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Seattle Kraken vs. Buffalo SabresJan 11, 2025

Final· KeyBank Center
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SEA
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BUF
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Goals123TShots123T
SEA0246SEA713929
BUF2002BUF1591135
SEA 44BUF 76
SEA 3.25BUF 2.15
PP goals
SEA 1BUF 1
Hits
SEA 18BUF 20
Blocks
SEA 18BUF 1
PIM
SEA 17BUF 15
SEA 63%BUF 38%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Seattle Kraken rout Buffalo Sabres 6–2

Seattle Kraken beat Buffalo Sabres 6–2 at BUF. Kaapo Kakko (SEA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. BUF's first power-play unit (Zucker, Thompson, Dahlin, Quinn and Peterka) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 5:17 together.

  1. Points
    Kaapo Kakko had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:40.Kakko
  2. Points
    Chandler Stephenson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:28.Stephenson
  3. Points
    Jared McCann had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:57.McCann
  4. Points
    JJ Peterka had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:19.Peterka
  5. Points
    Josh Mahura had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:49.Mahura
  6. PP1
    BUF's first power-play unit (Zucker, Thompson, Dahlin, Quinn and Peterka) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 5:17 together.ZuckerThompsonDahlinQuinnPeterka
  7. Luck
    SEA scored 6 goals on 3.25 expected goals (44 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
  8. Goalie
    Joey Daccord (SEA) faced 35 shots and stopped 33 (.943), +7 against a season average of 28.1; 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.

Shot map, SEA at BUF: 120 attempts, 64 on goal, 8 goals, 5.40 expected goals; best chance Brandon Tanev at 0.55 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← SEA attacks left (bottom on phones)BUF attacks right (top on phones) →
  • BUF
  • SEA
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 120 of 120 attempts · BUF 76 · SEA 44

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, SEA at BUF: expected goals 2.15 to 3.25 (SEA led the chances), shot attempts 76 to 44, 8 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdBUFSEALQEBBKKTnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • BUF
  • SEA
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
BUFSEAcontrol2nd3rdLafferty · 1st 2:37Quinn · 1st 17:17Evans · 2nd 12:48Burakovsky · 2nd 19:12Bjorkstrand · 3rd 3:08Kakko · 3rd 3:46Kakko · 3rd 5:26Tanev · 3rd 16:25
  • 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 28% of the game, BUF 37%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, SEA at BUF: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (58:47) for BUF and Joey Daccord (60:00) for SEA, 8 goals.

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
StatSEABUF
3280
1.602.12
1.532.07
57
21
2024
+0.063−0.063
28%37%

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

Current SEA line combinations →

Buffalo Sabres

Current BUF line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 2:37
    BUFSam Lafferty (Peyton Krebs, JJ Peterka)wrist0.01 xG
    SEA: Larsson, Dunn, Stephens, Tolvanen, KartyeBUF: Clifton, Lafferty, Krebs, Peterka, Power
    SEA 0 – 1 BUF
  2. 17:17
    BUFJack QuinnPP (Rasmus Dahlin, JJ Peterka)slap0.08 xG
    SEA: Larsson, Oleksiak, Stephens, TanevBUF: Zucker, Thompson, Dahlin, Quinn, Peterka
    SEA 0 – 2 BUF

2nd period

  1. 12:48
    SEARyker Evans (Chandler Stephenson)wrist0.10 xG
    SEA: Stephenson, Bjorkstrand, Burakovsky, Montour, EvansBUF: Zucker, Gilbert, Byram, Cozens, Quinn
    SEA 1 – 2 BUF
  2. 19:12
    SEAAndre Burakovsky (Josh Mahura, Chandler Stephenson)backhand0.06 xG
    SEA: Stephenson, Bjorkstrand, Burakovsky, Mahura, EvansBUF: Thompson, McLeod, Dahlin, Byram, Peterka
    SEA 2 – 2 BUF

