Buffalo Sabres at Seattle Kraken
· Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Seattle Kraken 6–2 on Monday, March 18, 2024 on the road.
News about this game
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Buffalo (32-31-5) vs. Seattle (28-26-12) Mon. 10pm EDT. Seattle lost 4 in row, Buffalo 5-4-1 in last 10. Stars: McCann (SEA, 27G, 26A), Tuch (BUF, 18G, 24A).
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Jeff Skinner's hat trick led the Sabres to a 6-2 win over the Kraken, bringing Buffalo within four points of a playoff spot.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Seattle Kraken
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
3 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
| Seattle Kraken |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Seattle Kraken
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
10 |
12 |
8 |
30 |
| Seattle Kraken |
9 |
7 |
18 |
34 |
Three stars
- J. Skinner, Buffalo Sabres (3 goals)
- T. Thompson, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
- U. Luukkonen, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Seattle Kraken. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
00:24 |
Seattle Kraken |
Jordan Eberle (15) |
Eeli Tolvanen (20), Brian Dumoulin (9) |
Even strength |
BUF 0, SEA 1 |
| 1st |
00:49 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tage Thompson (21) |
Zemgus Girgensons (4), Alex Tuch (25) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, SEA 1 |
| 1st |
03:56 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jeff Skinner (22) |
Peyton Krebs (11) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, SEA 1 |
| 1st |
05:41 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Alex Tuch (19) |
Tage Thompson (20), Zemgus Girgensons (5) |
Even strength |
BUF 3, SEA 1 |
| 1st |
14:36 |
Seattle Kraken |
Matty Beniers (10) |
Eeli Tolvanen (21), Justin Schultz (14) |
Power play |
BUF 3, SEA 2 |
| 2nd |
10:36 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Owen Power (6) |
Dylan Cozens (26), JJ Peterka (20) |
Even strength |
BUF 4, SEA 2 |
| 2nd |
11:18 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jeff Skinner (23) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
BUF 5, SEA 2 |
| 3rd |
18:01 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jeff Skinner (24) |
Jordan Greenway (15), Jacob Bryson (5) |
Even strength |
BUF 6, SEA 2 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Seattle Kraken
| Stat |
Buffalo Sabres |
Seattle Kraken |
| Shots on goal |
30 |
34 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
1 of 5 |
| Penalty minutes |
10 |
4 |
| Hits |
28 |
38 |
| Blocked shots |
22 |
10 |
| Giveaways |
7 |
1 |
| Takeaways |
8 |
9 |
| Faceoffs won |
31/51 (60.8%) |
20/51 (39.2%) |
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 Z. Benson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:44 |
| Number 12 J. Greenway |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:29 |
| Number 17 T. Jost |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
45.5% |
11:10 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+3 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
12:00 |
| Number 24 D. Cozens |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
70.6% |
18:20 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
50% |
12:54 |
| Number 50 E. Robinson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:12 |
| Number 53 J. Skinner |
L |
3 |
0 |
3 |
+3 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:51 |
| Number 71 V. Olofsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:55 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
54.5% |
14:50 |
| Number 77 J. Peterka |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:09 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
17:00 |
| Number 4 B. Byram |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
21:26 |
| Number 10 H. Jokiharju |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:56 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
|
21:47 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:32 |
| Number 75 C. Clifton |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:46 |
| Number 78 J. Bryson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
19:09 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 U. Luukkonen |
34 |
32 |
2 |
.941 |
60:00 |
Win |
Seattle Kraken
Seattle Kraken skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 7 J. Eberle |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
20:48 |
| Number 10 M. Beniers |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
41.2% |
21:01 |
| Number 13 B. Tanev |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:34 |
| Number 19 J. McCann |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
17:04 |
| Number 20 E. Tolvanen |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:13 |
| Number 22 O. Bjorkstrand |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:28 |
| Number 37 Y. Gourde |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
37.5% |
16:27 |
| Number 41 P. Bellemare |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
09:11 |
| Number 52 T. Kartye |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:58 |
| Number 56 K. Yamamoto |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
12:37 |
| Number 90 T. Tatar |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:21 |
| Number 95 A. Burakovsky |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:18 |
| Number 3 W. Borgen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
|
16:42 |
| Number 4 J. Schultz |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:22 |
| Number 6 A. Larsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:25 |
| Number 8 B. Dumoulin |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:17 |
| Number 24 J. Oleksiak |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:49 |
| Number 39 R. Evans |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:25 |
Seattle Kraken goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 P. Grubauer |
26 |
23 |
3 |
.885 |
54:19 |
|
| Number 35 J. Daccord |
4 |
1 |
3 |
.250 |
05:41 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Seattle Kraken
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
13:46 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Peyton Krebs |
High sticking double minor |
4 |
| 1st |
19:30 |
Seattle Kraken |
Eeli Tolvanen |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
06:08 |
Seattle Kraken |
Eeli Tolvanen |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
13:00 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Henri Jokiharju |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
16:00 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Zemgus Girgensons |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
| 3rd |
07:19 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Alex Tuch |
Hooking |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Don Granato
- Seattle Kraken head coach
- Dave Hakstol
- Referees
- Francois St-Laurent, Carter Sandlak
- Linesmen
- Ryan Gibbons, Matt MacPherson
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Kale Clague, Lukas Rousek, Devon Levi
- Seattle Kraken scratches
- Jaden Schwartz, Vince Dunn
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