In a game between the Vancouver Canucks and the Buffalo Sabres, Boeser scored his 25th goal, giving the Canucks a 3-1 lead. The Sabres were outshooting the Kraken early in the game. However, the Kraken managed to tie the game 1-1 and then take the lead 2-1. The Sabres fought back to lead 3-1 at the end of the first period. The Sabres extended their lead to 4-1 in the second period and eventually won the game 5-3. Tage Thompson played a significant role in the game, scoring multiple goals for the Sabres. The Sabres outshot the Canucks 27-20, and the Kraken extended their win streak to seven games.
Jared McCann given too much time and space and snaps home his second of the night at 6:17 of the third period for a 5-3 Kraken lead. #SEAKraken #NHL https://t.co/PQTKqi8Vhn
5-3 #SeaKraken at 6:17 of the third period. #CBJ McCann with his second of the game for Seattle.
#SeaKraken push the lead to 5-3 with a goal off the rush by Jared McCann.
End of two in Columbus and #CBJ trail #SeaKraken 4-3 after another poor period of defensive hockey in the 2nd.
4-3 #SeaKraken get their first lead of the game off a power play score by The Maestro. Great puck movement leading up by Schultz and McCann against a tired CBJ PK https://t.co/8EXxODcSuk
Now #SeaKraken take a 4-3 lead on a PPG with 6:18 left in the 2nd. #CBJ trailing for the first time tonight.
TIE Kartye TYE Game You pick. Either way good work by 52 to support possession off the faceoff and then get net front to tip in Vince Dunn's shot. 3-3 #SeaKraken https://t.co/qdfOzY1yS5
Tye Kartye redirects a point shot by Vince Dunn at 9:45 of the middle frame and weβre again tied 3-3. #SEAKraken #NHL https://t.co/td90P5wzfp
Thatβs the first time during this 8-game win streak the #SEAKraken have given up more than 2 goals. #NHL https://t.co/hIvXCJltr8
Weβre tied 2-2 after a period. #SEAKraken came on stronger the latter half of period, outshooting Columbus 12-9 overall and 12-3 after their opening 5-min push. Kraken keep playing this way, they should be fine. #NHL https://t.co/drHyhw6cxq
#CBJ and the Kraken tied at two after the first period. Shots are 12-9, SEA.
2-2 Bjorkstrand with the royal road pass to McCann to even things on the scoreboard. #SeaKraken https://t.co/SzYVFLdkJ4
Could be one of those games. Jared McCann one-times an Oliver Bjorkstrand pass to the slot for his 15th of season to tie it 2-2 at 14:29. First goal by McCann during this win streak and since Dec. 14 β ending a span of nine scoreless. #SEAKraken #NHL https://t.co/1KCbqIx1F5
Kraken goal by McCann with 4:29 left in the first period to tie the game at two. #CBJ
It's 2-2 ... McCann ties it for #SeaKraken with 4:29 left 1st. #CBJ
#SeaKraken respond again. Now tied at 15:31. McCann well set-up in the slot for a one-timer. 2-2
#SeaKraken tied it at 1-1 after a tremendous stretch pass from Adam Larsson to Jordan Eberle (SEA ranks second in NHL in stretch pass attempts and completions) https://t.co/Pjflsk1wzF
Kraken tie it 1-1 at 11:37 of the 1st, getting in deep down right side and beating Tarasov to far post. Had gone 7 straight without a goal. #SEAKraken #NHL https://t.co/zYbxAFmRNe
Dylan Cozens hit the crossbar on a one-timer from the left circle. Casey Mittelstadt also had a great scoring chance during that power play, but the Sabres are still down 1-0 with 15:17 left in the 3rd period.
Sabres on their third power play.
Sabres down 1-0 after two periods but have a 17-14 shot advantage.
After 40: Canucks lead the Sabres 1-0. Shots on goal are 17-14 for the Sabres.
Sabres getting another power play at 18:10.
Sabres back to the power play.
Sabres getting their first power play 15:33 into second.
Another strong effort from the Sabres' penalty killers, a couple of big stops from Luukkonen, and Thompson is out of the box.
Tough shift for Tage Thompson who overskated two pucks that might've keyed an odd-man rush for the Sabres, and then took a totally unnecessary tripping penalty against Nils Γ man about 100 feet from his own goal.
And now Sabres will be short-handed. Thompson called for tripping.
1-0 Canucks. Brock Boeser Or maybe not. Sabres challenging for offside.
Sabres and Canucks tied at 0 after one period. Sabres have a 9-7 shot advantage.
Sabres outshooting the Canucks 8-3 11:24 into the game.
Sabres kill off the penalty. Canucks got a couple of shots.
Sabres and Canucks have combined for only two shots on goal through 5:49 to start the game.
VCR/BUF on @Sportsnet in 60 seconds. Tage Thompson is listed on the Sabres roster.
Tage Thompson is officially IN for the Sabres this afternoon, according to the NHL's roster report. He'll be on a line with Tuch and Mittelstadt.
