SEATTLE KRAKEN NOTES:
LAST GAME
Seattle 8 at Ottawa 4
Goals: Bjorkstrand, McCann, Schultz, Sprong, Beniers, Dunn, Eberle, Burakovsky
Goalie: Jones (19/23)
PP: 0/1 PK: 2/3 Shots: Seattle 24 – Ottawa 23
CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 99)
Chris Driedger (ACL; IR) – 38 games – month-to-month
Joonas Donskoi (upper body; IR) – 38 games – day-to-day
TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
Jan. 6, 2022: Reassigned F Shane Wright to Kingston (OHL)
UPCOMING GAMES
Tuesday, Jan. 10: Seattle at Buffalo, 4 p.m. PT
Thursday, Jan. 12: Seattle at Boston, 4 p.m. PT
Saturday, Jan. 14: Seattle at Chicago, 5 p.m. PT
Monday, Jan. 16: Tampa Bay at Seattle, 1 p.m. PT
Tuesday, Jan. 17: Seattle at Edmonton, 6 p.m. PT
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Tonight is Seattle’s fourth of seven consecutive games that they will play on the road. Their seven-game road trip is their longest such stretch of the season and will conclude on Jan. 14 at Chicago. The team’s current stretch of seven road games are the most consecutive games they have played on the road in franchise history.
• Tonight’s game is the last of four consecutive games the Kraken will play against Canadian teams. The team defeated the Oilers 5-2 in Edmonton on Jan. 3, the Maple Leafs 5-1 in Toronto on Jan. 5 and the Senators 8-4 in Ottawa on Jan. 7. This is the second time in the team’s history that it has played four consecutive games against Canadian teams (last: Feb. 14 to 21, 2022) and the first time that all four of those game have been played in Canada.
• A win tonight would give the Kraken wins in at least five consecutive games for the third time this season. The team previously won five straight games from Oct. 29 to Nov. 8 and then won a franchise-best seven straight games from Nov. 17 to Dec. 1.
• A win tonight would also make the Canadiens the fourth team that the Kraken have defeated in consecutive road games. They have previously won at least two consecutive road games against the Florida Panthers (Nov. 27, 2021 and Dec. 1, 2022), Los Angeles Kings (March 28, 20222, Oct. 13, 2022 and Nov. 29, 2022) and the Pittsburgh Penguins (Jan. 27, 2022 and Nov. 5, 2022).
• Tonight’s game against the Canadiens and tomorrow’s game against the Sabres is the Kraken’s second back-to-back set this season. The team will play in eight total back-to-back sets this year, five of which where both games are played on the road. The Kraken went 1-0-1 in the first back-to-back set of the season, falling 5-4 in overtime to the Ducks on Oct. 12 and defeating the Kings 4-1 on Oct. 13.
• Martin Jones’ 18 wins were tied for the third-most in the NHL this season entering play Sunday. Despite only playing in 28 games this year, his 18 wins are his most in a season since he won 36 games in 2018-19 while playing for the San Jose Sharks.
• Jamie Oleksiak’s next point will be the 100th of his NHL career. He is set to become the seventh defenseman from the 2011 NHL Draft class to reach the milestone.
• According to Natural Stat Trick, the Kraken ranked eighth in the NHL with a 51.9 percent Corsi rating entering play Sunday. The Kraken are outshooting their opponents 928-811 at five-on-five this season. Their 53.4 percent shot share was good for seventh in the NHL entering play Sunday according to Natural Stat Trick.
HOT AGAINST MONTREAL
• The Kraken earned their first-ever win at Climate Pledge Arena on Oct. 26, 2021 against Montreal.
• Andre Burakovsky scored his first NHL goal in his NHL debut on Oct. 9, 2014 against the Canadiens.
• Yanni Gourde has five points (two goals, three assists) in his last four games against the Canadiens.
o Gourde recorded his 100th NHL point against Montreal on Dec. 29, 2018.
• Philipp Grubauer has won his last four starts against Montreal dating back to March 24, 2018. He posted a 2.20 goals-against average and a .921 save percentage during that span.
• Martin Jones has posted a 9-2-0 record in 11 career games against the Canadiens. He has recorded a .925 save percentage, 2.19 goals-against average and one shutout in those games.
• Jared McCann registered a point (two goals, one assist) in each of the three games the Kraken have played against the Canadiens.
• Jaden Schwartz has five assists in his last five games in Montreal.
• Brandon Tanev has four points (three goals, one assist) in his last four games against the Canadiens.
• Alex Wennberg has 14 points (one goal, 13 assists) in his last 14 games against Montreal.
MONTREAL CANADIENS NOTES:
À SURVEILLER CE SOIR / KEEP AN EYE ON…
- Les Canadiens et le Kraken s’affrontent ce soir pour la 4e fois en saison régulière.
- The Canadiens and Kraken are facing each other for the 4th time in regular season.
