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Buffalo Sabres at Seattle Kraken

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Jamie Oleksiak's goal in 2nd period snaps a tie and sends the Kraken to a 6-4 win over the Sabres

Buffalo Sabres vs. Seattle Kraken: Game Highlights

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.

Takeaways Sabres: Buffalo has allowed at least five goals in each of its last three losses.

Kraken: Seattle improved to 7-1 all-time against the Sabres. The Kraken's only loss to Buffalo came on March 18, 2024.

Key moment Oleksiak's go-ahead goal that came 56 seconds after Thompson's game-tying score in the second.

Key stat Since December 3, the Kraken are 10-0 when scoring at least four goals. When scoring fewer than four goals in the same span, Seattle is 0-13.

Up next The Sabres are at Vancouver on Tuesday. The Kraken host Washington on Thursday night.

Regular Season Series

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

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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

Game Information

Climate Pledge Arena

Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 17,151 | Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 2 18 62 30
Florida 3 19 61 29
Ottawa 4 20 56 26
Boston 6 21 56 25
Tampa Bay 3 20 55 26
Detroit 5 21 53 24
Montreal 5 21 53 24
Buffalo 5 26 43 19

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Edmonton 3 15 67 32
Vegas 5 15 67 31
Los Angeles 6 15 58 26
Calgary 7 18 55 24
Vancouver 10 17 54 22
Anaheim 6 23 48 21
Seattle 3 27 47 22
San Jose 6 32 36 15
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