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12/14 21:53 CST Thompson, Ostlund, Benson score as Sabres beat Kraken 3-1 for
4th straight win
Thompson, Ostlund, Benson score as Sabres beat Kraken 3-1 for 4th straight win
By ALLYSON BALLARD
Associated Press
SEATTLE (AP) --- Noah Ostlund, Tage Thompson and Zach Benson all scored and the
Buffalo Sabres beat the Seattle Kraken 3-1 on Sunday for their third straight
win.
Alex Tuch had two assists and Alex Lyon made 23 saves for the Sabres.
Chandler Stephenson scored for Seattle, and Joey Daccord stopped 20 shots. The
Kraken have lost eight of their last nine games (1-7-1).
Ostlund opened the scoring on a 2-on-1 alongside Josh Norris with 2:51 to go in
the first period. Ryker Evans failed to intercept two passes between the Sabres
skaters.
Not long after a successful penalty kill by the Sabres, Thompson doubled
Buffalo's lead with 9:52 left in the second. Payton Krebs set him up for the
shot with a short pass close to the net, as the two were left unguarded by
Seattle. It was Thompson's 16th goal of the season.
Stephenson put the Kraken on the board with 7:36 left in the middle period. The
goal came 6 seconds into Seattle's second power play of the night.
Benson added an empty-net goal with 46 seconds left.
Despite the recent win streak, Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams entered this
season on the hot seat and there are concerns owner Terry Pegula could shake up
his front office sometime this week. Adams is in his sixth season as GM and the
Sabres are once again near the bottom of the standings and already in jeopardy
of extending their NHL record playoff drought to a 15th season.
Up next Sabres: Host Philadelphia on Thursday night. Kraken: Host Colorado on Tuesday night. ___ AP NHL: https://www.apnews.com/hub/NHL |
