Kraken Crush Canadiens | RECAP: MTL @ SEA

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Ryan Donato, Jake Allen (Photo by Christopher Mast/NHLI via Getty Images)

Montreal Canadiens vs Seattle Kraken, Game Recap: Habs, Line-up, Score, Statistics, Highlights, Post-game, Interviews, NHL, Three-Stars

FINAL | Game 7, Away Game 3 | Tuesday October 26, 2021
CP Arena, Seattle, WA

CANADIENS

Montreal

1-5

KRAKEN

Seattle
Ryan Donato, Jake Allen (Photo by Christopher Mast/NHLI via Getty Images)

Canadiens Lineup

Forward lines

Mike Hoffman – Nick Suzuki – Brendan Gallagher

Jonathan Drouin – Christian Dvorak – Josh Anderson

Tyler Toffoli – Mathieu Perreault – Cole Caufield

Artturi Lehkonen – Cedric Paquette – Joel Armia

Defence pairings

Ben Chiarot – Jeff Petry

Alexander Romanov – David Savard

Sami Niku – Brett Kulak

Goaltenders

Jake Allen – Sam Montembeault

Scratches

Adam Brooks, Chris Wideman

Injuries

Jake Evans (undisclosed), Joel Edmundson (undisclosed), Carey Price (player assistance program), Paul Byron (hip), Mattias Norlinder (lower-body), Shea Weber (multiple injuries)

Game Report

If you thought that Saturday night’s win over the Red Wings signaled that the Canadiens’ season had turned a corner, then I have news for you. It’s abundantly clear that the team, and more precisely, the coaching staff, has not yet put their finger on the issue that is causing the Habs to be on the wrong side of lopsided games. 

If we can set aside the Detroit game as an anomaly, in the remaining six games, the Canadiens scored five goals and have given up 24. That is, on average, they have been scoring less than a goal a game and giving up four. That’s the kind of stark metric that tells you this team is broken.

On Tuesday, the Canadiens could only manage two high-danger scoring chances at 5-on-5. While the Kraken have struggled to close out teams, the Habs did not generate a high-danger scoring chance in the third period. They were simply going through the motions.

We see a common refrain on social media: ‘Why is this happening? This team is better than this.’

A team that is not living up to their potential could have issues with leadership, coaching or chemistry. Maybe all three?

Or maybe the premise isn’t true at all. Perhaps, without Carey Price and Shea Weber, this is exactly what you get with the talent that is left.

Figure it out

Whatever the root of the issue, the Canadiens are completely out of sorts. They are not in sync and spending far too much time being on their heels and chasing the game.

Has the coach determined a solution? If he has, it’s clear that he hasn’t been able to effectively communicate it to the players. Either that, or they are all just very bad at executing the plan. All at the same time.

After Saturday’s game, Dominique Ducharme said that he didn’t want to go back to the feelings experienced during losing streak. The head coach has a day to ensure that the team is not beginning another skid.

Up Next

The Canadiens continue their West coast trip with a visit to San Jose on Thursday to play the Sharks.  

Plus

▲  Ben Chiarot

Minus

▼  Josh Anderson, Jonathan Drouin, Christian Dvorak, Brett Kulak, David Savard, Cedric Paquette, Mathieu Perreault, Brendan Gallagher, Alexander Romanov

The Numbers

Game Statistics
CANADIENS   KRAKEN
24 Shots 26
40 Face-off % 60
0-for-2 Power Play 0-for-4
8 Penalty Minutes 4
40 Hits 32
30 Corsi For 39
Scoring Summary
FINAL 1 2 3 OT SO T
Canadiens (1-6-0) 1 0 0 – – 1
Kraken (2-4-1) 2 2  1 – – 5
Scorers Goalies
  • MTL: Hoffman (2) 
  • SEA: Eberle (1), Tanev (4), Gourde (1), Tanev (5), Donato (2)
  • MTL: Allen (L) (1-5-0)
  • SEA: Grubauer (W) (2-3-1)

Stars of the Game

Official NHL Three Stars
NHL3stars
  1. Brandon Tanev  SEA
  2. Philipp Grubauer  SEA
  3. Jamie Oleksiak  SEA

Watch

Video Highlights

What Did They Say?

Post-game Quotes

Dominique Ducharme

  • “If the options are there, if you don’t execute, and if you make the wrong decisions… These are the times you have to manage. When you do it well, everything comes together. But when it doesn’t, the chain breaks, the wheel breaks, and that’s what happened tonight.”

Josh Anderson

  • “The coaches give us a game plan to follow every single night. Right now we are not doing that.”

Quotes courtesy of NHL.com

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1 COMMENT

  1. salut-bien chers amis allhabs
    wow,another tough loss to take
    and how we lost eh,,,not good!where is the pride!!!
    true,we are missing our best players,leaders,veterans:but
    no excuses.we have enough cumulatif-complimentary talent and veteranship in the room to carry the torch.the players are pros.they know what to do when on the ice.especially the elders.its in their DNA.just not getting done,so far.
    worrysome.too much pressure maybe?hmmm,
    not good!see what happens next with san jose?
    still beleive that the molson-bergevin affairre is affecting the team and their play?torn-divided loyalties?black cloud over the teamCH?
    if bergevin is not to return after the season,mr.molson should release him now.for the good of the team.point a la ligne.
    my humbled,uninformed et amateurish impressions,
    merci pour l’ecoute
    portez-vous tous bien
    sain et sauf
    ps,trivia question?
    who was our last capitaine to retire as capitaine and not be traded/released???
    guyCH10 soit proche et present en prieres et pensees

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