Buffalo Sabres vs Seattle Kraken — December 14, 2025 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Buffalo Sabres defeated the Seattle Kraken 3-1 on December 14, 2025. Expected goals were closely matched at 5-on-5 (SEA 7.67, BUF 7.49), making this a tightly contested game on both sides of the puck. The Buffalo Sabres created 12 high-danger scoring chances compared to 9 from the Seattle Kraken at 5-on-5. Josh Doan was the most dangerous skater with 2.24 individual expected goals on 1 shots at 5-on-5. The Seattle Kraken outshot the Buffalo Sabres 24-23 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Buffalo Sabres vs Seattle Kraken progressed on Dec 14, 2025
Shot heatmap — where shots were taken on the ice, color-coded by scoring probability
Event timeline — every goal, penalty, and key play mapped chronologically
Player matchup grid — head-to-head on-ice performance in Corsi and expected goals
Strength filter — 5v5 by default, with options for power play, penalty kill, and all situations

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Dec 14, 2025 · Regular Season

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Overview

	Period	Corsi			Fenwick			Shots			SC			HDSC			xG			Goals
		F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%
SEA	P1	16	16	50.0	9	11	45.0	3	9	25.0	13	13	50.0	3	5	37.5	1.49	2.74	35.2	0	1	0.0
	P2	23	21	52.3	19	16	54.3	11	7	61.1	18	15	54.5	7	4	63.6	5.50	2.76	66.6	1	1	50.0
	P3	23	17	57.5	19	13	59.4	10	7	58.8	14	10	58.3	2	6	25.0	2.96	3.47	46.0	0	1	0.0
	Total	62	54	53.4	47	40	54.0	24	23	51.1	45	38	54.2	12	15	44.4	9.95	8.98	52.6	1	3	25.0
BUF	P1	16	16	50.0	11	9	55.0	9	3	75.0	13	13	50.0	5	3	62.5	2.74	1.49	64.8	1	0	100.0
	P2	21	23	47.7	16	19	45.7	7	11	38.9	15	18	45.5	4	7	36.4	2.76	5.50	33.4	1	1	50.0
	P3	17	23	42.5	13	19	40.6	7	10	41.2	10	14	41.7	6	2	75.0	3.47	2.96	54.0	1	0	100.0
	Total	54	62	46.6	40	47	46.0	23	24	48.9	38	45	45.8	15	12	55.6	8.98	9.95	47.4	3	1	75.0

Win Probability

SEA Favored

BUF Favored

Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

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Goal

Shot Density Heatmap

BUF Attempts

SEA Attempts

Individual Event Map

Player:

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Missed Shot

Attempt Blocked

Hit

Giveaway

Player Matchup Grid

This grid shows how every skater on the home team (SEA) performed against every skater on the away team (BUF) when they were on the ice at the same time.

Rows = SEA players, Columns = BUF players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the SEA player had a favorable matchup (above 50%). Red = unfavorable (below 50%).
Values shown from the home team's perspective. Toggle between CF% (shot attempt share) and xGF% (expected goal share).
Cells with fewer than 3 shared events are grayed out (insufficient sample). Hover over any cell for full details.

Stat:

SEA ↓ / BUF →	Thompson	Norris	McLeod	Krebs	Ostlund	Kozak	Benson	Malenstyn	Greenway	Tuch	Doan	Quinn	Samuelsson	Dahlin	Byram	Power	Timmins	Bryson
Gaudreau	23	13	33	36	25	67	7	75	100	24	23	29	34	21	50	14	44	0
Stephenson	32	33	67	42	33	80	22	86	100	45	35	50	45	31	58	63	75	0
Beniers	33	56	45	50	56	67	25	75	100	67	33	25	67	60	56	44	71	33
Wright	25	50	88	29	0	73	80	80	83	69	38	89	69	71	79	46	69	75
Winterton	18	13	92	50	0	75	59	80	80	67	20	88	67	31	73	67	89	86
Meyers	75	0	54	75	0	75	75	75	75	40	75	33	71	71	50	14	89	50
Kartye	75	0	67	75	0	80	60	75	80	50	75	60	71	75	60	33	86	50
Tolvanen	29	59	50	25	60	67	33	80	100	63	40	33	79	67	56	41	56	33
Eberle	25	60	50	33	60	67	29	75	100	71	33	25	77	67	50	44	71	33
Kakko	35	43	50	42	33	71	14	67	100	50	38	0	37	24	64	40	60	0
Nyman	25	0	100	40	0	67	89	75	75	80	50	100	82	60	75	60	83	75
Melanson	100	0	60	100	0	80	60	75	80	50	100	60	80	86	67	50	83	50
Montour	11	35	67	60	50	78	33	100	100	53	33	56	74	53	77	33	62	33
Dunn	37	50	57	42	50	50	0	75	75	50	38	0	46	35	50	45	50	33
Larsson	40	40	0	46	50	0	17	50	50	25	40	50	38	36	40	33	60	50
Lindgren	40	25	42	100	25	100	50	100	100	23	57	36	70	55	54	31	88	33
Oleksiak	10	43	62	0	57	75	55	57	80	61	0	50	67	45	53	39	92	62
Evans	20	42	68	0	40	75	63	57	80	67	0	60	50	45	69	47	85	57