Seattle Kraken at Buffalo Sabres

KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Seattle Kraken beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–2 on Tuesday, January 9, 2024 on the road.

Final score, Seattle Kraken at Buffalo Sabres
Team Goals 2023-2024 record
Seattle Kraken 5 34-35-13
at Buffalo Sabres 2 39-37-6

Goals by period

Goals by period, Seattle Kraken at Buffalo Sabres
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Seattle Kraken 2 3 0 5
Buffalo Sabres 1 1 0 2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Seattle Kraken at Buffalo Sabres
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Seattle Kraken 15 5 6 26
Buffalo Sabres 19 8 11 38

Three stars

  1. J. Daccord, Seattle Kraken (goaltender)
  2. J. Schwartz, Seattle Kraken (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. W. Borgen, Seattle Kraken (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Seattle Kraken at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 04:57 Buffalo Sabres Jeff Skinner (17) Casey Mittelstadt (23), Alex Tuch (18) Even strength SEA 0, BUF 1
1st 13:55 Seattle Kraken Yanni Gourde (7) Eeli Tolvanen (15), Oliver Bjorkstrand (19) Even strength SEA 1, BUF 1
1st 18:50 Seattle Kraken Vince Dunn (8) Andre Burakovsky (4), Eeli Tolvanen (16) Power play SEA 2, BUF 1
2nd 00:50 Buffalo Sabres Alex Tuch (11) Jeff Skinner (16), Casey Mittelstadt (24) Even strength SEA 2, BUF 2
2nd 02:08 Seattle Kraken Alexander Wennberg (6) Jaden Schwartz (8), Brian Dumoulin (5) Even strength SEA 3, BUF 2
2nd 11:34 Seattle Kraken Jaden Schwartz (9) Brandon Tanev (2), Will Borgen (14) Even strength SEA 4, BUF 2
2nd 16:13 Seattle Kraken Matty Beniers (6) Will Borgen (15) Even strength SEA 5, BUF 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Seattle Kraken at Buffalo Sabres
Stat Seattle Kraken Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 26 38
Power play 1 of 1 0 of 1
Penalty minutes 2 2
Hits 21 30
Blocked shots 23 14
Giveaways 3 4
Takeaways 9 4
Faceoffs won 21/56 (37.5%) 35/56 (62.5%)

Box score

Seattle Kraken

Seattle Kraken skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 7 J. Eberle R 0 0 0 +1 0 2 2 0 0 16:06
Number 10 M. Beniers C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 3 0 41.7% 15:34
Number 13 B. Tanev L 0 1 1 +2 0 0 1 0 0 14:57
Number 17 J. Schwartz L 1 1 2 +2 0 1 1 1 0 16:16
Number 19 J. McCann L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 66.7% 15:27
Number 20 E. Tolvanen R 0 2 2 -1 0 1 1 2 0 13:33
Number 21 A. Wennberg C 1 0 1 +2 0 1 0 1 0 31.3% 18:51
Number 22 O. Bjorkstrand R 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 0 0 13:42
Number 37 Y. Gourde C 1 0 1 -1 0 3 2 0 0 37.5% 15:14
Number 52 T. Kartye L 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 2 0 42.9% 12:51
Number 90 T. Tatar L 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 14:33
Number 95 A. Burakovsky L 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 13:03
Number 3 W. Borgen D 0 2 2 +1 0 0 6 2 0 20:28
Number 4 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 2 0 16:42
Number 6 A. Larsson D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 20:10
Number 8 B. Dumoulin D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 19:35
Number 24 J. Oleksiak D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 0 3 0 22:36
Number 29 V. Dunn D 1 0 1 -1 0 2 1 4 1 18:32
Seattle Kraken goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 35 J. Daccord 38 36 2 .947 59:50 Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 Z. Benson L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 15:09
Number 12 J. Greenway L 0 0 0 -2 0 3 3 0 0 14:51
Number 19 P. Krebs C 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 0 0 42.9% 12:22
Number 22 J. Quinn R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 17:41
Number 24 D. Cozens C 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 71.4% 15:52
Number 28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11:29
Number 37 C. Mittelstadt C 0 2 2 +1 0 1 0 0 0 65% 18:04
Number 50 E. Robinson L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 0 11:15
Number 53 J. Skinner L 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 100% 15:42
Number 72 T. Thompson C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 66.7% 14:36
Number 77 J. Peterka R 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 16:28
Number 89 A. Tuch R 1 1 2 +1 0 6 1 1 0 16:33
Number 6 E. Johnson D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 6 2 0 13:58
Number 10 H. Jokiharju D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 4 2 0 16:06
Number 23 M. Samuelsson D 0 0 0 +2 0 2 3 0 0 22:48
Number 25 O. Power D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 2 0 20:44
Number 26 R. Dahlin D 0 0 0 -3 0 5 2 2 0 25:12
Number 75 C. Clifton D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 2 2 0 19:15
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 27 D. Levi 26 21 5 .808 60:00 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Seattle Kraken at Buffalo Sabres
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 16:55 Buffalo Sabres Henri Jokiharju Slashing 2
3rd 06:46 Seattle Kraken Andre Burakovsky Tripping 2

Game information

Seattle Kraken head coach
Dave Hakstol
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Don Granato
Referees
Kelly Sutherland, Michael Markovic
Linesmen
Julien Fournier, James Tobias
Seattle Kraken scratches
Devin Shore, Kailer Yamamoto, Ryker Evans
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Kyle Okposo, Victor Olofsson, Ryan Johnson

2023-2024 season series

Every Seattle Kraken and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2023-2024 season
Matchup Status Details
Seattle Kraken 5 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final Game page: Seattle Kraken at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Jan 9, 2024
Buffalo Sabres 6 at Seattle Kraken 2 Final Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Seattle Kraken, Mon, Mar 18, 2024

Other NHL games on Jan 9

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