Levi has been on a spectacular run in Rochester, going 12-3-1 with a 2.33 goals-against average and .913 save percentage. He took the loss Friday night in a shootout against Lehigh Valley in Blue Cross Arena despite stopping 30 of 32 shots.
Kaapo Kakko scored twice in the third period, Joey Daccord made 33 saves and the Seattle Kraken overcame an early two-goal deficit to beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-2 on Saturday.
Saturday’s win ended Seattle’s losing streak and marked the team’s league-leading sixth multi-goal comeback and eleventh overall this season. Join the discussion with others in your hockey community! Just bookmark Seattle Kraken Forum or create an account to receive the latest news, exclusive interviews, breakdowns, and so much more.
Buffalo’s goals came from Sam Lafferty, his second of the season, and Jack Quinn, his third in the last two games. JJ Peterka tallied a pair of secondary assists. Sabres goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 24 saves on 29 shots.
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.
The Seattle Kraken continued their five-game road ... Three minutes in, the Kraken broke the tie. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen saved a shot from Burakovsky but did not cover up the puck.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 24 shots for Buffalo ... Buffalo Sabres right wing Alex Tuch (89) attempts to tip the puck past Seattle Kraken goaltender Joey Daccord, right, during the first ...
Oliver Bjorkstrand gave Seattle the lead ... 2-0 lead in the first period. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 24 shots for Buffalo. The Sabres had won two in a row. Kraken: Rallied from a multi-goal ...
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 24 shots ... of Sabres defenseman Jacob Bryson. The Kraken are 4-0-0 liftime in Buffalo with a 22-11 goal differential. Seattle is at Detroit on Sunday in the middle ...
Back on Oct. 16 in Pittsburgh, the Buffalo Sabres started the habit of blowing leads. Buffalo had a 2-0 and 3-1 first period lead against the Pittsburgh Penguins, only to lose in overtime on a Sidney Crosby overtime goal,
The Buffalo Sabres lost in embarrassing fashion yet again, even allowing a goalie goal to be scored in a 5-2 loss to the Penguins.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen wasn't able to bail out the Sabres when they began to make mistakes in the second period. Their starting goalie was outplayed by Penguins backup Alex Nedeljkovic, as Pittsburgh scored four consecutive goals and held on for a 5-2 win in KeyBank Center.