Seattle 4, Montreal 0. The Canadiens have misplaced eight of their final 9 video games, and each sport this season during which they’ve worn these Reverse Retro jerseys.
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The Canadiens donned their child blue Reverse Retro uniforms for the fourth time Monday and, for the fourth time, they suffered a defeat, shedding to the Seattle Kraken 4-0 on the Bell Centre. The Canadiens have been outscored 18-5 whereas sporting the jerseys.
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It was the eighth loss in 9 video games for the Canadiens, who stay on the backside of the Atlantic Division standings with a 16-22-3 document. They’re 8-11-0 at house.
It was the fifth consecutive win for the Kraken and Seattle is 4-0 on its present seven-game street journey to tighten its maintain on third place within the Pacific Division with a 23-12-4 document.
The Canadiens had been sluggish out of the gate and fell behind 3-0 within the first interval.
The rating mirrored the one-sided nature of the play within the interval. The Canadiens had been being outshot 18-2 after Vince Dunn blasted a slap shot from the blue line to offer the Kraken a 3-0 lead at 14:20.
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Canadiens’ Nick Suzuki cannot get his stick on a unfastened puck in entrance of Seattle Kraken goalie Martin Jones throughout the third interval of a Nationwide Hockey League sport in Montreal Monday Jan. 9, 2023. Picture by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette
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Canadiens’ Michael Pezzetta is knocked off the puck by Seattle Kraken’s Eili Tolvanen throughout third interval of Nationwide Hockey League sport in Montreal Monday Jan. 9, 2023. Picture by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette
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Canadiens’ Sam Montembeault makes a blocker save throughout third interval of a Nationwide Hockey League sport towards the Seattle Kraken in Montreal Monday Jan. 9, 2023. Picture by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette
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Canadiens’ Michael Pezzetta dives for a unfastened puck behind Seattle Kraken’s Daniel Sprong throughout the second interval of a Nationwide Hockey League sport in Montreal Monday Jan. 9, 2023. Picture by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette
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Canadiens’ Sam Montembeault makes a save as Seattle Kraken’s Ryan Donata and Habs’ Joel Edmundson watch throughout the second interval of a Nationwide Hockey League sport in Montreal Monday Jan. 9, 2023. Picture by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette
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Canadiens’ Sam Montembeault makes a glove save throughout the second interval of a Nationwide Hockey League sport towards the Seattle Kraken in Montreal Monday Jan. 9, 2023. Picture by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette
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Canadiens’ David Savard knocks down Seattle Kraken’s Jared McCann throughout the second interval of a Nationwide Hockey League sport in Montreal Monday Jan. 9, 2023. Picture by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette
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Canadiens’ Sam Montembeault makes a save on Seattle Kraken’s Matty Beniers throughout the second interval of a Nationwide Hockey League sport in Montreal Monday Jan. 9, 2023. Picture by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette
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Canadiens’ Christian Dvorak has his shot steered apart by Seattle Kraken goalie Martin Jones throughout the first interval of a Nationwide Hockey League sport in Montreal Monday Jan. 9, 2023. Picture by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette
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Canadiens’ Josh Anderson forechecks Seattle Kraken’s Jamie Oleksiak throughout the first interval of a Nationwide Hockey League sport in Montreal Monday Jan. 9, 2023. Picture by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette
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Montreal Canadiens Joel Armia leans into Seattle Kraken’s Jared McCann throughout the first interval of a Nationwide Hockey League sport in Montreal Monday January 9, 2023. Picture by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette
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Canadiens’ Cole Caufield is pursued by the Seattle Kraken’s Carson Soucy throughout the first interval of a Nationwide Hockey League sport in Montreal Monday Jan. 9, 2023. Picture by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette
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You could possibly inform this was going to be a tough night time for the Canadiens when Eeli Tolvanen opened the scoring at 6:54. David Savard was late to the occasion as Dunn went to the online and slid a move throughout to a wide-open Tolvanen, who buried the puck earlier than Sam Montembeault was in a position to react.
Whereas there was a blown defensive protection on the primary objective, the Kraken padded its lead with two well-placed slap photographs from distance.
Daniel Sprong made it 2-0 when he scored on an influence play halfway by means of the interval. His slap shot from the left faceoff circe hit the within on the close to publish and went in. Robust is a forth-liner however 4 of his 13 objectives have been on the facility play and he has 9 power-play factors.
Dunn upped the rely to 3-0 with a slap shot by means of site visitors at 14:20.
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The Kraken outshot the Canadiens 19-6 within the interval and there was a refrain of boos because the interval ended with the guests urgent within the offensive zone.
The Canadiens continued to surrender too many photographs on objective within the second interval, however Montembeault weathered a 15-shot barrage and the Montreal penalty-kill delivered when Josh Anderson took a double-minor for high-sticking Oliver Bjorkstrand late within the second interval.
Rookie Matty Beniers accomplished the scoring with an empty-net objective.
Seattle went 1-for-5 with the additional man whereas the Canadiens did not scored on their two energy performs.
Martin Jones made 21 saves for the shutout.
Montembeault could also be getting extra work as a result of the Canadiens tweeted that Jake Allen is out with an upper-body harm. The Canadiens say it’s a day-to-day scenario however that’s topic to alter. Cayden Primeau was recalled from Laval on an emergency foundation to function the backup goaltender.
The Canadiens wrap up a four-game homestand Thursday when the Nashville Predators go to the Bell Centre (7 p.m., TSN2, RDS, TSN 690 Radio, 98.5 FM).
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