Sabres beginning to warm up this wintry Saturday afternoon. Tage Thompson is one of 20 players on the ice. https://t.co/93GUtdW8s2
More on Tage Thompson's injury and status for Saturday ... more on him later ... #Buffalo #Sabres https://t.co/l3RN1ACSAd https://t.co/l3RN1ACSAd
Don Granato said it's possible Tage Thompson could play tomorrow. #Sabres
Don Granato said it's possible Tage Thompson will be able to play Saturday vs. Vancouver. The Sabres are still waiting to hear the results of the imaging. "He's played lots of games not at 100 percent ..."
Tage Thompson is getting imaging today, the #Sabres will know more tomorrow.
"He was on a mission to play better than he played the other night. ... And he did with urgency." More on Tage Thompson's bounce-back game, his injury and the different contributions the #Buffalo #Sabres received in a much-needed win over the Senators: https://t.co/ogMIpmWvkH
Thompson didnβt finish the game and is unavailable postgame. Weβll have to get an update from Granato. #Sabres
Dylan Cozens scores an empty-net goal w/2.1 seconds left, Sabres will win 5-3.
#SeaKraken win 4-1 - Ties team record for wins (8) - Marks 12th straight game with at least a point - Wennberg with his second straight game-winning goal - Two point night for Larsson and Tanev
Good lord. Giroux again...And there's still 8:45 to go...Cozens lost the puck and he fires it through UPL... #Sabres lead cut to 4-3.
And #Sens score 43 seconds into the third. Ridly Greig beats UPL. #Sabres lead 4-2.
Sabres up 4-1 after two periods. Each team has 18 shots.
Justin Schultz bangs home his own rebound at lip of crease for a 3-1 #SEAKraken lead with 1:40 to go in middle frame. Huge goal for Kraken there. #NHL https://t.co/wsoAtdAw1G
Tage Thompson is back on the Sabres' bench.
Sabres kill off the penalty. Still 4-1.
Sabres kill off the penalty. Then moments later, a give-and-go with Krebs and Robinson ends with Krebs getting on the board. 4-1
Sabres go into the second up 3-1. Shots were 10-9 Buff.
Sabres leading at the first intermission for only the 10th time in 42 games this season. It's 3-1 after Tage Thompson scored twice in 2 minutes, 4 seconds.
Sabres up 3-1 after one period. Each team has 10 shots on goal.
After 20: Sabres lead the Senators 3-1. Shots on goal even, 10-10.
End-1st: #Sabres lead #Sens 3-1. Shots 10-9 BUF. Reminder that #Sabres had one goal on 46 shots on Forsberg on New Year's Eve. Getting him out was good. They scored two goals on three shots on Korpisalo.
Alex Wennberg makes it 2-0 on a wrist shot through a partial screen by defender from the high slot. #SEAKraken being outshot 10-6 but up by a deuce. #NHL https://t.co/gSW3LqE7Re
3-1 Sabres Tage Thompson on the power play. His 14th of the season was a shot from the left flank that beat Korpisalo far side. Third multi-goal game of the season for Thompson.
Tage Thompson scores a power-play goal at 19:32. Sabres up 3-1.
3-1 Sabres #Sens Tage Thompson again.
Thompson on the power play snaps one in on Korpisalo with 27.9 left. #Sabres lead it 3-1...
And moments after Korpisalo enters the game, Thompson rips one past him. First shot on Korpisalo. 2-1 Sabres
2-1 Sabres Heck of a goal by Tage Thompson. Went end to end and beat Korpisalo with a wrist shot from the high slot for his 13th of the season.
Tage Thompson picks the corner and beats Joonas Korpisalo on the first shot the Sabres put on him.
Thompson goes end to end and -- clearly knowing it's a new goalie in the game -- lets one rip and it goes in off the post. Also No. 13 and #Sabres lead 2-1 with 2:32 left in the 1st. .
1-0 #Seakraken Lots to like. Larsson with the exit pass, McCann drives the center lane before passing to Kartye (and look at McCann block Carlson's stick for a split second to keep him from full defense) - what a release by Kartye https://t.co/yI66Khh4gH
Just as Dave Hakstol drew it up. New centerman Jared McCann carries puck in over blue line and drops to Tye Kartye for the snapshot goal at 8:50. #SEAKraken lead it 1-0. #NHL https://t.co/J6okx0WBKu
1-0 Sabres Peterka takes a feed through the slot from Cozens and puts it in. His first goal since Dec. 11.
JJ Peterka opens the scoring as the Sabres' power play expires. 1-0 at 10:14.
Boeser scores and gives the Canucks the 1-0 lead with 14:16 left in the 1st period.