3rd period

  1. 3:08
    SEAOliver Bjorkstrandwrist0.23 xG
    SEA: Bjorkstrand, Burakovsky, Montour, Dunn, BeniersBUF: Zucker, Clifton, Thompson, Bryson, Cozens
    SEA 3 – 2 BUF
  2. 3:46
    SEAKaapo Kakko (Josh Mahura, Jaden Schwartz)wrist0.04 xG
    SEA: Schwartz, Mahura, Kakko, Beniers, EvansBUF: Zucker, Thompson, Jokiharju, Cozens, Power
    SEA 4 – 2 BUF
  3. 5:26
    SEAKaapo KakkoPP (Jared McCann, Shane Wright)snap0.20 xG
    SEA: Burakovsky, McCann, Montour, Kakko, WrightBUF: Tuch, Gilbert, McLeod, Byram
    SEA 5 – 2 BUF
  4. 16:25
    SEABrandon TanevEN (Jared McCann, Jamie Oleksiak)wrist0.55 xG
    SEA: Larsson, Oleksiak, Stephenson, McCann, TanevBUF: Zucker, Thompson, Dahlin, Cozens, Quinn, Peterka
    SEA 6 – 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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Matty Beniers CL1000+210.5312218:43——3758
Jaden Schwartz LL1011+150.5502017:45——3452
Kaapo Kakko RL1202+120.2321214:40——3149
Chandler Stephenson CL2022+310.0710220:28——2641
Andre Burakovsky LL2101+340.2410014:41——3760
Oliver Bjorkstrand RL2101+320.3620514:11——4260
Jared McCann LL3022+120.1110017:57——3535
Eeli Tolvanen RL3000-120.0412012:37——2122
Shane Wright CL3011010.0420012:36——3016
Brandon Tanev LL4101+120.7421013:48——00
Mitchell Stephens CL4000-100.0000012:53——75
Tye Kartye LL4000-100.001146:59——00
Ryker Evans DD1101+320.1900016:52——4864
Josh Mahura DD1022+210.0610014:49——4265
Adam Larsson DD2000010.0112023:21——2040
Vince Dunn DD2000010.0112021:10——3241
Jamie Oleksiak DD3011+100.0015020:26——63
Brandon Montour DD3000+220.0600217:16——2938
SEA goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Joey Daccord(start)W35332.9432.1560:00

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Tage Thompson CL1000-460.2920021:49——4830
Dylan Cozens CL1000-410.1810019:20——4933
Jason Zucker LL1000-400.1400019:09——5030
JJ Peterka RL2022-140.2910021:19——7774
Ryan McLeod CL2000-100.0001216:00——7169
Alex Tuch RL2000030.1710015:21——7883
Zach Benson LL3000010.1010017:23——8485
Jack Quinn RL3101-210.3410015:24——8378
Peyton Krebs CL3011+110.0520013:48——8381
Bowen Byram DD1000-230.0920024:17——6546
Rasmus Dahlin DD1011-250.1520423:42——6950
Owen Power DD2000020.0200020:15——7577
Henri Jokiharju DD2000-120.1010016:51——7372
Connor Clifton DD3000000.0620013:27——8055
Jacob Bryson DD3000-100.000028:09——7158
Sam Lafferty C—101+150.1520012:26——100100
Tyson Kozak C—000010.021009:44——100100
Dennis Gilbert D—000-100.001075:40——7062
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(start)L28235.8212.7058:47

Goal anatomy

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

Sam Lafferty (BUF) 1st 2:37 · assists Peyton Krebs, JJ Peterka · Odd-man rush · carried in · 4-on-2 at the blue line · 52.0 mph shot · 2.6 s from entry to goal.

Sam Lafferty · 1st 2:37 · BUF

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
4-on-2
Passes
3
Shot
52.0 mph
Distance
45 ft
Entry to goal
2.6 s

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Jack Quinn · 1st 17:17 · BUF PP

Play
cycle
Passes
6 (royal road)
Shot
45.6 mph
Distance
27 ft
Type
one-timer

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Ryker Evans · 2nd 12:48 · SEA

Play
turnover-forecheck
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
52.1 mph
Distance
31 ft

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Kaapo Kakko · 3rd 3:46 · SEA

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
pass
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
4
Shot
79.7 mph
Distance
32 ft
Entry to goal
2.3 s

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Kaapo Kakko · 3rd 5:26 · SEA PP

Play
turnover-forecheck
Entry
pass
Odd man
4-on-3
Passes
0
Shot
55.0 mph
Distance
7 ft
Entry to goal
7.5 s
Type
one-timer

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