Nashville Predators at Buffalo Sabres

First Niagara Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–2 on Wednesday, November 25, 2015 on the road.

Final score, Nashville Predators at Buffalo Sabres
Team Goals 2015-2016 record
Nashville Predators 3 41-27-14
at Buffalo Sabres 2 35-36-11

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at Buffalo Sabres
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Nashville Predators 4 7 9 20
Buffalo Sabres 11 14 7 32

Three stars

  1. C. Hutton, Nashville Predators (goaltender)
  2. M. Fisher, Nashville Predators (1 goal)
  3. E. Kane, Buffalo Sabres (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 13:52 Nashville Predators Mike Fisher (3) Colin Wilson (7), Ryan Ellis (8) Even strength NSH 1, BUF 0
2nd 00:55 Nashville Predators Craig Smith (5) Mattias Ekholm (6) Even strength NSH 2, BUF 0
2nd 06:29 Nashville Predators Cody Hodgson (2) Gabriel Bourque (3), Calle Jarnkrok (2) Even strength NSH 3, BUF 0
2nd 18:22 Buffalo Sabres Evander Kane (2) Rasmus Ristolainen (9), Josh Gorges (3) Even strength NSH 3, BUF 1
3rd 18:41 Buffalo Sabres Jack Eichel (7) Ryan O'Reilly (10), Zach Bogosian (1) Even strength NSH 3, BUF 2

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 20 32
Power play 0 of 3 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 6
Hits 30 24
Blocked shots 17 5
Giveaways 2 7
Takeaways 2 4
Faceoffs won 23/54 (42.6%) 31/54 (57.4%)

Box score

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 F. Forsberg L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 1 18:24
Number 11 C. Hodgson C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 0 10:18
Number 12 M. Fisher C 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 1 47.1% 17:00
Number 15 C. Smith C 1 0 1 +2 0 1 1 0 13:59
Number 18 J. Neal L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 17:40
Number 19 C. Jarnkrok C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 50% 15:35
Number 24 E. Nystrom L 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 15:56
Number 28 P. Gaustad C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 33.3% 08:27
Number 33 C. Wilson C 0 1 1 +2 0 3 4 0 13:50
Number 51 A. Watson L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 1 12:29
Number 57 G. Bourque L 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 2 13:29
Number 63 M. Ribeiro C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33.3% 18:52
Number 3 S. Jones D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 18:38
Number 4 R. Ellis D 0 1 1 +3 0 1 0 2 16:57
Number 5 B. Jackman D 0 0 0 -1 4 1 1 1 15:27
Number 6 S. Weber D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 2 24:31
Number 14 M. Ekholm D 0 1 1 +3 0 0 0 1 18:14
Number 59 R. Josi D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 5 26:24
Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 C. Hutton 32 30 2 .938 59:50 Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 E. Kane L 1 0 1 +1 0 5 4 0 24:34
Number 12 B. Gionta R 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 0 22:16
Number 15 J. Eichel C 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 0 42.9% 17:06
Number 17 D. Legwand C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 50% 09:54
Number 22 J. Larsson L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 06:37
Number 23 S. Reinhart C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 13:44
Number 26 M. Moulson L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11:38
Number 28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 54.5% 14:41
Number 44 N. Deslauriers L 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 11:25
Number 82 M. Foligno L 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 16:14
Number 88 J. McGinn L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 07:58
Number 90 R. O'Reilly C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 69.6% 23:54
Number 4 J. Gorges D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 18:53
Number 25 C. Colaiacovo D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 18:49
Number 29 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 1 17:38
Number 46 C. Franson D 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 16:50
Number 47 Z. Bogosian D 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 0 21:45
Number 55 R. Ristolainen D 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 21:33
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 31 C. Johnson 12 12 0 1.000 32:02
Number 35 L. Ullmark 8 5 3 .625 26:29 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Nashville Predators at Buffalo Sabres
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:10 Nashville Predators Barret Jackman Tripping 2
3rd 00:42 Nashville Predators Barret Jackman Kneeing 2
3rd 03:42 Buffalo Sabres Marcus Foligno Interference 2
3rd 06:16 Buffalo Sabres Marcus Foligno Interference goalkeeper 2
3rd 07:29 Buffalo Sabres Cody Franson Tripping 2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach
Peter Laviolette
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Dan Bylsma
Referees
Eric Furlatt, Trevor Hanson
Linesmen
Brad Kovachik, David Brisebois
Nashville Predators scratches
Victor Bartley, Anthony Bitetto, Miikka Salomaki
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Tyler Ennis, Tim Schaller

2015-2016 season series

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Sources and further reading

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