Sabres 4-3 Predators (1 Feb, 2025) Box Score

Nashville Predators

18-25-7, 6-16-4 away

	1	2	3	T
NSH	2	1	0	3
BUF	2	1	1	4

Buffalo Sabres

20-26-5, 11-12-3 home

Nashville Predators


forwards
Luke EvangelistaL. Evangelista#77
Filip ForsbergF. Forsberg#9
Zachary L'HeureuxZ. L'Heureux#68
Jonathan MarchessaultJ. Marchessault#81
Michael McCarronM. McCarron#47
Tommy NovakT. Novak#82
Gustav NyquistG. Nyquist#14
Ryan O'ReillyR. O'Reilly#90
Colton SissonsC. Sissons#10
Cole SmithC. Smith#36
Steven StamkosS. Stamkos#91
Fedor SvechkovF. Svechkov#40
defensemen
Justin BarronJ. Barron#20
Nick BlankenburgN. Blankenburg#37
Roman JosiR. Josi#59
Luke SchennL. Schenn#2
Brady SkjeiB. Skjei#76
Adam WilsbyA. Wilsby#83

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	16:21	2:18	0:00	14:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	5	2	0	0	0	3	0	1	21	18:20	4:54	0:00	13:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	4	2	1	15	12:56	1:42	0:00	11:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	20	17:55	4:41	0:00	13:14	0	1	0.0
0	1	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	18	11:55	0:19	1:42	9:54	10	2	83.3
1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	15	11:53	2:56	0:00	8:57	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	22	19:18	2:19	0:53	16:06	1	0	100.0
0	1	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	21:41	4:06	0:27	17:08	14	4	77.8
0	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	21	14:26	1:05	1:37	11:44	2	2	50.0
0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	19	12:52	0:08	1:40	11:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	1	21	18:36	4:30	0:01	14:05	6	3	66.7
0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	13	9:48	0:00	0:21	9:27	1	6	14.3
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	-1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	21	17:13	0:00	0:01	17:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	26	19:27	0:25	2:14	16:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	24	25:02	4:23	0:32	20:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	21	13:19	0:00	0:57	12:22	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	1	0	1	1	2	1	1	2	27	21:53	2:59	1:23	17:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	19	15:06	0:00	1:36	13:30	0	0	0.0

goalies
Justus AnnunenJ. Annunen#29

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
27	4	23	.852	20	2	1	0	0	57:59	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#9
Dylan CozensD. Cozens#24
Tyson KozakT. Kozak#48
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Jiri KulichJ. Kulich#20
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
JJ PeterkaJ. Peterka#77
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
Jason ZuckerJ. Zucker#17
defensemen
Jacob BrysonJ. Bryson#78
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Henri JokiharjuH. Jokiharju#10
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23

											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	1	0	1	17	12:39	0:55	3:05	8:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	20	15:05	1:07	0:05	13:53	9	4	69.2
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	15	10:02	0:00	1:30	8:32	1	7	12.5
0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	20	13:44	0:16	1:29	11:59	1	2	33.3
2	0	2	2	1	1	1	4	0	1	0	22	15:44	1:13	0:00	14:31	3	8	27.3
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	17	12:20	0:16	3:02	9:02	0	1	0.0
1	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	14:43	0:16	2:38	11:49	4	7	36.4
0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	18:33	2:01	0:00	16:32	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	18	12:27	1:55	0:00	10:32	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	17:07	1:48	0:00	15:19	1	5	16.7
0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	18:14	1:12	2:53	14:09	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	3	2	0	1	2	1	0	0	20	13:48	1:49	0:00	11:59	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	18	12:33	0:00	1:19	11:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	29	26:19	0:29	4:19	21:31	0	0	0.0
0	2	0	2	1	3	1	2	3	3	4	29	25:39	2:13	0:47	22:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	15	10:43	0:00	0:00	10:43	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	28	20:42	1:15	2:54	16:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	2	1	2	0	0	2	0	1	28	21:38	0:00	5:23	16:15	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
31	3	28	.903	24	4	0	0	0	60:00	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
	Predators	2	1	0	3
	Sabres	2	1	1	4

1st Period		NSH	BUF
2:25	Ryan McLeod (11) Assists: Rasmus Dahlin (30), Jack Quinn (11)	0	1
8:41	Jiri Kulich (10) Assists: Rasmus Dahlin (31), Owen Power (21)	0	2
10:56	Luke Evangelista (5) Assists: Justin Barron (3), Ryan O'Reilly (15)	1	2
17:06	Brady Skjei (5) Assists: Colton Sissons (8), Michael McCarron (5)	2	2

2nd Period			NSH	BUF
2:51		Tommy Novak (9) Assists: Brady Skjei (14), Fedor Svechkov (3)	3	2
12:26		Jason Zucker (17) Assists: Alex Tuch (20)	3	3

3rd Period			NSH	BUF
17:56		Jiri Kulich (11) Assists: Tage Thompson (20), JJ Peterka (26)	3	4

0:50

Jiri Kulich's late goal proves to be winner for Sabres

0:50

Ryan McLeod lights the lamp

0:50

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen makes beautiful save

0:28

Regular Season Series

BUF leads 1-0

Predators
3
Sabres
4

Game 1

1/2

Sabres
Predators

Game 2

9/2

KeyBank Center

12:00 AM, 1 February 2025

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 18,347

Referees:
Gord Dwyer
Justin Kea

Linesmen:
Derek Nansen
James Tobias

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Winnipeg	36	14	3	75
Dallas	33	17	1	67
Minnesota	31	17	4	66
Colorado	30	21	2	62
Utah	21	21	9	51
St. Louis	23	25	4	50
Nashville	18	25	7	43
Chicago	16	30	5	37

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	30	19	3	63
Toronto	30	19	2	62
Ottawa	27	20	4	58
Tampa Bay	27	20	3	57
Boston	25	22	6	56
Detroit	25	21	5	55
Montreal	24	22	5	53
Buffalo	20	26	5	45

Canucks stay busy, acquire Pettersson, O'Connor from Penguins

Hours after trading away J.T. Miller, the Canucks acquired defenseman Marcus Pettersson and forward Drew O'Connor from the Penguins on Friday night.

Werenski scores in OT as Blue Jackets rally to beat Utah 3-2

— Zach Werenski scored on a breakaway 1:01 into overtime and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Utah Hockey Club 3-2 on Friday night.

Drouin has 2 goals and an assist, Necas scores in home debut and Avalanche blank Blues 5-0

— Jonathan Drouin had two goals and an assist, Mackenzie Blackwood had 19 saves, and the Avalanche used a four-goal first period to beat the St. Louis Blues 5-0 on Friday night.

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Nashville Predators

Buffalo Sabres

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Jiri Kulich's late goal proves to be winner for Sabres

Regular Season Series

BUF leads 1-0

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NHL News

Canucks stay busy, acquire Pettersson, O'Connor from Penguins

Werenski scores in OT as Blue Jackets rally to beat Utah 3-2

Drouin has 2 goals and an assist, Necas scores in home debut and Avalanche blank Blues 5-0