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Buffalo Sabres 3, Seattle Kraken 1 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Buffalo Sabres 3, Seattle Kraken 1. Shots on goal: BUF 23, SEA 24. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 BUF 1-0 SEA; P2 BUF 1-1 SEA; P3 BUF 1-0 SEA.

Scoring plays: P1 17:09 Noah Ostlund (assists: Josh Norris, Alex Tuch) to make it BUF 1-0 SEA; P2 10:08 Tage Thompson (assists: Peyton Krebs, Alex Tuch) to make it BUF 2-0 SEA; P2 12:24 Chandler Stephenson (assists: Vince Dunn, Jordan Eberle) to make it BUF 2-1 SEA; P3 19:14 Zach Benson (assists: Jack Quinn, Ryan McLeod) to make it BUF 3-1 SEA. Top skaters: Alex Tuch (BUF) 0 G, 2 A; Chandler Stephenson (SEA) 1 G, 0 A; Tage Thompson (BUF) 1 G, 0 A; Zach Benson (BUF) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Joey Daccord (SEA) 20 saves on 22, decision L; Alex Lyon (BUF) 23 saves on 24, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BUF
Alex Tuch
0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 17:07 TOI
Goals · BUF
Tage Thompson
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 4 SOG · 20:35 TOI
Goaltending · BUF
Alex Lyon
23 saves on 24 shots (.958) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

BUF 2 largest lead P2 10:08 (BUF 2, SEA 0) · 2-0 run, P1 17:09–P2 10:08
SEA 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 17:09 Noah Ostlund (Josh Norris, Alex Tuch) BUF · wrist shot · BUF 1, SEA 0
  • P2 10:08 Tage Thompson (Peyton Krebs, Alex Tuch) BUF · wrist shot · BUF 2, SEA 0
  • P2 12:24 Chandler Stephenson (Vince Dunn, Jordan Eberle) SEA · Power play · wrist shot · BUF 2, SEA 1
  • P3 19:14 Zach Benson (Jack Quinn, Ryan McLeod) BUF · Empty net · wrist shot · BUF 3, SEA 1

Linescore

123 T
BUF 111 3
SEA 010 1

Shots on goal: BUF 23, SEA 24

📋 Team Stats

BUFSEA
23Shots on goal24
55Shot attempts61
22Faceoff wins25
16Hits24
13Blocked shots11
0Power-play goals1
5Takeaways5
17Giveaways12
6Penalty minutes4
95.8%Save %90.9%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
BUF97723
SEA3111024

🎯 Shot Map

Buffalo Sabres3 G · 40 attempts
Jack Quinn: saved (backhand)Josh Norris: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Mattias Samuelsson: missed the netOwen Power: saved (wrist)Jack Quinn: saved (slap)Alex Tuch: missed the netAlex Tuch: saved (tip-in)Noah Ostlund: goal (wrist)Peyton Krebs: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: missed the netJosh Doan: missed the netJacob Bryson: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: saved (wrist)Peyton Krebs: missed the netOwen Power: missed the netTage Thompson: goal (wrist)Jack Quinn: missed the netJordan Greenway: missed the netTage Thompson: saved (wrist)Zach Benson: missed the netJosh Norris: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Josh Doan: saved (wrist)Zach Benson: saved (wrist)Josh Doan: missed the netJosh Doan: missed the netJosh Doan: missed the netTage Thompson: saved (wrist)Noah Ostlund: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (slap)Alex Tuch: saved (wrist)Peyton Krebs: missed the netJack Quinn: missed the netPeyton Krebs: saved (wrist)Owen Power: saved (wrist)Zach Benson: goal (wrist)
  • 3Goals8% of attempts
  • 20Saved50% of attempts
  • 17Missed the net43% of attempts
Seattle Kraken1 G · 47 attempts
Kaapo Kakko: saved (wrist)Ryan Lindgren: missed the netRyan Lindgren: saved (wrist)Eeli Tolvanen: missed the netRyan Lindgren: missed the netJani Nyman: missed the netJani Nyman: missed the netShane Wright: saved (wrist)Frederick Gaudreau: missed the netMatty Beniers: saved (wrist)Tye Kartye: missed the netAdam Larsson: missed the netShane Wright: missed the netRyker Evans: missed the netRyker Evans: saved (snap)Jamie Oleksiak: missed the netJordan Eberle: saved (tip-in)Jordan Eberle: saved (wrist)Frederick Gaudreau: missed the netBrandon Montour: missed the netFrederick Gaudreau: missed the netBen Meyers: saved (wrist)Ben Meyers: saved (wrist)Chandler Stephenson: goal (wrist)Chandler Stephenson: saved (wrist)Shane Wright: saved (tip-in)Ben Meyers: saved (wrist)Vince Dunn: saved (slap)Ben Meyers: missed the netJamie Oleksiak: saved (wrist)Ben Meyers: missed the netRyker Evans: saved (wrist)Ben Meyers: saved (wrist)Matty Beniers: saved (wrist)Jamie Oleksiak: missed the netTye Kartye: saved (tip-in)Ryan Winterton: missed the netFrederick Gaudreau: missed the netJordan Eberle: missed the netBrandon Montour: missed the netBrandon Montour: saved (wrist)Matty Beniers: saved (wrist)Eeli Tolvanen: saved (slap)Ryan Lindgren: missed the netBrandon Montour: missed the netRyan Winterton: saved (snap)Kaapo Kakko: saved (wrist)
  • 1Goals2% of attempts
  • 23Saved49% of attempts
  • 23Missed the net49% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

BUF skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Alex Tuch R 022+233017:07
Tage Thompson C 101+141120:35
Zach Benson L 101+122018:03
Noah Ostlund C 101+110012:04
Ryan McLeod C 011+100016:00
Peyton Krebs C 011+110015:48
Josh Norris C 011+110115:46
Jack Quinn R 011+120014:31
Mattias Samuelsson D 000+200526:30
Rasmus Dahlin D 000+151223:32
Bowen Byram D 000+204020:33
Owen Power D 000+121119:19
Josh Doan R 000010019:04
Conor Timmins D 000000217:10
Tyson Kozak C 000001010:23
Jacob Bryson D 000010010:08
Jordan Greenway L 000001109:47
Beck Malenstyn L 000002009:34
BUF goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Alex Lyon W 232495.8160:00
SEA skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Chandler Stephenson C 101-122019:26
Vince Dunn D 011-210221:15
Jordan Eberle R 011-120018:49
Brandon Montour D 000-111123:32
Frederick Gaudreau C 000000120:39
Eeli Tolvanen R 000-113119:30
Jamie Oleksiak D 000-111318:53
Matty Beniers C 000-130118:18
Adam Larsson D 000-102017:52
Ryan Lindgren D 000011117:38
Kaapo Kakko R 000021017:19
Ryker Evans D 000-122117:12
Shane Wright C 000020015:15
Ryan Winterton C 000-111013:01
Ben Meyers C 000-241011:03
Jani Nyman R 000002010:46
Tye Kartye L 000-210008:13
Jacob Melanson R 000-107007:47
SEA goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Joey Daccord L 202290.9259:32

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