a loose puck in the crease and scored at 3:12 of the second to extend the lead to 2-0 and end his 19-game goal drought.

The Canadiens went on a power play after Adam Larsson was called for tripping Juraj Slafkovsky as he drove to the net and Montreal scored with the man advantage to extend the lead to 3-0 at 6:58 of the second period.

Cole Caufield passed to Nick Suzuki just below the goal line and Suzuki sent a one-timer pass to Monahan, who scored with a one-timer of his own for his first multi-goal game since Jan. 18, 2022, his final season with the Calgary Flames.

Montreal defenseman Mike Matheson lost his stick and McCann took advantage by scoring with a snap shot from the inside edge of the right circle while defended by Matheson to cut the lead to 3-1 at 14:05 of the second.

The Kraken trimmed it to 3-2 at 4:49 of the third when Dunn scored with a slap shot from the high slot while on a power play.

Anderson sealed it, however, with an empty-net goal with 32 seconds left.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Seattle   Montreal
Vince Dunn 2 Points Sean Monahan 2
Vince Dunn 1 Goals Sean Monahan 2
Vince Dunn 1 Assists Josh Anderson 1
Vince Dunn 1 Power Play Goals Sean Monahan 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Philipp Grubauer .897 Save Percentage Sam Montembeault .939
Philipp Grubauer 26 Saves Sam Montembeault 31
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Seattle 33 2 1-2 0-1 2 22
Montreal 30 4 1-1 1-2 4 26
Upcoming Games
  • Montreal will play their next game at home against Los Angeles. The Canadiens have a W/L % of .364 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • Seattle will play their next game at home against New Jersey. The Kraken have a W/L % of .250 after a win and .333 after a loss.