Seattle Kraken vs Buffalo Sabres
Regular season · Saturday, March 28, 2026 · KeyBank Center
KHN/Prime · MSG-B · KONG
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Seattle Kraken 3-2 in a shootout on Saturday, March 28, 2026 at KeyBank Center. The Sabres outshot the Kraken 36-34.
Goals came from Chandler Stephenson, Bobby McMann, Rasmus Dahlin and Peyton Krebs.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 32 saves on 34 shots for the win; Philipp Grubauer stopped 34 of 36.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Chandler Stephenson (15)Kaapo Kakko (21), Bobby McMann (17)1–012:42 SEA
2nd period
Bobby McMann (26)Kaapo Kakko (22), Chandler Stephenson (29)2–013:18 SEA
Rasmus Dahlin (17)Tage Thompson (39), Jack Quinn (30)2–115:55 BUF · PPG
3rd period
Peyton Krebs (10)Zach Benson (26)2–211:39 BUF
SO period
Tage ThompsonUnassisted2–300:00 BUF
Tired legs
Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.
1–0 SEA
1st 12:42 · Stephenson
Byram 0:57
2–0 SEA
2nd 13:18 · McMann
Zucker 0:21
2–1 BUF
2nd 15:55 · PP · Dahlin
Oleksiak 0:11
2–2 BUF
3rd 11:39 · Krebs
Larsson 0:58
Hover or tap a bar for the skater.
1.9×
Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).
30%
of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.
Team stats
Penalties
- 1st 02:34
Adam Larsson · hooking2 min - 1st 05:43
Alex Tuch · tripping2 min - 1st 09:14Rasmus Dahlin · interference2 min
- 2nd 02:29Logan Stanley · fighting5 min
- 2nd 02:29Jamie Oleksiak · fighting5 min
- 2nd 05:40Rasmus Dahlin · hooking2 min
- 2nd 15:44Adam Larsson · slashing2 min
- 3rd 08:00Logan Stanley · interference goalkeeper2 min
- 3rd 13:20Oscar Fisker Molgaard · delaying game puck over glass2 min
Season series
Seattle Kraken
| 9Chandler StephensonC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 23:03 |
| 74Bobby McMannC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 20:14 |
| 84Kaapo KakkoR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 17:02 |
| 7Jordan EberleR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 19:30 |
| 10Matty BeniersC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 21:36 |
| 19Jared McCannL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 15:16 |
| 20Eeli TolvanenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:54 |
| 27Berkly CattonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:50 |
| 51Shane WrightC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 03:36 |
| 59Ben MeyersC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:44 |
| 78Oscar Fisker MolgaardC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:40 |
| 89Frederick GaudreauC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:54 |
| 6Adam LarssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:37 |
| 24Jamie OleksiakD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:54 |
| 29Vince DunnD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:07 |
| 41Ryker EvansD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:20 |
| 55Ryan LindgrenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 14:07 |
| 62Brandon MontourD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 26:25 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Philipp GrubauerG | O | 36 | 34 | 2 | .944 | 65:00 |
| 35Joey DaccordG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| 6Zach BensonL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:39 |
| 19Peyton KrebsC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 15:17 |
| 22Jack QuinnR | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 17:06 |
| 72Tage ThompsonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 24:21 |
| 26Rasmus DahlinD | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 25:10 |
| 9Josh NorrisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 15:08 |
| 10Sam CarrickC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:50 |
| 17Jason ZuckerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 14:05 |
| 29Beck MalenstynL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:44 |
| 48Tyson KozakC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 07:51 |
| 71Ryan McLeodC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:44 |
| 89Alex TuchR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24:32 |
| 91Josh DoanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:21 |
| 4Bowen ByramD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:29 |
| 21Conor TimminsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:40 |
| 23Mattias SamuelssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 26:14 |
| 25Owen PowerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 20:32 |
| 64Logan StanleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:17 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG | W | 34 | 32 | 2 | .941 | 65:00 |
| 92Colten EllisG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |