Nashville Predators @ Buffalo Sabres

27-24-7, 11-12-4 Away

34-19-6, 17-8-3 Home

Predators

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
J. Saros	21	17	5	0	3.20	.892
J. Annunen	6	7	2	0	3.16	.888

Sabres

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
A. Lyon	15	8	3	2	2.69	.914
U. Luukkonen	12	7	2	0	2.65	.905
C. Ellis	7	4	1	0	3.11	.896

KeyBank Center

10:30 PM, 7 March 2026

Buffalo, NY

NSH

BUF

Points

Ryan O'ReillyC #90

57PTS

21G

36A

Tage ThompsonC #72

62PTS

31G

31A

Goals

Steven StamkosC #91

29G

9PPG

144S

Tage ThompsonC #72

31G

5PPG

208S

Assists

Ryan O'ReillyC #90

36A

12PPA

8+/-

Rasmus DahlinD #26

37A

13PPA

-5+/-

Buffalo Sabres

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Zach Benson LW	IR	28 Feb
Jordan Greenway LW	IR	8 Mar
Justin Danforth RW	IR	28 Feb

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
NSH	2.93	3.45	28.6	29.3	500	38	22.2	35	80.0	4	0
BUF	3.34	3.03	27.8	30.0	530	35	20.0	28	82.5	7	0

Predators Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
2/27/26	vsCHI	W4-2
2/6/26	@WSH	L4-2
2/5/26	vsMIN	L6-5 OT
2/3/26	vsSTL	W6-5
2/1/26	@NYI	W4-3

Sabres Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
2/28/26	@FLA	W3-2
2/26/26	@NJ	W2-1
2/6/26	vsPIT	L5-2
2/4/26	@TB	L4-3 OT
2/3/26	@FLA	W5-3

Regular Season Series

BUF leads 1-0

Sabres
5
Predators
3

Game 1

21/1

Predators
Sabres

Game 2

7/3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	38	10	9	85
Minnesota	35	15	10	80
Dallas	35	14	9	79
Utah	31	24	4	66
Nashville	27	24	7	61
Winnipeg	23	26	9	55
Chicago	22	27	9	53
St. Louis	21	28	9	51

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	38	15	4	80
Buffalo	34	19	6	74
Detroit	34	19	6	74
Montreal	32	17	9	73
Boston	33	20	5	71
Ottawa	28	22	8	64
Florida	30	26	3	63
Toronto	27	23	9	63

Canadiens take on the Capitals following Dobson's 2-goal game

Washington Capitals (31-23-7, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Montreal Canadiens (32-17-9, in the Atlantic Division)

Lightning play the Sabres, look to extend home win streak

Buffalo Sabres (34-19-6, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (38-15-4, in the Atlantic Division)

Kreider beats Hellebuyck in OT to lift the Ducks past the Jets, 5-4

— Chris Kreider beat Connor Hellebuyck off a rebound at 4:47 of overtime to give the Anaheim Ducks a 5-4 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night.

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Nashville Predators @ Buffalo Sabres

Goaltender Comparison

Game Information

Scoring Leaders

Ryan O'ReillyC #90

Tage ThompsonC #72

Steven StamkosC #91

Tage ThompsonC #72

Ryan O'ReillyC #90

Rasmus DahlinD #26

Injury Report

Team Stats

Regular Season Series

BUF leads 1-0

2025-26 Central Division Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

NHL News

Canadiens take on the Capitals following Dobson's 2-goal game

Lightning play the Sabres, look to extend home win streak

Kreider beats Hellebuyck in OT to lift the Ducks past the Jets, 5-4