Sabres 5-3 Predators (15 Jan, 2023) Box Score

Buffalo Sabres

21-18-2, 12-7-0 away

	1	2	3	T
BUF	1	2	2	5
NSH	1	2	0	3

Nashville Predators

19-17-6, 9-7-3 home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
R. Asplund C
D. Cozens C
V. Hinostroza C
T. Jost C
C. Mittelstadt C
K. Okposo RW
V. Olofsson LW
J. Peterka RW
J. Quinn RW
J. Skinner LW
T. Thompson RW
A. Tuch RW
defensemen
J. Bryson D
R. Dahlin D
H. Jokiharju D
I. Lyubushkin D
O. Power D
M. Samuelsson D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	8:57	0:00	0:43	8:14	3	1	75.0
1	0	2	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	18	14:38	3:24	2:29	8:45	6	7	46.2
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	8:41	0:00	0:00	8:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	0	1	1	2	4	0	0	24	21:00	0:00	1:58	19:02	7	7	50.0
0	1	-1	2	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	22	17:51	2:34	0:00	15:17	4	9	30.8
1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	16	12:00	0:00	2:07	9:53	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	17:20	3:16	0:00	14:04	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	11:27	2:44	0:00	8:43	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	2	3	0	0	0	1	2	2	17	12:22	2:30	0:24	9:28	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	17:46	3:53	0:00	13:53	0	3	0.0
0	1	1	7	2	0	0	0	2	3	0	23	19:29	4:06	0:50	14:33	9	5	64.3
0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	23	20:31	4:09	0:50	15:32	0	2	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	9:28	0:00	0:00	9:28	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	1	1	1	28	25:21	4:13	1:31	19:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	26	21:48	0:00	2:47	19:01	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	0	1	2	2	4	0	0	0	16	9:36	0:00	0:41	8:55	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	4	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	28	25:31	2:26	1:38	21:27	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	28	21:33	0:00	2:46	18:47	0	0	0.0

goalies
U. Luukkonen G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
41	3	38	.927	33	5	0	0	0	60:00	0

Nashville Predators


forwards
M. Duchene C
F. Forsberg LW
C. Glass C
M. Granlund C
T. Jeannot LW
R. Johansen C
N. Niederreiter RW
T. Novak C
J. Parssinen C
C. Sissons C
C. Smith LW
Y. Trenin C
defensemen
M. Ekholm D
D. Fabbro D
R. Josi D
J. Lauzon D
R. McDonagh D
R. McKeown D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	20	19:16	2:28	0:00	16:48	3	3	50.0
0	0	-2	2	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	17	15:46	2:13	0:00	13:33	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	11:19	2:08	0:00	9:11	4	4	50.0
0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	19	17:37	2:09	0:28	15:00	2	0	100.0
0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	21	15:57	0:00	4:53	11:04	0	0	0.0
1	1	-1	5	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	18	15:55	2:13	0:00	13:42	15	7	68.2
0	0	-1	5	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	18	19:19	2:28	0:00	16:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	11:26	2:13	0:00	9:13	2	2	50.0
0	1	-3	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	19	17:02	2:13	0:00	14:49	4	8	33.3
0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	5	1	0	20	14:54	0:19	4:49	9:46	4	4	50.0
0	0	1	0	1	0	1	2	4	0	1	16	9:51	0:00	1:03	8:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	17	13:20	0:00	2:05	11:15	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	24	22:05	2:05	2:41	17:19	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	22	16:28	0:00	2:20	14:08	0	0	0.0
1	0	-3	8	1	0	1	2	4	1	0	25	26:31	2:36	0:00	23:55	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	9	0	1	22	16:20	0:00	3:58	12:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	25	22:31	0:20	4:19	17:52	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	15	10:12	0:00	0:00	10:12	0	0	0.0

goalies
J. Saros G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
33	5	28	.848	23	4	1	0	0	57:32	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Sabres	1	2	2	5
	Predators	1	2	0	3

1st Period			BUF	NSH
11:37		Jeff Skinner (18) Assists: Tage Thompson (27), Rasmus Dahlin (35)	1	0
15:23		Roman Josi (11) (Power Play) Assists: Ryan Johansen (12), Juuso Parssinen (13)	1	1

2nd Period		BUF	NSH
2:05	Dylan Cozens (14) Assists: JJ Peterka (11), Jack Quinn (12)	2	1
8:58	Victor Olofsson (17) (Power Play) Assists: Owen Power (15), Casey Mittelstadt (18)	3	1
15:10	Jeremy Lauzon (3) Assists: Cody Glass (8), Colton Sissons (8)	3	2
15:50	Ryan Johansen (10) Assists: Dante Fabbro (7), Mattias Ekholm (12)	3	3

3rd Period			BUF	NSH
6:43		Kyle Okposo (7) (Shorthanded) Assists: Ilya Lyubushkin (5), Mattias Samuelsson (3)	4	3
16:49		Jack Quinn (7) Unassisted	5	3

Regular Season Series

BUF leads 1-0

Sabres
5
Predators
3

Game 1

15/1

Predators
7
Sabres
3

Game 2

21/3

Bridgestone Arena

1:00 AM, 15 January 2023

Nashville, TN

Attendance: 17,761

Referees:
Ghislain Hebert
Kyle Rehman

Linesmen:
Bryan Pancich
Ryan Galloway

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	52	24	6	110
Boston	47	20	15	109
Toronto	46	26	10	102
Tampa Bay	45	29	8	98
Detroit	41	32	9	91
Buffalo	39	37	6	84
Ottawa	37	41	4	78
Montreal	30	36	16	76

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Dallas	52	21	9	113
Winnipeg	52	24	6	110
Colorado	50	25	7	107
Nashville	47	30	5	99
St. Louis	43	33	6	92
Minnesota	39	33	10	87
Arizona	36	41	5	77
Chicago	23	53	6	52

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