Nashville Predators @ Buffalo Sabres

28-27-8, 11-14-5 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Predators NSH	0	1	1	2
Sabres BUF	0	2	1	3

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

38-19-6, 19-8-3 Home

Nashville Predators


forwards
Luke EvangelistaL. Evangelista#77
Filip ForsbergF. Forsberg#9
Erik HaulaE. Haula#56
Tyson JostT. Jost#17
Joakim KemellJ. Kemell#25
Zachary L'HeureuxZ. L'Heureux#68
Jonathan MarchessaultJ. Marchessault#81
Ryan O'ReillyR. O'Reilly#90
Steven StamkosS. Stamkos#91
Fedor SvechkovF. Svechkov#40
Ozzy WiesblattO. Wiesblatt#89
Matthew WoodM. Wood#71
defensemen
Justin BarronJ. Barron#20
Nicolas HagueN. Hague#41
Roman JosiR. Josi#59
Nick PerbixN. Perbix#48
Brady SkjeiB. Skjei#76
Ryan UfkoR. Ufko#85

											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	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	15:48	1:10	0:00	14:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	4	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	19	18:48	3:03	0:00	15:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	21	16:12	1:10	2:05	12:57	6	8	42.9
0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	13	10:47	0:00	0:35	10:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	18	15:00	1:00	1:04	12:56	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	16	13:26	0:00	0:53	12:33	0	1	0.0
0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	1	18	17:03	3:04	0:00	13:59	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	23	21:20	3:03	2:08	16:09	11	3	78.6
0	1	-1	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	19	17:53	3:04	0:00	14:49	11	3	78.6
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	10	9:49	0:00	0:00	9:49	4	4	50.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	10	9:21	0:00	0:47	8:34	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	18	15:57	1:20	0:00	14:37	6	5	54.5
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	16	12:49	0:00	0:00	12:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	3	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	24	20:59	0:00	1:41	19:18	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	27	25:56	3:06	1:35	21:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	1	0	1	25	18:41	0:00	2:23	16:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	29	21:35	0:09	2:20	19:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	13:44	1:07	0:00	12:37	0	0	0.0

goalies
Juuse SarosJ. Saros#74

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
24	3	21	.875	19	1	1	0	0	58:52	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#6
Sam CarrickS. Carrick#10
Josh DoanJ. Doan#91
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
Josh NorrisJ. Norris#9
Noah OstlundN. Ostlund#86
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
Jason ZuckerJ. Zucker#17
defensemen
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Michael KesselringM. Kesselring#8
Zach MetsaZ. Metsa#73
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	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	2	15	9:32	0:04	0:50	8:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	13	8:55	0:00	0:54	8:01	4	4	50.0
1	0	1	3	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	23	16:11	1:25	0:00	14:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	2	0	1	2	2	0	1	21	14:27	0:04	0:48	13:35	2	4	33.3
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	13	9:12	0:00	1:35	7:37	1	1	50.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	0	24	17:32	2:01	1:38	13:53	4	9	30.8
0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	16:37	1:59	0:00	14:38	10	12	45.5
0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	14:46	0:36	0:00	14:10	0	2	0.0
0	1	0	2	2	1	1	2	2	0	1	19	14:10	1:37	0:00	12:33	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	4	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	23	18:53	2:19	0:00	16:34	3	6	33.3
0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	27	21:19	2:02	2:41	16:36	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	19	14:42	2:17	0:00	12:25	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	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	26	23:11	1:45	2:19	19:07	0	0	0.0
0	1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	24:36	2:15	1:27	20:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	3	14	10:28	0:00	0:55	9:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	11:38	0:00	0:00	11:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	28	23:02	1:07	2:18	19:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	0	1	31	24:36	0:00	1:27	23:09	0	0	0.0

goalies
Alex LyonA. Lyon#34

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
25	2	23	.920	15	7	1	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	0	1	1	2
	Sabres	0	2	1	3

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period		NSH	BUF
1:17	Zachary L'Heureux (1) Assists: Jonathan Marchessault (8), Ryan O'Reilly (38)	1	0
12:39	Tage Thompson (34) Assists: Alex Tuch (29)	1	1
14:17	Jason Zucker (17) Assists: Jack Quinn (27), Rasmus Dahlin (42)	1	2

3rd Period			NSH	BUF
0:16		Josh Doan (19) Assists: Josh Norris (14), Noah Ostlund (13)	1	3
16:08		Matthew Wood (13) (Power Play) Assists: Roman Josi (32), Steven Stamkos (20)	2	3

Nashville Predators vs. Buffalo Sabres: Game Highlights

1:19

Matthew Wood nets power-play goal

0:39

Josh Doan lights the lamp for Sabres

0:53

Regular Season Series

BUF wins 2-0

Sabres
5
Predators
3

Game 1

21/1

Predators
2
Sabres
3

Game 2

7/3

KeyBank Center

10:30 PM, 7 March 2026

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 19,070

Referees:
Riley Brace
Garrett Rank

Linesmen:
Dylan Blujus
Ryan Daisy

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	42	10	9	93
Dallas	38	14	10	86
Minnesota	37	16	10	84
Utah	34	25	4	72
Nashville	28	27	8	64
Winnipeg	26	26	10	62
St. Louis	24	29	9	57
Chicago	23	29	10	56

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	39	18	4	82
Buffalo	38	19	6	82
Montreal	34	18	10	78
Detroit	35	21	7	77
Boston	35	22	5	75
Ottawa	30	22	9	69
Florida	31	29	3	65
Toronto	27	26	11	65

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Nashville Predators @ Buffalo Sabres

NSH @ BUF Videos

Regular Season Series

BUF wins 2-0

Game Information

2025-26 Central Division Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

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