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Buffalo Sabres vs. Seattle KrakenJan 20, 2025

Final· Climate Pledge Arena
away
BUF
4
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home
SEA
6
Goals123TShots123T
BUF1214BUF1210729
SEA2226SEA10131134
BUF 64SEA 59
BUF 2.76SEA 3.87
PP goals
BUF 1SEA 1
Hits
BUF 18SEA 16
Blocks
BUF 7SEA 11
PIM
BUF 4SEA 6
BUF 48%SEA 52%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Seattle Kraken beat Buffalo Sabres 6–4

Seattle Kraken beat Buffalo Sabres 6–4 at home. Jared McCann (SEA) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

  1. Points
    Jared McCann had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 16:46.McCann
  2. Points
    Adam Larsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:54.Larsson
  3. Points
    Chandler Stephenson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:19.Stephenson
  4. Points
    Jamie Oleksiak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:12.Oleksiak
  5. Points
    Jason Zucker had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:19.Zucker
  6. Points
    Tage Thompson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:05.Thompson
  7. Points
    Peyton Krebs had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:05.Krebs
  8. Points
    Ryker Evans had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:59.Evans

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, BUF at SEA: 123 attempts, 63 on goal, 10 goals, 6.63 expected goals; best chance Jared McCann at 0.42 xG.

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

Showing 123 of 123 attempts · SEA 59 · BUF 64

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, BUF at SEA: expected goals 3.87 to 2.76 (SEA led the chances), shot attempts 59 to 64, 10 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdSEABUFQHSBZTOLTMnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • SEA
  • BUF
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
SEABUFcontrol2nd3rdQuinn · 1st 5:07Hayden · 1st 5:34Stephenson · 1st 11:06Beniers · 2nd 6:41Zucker · 2nd 9:31Thompson · 2nd 15:38Oleksiak · 2nd 16:34Larsson · 3rd 10:25Tuch · 3rd 18:39McCann · 3rd 18:56
  • SEA pressure
  • BUF pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: BUF 21% of the game, SEA 35%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, BUF at SEA: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Joey Daccord (60:00) for SEA and Devon Levi (57:51) for BUF, 10 goals.

SEA
BUF
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
StatBUFSEA
5562
1.753.45
1.693.35
811
05
1920
−0.031+0.031
21%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.

Buffalo Sabres

Current BUF line combinations →

Seattle Kraken

Current SEA line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 5:07
    BUFJack Quinn (Owen Power, Peyton Krebs)wrist0.03 xG
    BUF: Samuelsson, Krebs, Quinn, Power, BensonSEA: McCann, Montour, Tolvanen, Evans, Wright
    BUF 1 – 0 SEA
  2. 5:34
    SEAJohn Hayden (Mitchell Stephens, Ryker Evans)wrist0.26 xG
    BUF: Aube-Kubel, Lafferty, Malenstyn, Dahlin, ByramSEA: Hayden, Montour, Stephens, Tanev, Evans
    BUF 1 – 1 SEA
  3. 11:06
    SEAChandler Stephenson (Oliver Bjorkstrand, Ryker Evans)snap0.35 xG
    BUF: Clifton, Bryson, Krebs, Quinn, BensonSEA: Stephenson, Bjorkstrand, Burakovsky, Montour, Evans
    BUF 1 – 2 SEA

2nd period

  1. 6:41
    SEAMatty BeniersPP (Chandler Stephenson, Vince Dunn)wrist0.12 xG
    BUF: Clifton, Lafferty, Krebs, ByramSEA: Schwartz, Stephenson, Bjorkstrand, Dunn, Beniers
    BUF 1 – 3 SEA
  2. 9:31
    BUFJason ZuckerPP (Rasmus Dahlin, Tage Thompson)tip-in0.12 xG
    BUF: Zucker, Thompson, Dahlin, Quinn, PeterkaSEA: Larsson, Oleksiak, Tanev, Beniers
    BUF 2 – 3 SEA
  3. 15:38
    BUFTage Thompson (Mattias Samuelsson, Peyton Krebs)wrist0.07 xG
    BUF: Zucker, Thompson, Samuelsson, Power, KulichSEA: Schwartz, Montour, Kakko, Beniers, Evans
    BUF 3 – 3 SEA
  4. 16:34
    SEAJamie Oleksiak (Shane Wright, Jared McCann)snap0.14 xG
    BUF: Zucker, Tuch, Samuelsson, Cozens, PowerSEA: Oleksiak, McCann, Mahura, Tolvanen, Wright
    BUF 3 – 4 SEA