DERNIER MATCH / LAST GAME – MTL 5 VS. STL 4 (@ CENTRE BELL)
Buts MTL Goals – Armia, Dach (AN/PP), Caufield, Armia, Anderson
Buts STL Goals – Saad, Toropchenko, Alexandrov, Buchnevich (AN/PP)
Gardien MTL Goalie – Allen (18-22)
Gardien STL Goalie – Binnington (22-27)
Avantage numérique MTL Powerplay – 1/4
Avantage numérique STL Powerplay – 1/3
Meneurs MTL Leaders – TOI (Edmundson – 23:59) ; S (Caufield – 6) ; HT (Xhekaj – 4) ; BS (Armia, Savard – 3)
MATCHS À VENIR / UPCOMING GAMES
12 JAN. VS. NASHVILLE 19 h / 7 p.m.
14 JAN. @ NY ISLANDERS 19 h / 7 p.m.
15 JAN. @ NY RANGERS 19 h / 7 p.m.
17 JAN. VS. WINNIPEG 19 h / 7 p.m.
19 JAN. VS. FLORIDE 19 h / 7 p.m.
RAPPORT MÉDICAL DE LA SAISON / SEASON INJURY REPORT
Joueur
Player
Date Blessure
Injury
Matchs ratés
Games lost
Retour
Return
C. Price – Genou / Knee 40 –
P. Byron – Hanche / Hip 40 –
M. Matheson – Haut du corps / Upper-body 17 19/11/2022
B. Gallagher – Bas du corps / Lower-body 13 29/12/2022
D. Savard – Haut du corps / Upper-body 13 03/01/2023
S. Monahan – Bas du corps / Lower-body 15 –
RÉAFFECTATIONS, SIGNATURES ET TRANSACTIONS / ROSTER MOVES, SIGNINGS AND TRANSACTIONS
Les Canadiens ont rappelé le défenseur Justin Barron du Rocket de Laval (27/12)
The Canadiens have recalled defenseman Justin Barron from the Laval Rocket (12/27)
Les Canadiens ont cédé l’attaquant Rem Pitlick au Rocket de Laval et ont rappelé l’attaquant Anthony Richard (18/12)
The Canadiens have loaned forward Rem Pitlick to the Laval Rocket and recalled forward Anthony Richard (12/18)
Les Canadiens ont rappelé l’attaquant Rem Pitlick du Rocket de Laval (01/12)
The Canadiens have recalled forward Rem Pitlick from the Laval Rocket (12/01)
Les Canadiens ont cédé l’attaquant Rem Pitlick au Rocket de Laval (18/11)
The Canadiens have loaned forward Rem Pitlick to the Laval Rocket (11/18)
Les Canadiens ont rappelé l’attaquant Rem Pitlick du Rocket de Laval (16/11)
The Canadiens have recalled forward Rem Pitlick from the Laval Rocket (11/16)
NOTES DES CANADIENS / CANADIENS NOTES
STATISTIQUES D’ÉQUIPE / TEAM STATISTICS – AVANT LES MATCHS DU 08/01 – BEFORE GAMES ON 01/08
PTS (35 – 27e/27th)
V/W (16 – 26e/26th)
BP/GF (105 – 29e/29th)
BC/GA (152 – 31e/31st)
Tirs-PM/Shots-PG (28.0 – 30e/30th)
Tirs accordés-PM/Shots allowed-PG (33.3 – 27e/27th)
MÉ/Hits (742 – 28e/28th)
MP/PIM (495 – 1er/1st)
AN/PP (15.1% – 32e/32nd)
DN/PK (73.6% – 24e/24th)
LES CANADIENS CONTRE CHAQUE DIVISION L’AN DERNIER / THE HABS VS. EVERY DIVISION LAST SEASON
Adversaire
Opponent
Fiche
Record
PTS Buts pour
Goals for
Buts contre
Goals against
Atlantique 9-14-3 21 84 89
Centrale 3-9-4 10 39 65
Métropolitaine 6-17-1 13 55 103
Pacifique 4-9-3 11 43 62
Total 22-49-11 55 221 319
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals
LES CANADIENS CONTRE CHAQUE DIVISION CETTE SAISON / THE HABS VS. EVERY DIVISION THIS SEASON
Division Fiche
Record
PTS Buts pour
Goals for
Buts contre
Goals against
Atlantique 3-6-0 6 18 36
Centrale 4-6-2 12 36 41
Métropolitaine 4-5-0 8 25 38
Pacifique 4-5-1 9 30 37
Total 16-21-3 35 109 152
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals
CANADIENS VS. SEATTLE
À vie / All-Time
CANADIENS vs. SEA 1-1-1 (3 PJ / GP)
Dom. / Home 0-0-1 (1 PJ / GP)
Étr. / Away 1-1-0 (2 PJ / GP)
Dern. Match / Last game:
V 4-2 W @ SEA (06/12/22)
J. Allen 2-33 | M. Jones 4-16
BG / WG: J. Anderson
3 DERNIERS MATCHS CONTRE SEATTLE / LAST 3 GAMES VS. SEATTLE:
06/12/22 – MTL 4 @ SEA 2
12/03/22 – SEA 4 @ MTL 3 (TB/SO)
26/10/21 – MTL 1 @ SEA 5
CETTE SAISON CONTRE SEATTLE / THIS SEASON VS. SEATTLE
Match #1: 06/12/22 @ SEA – V/W 4-2
Match #2: 09/01/23 @ MTL
MEILLEURS BUTEURS CONTRE SEATTLE / LEADING GOAL SCORERS VS. SEATTLE:
1) Johnathan Kovacevic (1-0-1, 1 pj/gp)
2) Michael Pezzetta (1-0-1, 2 pj/gp)
3) Nick Suzuki (1-2-3, 3 pj/gp)
MEILLEURS POINTEURS CONTRE SEATTLE / LEADING SCORERS VS. SEATTLE:
1) Nick Suzuki (1-2-3, 3 pj/gp)
2) Evgenii Dadonov (1-2-3, 5 pj/gp)
3) Jake Evans (0-2-2, 2 pj/gp)
MENEURS MINUTES DE PÉNALITÉ CONTRE SEATTLE / MOST PENALTY MINUTES VS. SEATTLE:
1) Joel Edmundson (4, 2 pj/gp)
2) Mike Matheson (4, 3 pj/gp)
3) Jonathan Drouin (2, 1 pj/gp)
