Kraken take on the Sabres after Schwartz’s hat trick

Buffalo Sabres (17-23-5, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (20-24-3, in the Pacific Division)

Seattle; Monday, 4 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Kraken host the Buffalo Sabres after Jaden Schwartz’s hat trick against the Los Angeles Kings in the Kraken’s 4-2 win.

Seattle has a 20-24-3 record overall and a 10-10-3 record on its home ice. The Kraken have given up 148 goals while scoring 136 for a -12 scoring differential.

Buffalo has gone 8-11-2 in road games and 17-23-5 overall. The Sabres are 3-5-4 in games decided by one goal.

The matchup Monday is the second meeting between these teams this season. The Kraken won 6-2 in the previous meeting. Kaapo Kakko led the Kraken with two goals.

TOP PERFORMERS: Schwartz has 16 goals and 17 assists for the Kraken. Matthew Beniers has four goals and two assists over the last 10 games.

Rasmus Dahlin has six goals and 25 assists for the Sabres. Jason Zucker has scored six goals with four assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Kraken: 4-5-1, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.1 assists, 2.9 penalties and 7.2 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.

Sabres: 5-4-1, averaging 3.3 goals, 5.3 assists, 3.7 penalties and 8.8 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.

INJURIES: Kraken: None listed.

Sabres: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.