Montreal Canadiens lose 8-2 to Seattle Kraken [Video]

Defenceman Brandon Montour had three goals and one assist, and the Seattle Kraken thumped the Montreal Canadiens 8-2 on Tuesday night.

Jaden Schwartz scored once with two helpers and Chandler Stephenson added four assists as Seattle (5-4-1) snapped a three-game losing streak.

Oliver Bjorkstrand and Jamie Oleksiak had a goal and an assist each, while Ryker Evans and Eeli Tolvanen also scored. Jared McCann pitched in two assists and Joey Daccord made 28 saves.

The Kraken chased Canadiens netminder Sam Montembeault with five goals on only 10 shots. Backup Cayden Primeau stopped 10 of 13 the rest of the way for Montreal (4-5-1), which had won two games in a row.

Cole Caufield and Josh Anderson replied for the Canadiens. Caufield tallied his ninth of the season, tying the league lead.

Takeaways

The Kraken scored on their two first shots of the game as Oleksiak and Evans both scored from the …