Shots 3-2 for #Sens in first 4 1/2 minutes. UPL with a nice stop on Tkachuk while Forsberg stopped Girgensons alone in tight off a Robinson feed. #Sabres
Offensive depth comes through big for Kraken in a seventh consecutive win. https://t.co/349VUcoxma #SEAKraken #NHL
#SeaKraken extends franchise record point streak to 11 (9-0-2) with win over #Sabres
Sabres' short-lived win streak ends with 5-2 loss to Kraken https://t.co/4bpzc7uDUu
#SeaKraken win 5-2 Depth is the key once again. Five skaters score, 11 skaters get at least a point (3 get two: Borgen, Tolvanen, Schwartz) Win streak extends to seven games
#Sabres modest little two-game winning streak is over after 5-2 loss to #SeaKraken. BUF now 0-5 against SEA and outscored in those games, 26-12. Only team in NHL that SEA has yet to lose to in its three seasons. BUF falls to 8-10-1 at home in opener of six-game stand.
#Sabres are 2-16-2 when trailing after two. #SeaKraken are 12-0-3 when leading after two.
After 40: Kraken lead the Sabres 5-2. Shots on goal are 27-20 for the Sabres Boos as the horn sounds to end the period.
End-2nd: #Sabres spend the last 30 seconds getting booed as they trail #SeaKraken 5-2. Shots were 8-5 BUF and they lead 27-20 for the game. Three goals on five shots on Levi that period. He's def gotta have goals 1 and 3.
4-2 #SeaKraken Jaden Schwartz is happy to be back, it seems. Gets his second point of the game and this time its a goal - gets the second tip off a Borgen shot. https://t.co/azwD6vyrKk
#Sabres with another turnover in the neutral zone and Schwartz tips home point shot from old friend Will Borgen. #SeaKraken lead 4-2 with 8:26 left in the 2nd period. And now you're in real trouble against this team. SEA has given up 6 goals in last 6 games. You need 5 to win.
3-2 #SeaKraken get a 2-on-1 thanks to Tanev taking Dahlin out of the play and Wennberg goes forehand -> backhand to beat Levi. Schwartz in his first game back with the perfect pass to set up the chance. https://t.co/PKzRYvmQco
Wenneberg gets in alone after a Dahlin pinch and leaks a backhand through Levi...#SeaKraken back in front over #Sabres 3-2 at 2:08 of the 2nd.
2-1 after 20. After a massive save by Daccord on Alex Tuch, the #SeaKraken power play capitalizes on some quick puck movement with a shot from Vince Dunn. Assist to Andre Burakovsky who's heating up. https://t.co/QOSAqSHi4T
Sabres down 2-1 but outshooting the Kraken 19-15. Poor finish for the Sabres after dominating early.
After 20: Kraken lead the Sabres 2-1. Shots on goal are 19-15 for Buffalo.
End-1st: #SeaKraken lead #Sabres 2-1. Shots were 19-15 for Buffalo, which had control for the first 13 minutes. Couldn't get the two-goal lead and the visitors then got nine of the last 11 shots and two goals.
Joey Daccord with second breakaway stop of period β this one on Alex Tuch β and Vince Dunn scores at tail-end of PP at other end. #SEAKraken up 2-1 despite being outshot 19-13. #NHL https://t.co/JUByjqbmdr
Slashing penalty on Jokiharju, whose shot was blocked. Levi had to stop Tatar breakaway. #Sabres #SeaKraken
Kraken tie it 1-1 after getting a ton of cracks at puck around net. Yanni Gourde finally puts it in with 6:55 to go in 1st. What a period for Joey Daccord if that 17-9 shot count is remotely accurate. #SEAKraken fortunate to be in game. #NHL https://t.co/XlaHccmdMW
A sloppy breakout leads to the Kraken scoring the tying goal. Yanni Gourde gets to the puck around the Sabres' crease. It's 1-1 with 6:05 left in the 1st period. We'll see if it becomes a momentum-killer.
Kraken tie it. Sabres with a turnover in their own end. Levi makes the first two saves but Yanni Gourde is quick on a rebound in the crease.
Benson with a rough turnover in the defensive zone and Gourde eventually bangs home a rebound. #SeaKraken tie it 1-1 with 6:05 left in the first in a period that #Sabres have had many chances to go up by two.
Tye Kartye with a good scoring chance on a cross-ice feed from Jared McCann. Kartye fired the rebound toward the net and it almost went in off a defender. McCann on 4th line? Not bad depth considering he leads team in goals. #SEAKraken #NHL
Sabres have to be careful with their gaps on defense. A few sloppy plays have led to transition offense for the Kraken. The latest forced Devon Levi to make a challenging split save on Ty Kartye, then the rookie goalie had to quickly get in position to stop the rebound.
The Sabres have 15 shots on goal less than halfway through the first period.
#Sabres are 13-2-1 this year when scoring first. #SeaKraken are 5-9-5 when opponent scores first.
Sabres outshooting the Kraken 8-3 early.
#Sabres and #SeaKraken are released to get warm! Levi Vs. Daccord in goal. https://t.co/xmCyHuK9cq
Boeser gets his 25th goal by taking nifty Pettersson feed and going to the backhand up high. Van up 3-1. #Canucks