Elite defenders Jamie Oleksiak and Adam Larsson provide timely offense to boost Kraken to third win the last four games, cracking open a back-and-forth game

The Buffalo Sabres remain at the bottom of the NHL's Eastern Conference standings. But at least they've been showing some signs of life as of late. The Sabres have won two straight games and have points in six of their past eight games (5-2-1) entering Saturday's matchup with the visiting Seattle Kraken.

The Sabres fell to 1-7 against the Kraken since Seattle joined the league in 2021, easily their worst record against any current NHL team. Seattle has outscored the Sabres 40-24

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The Kraken have gone 5-1 versus Buffalo in their three-season history, although Buffalo won the most recent matchup, 6-2, last March in Seattle. This season’s series will conclude at Climate Pledge Arena on Jan. 20, kicking off a four-game western trip for the Sabres.

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan criticized his team's defensive effort after Tuesday's 4-2 loss against the Seattle Kraken."What needs to change is a commitment to play defense," Sullivan said postgame.

The Pittsburgh Penguins and the Seattle Kraken face off in an out-of-conference matchup. Pittsburgh has a 12-9-3 record in home games and an 18-19-8 record overall. The Penguins have an 8-1-4 record in games decided by one goal.

The Sabres staged a comeback in the second period, tying the score at 3-3 on goals from Jason Zucker and Thompson. Once again, the Kraken responded quickly, with defenseman Jamie Oleksiak pinching down from the offensive blue line to bury a one-timer just 56 seconds after Thompson had scored the tying goal.

Buffalo Sabres goalie prospect Devon Levi is putting together a terrific season in the AHL. He’s 12-3-2 with a .913 save percentage, 2.33 goals-against average and two shutouts. He was named to the AHL All-Star Game. At that level, the 23-year-old has looked the part as one of hockey’s most promising goalie prospects.

With his team on a skid, Devils GM Tom Fitzgerald figures to be working the phones to try to get New Jersey back on track. We examine the Devils’ situation and much more as we look back at the NHL weekend.