BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Seattle Kraken wrap up their East Coast road trip against the Buffalo Sabres Saturday afternoon. The puck drops in Buffalo at 2:30 p.m. Pacific Saturday, March 28. The game will be broadcast on KONG with pregame coverage starting at 2 p.m.

With the Lightning trailing the Seattle Kraken 2-1 to open the second period at Benchmark International Arena, Bolts defenseman JJ Moser fought Seattle’s Berkly Catton, the first of several dust-ups between the teams in the middle frame.

Seattle Kraken (31-29-9, in the Pacific Division) vs. Florida Panthers (34-32-3, in the Atlantic Division) Sunrise, Florida; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Kraken aim to end a three-game losing streak with a win against the Florida Panthers.

The Kraken are heading abroad for the first time in their sixth season of existence and the Hurricanes for the second time and first since 2010.

The Kraken fell behind the Florida Panthers by three goals with less than eight minutes left in Tuesday’s game and managed to come all the way back before falling in a shootout.

Nazem Kadri scored his first goal since rejoining Colorado and Nathan MacKinnon added his NHL-leading 44th score of the season as the Avalanche beat the Seattle Kraken 5-1 on Thursday night.

The Kraken will face the Carolina Hurricanes in Finland this fall, marking Seattle's first time playing outside North America.

Kraken owner Samantha Holloway will lead a group to bid on an expansion franchise with the NBA after the league announced they will officially explore expansion to Seattle and Las Vegas on Wednesday.

Vinnie Hinostroza scored the only goal in the shootout, and Paul Maurice coached his 2,000th game as the host Florida Panthers defeated the Seattle Kraken 5-4 on Tuesday night in Sunrise.