Buffalo Sabres at Seattle Kraken
· National Hockey LeagueJamie Oleksiak's goal in 2nd period snaps a tie and sends the Kraken to a 6-4 win over the Sabres
Oleksiak's goal at the 16:34 mark snapped a 3-all tie and came less than a minute after Buffalo's Tage Thompson scored to erase a two-goal deficit.
Jack Quinn's goal just over 5 minutes into the game gave Buffalo an early lead. Seattle assumed the lead after goals by John Hayden, Chandler Stephenson in the first, and Matty Beniers made it 3-1 midway through the second.
The Sabres countered with scores by Jason Zucker and Thompson, who made it 3-all at 15:38 with his 20th goal of the season.
Oleksiak put Seattle back in front, and scores by Larsson and McCann put the game out of reach in the third.
Alex Tuch scored for Buffalo with 1:22 left, but McCann scored 17 seconds later, pushing the lead back to two goals.
McCann's goal and two assists was his first three-point game since October.
Seattle's Joey Daccord finished with 25 saves. Buffalo's Devon Levi stopped 28 shots.
Kraken: Seattle improved to 7-1 all-time against the Sabres. The Kraken's only loss to Buffalo came on March 18, 2024.
SEA wins series 2-0
Scoring Summary
Goal | 1st Period 5:07 | Jack Quinn Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Owen Power (18), Peyton Krebs (11) | |
Goal | 1st Period 5:34 | John Hayden Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Mitchell Stephens (2), Ryker Evans (15) | |
Goal | 1st Period 11:06 | Chandler Stephenson Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Oliver Bjorkstrand (18), Ryker Evans (16) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 6:41 | Matty Beniers Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Chandler Stephenson (25), Vince Dunn (12) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 9:31 | Jason Zucker Goal (16) Tip-In, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (26), Tage Thompson (18) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 15:38 | Tage Thompson Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: Mattias Samuelsson (4), Peyton Krebs (12) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 16:34 | Jamie Oleksiak Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Shane Wright (14), Jared McCann (21) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 10:25 | Adam Larsson Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: Jared McCann (22), Eeli Tolvanen (8) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 18:39 | Alex Tuch Goal (15) Snap Shot, assists: Jason Zucker (19), Dylan Cozens (13) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 18:56 | Jared McCann Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Jamie Oleksiak (7), Adam Larsson (9) |
Statistics
BUF | SEA | |
---|---|---|
7 | Blocked Shots | 11 |
18 | Hits | 16 |
4 | Takeaways | 6 |
29 | Shots | 34 |
1 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
3 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
33.3 | Power Play Percentage | 50.0 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
25 | Faceoffs Won | 27 |
48.1 | Faceoff Win Percent | 51.9 |
15 | Giveaways | 12 |
2 | Total Penalties | 3 |
4 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |