Nashville Predators vs Buffalo Sabres

NHL

Predators

28-27-8, 64 PTS

2-3

Final

Sabres

38-19-6, 82 PTS

KeyBank Center

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

NSH shoots leftBUF shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
NSH	6	12	7	25
BUF	2	13	9	24

In net

Juuse Saros21/24 SV, .875

Alex Lyon23/25 SV, .920

Team	1	2	3	T
NSH	0	1	1	2
BUF	0	2	1	3

Who won: Sabres 3-2

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Nashville Predators 3-2 on Saturday, March 7, 2026 at KeyBank Center. The Sabres win the series 2-0. Tage Thompson led the Sabres in goals (1). Zachary L'Heureux led the Predators in goals (1).

NSH

BUF

Forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Zach BensonLW	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 CarrickC	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 DoanRW	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 KrebsC	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 MalenstynLW	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 McLeodC	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 NorrisC	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 OstlundC	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 QuinnRW	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 ThompsonC	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 TuchRW	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 ZuckerLW	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	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Bowen ByramD	1	1	1	0	23:11	1:45	2:19	19:07	26	10	0	1	2	0	0	0
Rasmus DahlinD	0	0	0	3	24:36	2:15	1:27	20:54	31	12	1	1	1	0	0	0
Michael KesselringD	3	1	0	1	10:28	0:00	0:55	9:33	14	0	0	1	0	3	0	0
Zach MetsaD	1	0	0	0	11:38	0:00	0:00	11:38	12	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
Owen PowerD	3	0	0	-1	23:02	1:07	2:18	19:37	28	6	0	2	1	1	0	0
Mattias SamuelssonD	1	1	0	1	24:36	0:00	1:27	23:09	31	12	0	1	2	1	1	2