Seattle Kraken and Buffalo Sabres trade evenstrength strikes before shootout at KeyBank Center

The Seattle Kraken moved to a 32-29 record with 11 overtime losses and 2 standings points after a 3-2 shootout setback to the the Buffalo Sabres, who improved to 45-21 with 8 overtime losses and 3 points at KeyBank Center.

First period

The Seattle Kraken opened the scoring with 1 goal in the first period while recording 34 shots in the game.

The Sabres ended the first period with 0 goals while finishing with 36 shots and a 52 percent faceoff win rate.

Second period

The Kraken added 1 goal in the second period as the game stayed at even strength on the scoreboard through regulation.

Seattle went 0-for-4 on the power play with 5 shots, while the Sabres went 1-for-3 with 4 shots.

The Sabres produced 1 goal in the second period and finished with 27 hits compared with Seattle’s 14 hits.

Third period

The Kraken allowed 1 goal in the third period after entering the period with 2 goals across the first 2 periods.

Seattle Kraken post-match stats showed 6 takeaways and 14 giveaways, while Buffalo logged 6 takeaways and 18 giveaways.

Philipp Grubauer posted 34 saves on 36 shots against, and he recorded 3 shorthanded saves as Seattle faced 4 shots against while down a skater.

Chandler Stephenson delivered 2 points on 1 goal and 1 assist, and Brandon Montour put 7 shots on net to lead Seattle’s shot volume.

Overtime

Neither team scored in overtime as the Sabres registered 3 overtime shots and the Kraken recorded 0 overtime shots.

Seattle blocked 17 shots while Buffalo blocked 10 shots, keeping the late stages in a tight defensive exchange.

Shootout

The Kraken went 0-for-2 in the shootout, and the Sabres went 2-for-2 to lock in the Seattle Kraken full-time result.

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen earned the win with 32 saves on 34 shots and stopped both Seattle shootout attempts as the game-changing plays Seattle Kraken vs Buffalo Sabres arrived after regulation.

Next up

The Seattle Kraken vs Buffalo Sabres review closes with Seattle next appearing at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, on 3/31/2026 at 9:00 PM EDT against the the Edmonton Oilers.

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