Nashville Predators at Buffalo Sabres

Sunday, March 20, 2011, 5:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–3 in overtime on Sunday, March 20, 2011 on the road.

Final score, Nashville Predators at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2010-2011 record
Nashville Predators	4	44-27-11
at Buffalo Sabres	3	43-29-10

Goals by period

Goals by period, Nashville Predators at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Nashville Predators	1	0	2	1	4
Buffalo Sabres	0	3	0	0	3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Nashville Predators	6	10	9	1	26
Buffalo Sabres	11	17	10	0	38

Three stars

B. Geoffrion, Nashville Predators (3 goals)
N. Gerbe, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
M. Erat, Nashville Predators (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Nashville Predators at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:44	Nashville Predators	Blake Geoffrion (1)	Colin Wilson (1), J-P Dumont (1)	Even strength	NSH 1, BUF 0
2nd	07:04	Buffalo Sabres	Nathan Gerbe (1)	Paul Gaustad (1), Mark Mancari (1)	Even strength	NSH 1, BUF 1
2nd	07:46	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly (1)	Thomas Vanek (1), Tyler Myers (1)	Even strength	NSH 1, BUF 2
2nd	19:00	Buffalo Sabres	Tyler Ennis (1)	Drew Stafford (1), Ryan Miller (1)	Power play	NSH 1, BUF 3
3rd	17:33	Nashville Predators	Blake Geoffrion (2)	Unassisted	Even strength	NSH 2, BUF 3
3rd	18:37	Nashville Predators	Blake Geoffrion (3)	Cody Franson (1), Sergei Kostitsyn (1)	Even strength	NSH 3, BUF 3
OT	00:27	Nashville Predators	Martin Erat (1)	Ryan Suter (1), David Legwand (1)	Even strength	NSH 4, BUF 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Nashville Predators at Buffalo Sabres
Stat	Nashville Predators	Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal	26	38
Power play	0 of 0	1 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	0
Hits	11	6
Blocked shots	11	17
Giveaways	11	12
Takeaways	4	12
Faceoffs won	35/58 (60.3%)	23/58 (39.7%)

Box score

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 5 B. Geoffrion	C	3	0	3	+3	0	3	2	0	0	66.7%	10:45
Number 10 M. Erat	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0		19:30
Number 11 D. Legwand	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	73.3%	18:57
Number 12 M. Fisher	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	50%	17:24
Number 13 N. Spaling	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	62.5%	15:30
Number 22 J. Tootoo	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		12:22
Number 25 J. Smithson	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	43.8%	14:51
Number 27 P. Hornqvist	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	100%	12:55
Number 29 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	0	100%	16:55
Number 33 C. Wilson	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0	50%	08:39
Number 71 J. Dumont	R	0	1	1	+2	0	0	2	0	0		10:46
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0		16:20
Number 4 C. Franson	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	2	1	0		14:30
Number 6 S. Weber	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		25:18
Number 7 J. Blum	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0	0		20:00
Number 8 K. Klein	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		19:15
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	1	1	0	2	3	0	1	0		24:27
Number 55 S. O'Brien	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0		17:46

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 A. Lindback	38	35	3	.921	60:27	Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 C. McCormick	C	0	0	0	-1	0	5	2	1	0	44.4%	10:54
Number 12 M. Mancari	R	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	1	0		14:36
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	0	42.1%	18:09
Number 20 R. Niedermayer	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	33.3%	10:41
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		16:06
Number 22 B. Boyes	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	40%	15:45
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		10:48
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	1	1	0	0	5	0	0	0		20:37
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	42.9%	14:26
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	1	0		18:53
Number 42 N. Gerbe	C	1	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0		13:18
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	0	1		16:41
Number 3 J. Leopold	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0		24:03
Number 6 M. Weber	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		14:42
Number 27 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		13:20
Number 34 C. Butler	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	3	0		19:29
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	3	0		25:07
Number 57 T. Myers	D	0	1	1	-3	0	0	2	1	0		24:13

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	26	22	4	.846	60:27	OT loss

Penalties

Penalties, Nashville Predators at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	10:50	Nashville Predators	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	17:22	Nashville Predators	Cody Franson	Slashing	2
3rd	04:54	Nashville Predators	Ryan Suter	Cross checking	2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Frederick L'Ecuyer, Tim Peel
Linesmen: Jay Sharrers, Jonny Murray
Nashville Predators scratches: Matt Halischuk
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Patrick Lalime, Jochen Hecht, Steve Montador, Patrick Kaleta

Other NHL games on Mar 20

Other NHL games on Sunday, March 20, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Mar 20, 2011
New Jersey Devils 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 0	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sun, Mar 20, 2011
Montreal Canadiens 8 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Mar 20, 2011
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 1	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Phoenix Coyotes, Sun, Mar 20, 2011
Calgary Flames 4 at Anaheim Ducks 5	Final/OT	Game page: Calgary Flames at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Mar 20, 2011

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