Tanev scores twice, Kraken defeat Canadiens for first home win

SEATTLE --The Seattle Kraken won at home for the first time with a 5-1 victory against the Montreal Canadiens at Climate Pledge Arena on Tuesday.

Brandon Tanev scored twice, Yanni Gourde had a goal and an assist and Philipp Grubauer made 23 saves for the Kraken (2-4-1), who had lost four in a row, including their home opener, 4-2 against the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday.
"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 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."
Mike Hoffman scored, and Jake Allen made 21 saves for the Canadiens (1-6-0), who opened a four-game road trip.
"It wasn't pretty," Montreal defenseman 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."
Jordan Eberle scored his first goal with the Kraken at 1:02 of the first period with a wrist shot from the edge of the right circle for a 1-0 lead.

Hoffman tied it 1-1 at 11:37 on a rebound of Nick Suzuki's shot.
Tanev redirected Jamie Oleksiak's feed at 15:08 of the first to give Seattle a 2-1 lead.
Gourde made it 3-1 at 6:56 of the second period when he took a stretch pass from Jaden Schwartz and went forehand-to-backhand for his first goal with the Kraken.
Tanev scored his second of the game 1:57 later after Gourde sent him in alone to make it 4-1 at 8:53.
"Those were big goals for us," Hakstol said. "To be able to put a little bit of distance there makes a pretty steep hill for a comeback."

Tanev also scored twice in Seattle's first win, 4-3 at the Nashville Predators on Oct. 14. He has five goals in seven games after scoring seven in 32 with the Pittsburgh Penguins last season.
"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 on a breakaway at 5:14 of the third period for the 5-1 final.
"We're just not executing individually," Canadiens forward 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."
NOTES: Oleksiak had two assists and was plus-3. … Kraken forward Mason Appleton did not play in the third period because of an undisclosed injury. There was no update. … Seattle center Jared McCann extended his point streak to four games with an assist (one goal, three assists). … Canadiens forward Jonathan Drouin played his 400th NHL game.