Cole Caufield scored twice to lift the Montreal Canadiens to a 5-4 overtime win over the Seattle Kraken on home opening night at the Bell Centre on Tuesday.

Ivan Demidov added a goal and an assist. He scored the game-tying goal with 1:41 left in the third period.

Alex Newhook and Kirby Dach each lit the lamp for the first time this season.

Prior to puck drop, the club paid tribute to late goaltender Ken Dryden in the pregame ceremony. They placed his mask on the net.

[ Ken Dryden’s mask sits on a hockey net as the Canadiens pay tribute to Dryden during a pregame ceremony at the Bell Centre in Montreal, on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025.] Ken Dryden’s mask sits on a hockey net as the Canadiens pay tribute to Dryden during a pregame ceremony at the Bell Centre in Montreal, on Tuesday, O

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