Sabres vs. Kraken — December 6, 2026: preview

BUFBUF
8-7-4
OT1 · L10: 4-4-2
OT
L
L
W
L
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W
OT
L
Mon, Dec 7
@
Climate Pledge Arena
SEASEA
9-7-1
L2 · L10: 4-5-1
L
L
W
L
W
L
W
W
L
OT
PUCKLAB EDGEBUF 72%

Matchup: Buffalo Sabres (8-7-4) at Seattle Kraken (9-7-1). PuckLab Edge: Sabres, 72% (stronger 5v5 possession, better 5v5 expected goals).

Head to Head

SEASON AVG
BUFSEA
Scoring & Defense
2.89GF/GP3.41
3.58GA/GP3.59
−13Goal Diff−3
Analytics
53.95v5 CF%42.1
51.75v5 xGF%45.5
.870SV%.885
45.5FO %51.7
Special Teams & Discipline
15.9PP%21.8
69.7PK%65.2
9.2PIM / GP9.1
Record Splits
4-1-4Road / Home5-4-0

Season Series

First meeting of the season
No previous matchups this year
BUF

BUF Top Skaters

5v5Regular Season
PlayerGPGAPixG/60CF%
Tage ThompsonC19129211.1553.0Jack QuinnR19910190.7356.9Owen PowerD19312150.1955.3Zach BensonL19213150.9262.6Noah OstlundC1947110.7856.5
SEA

SEA Top Skaters

5v5Regular Season
PlayerGPGAPixG/60CF%
Berkly CattonC1759140.6747.3Kaapo KakkoR17310130.4643.5Chandler StephensonC17211130.2737.8Mackie SamoskevichR1666120.6142.6Brandon MontourD1639120.2646.9

Team Profile

BUF
Avg Age
26.5
Avg Height
6'1"
Avg Weight
202 lbs
SEA
Avg Age
26.8
Avg Height
6'1"
Avg Weight
200 lbs
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