The Seattle Kraken (28-26-12, on a four-game losing streak) host the Buffalo Sabres (32-31-5) at Climate Pledge Arena. The contest on Monday, March 18 starts at 10:00 PM ET on ESPN+, MSG-B, and ROOT Sports NW.
Kraken vs. Sabres Game TV Channel & Live Stream
- Date: Monday, March 18, 2024
- Time: 10:00 PM ET
- TV: MSG (Regional restrictions may apply)
- FREE NHL LIVE STREAM: Watch Kraken vs. Sabres for free with a trial to Fubo!
Kraken and Sabres Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Kraken Insights
- The Kraken’s 177 total goals (2.7 per game) rank 28th in the NHL.
- The Kraken have allowed 186 total goals (2.8 per game), ranking eighth in NHL play for the fewest goals against.
- Their -9 goal differential ranks 21st in the league.
- The 39 power-play goals the Kraken have recorded this season (to rank 20th in the NHL) have come on 183 power-play chances.
- The Kraken are 17th in the league with a 21.31% power-play conversion rate.
- The Kraken have scored four shorthanded goals this season (20th among NHL squads).
- The Kraken have the league’s 19th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (78.69%).
- The Kraken win 47.4% of their faceoffs (26th in the NHL)
- The Kraken shoot 9.4% as a team (25th in the league).
- The Kraken have shut out opponents three times this season. They average 17.7 hits and 15.2 blocked shots per game.
Kraken Key Players
- A productive offensive player this season for Seattle, Jared McCann has recorded 53 points.
- Having scored 18 goals and adding 30 assists, Oliver Bjorkstrand is a top contributor for Seattle through 66 games.
- Vince Dunn has contributed 45 points for Seattle in 57 games this season, scoring on 9.3% of his shots and recording 11 goals and 34 assists.
- In the 42 games Joey Daccord has played this season, his save percentage is .919, the fifth-best in the league.
Kraken Injuries
Jaden Schwartz: Upper Body (Questionable), Vince Dunn: Upper Body (Questionable)
Sabres Insights
- With 199 goals (2.9 per game), the Sabres have the NHL’s 21st-ranked offense.
- The Sabres have allowed 201 total goals this season (3.0 per game), 12th in the league.
- With a goal differential of -2, they are 17th in the league.
- The Sabres have 33 power-play goals (27th in NHL) on 193 chances.
- The Sabres score on 17.10% of their power plays, No. 26 in the league.
- In terms of shorthanded goals, the Sabres have six.
- The 79.13% penalty-kill percentage of the Sabres is 16th in the league.
- At 45.9%, the Sabres have the league’s 31st-ranked faceoff win rate.
- The Sabres’ 9.3% shooting percentage is 26th in the league.
- The Sabres have held their opponents scoreless five times.
Sabres Key Players
- Rasmus Dahlin’s 15 goals and 35 assists in 67 games for Buffalo add up to 50 total points on the season.
- Alex Tuch has amassed 42 points this season, with 18 goals and 24 assists.
- Jeff Skinner has 42 points so far, including 21 goals and 21 assists.
- Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is 22-17-3 in 43 games this season, conceding 99 goals (2.4 goals against average) with 1061 saves and a .915 save percentage (13th in the league).
Sabres Injuries
Jack Quinn: Lower Body (Out), Mattias Samuelsson: Upper Body (Out For Season)