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Seattle Kraken vs Montreal Canadiens · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Canadiens · WED · FEB 3 · 8:40 PM CT ← Back to schedule
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WED · FEB 3 · 8:40 PM CT
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Seattle Kraken
Kraken
1–1–0
VS
Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens
1–0–1
Upcoming
WED · FEB 3 · 8:40 PM CT
Prime Video · KONG
Seattle Kraken
Home · Kraken
1–1–0
2 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Brandon Montour has quietly owned this matchup, 12 points in the last 4 meetings. But Cole Caufield has solved Joey Daccord before, 5 goals on 13 shots.
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Montreal Canadiens
Away · Canadiens
1–0–1
3 PTS
Kraken
GOALIES
Canadiens
Joey Daccord
Joey Daccord
Likely · 23589-joey-daccord
.960 SV% · 1.01 GAA · 1W
.874 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Jakub Dobes
Jakub Dobes
Expected
.862 SV% · 4.04 GAA · 1W
.882 SV% L5 · Cooling
Kraken
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Canadiens
L1
Jared McCann · Matty Beniers · Kaapo Kakko
L1
Cole Caufield · Nick Suzuki · Chris Kreider
L2
Bobby McMann · Chandler Stephenson · Jordan Eberle
L2
Juraj Slafkovsky · Alex Newhook · Ivan Demidov
L3
Ryan Winterton · Berkly Catton · Shane Wright
L3
Alexandre Texier · Phillip Danault · Kirby Dach
L4
Ben Meyers · Frederick Gaudreau · Mackie Samoskevich
L4
Zack Bolduc · Jake Evans · Josh Anderson
D1
Vince Dunn · Adam Larsson
D1
Mike Matheson · Noah Dobson
D2
Ryker Evans · Brandon Montour
D2
Lane Hutson · Alexandre Carrier
D3
Ryan Lindgren · Cale Fleury
D3
Jayden Struble · Arber Xhekaj
PP1
Jordan Eberle · Bobby McMann · Jared McCann · Chandler Stephenson · Vince Dunn
PP1
Juraj Slafkovsky · Nick Suzuki · Ivan Demidov · Cole Caufield · Lane Hutson
PP2
Kaapo Kakko · Shane Wright · Berkly Catton · Matty Beniers · Brandon Montour
PP2
Chris Kreider · Alex Newhook · Alexandre Texier · Zack Bolduc · Noah Dobson
PK1
Frederick Gaudreau · Ryan Winterton · Ryan Lindgren · Adam Larsson
PK1
Phillip Danault · Josh Anderson · Mike Matheson · Alexandre Carrier
PK2
Matty Beniers · Ben Meyers · Vince Dunn · Ryker Evans
PK2
Jake Evans · Alex Newhook · Lane Hutson · Noah Dobson
KrakenProjected lines
L1
Jared McCann · Matty Beniers · Kaapo Kakko
L2
Bobby McMann · Chandler Stephenson · Jordan Eberle
L3
Ryan Winterton · Berkly Catton · Shane Wright
L4
Ben Meyers · Frederick Gaudreau · Mackie Samoskevich
D1
Vince Dunn · Adam Larsson
D2
Ryker Evans · Brandon Montour
D3
Ryan Lindgren · Cale Fleury
PP1
Jordan Eberle · Bobby McMann · Jared McCann · Chandler Stephenson · Vince Dunn
PP2
Kaapo Kakko · Shane Wright · Berkly Catton · Matty Beniers · Brandon Montour
PK1
Frederick Gaudreau · Ryan Winterton · Ryan Lindgren · Adam Larsson
PK2
Matty Beniers · Ben Meyers · Vince Dunn · Ryker Evans
CanadiensProjected lines
L1
Cole Caufield · Nick Suzuki · Chris Kreider
L2
Juraj Slafkovsky · Alex Newhook · Ivan Demidov
L3
Alexandre Texier · Phillip Danault · Kirby Dach
L4
Zack Bolduc · Jake Evans · Josh Anderson
D1
Mike Matheson · Noah Dobson
D2
Lane Hutson · Alexandre Carrier
D3
Jayden Struble · Arber Xhekaj
PP1
Juraj Slafkovsky · Nick Suzuki · Ivan Demidov · Cole Caufield · Lane Hutson
PP2
Chris Kreider · Alex Newhook · Alexandre Texier · Zack Bolduc · Noah Dobson
PK1
Phillip Danault · Josh Anderson · Mike Matheson · Alexandre Carrier
PK2
Jake Evans · Alex Newhook · Lane Hutson · Noah Dobson
@sound_hockey · as of Oct 2 Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT
Kraken
INJURY REPORT
Canadiens
Jacob Melanson
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 17
Oliver Kapanen
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Jake O'Brien
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 6
Alexandre Carrier
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Bryce Pickford
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Lucas Condotta
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Kaiden Guhle
IR · Groin (surgery) · Expected back Oct 23
KrakenInjury report
Jacob Melanson
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 17
Jake O'Brien
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 6
CanadiensInjury report
Oliver Kapanen
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Alexandre Carrier
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Bryce Pickford
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Lucas Condotta
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Kaiden Guhle
IR · Groin (surgery) · Expected back Oct 23
@sound_hockey · as of Oct 2 Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Kraken lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games. The Canadiens lost their last game in overtime and are 1-0-1 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Brandon Montour has quietly owned this matchup, 12 points in the last 4 meetings. But Cole Caufield has solved Joey Daccord before, 5 goals on 13 shots.

Montreal has found Joey Daccord beatable: .872 on 141 shots. A milestone is in reach for Chris Kreider: 3 more goals for 700 career goals.

The numbers behind it
Player
Brandon Montour has 12 points in his last 4 games against Montreal. See the games →
(Seattle)
12 pts, last 4 vs MTL
Matchup
Cole Caufield has 5 goals on Joey Daccord (13 shots).
(Montreal)
5 goals on Joey Daccord
Goaltending
Joey Daccord has struggled against Montreal — a .872 save % on 141 shots.
.872 SV% vs MTL
Player
Chandler Stephenson has 6 points in his last 4 games against Montreal. See the games →
(Seattle)
6 pts, last 4 vs MTL
Goaltending
Jakub Dobes has struggled against Seattle — a .857 save % on 56 shots.
.857 SV% vs SEA
Milestone
Chris Kreider is 3 goals shy of 700 career goals.
697 career goals