Jeff Skinner had a hat trick, with his first goal coming during a three-goal outburst in the first six minutes to chase Seattle Kraken goaltender Joey Daccord, and the Buffalo Sabres cruised to a 6-2 victory Monday night.
Tage Thompson and Alex Tuch also scored in the first period for the Sabres, who earned their first win in six tries against the third-year Kraken. With 71 points, Buffalo is four behind Washington for the final Eastern Conference playoff spot with 13 games left.Owen Power had Buffalo’s other goal. Sabres goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 32 saves.The three-goal barrage came after Jordan Eberle gave the Kraken a 1-0 lead just 24 seconds into the game.
Sabres: Visit the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night.Kraken: Visit the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night.
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