Seattle Kraken vs Buffalo Sabres — March 28, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Buffalo Sabres defeated the Seattle Kraken 3-2 in a shootout on March 28, 2026. Expected goals were closely matched at 5-on-5 (BUF 2.59, SEA 2.63), making this a tightly contested game on both sides of the puck. The Buffalo Sabres created 7 high-danger scoring chances compared to 6 from the Seattle Kraken at 5-on-5. Berkly Catton was the most dangerous skater with 0.43 individual expected goals on 2 shots at 5-on-5. The Buffalo Sabres outshot the Seattle Kraken 36-34 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Seattle Kraken vs Buffalo Sabres progressed on Mar 28, 2026
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

SEA2 - 3BUF (SO)

Mar 28, 2026 · 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	%
BUF	P1	23	21	52.3	15	17	46.9	10	11	47.6	13	13	50.0	2	1	66.7	0.88	1.07	45.3	0	1	0.0
	P2	28	22	56.0	24	19	55.8	17	14	54.8	17	14	54.8	5	9	35.7	1.67	1.90	46.7	1	1	50.0
	P3	18	15	54.5	11	12	47.8	6	9	40.0	12	9	57.1	0	0	—	0.65	0.44	59.7	1	0	100.0
	OT	6	1	85.7	6	0	100.0	3	0	100.0	5	1	83.3	0	0	—	0.35	0.00	100.0	0	0	—
	SO	2	2	50.0	2	2	50.0	2	2	50.0	2	1	66.7	2	1	66.7	0.29	0.29	49.7	2	0	100.0
	Total	77	61	55.8	58	50	53.7	38	36	51.4	49	38	56.3	9	11	45.0	3.84	3.70	50.9	4	2	66.7
SEA	P1	21	23	47.7	17	15	53.1	11	10	52.4	13	13	50.0	1	2	33.3	1.07	0.88	54.7	1	0	100.0
	P2	22	28	44.0	19	24	44.2	14	17	45.2	14	17	45.2	9	5	64.3	1.90	1.67	53.3	1	1	50.0
	P3	15	18	45.5	12	11	52.2	9	6	60.0	9	12	42.9	0	0	—	0.44	0.65	40.3	0	1	0.0
	OT	1	6	14.3	0	6	0.0	0	3	0.0	1	5	16.7	0	0	—	0.00	0.35	0.0	0	0	—
	SO	2	2	50.0	2	2	50.0	2	2	50.0	1	2	33.3	1	2	33.3	0.29	0.29	50.3	0	2	0.0
	Total	61	77	44.2	50	58	46.3	36	38	48.6	38	49	43.7	11	9	55.0	3.70	3.84	49.1	2	4	33.3

Win Probability

BUF Favored

SEA Favored

Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

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Goal

Shot Density Heatmap

SEA Attempts

BUF Attempts

Individual Event Map

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SEA ShootBUF Shoot

Shot on Net

Attempt Blocked

Hit

Shot Blocked

Giveaway

Player Matchup Grid

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

Rows = BUF players, Columns = SEA players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the BUF 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:

BUF ↓ / SEA →	Stephenson	Beniers	Gaudreau	McMann	Catton	Meyers	Fisker Molgaard	Wright	McCann	Eberle	Kakko	Tolvanen	Dunn	Montour	Larsson	Lindgren	Evans	Oleksiak
Thompson	50	75	70	38	60	67	25	0	29	64	38	43	42	61	47	50	58	60
McLeod	47	55	83	50	67	67	33	57	42	38	22	60	50	55	60	73	80	67
Carrick	67	42	38	86	42	33	0	0	0	30	86	—	42	30	70	50	30	100
Krebs	70	79	40	70	69	80	0	0	67	67	67	—	60	76	60	33	72	33
Norris	80	60	57	67	50	78	33	100	100	60	50	67	57	80	57	64	67	64
Kozak	86	44	33	67	36	50	0	0	0	43	67	0	56	25	75	50	30	100
Zucker	67	90	83	60	83	83	33	100	57	75	33	80	67	75	67	75	80	75
Benson	38	43	75	50	45	83	33	100	43	42	33	67	45	67	71	60	67	60
Malenstyn	55	36	75	67	50	50	0	0	0	27	67	0	38	33	78	50	43	100
Tuch	41	54	62	50	50	50	11	50	25	50	45	50	36	52	50	50	52	57
Quinn	67	89	75	60	67	75	40	100	57	75	33	83	70	75	62	75	67	73
Doan	25	50	77	0	29	50	38	100	43	33	0	58	40	20	46	55	17	62
Samuelsson	18	54	29	33	60	50	0	25	23	52	20	50	24	57	27	44	54	44
Dahlin	50	63	25	43	58	67	0	0	29	58	38	—	20	64	20	45	64	56
Timmins	36	53	61	80	42	75	29	100	40	30	75	62	50	42	85	64	27	69
Power	56	29	67	53	22	25	0	0	25	25	40	17	45	22	56	38	50	50
Byram	74	50	80	68	33	67	0	—	40	40	60	83	65	60	61	80	67	75
Stanley	50	67	69	43	56	71	36	57	45	20	43	43	62	30	86	50	38	67