Kraken bring win streak into matchup against the Sabres
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4:00 AM on Monday, January 8, 2024
By The Associated Press
Seattle Kraken (16-14-9, fifth in the Pacific Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (17-19-4, seventh in the Atlantic Division)
Buffalo, New York; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Kraken will try to prolong a six-game win streak with a victory against the Buffalo Sabres.
Buffalo has a 17-19-4 record overall and an 8-9-1 record in home games. The Sabres have a 17-5-2 record in games they score at least three goals.
Seattle is 16-14-9 overall and 7-6-6 in road games. The Kraken have allowed 111 goals while scoring 105 for a -6 scoring differential.
The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting of the season between the two clubs.
TOP PERFORMERS: Casey Mittelstadt has 11 goals and 23 assists for the Sabres. Tage Thompson has scored five goals with five assists over the past 10 games.
Vince Dunn has seven goals and 26 assists for the Kraken. Eeli Tolvanen has scored four goals with two assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Sabres: 5-4-1, averaging 3.5 goals, six assists, 4.1 penalties and 11.7 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.
Kraken: 8-0-2, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.3 assists, three penalties and 6.2 penalty minutes while giving up 1.3 goals per game.
INJURIES: Sabres: Kyle Okposo: out (lower-body).
Kraken: Pierre-Edouard Bellemare: out (leg), Philipp Grubauer: out (lower body), Jaden Schwartz: day to day (lower body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
