Buffalo Sabres 3, Seattle Kraken 1: final score and stats
Buffalo Sabres beat Seattle Kraken, Buffalo Sabres 3 to Seattle Kraken 1, on Sunday, December 14, 2025 at Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Seattle Kraken vs Buffalo Sabres.
NHLSunday, December 14, 2025
DateDec 14, 2025
Start time8:00 PM ET
VenueClimate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA
TVESPN+
Attendance17,151
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Seattle Kraken | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Buffalo SabresSeattle Kraken
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
14-14-4Record12-12-6
6th in Atlantic DivisionStanding4th in Pacific Division
4-4Road record / home record5-3
LLWLWLast 5LWLWL
L2StreakL1
Team stats
Buffalo SabresSeattle Kraken
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Buffalo Sabres
Alex Lyon G · Shoulder
Injured ReserveKonsta Helenius C · Upper Body
OutJustin Danforth RW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveMatt Grzelcyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveSeattle Kraken
Jacob Melanson RW · Chest
Injured ReserveNikke Kokko G · Not Injury Related
Injured ReserveCurtis Douglas C · Upper Body
Injured ReserveJared McCann LW · Lower Body
Injured ReserveRyan Lindgren D · Upper Body
Injured ReserveBox score
Buffalo Sabres Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Benson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18:03 | 3:05 | 0:46 | 14:12 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Doan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19:04 | 3:12 | 0:00 | 15:52 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jordan Greenway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:47 | 0:00 | 1:10 | 8:37 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Kozak | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:23 | 0:00 | 1:02 | 9:21 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:48 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:48 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9:34 | 0:00 | 1:21 | 8:13 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:00 | 0:53 | 1:58 | 13:09 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 41.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Norris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:46 | 3:08 | 0:00 | 12:38 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Ostlund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:04 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:04 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Quinn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:31 | 0:52 | 0:00 | 13:39 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:35 | 3:10 | 0:00 | 17:25 | 22 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Tuch | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17:07 | 0:50 | 1:56 | 14:21 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Bryson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:08 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:08 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowen Byram | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20:33 | 0:48 | 1:48 | 17:57 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23:32 | 3:07 | 0:15 | 20:10 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Owen Power | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19:19 | 0:55 | 1:15 | 17:09 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26:30 | 0:00 | 3:26 | 23:04 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor Timmins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:10 | 0:00 | 1:27 | 15:43 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lyon | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .958 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Seattle Kraken Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matty Beniers | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 18:18 | 2:38 | 0:00 | 15:40 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 60.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Eberle | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:49 | 2:34 | 0:00 | 16:15 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Frederick Gaudreau | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:39 | 1:28 | 2:33 | 16:38 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaapo Kakko | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:19 | 1:33 | 0:00 | 15:46 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tye Kartye | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 8:13 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Melanson | 0 | 7 | 0 | -1 | 7:47 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:47 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Meyers | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 11:03 | 0:00 | 0:53 | 10:10 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jani Nyman | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:46 | 1:33 | 0:00 | 9:13 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chandler Stephenson | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 19:26 | 2:33 | 1:04 | 15:49 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 55.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eeli Tolvanen | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 19:30 | 2:33 | 1:01 | 15:56 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Winterton | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 13:01 | 0:00 | 2:25 | 10:36 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Wright | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:15 | 1:32 | 0:00 | 13:43 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 42.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Seattle Kraken Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vince Dunn | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 21:15 | 2:32 | 0:00 | 18:43 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryker Evans | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 17:12 | 0:00 | 0:36 | 16:36 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Adam Larsson | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 17:52 | 0:00 | 1:11 | 16:41 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan Lindgren | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:38 | 0:00 | 2:10 | 15:28 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Montour | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 23:32 | 1:34 | 1:26 | 20:32 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Oleksiak | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 18:53 | 0:00 | 2:41 | 16:12 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Seattle Kraken Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Daccord | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .909 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 59:32 | 0 | 0 |
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Buffalo Sabres vs Seattle Kraken?
Buffalo Sabres won, 3-1, on Sunday, December 14, 2025.
What was the final score of Buffalo Sabres vs Seattle Kraken?
Buffalo Sabres 3, Seattle Kraken 1.
Who were the top performers?
Buffalo Sabres: Tage Thompson (1 goals). Seattle Kraken: Chandler Stephenson (1 goals).
Where is Buffalo Sabres vs Seattle Kraken played?
Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA.
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