Seattle Kraken vs. Buffalo SabresJan 9, 2024

FinalTuesday, Jan 9, 2024· KeyBank Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
SEA	2	3	0	5		SEA	15	5	6	26
BUF	1	1	0	2		BUF	19	8	11	38

: SEA 50BUF 77
: SEA 2.46BUF 2.58
PP goals: SEA 1BUF 0
Hits: SEA 21BUF 30
Blocks: SEA 23BUF 14
PIM: SEA 2BUF 2
: SEA 38%BUF 63%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Seattle Kraken beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2

Seattle Kraken beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2 at BUF. Alex Tuch (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for SEA: Schwartz–Wennberg–Tanev skated 10:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Alex Tuch had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 16:33.Tuch
Points
Jaden Schwartz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:16.Schwartz
Points
Jeff Skinner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:42.Skinner
Points
Casey Mittelstadt had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:04.Mittelstadt
Points
Eeli Tolvanen had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:33.Tolvanen
Points
Will Borgen had 2 assists (2 points) in 20:28.Borgen
New line
New look for SEA: Schwartz–Wennberg–Tanev skated 10:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Schwartz Wennberg Tanev
Goalie
Joey Daccord (SEA) faced 38 shots and stopped 36 (.947), +11 against a season average of 27.5; the win.Daccord

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Strength

Period

Team

← SEA attacks left (bottom on phones)BUF attacks right (top on phones) →

BUF
SEA
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 127 of 127 attempts · BUF 77 · SEA 50

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

BUF
SEA
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

BUF pressure
SEA pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: SEA 23% of the game, BUF 35%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

BUF

SEA

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
Stat	SEA	BUF
	56	89
	2.68	2.86
	2.59	2.75
	8	13
	8	2
	16	7
	−0.036	+0.036
	23%	35%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Seattle Kraken

L1Eberle – Tatar – Beniers
12:0138% CF
L2Schwartz – Wennberg – Tanev
10:3750% CF
L3Gourde – Bjorkstrand – Tolvanen
10:1641% CF
L4Burakovsky – McCann – Kartye
8:0759% CF
D1Oleksiak – Borgen
17:0936% CF
D2Larsson – Dunn
15:1536% CF
D3Schultz – Dumoulin
14:1450% CF

PP1Eberle – Schultz – Bjorkstrand – Wennberg – McCann
1:2050% CF
PP2Schwartz – Burakovsky – Dunn – Tolvanen – Beniers
0:23100% CF
PK1FWennberg – Tanev
1:02
PK2FGourde – McCann
0:50
PK1DLarsson – Oleksiak
0:52
PK2DDumoulin – Borgen
0:48

Current SEA line combinations →

Buffalo Sabres

L1Cozens – Quinn – Peterka
12:2866% CF
L2Skinner – Tuch – Mittelstadt
12:1573% CF
L3Greenway – Thompson – Benson
10:5263% CF
L4Girgensons – Robinson – Krebs
9:1658% CF
D1Jokiharju – Dahlin
11:0268% CF
D2Clifton – Samuelsson
10:4670% CF
D3Johnson – Power
7:0333% CF

PP1Skinner – Tuch – Thompson – Mittelstadt – Dahlin
1:0050% CF
PP2Cozens – Quinn – Peterka – Power – Benson
0:54100% CF
PK1FGreenway – Cozens
0:59
PK2FTuch – Quinn
0:46
PK1DJohnson – Samuelsson
1:13
PK2DClifton – Power
0:30

Current BUF line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

4:57
BUFJeff Skinner (Casey Mittelstadt, Alex Tuch)wrist0.08 xG
SEA: Larsson, Gourde, Bjorkstrand, Dunn, TolvanenBUF: Skinner, Tuch, Mittelstadt, Samuelsson, Power
SEA 0 – 1 BUF
13:55
SEAYanni Gourde (Eeli Tolvanen, Oliver Bjorkstrand)snap0.07 xG
SEA: Larsson, Oleksiak, Gourde, Bjorkstrand, TolvanenBUF: Johnson, Greenway, Krebs, Power, Benson
SEA 1 – 1 BUF
18:50
SEAVince DunnPP (Andre Burakovsky, Eeli Tolvanen)snap0.12 xG
SEA: Schwartz, Burakovsky, Dunn, Tolvanen, BeniersBUF: Clifton, Greenway, Cozens, Power
SEA 2 – 1 BUF

2nd period

0:50
BUFAlex Tuch (Jeff Skinner, Casey Mittelstadt)tip-in0.09 xG
SEA: Larsson, Gourde, Bjorkstrand, Borgen, TolvanenBUF: Skinner, Clifton, Tuch, Mittelstadt, Samuelsson
SEA 2 – 2 BUF
2:08
SEAAlexander Wennberg (Jaden Schwartz, Brian Dumoulin)backhand0.22 xG
SEA: Schultz, Dumoulin, Schwartz, Wennberg, TanevBUF: Skinner, Thompson, Dahlin, Power, Benson
SEA 3 – 2 BUF
11:34
SEAJaden Schwartz (Brandon Tanev, Will Borgen)tip-in0.11 xG
SEA: Schwartz, Oleksiak, Wennberg, Borgen, TanevBUF: Skinner, Tuch, Mittelstadt, Jokiharju, Dahlin
SEA 4 – 2 BUF
16:13
SEAMatty Beniers (Will Borgen)wrist0.04 xG
SEA: Eberle, Tatar, Larsson, Borgen, BeniersBUF: Greenway, Robinson, Dahlin, Krebs, Power
SEA 5 – 2 BUF

