Buffalo Sabres at Seattle Kraken
· National Hockey League
Thompson, Ostlund, Benson score as Sabres beat Kraken 3-1 for 3rd straight win
Alex Tuch had two assists and Alex Lyon made 23 saves for the Sabres.
Chandler Stephenson scored for Seattle, and Joey Daccord stopped 20 shots. The Kraken have lost eight of their last nine games (1-7-1).
Ostlund opened the scoring on a 2-on-1 alongside Josh Norris with 2:51 to go in the first period. Ryker Evans failed to intercept two passes between the Sabres skaters.
Not long after a successful penalty kill by the Sabres, Thompson doubled Buffalo’s lead with 9:52 left in the second. Payton Krebs set him up for the shot with a short pass close to the net, as the two were left unguarded by Seattle. It was Thompson’s 16th goal of the season.
Stephenson put the Kraken on the board with 7:36 left in the middle period. The goal came 6 seconds into Seattle’s second power play of the night.
Benson added an empty-net goal with 46 seconds left.
Despite the recent win streak, Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams entered this season on the hot seat and there are concerns owner Terry Pegula could shake up his front office sometime this week. Adams is in his sixth season as GM and the Sabres are once again near the bottom of the standings and already in jeopardy of extending their NHL record playoff drought to a 15th season.
Kraken: Host Colorado on Tuesday night.
Regular Season SeriesBUF leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 17:09 | Noah Ostlund Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Norris (6), Alex Tuch (16) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 10:08 | Tage Thompson Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Peyton Krebs (9), Alex Tuch (17) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 12:24 | Chandler Stephenson Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Vince Dunn (13), Jordan Eberle (10) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 19:14 | Zach Benson Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Quinn (11), Ryan McLeod (12) |
Statistics
 BUF |
 SEA |
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|---|---|---|
| 13 | Blocked Shots | 11 |
| 16 | Hits | 24 |
| 5 | Takeaways | 5 |
| 23 | Shots | 24 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 33.3 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 22 | Faceoffs Won | 25 |
| 46.8 | Faceoff Win Percent | 53.2 |
| 19 | Giveaways | 13 |
| 3 | Total Penalties | 2 |
| 6 | Penalty Minutes | 4 |
Seattle Kraken Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Meyers, C | Injured Reserve | Jan 22 |
| Max McCormick, LW | Out | Sep 30 |
Buffalo Sabres Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Zach Benson, LW | Day-To-Day | Jan 22 |
| Jacob Bryson, D | Out | Jan 22 |
| Josh Norris, C | Injured Reserve | Jan 19 |
| Josh Dunne, C | Injured Reserve | Jan 15 |
Game Information
Climate Pledge Arena
Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 17,151 | Capacity:
Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 17,151 | Capacity:
