When the schedule-makers decreed that all 32 teams should be in action on Oct. 28, no one would have guessed that one of the marquee matchups would be Montreal at Seattle. But the Canadiens entered Climate Pledge Arena Tuesday with a gaudy .700 winning percentage, edging the Kraken’s .667.
That slight edge was built on the Habs’ 5-4 overtime win over Seattle two weeks ago in Montreal. Tuesday at CPA, the visitors completed a season sweep by again taking an overtime decision, 4-3. For much of the game, it seemed highly unlikely extra hockey would be necessary.
Cole Caufield (2 goals, including the OT winner, 1 assist), Nick Suzuki (3 assists), Juraj Slafkovský and Alex Newhook (1 goal each) provided the offense that built a 3-0 lead. Seattle rallied with 3rd period goals by Brandon Montour, Shane Wright, and Montour again with 1:43 left to complete an epic comeback.
Special teams played an enormous factor, with Seattle 1-4 on the power play but 0-2 on the penalty kill.
1st Period
Just after the game’s midpoint, Kraken goalie Joey Daccord made a save on Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki in close. Noteworthy, because Daccord has now stopped 96 of the first 100 SOG he’s faced at home this season. Not too shabby.
One problem: the rebound goes to Cole Caufield at the right edge of the crease. He slides the puck under Daccord’s pad for his 8th goal of the season at 10:25. The score puts Caufield one tally shy of Vegas’ Pavel Dorofeyev for the league lead. Suzuki, who earned an assist, has points in 10 straight games.
Montreal scores first, which is appropriate given how they’ve completely controlled the period so far. Nick Suzuki’s shot is initially stopped, the puck found a way to find itself on to the stick of Cole Caufield and now the #SeaKraken are trailing pic.twitter.com/93FlqPAKYo
— 𝘿𝙖𝙫𝙮 𝙅𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨’ 𝙇𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙧 𝙍𝙤𝙤𝙢 (@DavyJonesLR) October 29, 2025
Kraken defenseman Ryan Lindgren was signed in part to be a penalty-killing specialist – which he can’t be when he’s the one in the box, for cross-checking Juraj Slafkovský. The #1 overall pick in 2022 (when Shane Wright fell to the Kraken at #4 overall) gets the best revenge, a power play goal for a 2-0 Habs lead at 16:17. Slafkovský scored from the “bumper” position, after precision one-touch passes from Caufield and Suzuki.
Montreal scores on the power play. Juraj Slafkovský, receives a perfect pass and converts. pic.twitter.com/tBIhQz85PM
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One of Daccord’s five 1st period saves was highway robbery on Kirby Dach, who skated by the Seattle defense and powered to the crease. Seattle had exactly two even-strength shots in the period on Montreal netminder Jakub Dobes (whose league-best .940 save percentage wasn’t in jepoardy).
2nd Period
Hispanic Heritage Night is the first Kraken “Common Thread” night, symbolizing the franchise’s “commitment to inclusivity and unity.” Credit for the design belongs to local artist Esmeralda Andrea Vasquez.
According to a press release, “The arched doorway is decorated with Talavera tiles, which is a type of traditional item in Mexican pottery and ceramics. The “S” in the primary logo is outlined in red with a pink background and a strategically placed green leaf to act as the eye of the Kraken.”
Eeli Tolvanen introduced Slafkovský to the end boards behind the Kraken net with a thunderous check.
Seattle still can’t crack the Montreal force field in their own zone. The Kraken have two shots halfway through the period, and seven total through 30 minutes. Overall in this low-event contest, shots after two periods are 12 for Montreal, 10 for Seattle. Not included in that total is a smash off the post by the red-hot Suzuki.
While on their third penalty kill, Montreal’s Mike Matheson in back of his net acts like he’s a rodeo cowboy – and Seattle’s Chandler Stephenson is a prize steer. Matheson’s blatant hold that all but removes Stephenson’s helmet goes unpunished, despite howls from the Kraken bench.
3rd Period
Seattle’s Ryan Winterton and Matty Beniers put testing shots in the first two minutes on the Montreal goalie, who has the answer for both. The Kraken are showing an urgency that was missing in periods one and two.
The way to beat a quality goalie is to get him moving side-to-side. Which is exactly what the Canadiens do in building their lead to 3-0 at 5:55. With Jaden Schwartz off for tripping – which he protested was a miscarriage of justice – Alex Newhook takes a Dach cross-ice pass. Daccord gets a piece of Newhook’s drive, but not enough.
Montreal scores. Jaden Schwartz was boxed for tripping (though the crowd thought it was the refs who were tripping) and the #SeaKraken ineffective penalty kill will not see their numbers improve after tonight. pic.twitter.com/i33xqNTHxU
— 𝘿𝙖𝙫𝙮 𝙅𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨’ 𝙇𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙧 𝙍𝙤𝙤𝙢 (@DavyJonesLR) October 29, 2025
Daccord keeps the Kraken within range by denying Slafkovský on a high-danger chance.
Another way to beat a quality netminder is to take away his vision. On Seattle’s fourth power play, Schwartz does just that. The forward parks himself in front of Dobes, who can’t find Brandon Montour’s blue line rocket. The Kraken crawl back within 3-1 at 8:57, with Berkly Catton and Mason Marchment drawing the official assists.
SEATTLE! KRAKEN! GOAL!!!
Brandon Montour sets up Shane Wright who blasts this puck to cut the lead to just one!
Could they…?
👀 #SeaKraken pic.twitter.com/FDXMAO0afI
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Dach crushes Ben Meyers into the end boards with 6:40 left. Meyers rises to object, leading to pushes and shoves. The only penalties are dueling roughing calls to Dach and Jani Nyman. But more open ice agrees with the Kraken, as Shane Wright scores with a blast from the top of the right circle while teams are 4-on-4. Montour and Tolvanen assist on the goal that narrows Montreal’s lead to 3-2 at 15:17.
SEATTLE! KRAKEN! GOAL!!!
Brandon Montour sets up Shane Wright who blasts this puck to cut the lead to just one!
Could they…?
👀 #SeaKraken pic.twitter.com/FDXMAO0afI
— 𝘿𝙖𝙫𝙮 𝙅𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨’ 𝙇𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙧 𝙍𝙤𝙤𝙢 (@DavyJonesLR) October 29, 2025
The Kraken pull Daccord for a sixth attacker with more than two minutes remaining. Montour’s 300th NHL point – and third point of the period – comes on a left point blast through traffic with 1:43 left in regulation. Vince Dunn and Schwartz assist, as an arena that was somnambulint a half-hour ago nearly screams the roof off the building.
Overtime
Cole Caufield ties for the league lead in goals – and sets a Canadiens franchise record – by dribbling the puck past a surprised Daccord 44 seconds into the extra session.
Up Next
The Kraken get a much-needed breather before resuming their five-game homestand Saturday night at CPA vs. the curiously under-peforming New York Rangers.