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Seattle Kraken

SEA skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jordan Eberle R	L1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.16	2	0	0	16:06	—	—	33	59
Matty Beniers C	L1	1	0	1	+1	1	0.07	1	3	0	15:34	—	—	32	55
Tomas Tatar L	L1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.52	0	0	0	14:33	—	—	34	57
Alexander Wennberg C	L2	1	0	1	+2	1	0.22	0	1	0	18:51	—	—	33	51
Jaden Schwartz L	L2	1	1	2	+2	1	0.12	1	1	0	16:16	—	—	39	70
Brandon Tanev L	L2	0	1	1	+2	0	0.00	1	0	0	14:57	—	—	44	67
Yanni Gourde C	L3	1	0	1	-1	3	0.38	2	0	0	15:14	—	—	43	54
Oliver Bjorkstrand R	L3	0	1	1	-1	3	0.15	0	0	0	13:42	—	—	39	43
Eeli Tolvanen R	L3	0	2	2	-1	1	0.21	1	2	0	13:33	—	—	31	39
Jared McCann L	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.03	1	0	0	15:27	—	—	48	34
Andre Burakovsky L	L4	0	1	1	0	0	0.03	0	0	2	13:03	—	—	43	34
Tye Kartye L	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.26	4	2	0	12:51	—	—	44	29
Jamie Oleksiak D	D1	0	0	0	+2	0	0.02	0	3	0	22:36	—	—	38	46
Will Borgen D	D1	0	2	2	+1	0	0.00	6	2	0	20:28	—	—	32	35
Adam Larsson D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.04	1	3	0	20:10	—	—	40	48
Vince Dunn D	D2	1	0	1	-1	2	0.17	1	4	0	18:32	—	—	33	25
Brian Dumoulin D	D3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	19:35	—	—	48	68
Justin Schultz D	D3	0	0	0	+1	3	0.08	0	2	0	16:42	—	—	46	70

SEA goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Joey Daccord(start)	W	38	36	2	.947	2.58	59:50

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jack Quinn R	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.30	0	0	0	17:41	—	—	63	72
JJ Peterka R	L1	0	0	0	0	4	0.44	0	2	0	16:28	—	—	64	74
Dylan Cozens C	L1	0	0	0	0	4	0.27	2	1	0	15:52	—	—	66	72
Casey Mittelstadt C	L2	0	2	2	+1	1	0.30	0	0	0	18:04	—	—	71	61
Alex Tuch R	L2	1	1	2	+1	6	0.37	1	1	0	16:33	—	—	73	73
Jeff Skinner L	L2	1	1	2	0	3	0.17	0	0	0	15:42	—	—	68	54
Zach Benson L	L3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	0	0	15:09	—	—	48	17
Jordan Greenway L	L3	0	0	0	-2	3	0.19	3	0	0	14:51	—	—	54	22
Tage Thompson C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	0	0	14:36	—	—	56	31
Peyton Krebs C	L4	0	0	0	-2	3	0.08	1	0	0	12:22	—	—	46	29
Zemgus Girgensons C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	2	0	0	11:29	—	—	58	63
Eric Robinson L	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.18	2	0	0	11:15	—	—	56	64
Rasmus Dahlin D	D1	0	0	0	-3	5	0.15	2	2	0	25:12	—	—	62	46
Henri Jokiharju D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.02	4	2	2	16:06	—	—	72	58
Mattias Samuelsson D	D2	0	0	0	+2	2	0.05	3	0	0	22:48	—	—	70	61
Connor Clifton D	D2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.05	2	2	0	19:15	—	—	70	58
Owen Power D	D3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	2	0	20:44	—	—	36	31
Erik Johnson D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	6	2	0	13:58	—	—	48	61

BUF goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Devon Levi(start)	L	26	21	5	.808	2.46	60:00

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Jeff Skinner (BUF) 1st 4:57 · assists Casey Mittelstadt, Alex Tuch · Forecheck turnover · 59.9 mph shot.

Jeff Skinner · 1st 4:57 · BUF

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 59.9 mph
Distance: 16 ft

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Yanni Gourde · 1st 13:55 · SEA

Play: rebound
Passes: 1
Shot: 37.1 mph
Distance: 3 ft
Type: rebound

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Vince Dunn · 1st 18:50 · SEA PP

Play: cycle
Passes: 5 (royal road)
Shot: 58.3 mph
Distance: 23 ft

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Alex Tuch · 2nd 0:50 · BUF

Play: deflection
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 4
Shot: 30.0 mph
Distance: 12 ft
Entry to goal: 2.8 s
Type: deflection

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Alexander Wennberg · 2nd 2:08 · SEA

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 8.6 mph
Distance: 6 ft
Entry to goal: 3.6 s

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Jaden Schwartz · 2nd 11:34 · SEA

Play: deflection
Entry: loose
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 33.3 mph
Distance: 9 ft
Entry to goal: 7.6 s
Type: deflection

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Matty Beniers · 2nd 16:13 · SEA

Play: dump-and-chase
Entry: dump
Odd man: 4-on-3
Passes: 1
Shot: 74.0 mph
Distance: 29 ft
Entry to goal: 2.3 s

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.