Seattle 5, Buffalo 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees:
Michael Markovic, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen:
Julien Fournier, James Tobias
Attendance:
14628
By Field Level Media
Jaden Schwartz, who missed the previous 16 games with an upper-body injury, had a goal and an assist as the Seattle Kraken defeated the host Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Tuesday night.
Yanni Gourde, Vince Dunn, Alex Wennberg and Matty Beniers also scored and Eeli Tolvanen and Will Borgen each had two assists for Seattle, which won its seventh consecutive game and extended its franchise-record point streak to 11 games (9-0-2). Goaltender Joey Daccord made 36 saves.
Jeff Skinner and Alex Tuch each had a goal and an assist and Casey Mittelstadt added two helpers for the Sabres, who had a two-game winning streak snapped. Devon Levi stopped 21 of 26 shots.
Schwartz assisted on Wennberg's backhanded goal at 2:08 of the second period on a two-on-one rush that broke a 2-2 tie. Schwartz then tipped Tanev's shot from the right point past Levi at 11:34 of the period to make it 4-2.
Beniers scored on a wrist shot from the left faceoff circle at 16:13 of the second to extend the lead to 5-2.
Skinner gave the Sabres a 1-0 lead at 4:57 of the first, beating Daccord between the pads on a wrist shot from the bottom of the right faceoff circle after taking a pass from Mittelstadt.
Gourde tied it at 13:55 after a Buffalo turnover in its own zone. Levi kicked aside Oliver Bjorkstrand's shot from the top of the left faceoff circle, but Tolvanen got the rebound and passed across the top of the crease to Gourde, who lifted the puck past the goalie.
Dunn scored a power-play goal at 18:50 to give the Kraken the lead on a wrist shot from just inside the top of the left faceoff circle. That came seconds after Daccord stopped Tuch on a breakaway.
Tuch tied it at 2-2 just 50 seconds into the second, tipping a pass from Skinner over Daccord's left shoulder.
Sabres forward Kyle Okposo (lower body) missed his third straight game.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Seattle |
|
Buffalo |
|
Jaden Schwartz 2 |
Points |
Jeff Skinner 2 |
|
Jaden Schwartz 1 |
Goals |
Jeff Skinner 1 |
|
Will Borgen 2 |
Assists |
Casey Mittelstadt 2 |
|
Vince Dunn 1 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Joey Daccord .947 |
Save Percentage |
Devon Levi .808 |
|
Joey Daccord 36 |
Saves |
Devon Levi 21 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Seattle
|
26 |
5 |
1-1 |
1-1 |
2 |
21 |
| Buffalo
|
38 |
2 |
0-1 |
0-1 |
2 |
35 |
Upcoming Games
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Buffalo will play their next game at home against Ottawa. The Sabres have a W/L % of .118 after a win and .625 after a loss.
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Seattle will play their next game on the road against Washington. The Kraken have a W/L % of .562 after a win and .333 after a loss.