WHAT IS HAPPENING AT BELL CENTER?

The spooky season is coming early to the Bell Center. Before the on-ice action begins, join us at Canadiens Plaza starting at 5 p.m.; Here you can find an interactive haunted house, trick-or-treating and more. Inside, fans in costume can head to section 113 (open until first intermission) to use our photo booth and have a chance to win $500 towards Tricolore Sports! Click for more Hallo details Here.

TEAM COMPARISONS

The Kraken (4-1-1) enter Tuesday’s matchup with the same record as the Canadiens but are currently mired in a three-game drought, all of which has come at home. Seattle, which began a five-game road trip on Tuesday, has stagnated offensively, scoring just six goals in the last three games. In general, the team is in the middle of the group in terms of goals scored, goals scored and penalty kicks in the league. But the Kraken’s power play fell short, hitting just 15.4% and placing them at 24.^This In the NHL this season.

General manager Ron Francis acquired Stanley Cup Champion Brandon Montour and former Vegas Golden Knight Chandler Stephenson this offseason for a Seattle team looking to finish sixth in the Pacific Division in 2023-24.

Meanwhile, the Canadians got back on track. St. With wins over the St. Louis Blues and Philadelphia Flyers over the weekend, Montreal is riding its first three-game win streak since March of last season, which began in Seattle. Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield continue to pace the Habs’ offense and have looked even more dangerous lately with Kirby Dach on their right wing. While the top line has been doing its part, Martin St-Louis’ side have benefited from the secondary scoring recently, with the likes of Jake Evans, Joel Armia and Brendan Gallagher contributing multi-point performances over the weekend. The Canadiens, who are back to .500 on the season, will look to continue their success in front of their home fans tonight at the Bell Center.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Cole Caufield. Do we need to say more? Everything the Habs sniper touched turned to gold this season. The 23-year-old scored his eighth goal of the season in Sunday’s win over the Flyers, snapping a three-game goal streak for the second time this year and the eighth of his career. Caufield furthered the halfway mark in the NHL by scoring four goals in four consecutive games.

Nick Suzuki has recorded a point in seven straight games. Montreal’s leading scorer is just three points shy of 300 points for his career.

Jared McCann had five goals and seven assists in the team’s first nine games for the Kraken. The Stratford, ON, native, who scored a career-high 70 points in 2022-23, enters play on Tuesday on a six-game winning streak dating back to October 15th.

BY THE NUMBERS: KRAKEN-HABS

Here’s how the Kraken and the Canadiens match up by the numbers: