In a season full of mind-numbing defeats, a 6-2 loss to the Seattle Kraken takes the cake on the absurdity scale, writes Mike Harrington.

The Pittsburgh Penguins hit the road as they visit the Buffalo Sabres. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Penguins-Sabres prediction and pick. The Pittsburgh Penguins enter the game at 18-20-8 on the year,

Buffalo Sabres (16-21-5, in the Atlantic Division ... Jason Zucker has seven goals and three assists over the past 10 games. Chandler Stephenson has five goals and 22 assists for the Kraken. Shane Wright has one goal and four assists over the past 10 ...

Chandler Stephenson, Joshua Mahura and Jared McCann ... Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 24 shots for Buffalo. The Sabres had won two in a row. Kraken: Rallied from a multi-goal deficit for an NHL ...

Chandler Stephenson, Joshua Mahura and Jared McCann ... Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 24 shots for Buffalo. The Sabres had won two in a row. Kraken: Rallied from a multi-goal deficit for an NHL ...

Kaapo Kakko scored twice as the Seattle Kraken rallied from a two-goal deficit to defeat the host Buffalo Sabres 6-2 Saturday. Oliver Bjorkstrand sparked Seattle, which was winless in its previous four games (0-3-1),

Chandler Stephenson, Joshua Mahura ... Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 24 shots for Buffalo. The Sabres had won two in a row. Kraken: Rallied from a multi-goal deficit for an NHL-best sixth time ...

Chandler Stephenson, Joshua Mahura and Jared McCann ... sell the team after the season’s 15th blown lead in a loss. Buffalo Sabres right wing Alex Tuch (89) attempts to tip the puck past Seattle ...

January 12 - Kaapo Kakko scored twice as the Seattle Kraken rallied from a two-goal deficit to defeat the host Buffalo Sabres ... Tanev also tallied, and Chandler Stephenson, Josh Mahura and ...

Chandler Stephenson, Joshua Mahura and Jared McCann ... Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 24 shots for Buffalo. The Sabres had won two in a row. Kraken: Rallied from a multi-goal deficit for an NHL ...

Jaden Schwartz recorded his fifth career hat trick and the Seattle Kraken beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 for their third win in five games.

Jaden Schwartz nets his fifth-career hat trick and first as a member of the Kraken as Seattle returns home from a five-game road trip and beats the Kings 4-2 on Saturday night.