Saturday, March 28, 2026
Final (SO)
- Expected goals, SEA–BUF
- 3.4–4.2
- all situations, empty nets out
- BUF share of xG
- 54.8%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 34–36
- SEA–BUF
- Pre-game model
- –
- no projection stored
The story
The Sabres beat the Kraken 3-2 in a shootout, and the chances agreed: 4.2 expected goals to 3.4. The Sabres came back from two goals down. Bobby McMann has scored in 3 straight games. Brandon Montour put 7 shots on goal.
- Bobby McMannStreak
Bobby McMann has scored in 3 straight games. That was his 26th goal of the season. The Kraken fell 3-2 to the Sabres in a shootout.
- Brandon MontourVolume
Brandon Montour put 7 shots on goal. He came in averaging 2.5 shots on goal a game. The Kraken lost 3-2 to the Sabres in a shootout.
Shot attempts
Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.
SEABUF
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SEA 48BUF 56
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Where the shots came from
4 goals from 104 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
GoalShot or miss
← SEA shootingBUF shooting →
Seattle Kraken
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Montour D | 26:25 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.19 | 2 | 0 | 54 |
| Vince Dunn D | 23:07 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.15 | 0 | 1 | 44 |
| Chandler Stephenson C | 23:03 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.11 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
| Ryker Evans D | 22:20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 2 | 3 | 55 |
| Matty Beniers C | 21:36 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.47 | 1 | 3 | 42 |
| Bobby McMann C | 20:14 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.36 | 2 | 0 | 37 |
| Jordan Eberle R | 19:30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.08 | 1 | 0 | 46 |
| Adam Larsson D | 18:37 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.06 | 1 | 1 | 39 |
| Frederick Gaudreau C | 17:54 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.42 | 0 | 2 | 58 |
| Berkly Catton C | 17:50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.47 | 0 | 1 | 56 |
| Kaapo Kakko R | 17:02 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Jared McCann L | 15:16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| Eeli Tolvanen R | 14:54 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.09 | 1 | 2 | 43 |
| Ryan Lindgren D | 14:07 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 62 |
| Jamie Oleksiak D | 12:54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 44 |
| Ben Meyers C | 11:44 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.19 | 1 | 2 | 76 |
| Oscar Fisker Molgaard C | 10:40 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.24 | 1 | 0 | 81 |
| Shane Wright C | 3:36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattias Samuelsson D | 26:14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.21 | 4 | 1 | 49 |
| Rasmus Dahlin D | 25:10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.22 | 1 | 1 | 35 |
| Alex Tuch R | 24:32 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.22 | 0 | 2 | 58 |
| Tage Thompson C | 24:21 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.67 | 1 | 0 | 56 |
| Bowen Byram D | 21:29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 43 |
| Owen Power D | 20:32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 2 | 40 |
| Jack Quinn R | 17:06 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.25 | 3 | 0 | 45 |
| Ryan McLeod C | 16:44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
| Conor Timmins D | 16:40 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.07 | 0 | 1 | 67 |
| Peyton Krebs C | 15:17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.27 | 3 | 1 | 57 |
| Josh Norris C | 15:08 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.45 | 1 | 0 | 57 |
| Zach Benson L | 14:39 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.12 | 1 | 0 | 52 |
| Jason Zucker L | 14:05 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.49 | 1 | 0 | 53 |
| Josh Doan R | 13:21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 54 |
| Logan Stanley D | 12:17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.46 | 2 | 2 | 71 |
| Sam Carrick C | 10:50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.17 | 3 | 0 | 43 |
| Beck Malenstyn L | 10:44 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.42 | 4 | 1 | 49 |
| Tyson Kozak C | 7:51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 40 |
Pro: expected goals, minute by minute
The minute-by-minute expected goals flow is part of Pro
The game measured in chance quality, minute by minute, which shows when it tilted and toward whom.