Kraken Win Road Trip Opener
Seattle’s big summer investments paid off on Tuesday night in Montreal with defenseman Brandon Montour and forward Chandler Stephenson both tallying four points in Seattle’s 8-2 win over the Canadiens.
Montour’s performance included his first career hat trick, a natural one – three consecutive goals from the same player – that unfolded in the 2nd period and well into the third. His first goal at 1:32 of the 2nd period and his final one at 14:12 of the 3rd came on the Kraken power play, a unit that went 3-for-6.
Meanwhile, the Seattle penalty kill held the Habs to an 0-for-4 night on their man advantage.
Stephenson’s four points all came on assists. The first one helped open the scoring just :25-seconds into the game on a goal from big D-man Jamie Oleksiak.
From there the rout was on with the Kraken taking a 4-0 lead by the 10:33 mark of the 1st period.
Joey Daccord picked up the win in net. He’s 4-1-and-1 as the starter so far this season.
Seattle visits Toronto to take on the Maple Leafs on Halloween.
Earlier Kraken:
— Seattle Sunday 9: Kraken In Trouble, Huge NHL Monday
— Learn about the Leafs, in our preseason hit with longtime Toronto beat writer Kevin McGran …