Two of the NHL’s top offenses are set to face off at KeyBank Center on Tuesday, as the Seattle Kraken (-105) are on the road to face the Buffalo Sabres (-115). The total is 6.5 (O: -110, U: -110)Both teams will be playing their second game in as many days. The Kraken are 1-0 without a day off, while the Sabres are 1-5.
Seattle (23-12-4) is coming off a 4-0 win over the Canadiens yesterday, their fifth win in a row. The Kraken took advantage of their power play opportunities, scoring once on six shots while holding Montreal without a power play goal. Four players found the net for the Kraken.
Martin Jones earned his first shutout of the season with an impressive 21 saves. Buffalo (20-16-2) fell 4-0 to the Flyers yesterday. Craig Anderson only had 34 saves on 38 shots against (.894%) in the loss.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Kraken won the first meeting between the teams this season, a 5-1 victory in October, their third straight win against Buffalo. Daniel Sprong led Seattle with three points (1G 2A). Dylan Cozens scored Buffalo’s only goal. Jones got the win, saving 15 of 16 shots (.937%).
FACING OFF
Seattle is averaging 3.67 goals per game for the season, third in the NHL, and they are taking on a Sabres team that is allowing 3.45 goals a game (24th). Meanwhile, Buffalo has found the net 3.89 times a game on average, first in the league, and the Kraken are allowing opponents to score 3.10 goals per game (17th).
The Sabres will be seeking to build on their second-ranked power play percentage of 28.78% against the Kraken, who are the league’s second-weakest penalty killing team (69.35%).
Seattle, meanwhile, has scored on 21.37% of their power play opportunities (17th), which the visiting team will be aiming to improve on against Buffalo’s 26th-ranked 73.02% penalty killing rate.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 33 and 32 points this season, Andre Burakovsky and Matty Beniers have been the top skaters for the Kraken. In the net, Jones (18-5-3) is Seattle’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.89 GAA and a .891% save percentage.
Tage Thompson leads the Sabres in scoring with 56 points (5th in the league). He has 31 goals (3rd in the league) and 25 assists. Anderson (7-5-1) has the best goals against average for Buffalo at 2.61. He has a save percentage of .923%, fifth-best in the league.
HOME AND AWAY
Seattle has won four in a row away from Climate Pledge Arena this season. Buffalo is 9-9-2 at home this season.
SportsTips’ NHL Pick:
Seattle Kraken (-105)
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