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Seattle Kraken at Buffalo Sabres

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Thompson, Quinn score in shootout to give Sabres 3-2 win over Kraken

Jack Quinn wins it for Sabres in shootout

Rasmus Dahlin and Peyton Krebs had goals in regulation for the Sabres, and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 32 saves while stopping both Kraken attempts he faced in the shootout.

Bobby McMann had a goal and an assist for the Kraken. Chandler Stephenson also scored, Kaapo Kakko had two assists, and Philipp Grubauer stopped 34 shots.

Seattle has lost five of its past six games and was coming off a 4-3 overtime win Thursday night in Tampa Bay.

Buffalo has not lost consecutive games in regulation since early December but went 0-1-2 over the past three games. Saturday’s win kept the Sabres in front of the Lightning in the Atlantic Division standings by two points.

Krebs got the tying goal with 8:21 remaining in the third period. Zach Benson stole a pass to set up Krebs in the right circle.

Dahlin scored his 100th NHL goal to get the Sabres within a goal on a power play with 4:05 left in the second period.

That came less than three minutes after McMann gave the Kraken a 2-0 lead on a breakaway. It was McMann’s seventh goal and 13th point in seven games since Seattle acquired him from Toronto in a trade.

Stephenson forced a turnover at the blue line that led to his goal from the left slot in the first period.

Kraken forward Shane Wright did not return to the game after taking a hit from Buffalo’s Logan Stanley near the end of the first period. Wright was lunging for the puck when Stanley arrived and the Sabres defenseman’s elbow collided with the side of Wright’s helmet.

Up next Kraken: At Edmonton on Tuesday night.

Sabres: Host New York Islanders on Tuesday night.

Regular Season Series

BUF wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 12:42 Chandler Stephenson Goal (15) Snap Shot, assists: Kaapo Kakko (21), Bobby McMann (17)
Goal 2nd Period 13:18 Bobby McMann Goal (26) Snap Shot, assists: Kaapo Kakko (22), Chandler Stephenson (29)
Goal 2nd Period 15:55 Rasmus Dahlin Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (39), Jack Quinn (30)
Goal 3rd Period 11:39 Peyton Krebs Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Zach Benson (26)
Goal 5 0:00 Tage Thompson Goal Snap Shot
Goal 5 0:00 Jack Quinn Goal Snap Shot

Statistics

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17 Blocked Shots 10
14 Hits 27
6 Takeaways 6
34 Shots 36
0 Power Play Goals 1
4 Power Play Opportunities 3
0.0 Power Play Percentage 33.3
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
28 Faceoffs Won 31
47.5 Faceoff Win Percent 52.5
14 Giveaways 18
4 Total Penalties 5
11 Penalty Minutes 13
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Noah Ostlund, C Out Apr 28
Josh Norris, C Out Apr 28
Sam Carrick, C Out Apr 16
Seattle Kraken Seattle Kraken Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jared McCann, LW Out Apr 17
Philipp Grubauer, G Out Apr 16
Joey Daccord, G Out Apr 16
Jaden Schwartz, C Out Apr 16
Matt Murray, G Out Apr 16

Game Information

KeyBank Center

Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 19,070 | Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/vgk.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Vegas 39 26 95 17
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/edm.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Edmonton 41 30 93 11
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/ana.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Anaheim 43 33 92 6
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/la.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Los Angeles 35 27 90 20
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/sj.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">San Jose 39 35 86 8
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/sea.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Seattle 34 37 79 11
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/cgy.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Calgary 34 39 77 9
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/van.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Vancouver 25 49 58 8

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/buf.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Buffalo 50 23 109 9
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/tb.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Tampa Bay 50 26 106 6
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/mtl.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Montreal 48 24 106 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/bos.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Boston 45 27 100 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/ott.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Ottawa 44 27 99 11
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/det.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Detroit 41 31 92 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/fla.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Florida 40 38 84 4
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/tor.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Toronto 32 36 78 14
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