Seattle has a 7-1 record all-time against the Sabres and has outscored them, 40-24. And remember, this is a fourth-year franchise that has only made the playoffs once and isn't likely to get there this year either.

Defensemen Jamie Oleksiak and Adam Larsson scored key goals as the Seattle Kraken defeated the visiting Buffalo Sabres 6-4 in a Monday matinee. Jared McCann had a goal and two assists and John Hayden,

But the two most important goals of this win belonged by a couple of unheralded and unexpected scorers: fourth-line forward John Hayden ... Buffalo’s Tage Thompson made a skilled play to avoid ...

Oleksiak’s goal at the 16:34 mark snapped a 3-all tie and came less than a minute after Buffalo’s Tage Thompson scored ... the lead after goals by John Hayden, Chandler Stephenson in the ...

Oleksiak's goal at the 16:34 mark snapped a 3-all tie and came less than a minute after Buffalo's Tage Thompson scored ... assumed the lead after goals by John Hayden, Chandler Stephenson in ...

Oleksiak’s goal at the 16:34 mark snapped a 3-all tie and came less than a minute after Buffalo’s Tage Thompson scored ... the lead after goals by John Hayden, Chandler Stephenson in the ...

Oleksiak's goal at the 16:34 mark snapped a 3-all tie and came less than a minute after Buffalo's Tage Thompson scored ... assumed the lead after goals by John Hayden, Chandler Stephenson in ...

Oleksiak’s goal at the 16:34 mark snapped a 3-all tie and came less than a minute after Buffalo’s Tage Thompson scored ... the lead after goals by John Hayden, Chandler Stephenson in the ...