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Seattle Kraken vs Buffalo Sabres

Regular season · Thursday, January 21, 2027 · KeyBank Center

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Prime Video · MSG-B · KONG

Game preview

The Seattle Kraken visit the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Thursday, January 21, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on Prime Video, MSG-B and KONG.

This is the second of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Kraken

Game 2 of a road trip: Los Angeles, now Buffalo.

  1. 112027-01-11: no game
  2. 122027-01-12: vs FLA
  3. 132027-01-13: no game
  4. 142027-01-14: at VAN
  5. 152027-01-15: no game
  6. 162027-01-16: vs SJS
  7. 172027-01-17: no game
  8. 182027-01-18: vs CBJ
  9. 192027-01-19: at LAK, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 202027-01-20: no game
  11. 212027-01-21: at BUF
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~2,195 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~3,157 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+3 h
body clock vs home

Sabres

Back home after a game in NY Islanders.

  1. 112027-01-11: no game
  2. 122027-01-12: vs NJD
  3. 132027-01-13: no game
  4. 142027-01-14: vs COL
  5. 152027-01-15: no game
  6. 162027-01-16: vs NSH
  7. 172027-01-17: no game
  8. 182027-01-18: vs MTL
  9. 192027-01-19: no game
  10. 202027-01-20: at NYI
  11. 212027-01-21: vs SEA, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~305 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~609 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Seattle KrakenKrakenTue, Oct 13 at PHI
  1. L1McCann#19Beniers#10Samoskevich#11
    11:29 together at 5v5
  2. L2Stephenson#9McMann#74Eberle#7
    9:30 together at 5v5
  3. L3Wright#51Catton#27Kakko#84
    9:18 together at 5v5
  4. L4Gaudreau#89Winterton#26Meyers#59
    8:39 together at 5v5
  1. D1Montour#62Evans#41
    18:46 together at 5v5
  2. D2Larsson#6Dunn#29
    14:34 together at 5v5
  3. D3Mahura#28Ottavainen#46
    8:47 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1McCann LStephenson CMcMann CEberle RDunn D1:39
  2. 2Beniers CCatton CKakko RSamoskevich RMontour D1:13

Penalty kill

  1. 1Gaudreau CMeyers CLarsson DDunn D1:16
  2. 2Gaudreau CWinterton CMontour DEvans D0:50
Buffalo SabresSabresTue, Oct 13 at MTL
  1. L1Benson#6Ostlund#86Quinn#22
    10:23 together at 5v5
  2. L2McLeod#71Kulich#20Helenius#94
    7:12 together at 5v5
  3. L3Thompson#72Krebs#19Doan#91
    6:57 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewMalenstyn#29Norris#9Danforth#15
    6:26 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewSamuelsson#23Zellweger#8
    14:05 together at 5v5
  2. D2Power#25Metsa#73
    11:55 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewGilbert#44Crevier#46
    6:02 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Benson LThompson COstlund CQuinn RPower D3:35

Penalty kill

  1. 1Malenstyn LDanforth RSamuelsson DCrevier D0:55
  2. 2Malenstyn LSamuelsson DPower D0:49

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

SEABUF

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

SEA 77% (most settled)BUF 64% (12th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

SEA 1:43 left (15th latest · 18 pulls)BUF 1:54 left (13th earliest · 9 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

SEA 48.1s (14th shortest)BUF 46.8s (7th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

SEA 31% (14th most often)BUF 28% (14th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series