Predators 6-4 Sabres (Feb 8, 2025) Box Score

Buffalo Sabres

22-27-5, 9-15-2 away

	1	2	3	T
BUF	2	1	1	4
NSH	2	2	2	6

Nashville Predators

19-28-7, 13-10-3 home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#9
Dylan CozensD. Cozens#24
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Jiri KulichJ. Kulich#20
Sam LaffertyS. Lafferty#81
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
Connor CliftonC. Clifton#75
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Dennis GilbertD. Gilbert#8
Henri JokiharjuH. Jokiharju#10
Owen PowerO. Power#25

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	18	11:44	0:46	0:57	10:01	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	1	1	1	1	2	3	0	2	20	15:58	0:51	0:18	14:49	4	4	50.0
0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	26	18:56	0:00	1:02	17:54	4	7	36.4
0	0	-3	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	22	15:01	0:44	0:00	14:17	3	6	33.3
0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	14	9:05	0:00	0:43	8:22	2	0	100.0
0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	29	21:09	0:00	1:13	19:56	11	12	47.8
0	0	-4	1	5	0	0	0	3	0	3	22	19:07	2:38	0:00	16:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	17	15:21	2:33	0:00	12:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	-4	3	5	1	0	0	1	0	1	23	18:59	2:18	0:00	16:41	1	2	33.3
1	2	0	2	0	1	1	2	1	0	3	25	17:50	1:06	0:15	16:29	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	23	19:27	2:40	0:00	16:47	1	2	33.3
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	18	11:56	0:00	1:13	10:43	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	31	23:20	0:00	1:33	21:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	16	11:05	0:00	1:04	10:01	0	0	0.0
1	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	3	2	1	29	24:02	2:20	0:00	21:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	2	1	2	1	1	0	12	8:28	0:00	0:00	8:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	13:00	0:00	0:00	13:00	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	29	23:02	1:04	0:42	21:16	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
22	5	17	.773	15	2	0	0	0	58:15	0

Nashville Predators


forwards
Filip ForsbergF. Forsberg#9
Joakim KemellJ. Kemell#25
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
Ozzy WiesblattO. Wiesblatt#89
defensemen
Justin BarronJ. Barron#20
Nick BlankenburgN. Blankenburg#37
Kevin GravelK. Gravel#5
Roman JosiR. Josi#59
Luke SchennL. Schenn#2
Brady SkjeiB. Skjei#76

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
2	0	2	3	1	1	0	0	6	1	3	27	18:08	1:39	0:00	16:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	10	8:57	0:19	0:00	8:38	0	0	0.0
1	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	27	18:10	1:39	0:00	16:31	2	0	100.0
0	0	0	0	2	2	1	2	2	0	0	25	16:16	0:00	1:07	15:09	9	8	52.9
1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	10:41	0:27	0:00	10:14	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	17:21	1:15	1:46	14:20	0	0	0.0
0	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	24	17:12	1:09	0:00	16:03	10	7	58.8
0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	17:50	0:00	1:38	16:12	9	7	56.3
0	0	-1	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	25	16:47	0:00	1:38	15:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	21	16:03	1:56	0:00	14:07	2	2	50.0
0	0	-1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	6	6:45	0:36	0:00	6:09	1	1	50.0
0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	18	13:06	0:00	0:00	13:06	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	0	5	1	2	2	0	0	19	16:26	0:00	0:14	16:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	27	18:08	0:00	2:00	16:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	2	0	0	2	0	3	24	17:01	0:00	1:14	15:47	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	3	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	28	25:37	1:48	1:17	22:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	11	0	1	27	17:53	0:00	1:24	16:29	0	0	0.0
2	0	1	3	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	27	22:26	0:27	0:52	21:07	0	0	0.0

goalies
Justus AnnunenJ. Annunen#29

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
29	4	25	.862	21	3	1	0	0	59:23	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.

ESPN+		1	2	3	T
	Sabres	2	1	1	4
	Predators	2	2	2	6

1st Period		BUF	NSH
6:57	Tommy Novak (11) Unassisted	0	1
9:26	Brady Skjei (6) Assists: Ryan O'Reilly (17), Jonathan Marchessault (25)	0	2
15:21	Bowen Byram (7) Assists: Jason Zucker (23), Alex Tuch (23)	1	2
18:25	Rasmus Dahlin (7) Assists: Zach Benson (9), Ryan McLeod (16)	2	2

2nd Period		BUF	NSH
14:31	Filip Forsberg (20) (Power Play) Assists: Ryan O'Reilly (18), Roman Josi (28)	2	3
15:13	Brady Skjei (7) Assists: Ryan O'Reilly (19), Jonathan Marchessault (26)	2	4
17:43	Alex Tuch (19) Assists: Bowen Byram (22), Rasmus Dahlin (35)	3	4

3rd Period		BUF	NSH
6:58	Filip Forsberg (21) Assists: Ryan O'Reilly (20), Jonathan Marchessault (27)	3	5
12:30	Dylan Cozens (11) (Power Play) Assists: Alex Tuch (24), Owen Power (23)	4	5
19:24	Jonathan Marchessault (17) (Empty Net) Unassisted	4	6

0:49

Filip Forsberg nets goal for Predators

0:49

Jonathan Marchessault tallies goal vs. Sabres

0:21

Dylan Cozens nets power-play goal

0:45

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Predators
3
Sabres
4

Game 1

1/31

Sabres
4
Predators
6

Game 2

2/8

Bridgestone Arena

8:00 PM, February 8, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Nashville, TN

Line: NSH -120

Over/Under: 6.5

Attendance: 17,159

Referees:
Dan O'Rourke
Jordan Samuels-Thomas

Linesmen:
Travis Gawryletz
Scott Cherrey

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	34	20	3	71
Toronto	33	20	2	68
Tampa Bay	31	20	4	66
Ottawa	29	23	4	62
Detroit	28	22	5	61
Boston	27	24	6	60
Montreal	25	26	5	55
Buffalo	22	27	5	49

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Winnipeg	39	14	3	81
Dallas	35	18	2	72
Minnesota	33	19	4	70
Colorado	33	22	2	68
Utah	24	23	9	57
St. Louis	25	26	5	55
Nashville	19	28	7	45
Chicago	17	31	7	41

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Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

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