In Seattle, the euphoria of the Montreal Canadiens winning their first game of the season earlier in the week was dispelled like a phantasm the day after Halloween. 
On Tuesday night, the Kraken handed the Habs a 5-1 loss.
“We got off to a good start, which always helps in your home building to build some momentum, especially with the crowd that we have behind us,” Seattle head coach Dave Hakstol said. “It was a good start, and we were able to play a pretty good first period. The big difference tonight, compared to a couple of nights ago, is we were able to build on that lead.”
Brandon Tanev struck for two goals for Settle.
Philipp Grubauer made 23 saves for the Seattle win.
The Kraken improved to 2-4-1.
Mike Hoffman scored the Canadiens’ only goal.
“It wasn’t pretty,” Montreal’s Ben Chiarot said. “Right from the beginning, they had us on our heels. We knew coming into the rink they’d be excited. Tough travel coming across the county and a time change, (but the) bottom line is they outskated us the entire game.”
Montreal dropped to 1-6-0.
Jordan Eberle and Yanni Gourde also scored for the Kraken.
“It’s just confidence and coaches surrounding me with great players,” Tanev said. “I think we’ve got a great team and it’s not all on me making plays. I think it’s the guys on the ice that are making the plays. … I think it’s the guys all around that are making it easy for ourselves as a team. I think that’s a great group we have here.”
Ryan Donato scored early in the third period off a breakaway for the final strike of the game.
Jake Allen made 21 saves in the Montreal loss.
“We’re just not executing individually,” the Canadiens’ Josh Anderson said. “I think we’ve got to look ourselves in the mirror and really think about our games individually. Once we get that figured out and start playing as a team, that’s where the successes come in. Tonight, we didn’t deserve to win.”
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