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Seattle Kraken at Buffalo Sabres

KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Seattle Kraken 3–2 in a shootout on Saturday, March 28, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Seattle Kraken 2 34-37-11
at Buffalo Sabres 3 50-23-9

Goals by period

Team Total
Seattle Kraken 1 1 0 0 0 2
Buffalo Sabres 0 1 1 0 1 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Seattle Kraken 11 14 9 0 0 34
Buffalo Sabres 10 17 6 3 0 36

Three stars

  1. U. Luukkonen, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
  2. P. Krebs, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
  3. J. Quinn, Buffalo Sabres (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 12:42 Seattle Kraken Chandler Stephenson (15) Kaapo Kakko (21), Bobby McMann (17) Even strength SEA 1, BUF 0
2nd 13:18 Seattle Kraken Bobby McMann (26) Kaapo Kakko (22), Chandler Stephenson (29) Even strength SEA 2, BUF 0
2nd 15:55 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Dahlin (17) Tage Thompson (39), Jack Quinn (30) Power play SEA 2, BUF 1
3rd 11:39 Buffalo Sabres Peyton Krebs (10) Zach Benson (26) Even strength SEA 2, BUF 2

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

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson Goal (winner)
1 Seattle Kraken Frederick Gaudreau Saved
2 Buffalo Sabres Jack Quinn Goal
2 Seattle Kraken Kaapo Kakko Saved

Team stats

Stat Seattle Kraken Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 34 36
Power play 0 of 4 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 11 13
Hits 14 27
Blocked shots 17 10
Giveaways 14 18
Takeaways 6 6
Faceoffs won 28/59 (47.5%) 31/59 (52.5%)

Box score

Seattle Kraken

Seattle Kraken skaters
Player
7 J. Eberle R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 19:30
9 C. Stephenson C 1 1 2 +2 0 2 0 1 0 50% 23:03
10 M. Beniers C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 2 0 37.5% 21:36
19 J. McCann L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 15:16
20 E. Tolvanen R 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 14:54
27 B. Catton C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 17:50
51 S. Wright C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03:36
59 B. Meyers C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 75% 11:44
74 B. McMann C 1 1 2 +2 0 3 2 0 0 20:14
78 O. Fisker Molgaard C 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 40% 10:40
84 K. Kakko R 0 2 2 +2 0 0 0 0 0 66.7% 17:02
89 F. Gaudreau C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 41.7% 17:54
6 A. Larsson D 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 18:37
24 J. Oleksiak D 0 0 0 +1 5 0 2 1 0 12:54
29 V. Dunn D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 23:07
41 R. Evans D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 22:20
55 R. Lindgren D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 14:07
62 B. Montour D 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 26:25
Seattle Kraken goalies
Goalie
31 P. Grubauer 36 34 2 .944 65:00 OT loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
6 Z. Benson L 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 14:39
9 J. Norris C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 50% 15:08
10 S. Carrick C 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 77.8% 10:50
17 J. Zucker L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 100% 14:05
19 P. Krebs C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 3 0 0 15:17
22 J. Quinn R 0 1 1 -1 0 4 3 0 0 17:06
29 B. Malenstyn L 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 10:44
48 T. Kozak C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 07:51
71 R. McLeod C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 35.3% 16:44
72 T. Thompson C 0 1 1 -1 0 5 1 0 0 50% 24:21
89 A. Tuch R 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 24:32
91 J. Doan R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 13:21
4 B. Byram D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 21:29
21 C. Timmins D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 16:40
23 M. Samuelsson D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 4 1 0 26:14
25 O. Power D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 20:32
26 R. Dahlin D 1 0 1 -2 4 4 1 1 1 25:10
64 L. Stanley D 0 0 0 0 7 1 2 2 0 12:17
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
1 U. Luukkonen 34 32 2 .941 65:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:34 Seattle Kraken Adam Larsson Hooking 2
1st 05:43 Buffalo Sabres Alex Tuch Tripping 2
1st 09:14 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Dahlin Interference 2
2nd 02:29 Buffalo Sabres Logan Stanley Fighting (major) 5
2nd 02:29 Seattle Kraken Jamie Oleksiak Fighting (major) 5
2nd 05:40 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Dahlin Hooking 2
2nd 15:44 Seattle Kraken Adam Larsson Slashing 2
3rd 08:00 Buffalo Sabres Logan Stanley Interference goalkeeper 2
3rd 13:20 Seattle Kraken Oscar Fisker Molgaard Delaying game puck over glass 2

Game information

Seattle Kraken head coach
Lane Lambert
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Kelly Sutherland, Stephen Hiff
Linesmen
Travis Gawryletz, Ryan Daisy
Seattle Kraken scratches
Jaden Schwartz, Matt Murray, Josh Mahura, Cale Fleury, Ryan Winterton, Jacob Melanson, Logan Morrison
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Luke Schenn, Tanner Pearson, Alex Lyon, Michael Kesselring, Josh Dunne, Noah Ostlund

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Seattle Kraken 1 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final/SO Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 28

Matchup Status Details
Ottawa Senators 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 2 at New York Islanders 5 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Edmonton Oilers 4 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Boston Bruins 6 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at St. Louis Blues 5 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Nashville Predators 1 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 4 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Detroit Red Wings 3 Final Game page
Utah Mammoth 6 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Calgary Flames 7 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at Vegas Golden Knights 4 Final/SO Game page

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