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Buffalo Sabres vs Nashville Predators · NHL

Buffalo Sabres

38-19-6

3 – 2

Final

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Nashville Predators

28-27-8

KeyBank Center · Buffalo · USA

Summary

Buffalo Sabres took the points with a 3-2 win over Nashville Predators at KeyBank Center (crowd 19,070). Referee on the day: Riley Brace.

Overview Player stats Standings

Overview

Starts: 10:30 PM UTC · Mar 7
Event: NHL USA
Ground: KeyBank Center · Buffalo · USA
Crowd: 19,070
Match officials: Riley Brace (Referee), Dylan Blujus (Linesman), Garrett Rank (Referee), Ryan Daisy (Linesman)

On TV

Channels named for United States. The feed names none elsewhere.

USESPN+Streaming · National
USMSGBTV · Home
USFanDuel SN SouthTV · Home

Period by period

Team	1	2	3	T
Sabres	0	2	1	3
Predators	0	1	1	2

Player stats

Side by side

17Blocked Shots11

20Hits15

5Takeaways8

24Shots25

0Power Play Goals1

2Power Play Opportunities3

0.0Power Play Percentage33.3

0Short Handed Goals0

0Shootout Goals0

24Faceoffs Won38

38.7Faceoff Win Percent61.3

14Giveaways15

4Total Penalties3

8Penalty Minutes6

Buffalo Sabres leaders

GoalsTage Thompson1

AssistsRasmus Dahlin1

PointsJason Zucker1

Nashville Predators leaders

GoalsZachary L'Heureux1

AssistsRyan O'Reilly1

PointsZachary L'Heureux1

Buffalo Sabres

forwards
Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Zach Benson LW	0	1	1	0	9:32	0:04	0:50	8:38	15	0	7	0	2	2	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
Sam Carrick C	1	2	0	0	8:55	0:00	0:54	8:01	13	0	4	0	1	1	4	4	50.0	0	0	0
Josh Doan RW	0	2	0	1	16:11	1:25	0:00	14:46	23	1	19	0	3	2	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Peyton Krebs C	0	2	0	1	14:27	0:04	0:48	13:35	21	0	9	0	0	2	2	4	33.3	1	1	2
Beck Malenstyn LW	2	4	0	0	9:12	0:00	1:35	7:37	13	0	5	0	0	0	1	1	50.0	0	0	0
Ryan McLeod C	0	0	2	0	17:32	2:01	1:38	13:53	24	0	12	0	0	0	4	9	30.8	0	1	2
Josh Norris C	1	0	0	1	16:37	1:59	0:00	14:38	23	0	9	1	0	0	10	12	45.5	0	0	0
Noah Ostlund C	0	0	0	1	14:46	0:36	0:00	14:10	21	0	10	1	0	2	0	2	0.0	0	0	0
Jack Quinn RW	1	2	0	0	14:10	1:37	0:00	12:33	19	0	12	1	2	2	0	0	0.0	1	1	2
Tage Thompson C	1	2	0	1	18:53	2:19	0:00	16:34	23	1	34	0	4	1	3	6	33.3	2	0	0
Alex Tuch RW	1	2	1	1	21:19	2:02	2:41	16:36	27	0	25	1	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Jason Zucker LW	1	0	0	0	14:42	2:17	0:00	12:25	19	1	17	0	5	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0

defenses
Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Bowen Byram D	1	1	1	0	23:11	1:45	2:19	19:07	26	10	0	1	2	0	0	0
Rasmus Dahlin D	0	0	0	3	24:36	2:15	1:27	20:54	31	12	1	1	1	0	0	0
Michael Kesselring D	3	1	0	1	10:28	0:00	0:55	9:33	14	0	0	1	0	3	0	0
Zach Metsa D	1	0	0	0	11:38	0:00	0:00	11:38	12	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
Owen Power D	3	0	0	-1	23:02	1:07	2:18	19:37	28	6	0	2	1	1	0	0
Mattias Samuelsson D	1	1	0	1	24:36	0:00	1:27	23:09	31	12	0	1	2	1	1	2

goalies
Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Alex Lyon G	2	25	0	0	23	.920	15	7	1	60:00	0	0

Nashville Predators

forwards
Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Luke Evangelista RW	0	0	0	-1	15:48	1:10	0:00	14:38	16	0	9	0	3	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Filip Forsberg LW	0	0	1	-1	18:48	3:03	0:00	15:45	19	0	28	0	4	4	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Erik Haula LW	0	2	1	0	16:12	1:10	2:05	12:57	21	0	10	0	3	0	6	8	42.9	1	0	0
Tyson Jost C	0	0	0	-1	10:47	0:00	0:35	10:12	13	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	2	4
Joakim Kemell RW	1	2	1	0	15:00	1:00	1:04	12:56	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Zachary L'Heureux LW	1	2	0	1	13:26	0:00	0:53	12:33	16	1	1	0	2	2	0	1	0.0	0	0	0
Jonathan Marchessault RW	0	2	2	0	17:03	3:04	0:00	13:59	18	0	11	1	0	1	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Ryan O'Reilly C	0	0	1	0	21:20	3:03	2:08	16:09	23	0	22	1	2	2	11	3	78.6	0	0	0
Steven Stamkos C	1	1	0	-1	17:53	3:04	0:00	14:49	19	0	30	1	1	0	11	3	78.6	1	1	2
Fedor Svechkov C	1	1	0	-1	9:49	0:00	0:00	9:49	10	0	2	0	0	0	4	4	50.0	2	0	0
Ozzy Wiesblatt C	0	1	0	-1	9:21	0:00	0:47	8:34	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Matthew Wood RW	2	0	0	-1	15:57	1:20	0:00	14:37	18	1	13	0	3	2	6	5	54.5	0	0	0

defenses
Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV
Justin Barron D	0	1	0	0	12:49	0:00	0:00	12:49	16	0	0	0	0	1
Nicolas Hague D	2	1	0	1	20:59	0:00	1:41	19:18	24	3	0	3	1	1
Roman Josi D	0	0	0	-2	25:56	3:06	1:35	21:15	27	11	1	2	1	2
Nick Perbix D	3	1	0	0	18:41	0:00	2:23	16:18	25	3	0	2	1	1
Brady Skjei D	0	0	2	-2	21:35	0:09	2:20	19:06	29	1	0	0	0	1
Ryan Ufko D	0	1	0	-1	13:44	1:07	0:00	12:37	17	0	0	0	0	0

goalies
Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Juuse Saros G	3	24	0	0	21	.875	19	1	1	58:52	0	0

Standings

2026-27 Central Division Standings
#	Team	W	L	PTS
1	Minnesota	8	3	18
2	Utah	8	4	16
3	Dallas	7	3	15
4	Colorado	6	5	13
5	Nashville	4	3	12
6	St. Louis	5	5	11
7	Winnipeg	4	4	11
8	Chicago	3	8	6

2026-27 Atlantic Division Standings
#	Team	W	L	PTS
1	Boston	9	2	19
2	Ottawa	8	4	16
3	Toronto	7	5	16
4	Tampa Bay	7	3	15
5	Montreal	6	3	14
6	Florida	6	4	14
7	Detroit	5	4	13
8	Buffalo	4	4	11

NHL table

#	Team	P	GD	PTS
1	Hurricanes	82	+56	113
2	Sabres	82	+47	109
3	Lightning	82	+59	106
4	Canadiens	82	+27	106
5	Bruins	82	+22	100
6	Senators	82	+32	99
7	Penguins	82	+25	98
8	Flyers	82	+7	98
9	Capitals	82	+19	95
10	Red Wings	82	-17	92

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