Buffalo Sabres vs Nashville Predators
On the ice
BUF shoots leftNSH shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 14 | 11 | 8 | 33 |
| NSH | 8 | 12 | 14 | 34 |
In net
Alex Lyon31/34 SV, .912
Juuse Saros15/19 SV, .789| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| NSH | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Who won: Sabres 5-3
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Nashville Predators 5-3 on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at Bridgestone Arena. The Sabres lead the series 1-0. The Sabres outscored the Predators 3-0 in the 1st period. Noah Ostlund led the Sabres in goals (2). Ryan O'Reilly led the Predators in goals (2).
| Forwards | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach BensonLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15:32 | 0:33 | 0:42 | 14:17 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh DoanRW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:57 | 1:25 | 0:00 | 11:32 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan GreenwayLW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:02 | 0:00 | 0:45 | 10:17 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Konsta HeleniusC | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14:43 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:43 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton KrebsC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12:31 | 0:00 | 0:07 | 12:24 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beck MalenstynLW | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11:25 | 0:00 | 1:20 | 10:05 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeodC | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 19:30 | 0:37 | 2:40 | 16:13 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 64.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah OstlundC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:58 | 1:23 | 0:00 | 15:35 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack QuinnRW | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:32 | 0:38 | 0:00 | 15:54 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage ThompsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:33 | 1:22 | 0:00 | 12:11 | 20 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 63.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex TuchRW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15:44 | 0:35 | 2:26 | 12:43 | 23 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 42.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason ZuckerLW | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 17:32 | 1:27 | 0:00 | 16:05 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob BrysonD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:36 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:36 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowen ByramD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:59 | 0:24 | 2:33 | 21:02 | 30 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus DahlinD | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 28:02 | 1:36 | 1:20 | 25:06 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach MetsaD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:06 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:06 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen PowerD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:25 | 0:00 | 1:26 | 21:59 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias SamuelssonD | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25:53 | 0:00 | 2:41 | 23:12 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex LyonG | 3 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 31 | .912 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
