Excerpt from 'Habs Hockey Report' of host Amy Johnson commenting on proposed changes to the NHL's three-on-three overtime structure. GAME RECAP | MONTREAL CANADIENS 5 VS SEATTLE KRAKEN 1 | FINAL CANADIENS LINEUP Forwards 22 Cole Caufield - 14 Nick Suzuki - 20 Juraj Slafkovsky 11 Brendan Gallagher - 15 Alex Newhook - 40 Joel Armia 17 Josh Anderson - 71 Jake Evans - 56 Jesse Ylonen 55 Michael Pezzetta - 36 Colin White - 49 Rafael Harvey-Pinard Defensemen 8 Mike Matheson - 21 Kaiden Guhle 72 Arber Xhekaj - 58 David Savard 47 Jayden Struble - 54 Jordan Harris Goaltenders Starter: 30 Cayden Primeau Alternate: 35 Sam Montembeault Out of the lineup Scratches: Jesse Ylonen, Jayden Struble Injuries: Carey Price (knee), Chris Wideman (back), Kirby Dach (knee), Christian Dvorak (upper body), Joshua Roy (hand) CANADIENS CONNECTION VIA SPOTIFY GAME REPORT Trevor Letowski was reluctant to acknowledge his significant milestone. It was the first win for Letowski as a head coach in the National Hockey League. Given that he wears the 'interim' tag, the humble 46-year-old from Thunder Bay, ON. was quick to share the honor with his team. This game was all about goaltending: the Canadiens had it and Seattle did not. Kraken goaltender Philipp Grubauer gave up four goals on six shots and exited the game before the end of the first period. Cayden Primeau made 36 saves for his seventh win of the season. Kaiden Guhle scored his sixth goal of the season and added two assists. It was his first three-point game in the NHL. Alex Newhook scored twice and came within the width of a post from earning his first career hat trick. Montreal was limited to 17 shots on goal for the second consecutive game. They managed just five high-danger scoring chances (5v5) in the contest. With the shaking start by Grubauer the offense was sufficient to cruise to a comfortable victory. The Canadiens ended their four-game losing streak. Seattle suffered their eighth straight loss. GAME STATISTICS Canadiens (25-32-12) Shots: 17 Face-off %: 52.7 Power play: 0/2 Penalty minutes: 8 Hits: 13 Blocks: 19 Kraken (44-18-8) Shots: 37 Face-off %: 47.3 Power play: 0/4 Penalty minutes: 4 Hits: 21 Blocks: 13 SCORING SUMMARY Canadiens Scorers 1st period: Guhle (6), Newhook (11), Suzuki (28), Newhook (12) 2nd period: Matheson (10)-SHG 3rd period: -- OT: -- SO: -- Kraken Scorers 1st period: -- 2nd period: Eberle (16) 3rd period: -- OT: -- SO: -- Goaltenders MTL: Primeau (W) 7-7-2 SEA: Grubauer (L) 10-13-2, Daccord CANADIENS PLAYERS OF THE GAME Kaiden Guhle - Guhle's ability to create offense is underappreciated. He had the first three-point game of his young career and was named first star of the game. Alex Newhook - Newhook's two goals brought him to an even dozen on the season.. VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRDLcZEOCZc[/embed] POST-GAME QUOTES Trevor Letowski "I feel a little uncomfortable saying that’s my first NHL win as a head coach. But it was a memorable week for me just because of the way that the team rallied around each other, and the staff and players had to kind of push a little extra to keep some kind of normalcy when we're missing our leader." Kaiden Guhle “I think we needed a game like that just to maybe lift the weight off our shoulders a little bit. I think we were a little bit snake-bitten. We’re getting a lot of chances, just couldn’t find the back of the net. So, it definitely feels good to get those and have a game like that tonight." UP NEXT The Canadiens will complete their five-game road trip against the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night. Game time is 9:00 pm. EDT. Be sure to bookmark THN.com/Montreal [https://thn.com/montreal] for year-round coverage of the Montreal Canadiens, Laval Rocket, and Habs prospects playing in leagues around the world. The Hockey News: Pick A Free Issue! [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAwNTk3MTk4Mzc0MTE4Nzc2/hockeynewsad.jpg] The Hockey News: Pick A Free Issue!
