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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan CozensC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:42 | 2:30 | 2:50 | 13:22 | 25 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zemgus GirgensonsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 10:57 | 0:00 | 2:15 | 8:42 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson JostC | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 14:52 | 0:00 | 0:16 | 14:36 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton KrebsC | 1 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 12:27 | 0:00 | 2:26 | 10:01 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey MittelstadtC | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 16:18 | 2:16 | 0:02 | 14:00 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle OkposoRW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 11:17 | 0:00 | 0:24 | 10:53 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor OlofssonLW | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 15:48 | 3:48 | 0:00 | 12:00 | 17 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ PeterkaRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:44 | 2:23 | 0:00 | 13:21 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack QuinnRW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:55 | 2:26 | 1:48 | 13:41 | 23 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff SkinnerLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 14:56 | 3:51 | 0:00 | 11:05 | 19 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage ThompsonC | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 14:50 | 4:00 | 0:00 | 10:50 | 20 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 60.0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Alex TuchRW | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 17:31 | 3:51 | 2:00 | 11:40 | 23 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kale ClagueD | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 13:28 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:28 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus DahlinD | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 25:44 | 4:07 | 1:38 | 19:59 | 31 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henri JokiharjuD | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 20:13 | 0:08 | 1:44 | 18:21 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ilya LyubushkinD | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:48 | 0:00 | 3:44 | 15:04 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen PowerD | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 21:58 | 2:05 | 2:43 | 17:10 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riley StillmanD | 0 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 13:17 | 0:00 | 2:10 | 11:07 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23:23 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig AndersonG | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .700 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 35:52 | 0 | 2 |
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