Buffalo Sabres (32-31-5, sixth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (28-26-12, sixth in the Pacific Division)
Seattle; Monday, 10 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Kraken take on the Buffalo Sabres after losing four straight games.
Seattle has a 14-14-6 record in home games and a 28-26-12 record overall. The Kraken are 9-6-8 in one-goal games.
Buffalo has a 15-14-4 record on the road and a 32-31-5 record overall. The Sabres have a -2 scoring differential, with 199 total goals scored and 201 conceded.
The teams square off Monday for the second time this season. The Kraken won 5-2 in the previous meeting.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jared McCann has 27 goals and 26 assists for the Kraken. Oliver Bjorkstrand has five goals and two assists over the last 10 games.
Alex Tuch has 18 goals and 24 assists for the Sabres. Dylan Cozens has four goals and one assist over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Kraken: 4-5-1, averaging 2.2 goals, 3.9 assists, 3.6 penalties and eight penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.
Sabres: 5-4-1, averaging 3.1 goals, 4.3 assists, 3.3 penalties and 7.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.4 goals per game.
INJURIES: Kraken: Jaden Schwartz: day to day (upper body), Vince Dunn: day to day (upper body).
Sabres: Mattias Samuelsson: out for season (upper body), Jack Quinn: out (lower body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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