NHL roundup: Kraken blank Canadiens, extend winning streak
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[January 10, 2023]
Matty Beniers, Vince Dunn and Eeli Tolvanen each had a goal and an
assist, and Martin Jones needed to make just 21 saves for his second
shutout of the season as the visiting Seattle Kraken won their fifth
in a row, defeating the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 on Monday night.
Daniel Sprong recorded his 13th goal and Yanni Gourde posted two
assists for the Kraken, who have outscored their opponents 26-8
while winning all five January contests, including the first four --
all in Canada -- of a season-high seven-game road stretch.
Jones, among the NHL leaders with 19 wins, was not tested often
thanks to some stellar defensive play in front. He was solid
nonetheless in allowing two or fewer goals for the fourth time in
five starts and posting his 27th career shutout. Jones' other
shutout this season came in a 4-0 victory at Minnesota on Nov. 3.
Sam Montembeault stopped 37 shots for the Canadiens, who were unable
to build on Saturday's 5-4 victory over St. Louis that snapped their
0-6-1 slide. Montreal, which has just two wins and five points in
its last 13 contests, failed to record double-digit shots in any
period while being shut out for the third time this season.
Flyers 4,
Sabres 0
Joel Farabee had one goal and one assist to lift Philadelphia past
host Buffalo.
Flyers goaltender Sam Ersson stopped all 28 shots he faced for his
first career shutout in just his fifth start. Zack MacEwen, Noah
Cates and Wade Allison each added one goal for the Flyers. Travis
Konecny contributed two assists and extended his point streak to
nine games.
The Sabres, who had won eight of nine heading into Monday's contest,
were blanked for the first time this season. Buffalo goaltender
Craig Anderson made 34 saves.
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Montreal Canadiens goalie Sam Montembeault (35) looks at the puck
behind him on the goal scored by Seattle Kraken forward Daniel
Sprong (91) (not pictured) during the first period at the Bell
Centre. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports
Predators 3, Senators 0
Filip Forsberg collected one goal and one assist and goaltender
Juuse Saros posted his first shutout of the season as Nashville won
at Ottawa.
Roman Josi and Jeremy Lauzon also scored for the Predators, who are
on a four-game winning streak and a 5-0-1 run that's pulled them
into the playoff race. Saros, in his first game since his incredible
64-save performance against the Carolina Hurricanes last Thursday,
made 38 saves -- 16 of them in the third period -- for his 19th
career shutout.
Cam Talbot stopped 33 shots for the Senators, who have dropped two
straight games and were blanked for the first time this season.
Kings 6, Oilers 3
Kevin Fiala scored twice as part of a four-point game and Adrian
Kempe netted two goals and tallied an assist as host Los Angeles
scored four times on the power play en route to a victory over
Edmonton.
Viktor Arvidsson collected one goal and one assist, while Alex
Iafallo scored once, Drew Doughty collected two assists and
goaltender Pheonix Copley made 28 saves for the Kings, who have won
three of four games and are on a 9-2-1 roll.
Kailer Yamamoto, Ryan McLeod and Connor McDavid replied for the
Oilers, who are in a 1-3-1 skid. Starting goalie Stuart Skinner
surrendered three goals on 24 shots before being pulled early in the
second period. Jack Campbell stopped 11 shots and was tagged with
the loss.
--Field Level Media
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