3rd period

  1. 10:25
    SEAAdam Larsson (Jared McCann, Eeli Tolvanen)slap0.05 xG
    BUF: Zucker, Thompson, Dahlin, Power, KulichSEA: Larsson, McCann, Dunn, Tolvanen, Wright
    BUF 3 – 5 SEA
  2. 18:39
    BUFAlex Tuch (Jason Zucker, Dylan Cozens)snap0.29 xG
    BUF: Zucker, Tuch, Dahlin, Byram, Cozens, PeterkaSEA: Larsson, Oleksiak, Stephenson, McCann, Kakko
    BUF 4 – 5 SEA
  3. 18:56
    SEAJared McCannEN (Jamie Oleksiak, Adam Larsson)wrist0.42 xG
    BUF: Zucker, Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin, Quinn, PeterkaSEA: Larsson, Oleksiak, Stephenson, McCann, Tanev
    BUF 4 – 6 SEA

Box score

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

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jason Zucker LL1112-110.1400022:19——4545
Tage Thompson CL1112-110.3310021:05——3640
Jiri Kulich CL1000060.5030216:26——4851
Jack Quinn RL2101-120.2010017:38——5932
Peyton Krebs CL2022020.0310016:05——5624
Zach Benson LL2000030.4301213:51——6735
Dylan Cozens CL3011020.0923018:29——4334
Alex Tuch RL3101-120.4010017:42——4334
JJ Peterka RL3000010.0700016:05——2030
Sam Lafferty CL4000-110.0300010:06——4720
Beck Malenstyn LL4000-110.133008:07——5016
Nicolas Aube-Kubel RL4000-100.071006:50——5012
Owen Power DD1011010.0702023:54——4835
Mattias Samuelsson DD1011+120.0810019:55——4027
Rasmus Dahlin DD2011-210.0610025:03——5541
Bowen Byram DD2000010.0210018:03——5025
Connor Clifton DD3000-120.1020014:52——4136
Jacob Bryson DD3000-100.0001012:17——4440
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Devon Levi(start)L33285.8483.2957:51

Seattle Kraken

SEA skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Matty Beniers CL1101-140.6200022:12——5869
Jaden Schwartz LL1000-100.2300018:59——6768
Kaapo Kakko RL1000-220.2300017:00——6363
Chandler Stephenson CL2112+110.3511020:19——5674
Oliver Bjorkstrand RL2011+120.1010015:09——5676
Andre Burakovsky LL2000+150.4400213:39——5271
Jared McCann LL3123+110.5800016:46——4867
Eeli Tolvanen RL3011+130.2450211:55——4666
Shane Wright CL3011+110.0800011:16——4660
Brandon Tanev LL4000+210.0712014:16——4050
Mitchell Stephens CL4011+120.050028:55——5262
John Hayden CL4101+110.263007:50——4752
Ryker Evans DD1022010.0122020:59——5073
Brandon Montour DD1000020.2101020:47——4570
Adam Larsson DD2112+120.0510021:54——5862
Vince Dunn DD2011+120.1312019:59——5260
Jamie Oleksiak DD3112+110.1600018:12——6371
Josh Mahura DD3000+130.0613014:39——6062
SEA goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Joey Daccord(start)W29254.8622.7660:00

Goal anatomy

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

Jack Quinn (BUF) 1st 5:07 · assists Owen Power, Peyton Krebs · Deflection · 26.4 mph shot.

Jason Zucker · 2nd 9:31 · BUF PP

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
5-on-3
Passes
2
Shot
50.0 mph
Distance
7 ft
Entry to goal
8.5 s
Type
deflection

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Jamie Oleksiak · 2nd 16:34 · SEA

Play
cycle
Entry
loose
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
1
Shot
65.7 mph
Distance
26 ft
Entry to goal
8.9 s
Type
one-timer

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Jared McCann · 3rd 18:56 · SEA EN

Play
deflection
Entry
dump
Odd man
5-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
35.1 mph
Distance
18 ft
Entry to goal
1.4 s
Type
deflection

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