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 ...

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.

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 ... 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 ...

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 ...

The Kraken hosted the Kings on Jan. 18. It was the Kraken who were victorious over the visitors, 4-2, thanks to Jaden Schwartz's hat trick.

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.

SEATTLE — It's time to say the scariest word in sports.

The Kraken keep attempting to repeat their past that led to a 2023 playoff run. But they've failed to repeat that formula, and now must consider a rebuild.