Nashville Predators vs Buffalo Sabres
On the ice
NSH shoots leftBUF shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSH | 12 | 8 | 7 | 27 |
| BUF | 5 | 14 | 12 | 31 |
In net
Juuse Saros28/31 SV, .903
Craig Anderson14/20 SV, .700| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSH | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| BUF | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Who won: Predators 7-3
The Nashville Predators beat the Buffalo Sabres 7-3 on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at KeyBank Center. The series is tied 1-1. The Predators outscored the Sabres 2-0 in the 1st period. Luke Evangelista led the Predators in goals (2). Dylan Cozens led the Sabres in goals (1).
| Forwards | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egor AfanasyevLW | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 12:51 | 0:46 | 0:00 | 12:05 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus AsplundC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:59 | 0:00 | 0:28 | 11:31 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt DucheneC | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14:35 | 3:40 | 0:00 | 10:55 | 19 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke EvangelistaRW | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 15:49 | 3:57 | 0:00 | 11:52 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody GlassC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15:49 | 3:51 | 2:05 | 9:53 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 54.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark JankowskiC | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 14:10 | 0:00 | 0:48 | 13:22 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 66.7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tommy NovakC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15:30 | 3:38 | 0:00 | 11:52 | 16 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 44.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kiefer SherwoodLW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12:08 | 1:24 | 0:00 | 10:44 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Colton SissonsC | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17:45 | 1:55 | 2:34 | 13:16 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 52.9 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Cole SmithRW | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17:13 | 0:00 | 4:09 | 13:04 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Philip TomasinoRW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13:18 | 2:21 | 0:00 | 10:57 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yakov TreninC | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18:11 | 2:20 | 2:15 | 13:36 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyson BarrieD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:33 | 3:44 | 0:57 | 14:52 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dante FabbroD | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20:02 | 0:00 | 3:19 | 16:43 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cal FooteD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:15 | 0:00 | 2:30 | 15:45 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan GrossD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:04 | 2:24 | 0:11 | 16:29 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy LauzonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20:11 | 0:00 | 3:23 | 16:48 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McDonaghD | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17:08 | 0:00 | 2:15 | 14:53 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juuse SarosG | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 28 | .903 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 59:58 | 0 | 0 |
Season seriesSeries tied 1-1
Senators34-32-51
Bruins54-11-52Final
Lightning42-24-62
Canadiens28-37-63Final
Hurricanes46-15-83
Rangers41-20-102Final
Wild41-22-82
Devils45-18-81Final/OT
Panthers36-28-73
Flyers26-32-126Final
Blue Jackets22-41-77
Capitals33-31-86Final/OT
Maple Leafs42-19-92
Islanders37-27-87Final
Red Wings31-30-93
Blues31-33-62Final/SO- Coyotes27-33-111
Jets40-29-32Final 
Kraken39-24-75
Stars38-19-144Final/OT