Nashville Predators at Buffalo Sabres

Friday, April 1, 2022, 7:00 PM ET KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Nashville Predators 4–3 on Friday, April 1, 2022 at home.

Final score, Nashville Predators at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2021-2022 record
Nashville Predators	3	45-30-7
at Buffalo Sabres	4	32-39-11

Goals by period

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

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	10	5	10	25
Buffalo Sabres	14	9	12	35

Three stars

T. Thompson, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)
A. Tuch, Buffalo Sabres (2 assists)
P. Krebs, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Nashville Predators at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:14	Buffalo Sabres	Peyton Krebs (7)	Dylan Cozens (22), Victor Olofsson (20)	Even strength	NSH 0, BUF 1
1st	04:32	Nashville Predators	Filip Forsberg (38)	Matt Duchene (34), Ryan Johansen (33)	Even strength	NSH 1, BUF 1
1st	06:58	Buffalo Sabres	Tage Thompson (29)	Jeff Skinner (21), Alex Tuch (20)	Even strength	NSH 1, BUF 2
1st	13:22	Buffalo Sabres	Tage Thompson (30)	Alex Tuch (21)	Even strength	NSH 1, BUF 3
1st	17:23	Nashville Predators	Michael McCarron (7)	Matt Benning (11), Eeli Tolvanen (12)	Even strength	NSH 2, BUF 3
1st	19:01	Nashville Predators	Jeremy Lauzon (2)	Matt Duchene (35), Ryan Johansen (34)	Even strength	NSH 3, BUF 3
2nd	14:25	Buffalo Sabres	Victor Olofsson (15)	Dylan Cozens (23), Peyton Krebs (10)	Power play	NSH 3, BUF 4

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	25	35
Power play	0 of 1	1 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	2
Hits	12	20
Blocked shots	7	11
Giveaways	4	8
Takeaways	2	8
Faceoffs won	22/50 (44%)	28/50 (56%)

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 9 F. Forsberg	L	1	0	1	+2	0	3	1	1	0		19:03
Number 10 C. Sissons	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0	35.7%	14:25
Number 11 L. Kunin	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		13:14
Number 13 Y. Trenin	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0		14:25
Number 21 N. Cousins	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0		12:28
Number 26 P. Tomasino	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0		10:57
Number 28 E. Tolvanen	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		10:50
Number 47 M. McCarron	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	1	0	60%	15:52
Number 64 M. Granlund	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	33.3%	16:46
Number 84 T. Jeannot	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	0		16:25
Number 92 R. Johansen	C	0	2	2	+2	0	2	0	1	0	46.7%	17:11
Number 95 M. Duchene	C	0	2	2	+2	0	2	0	0	0	50%	20:36
Number 3 J. Lauzon	D	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	0		19:35
Number 5 M. Benning	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	4	0	0		14:18
Number 14 M. Ekholm	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0		23:26
Number 38 J. Davies	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		11:55
Number 45 A. Carrier	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		20:11
Number 59 R. Josi	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		26:56

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 74 J. Saros	35	31	4	.886	57:55	Loss

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 19 P. Krebs	C	1	1	2	+1	0	4	0	0	0		14:05
Number 20 C. Eakin	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	56.3%	15:06
Number 21 K. Okposo	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	3	1	0		18:12
Number 24 D. Cozens	C	0	2	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	66.7%	16:35
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	3	0	0		14:40
Number 29 V. Hinostroza	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0	0		15:28
Number 37 C. Mittelstadt	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	50%	13:37
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	0	1	1	+1	0	5	2	0	0		18:31
Number 71 V. Olofsson	L	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	1	1		13:48
Number 72 T. Thompson	C	2	0	2	+1	2	4	0	0	0	75%	15:23
Number 74 R. Asplund	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		11:18
Number 89 A. Tuch	R	0	2	2	+1	0	3	0	0	0		14:28
Number 10 H. Jokiharju	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	0		24:03
Number 13 M. Pysyk	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		13:35
Number 23 M. Samuelsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	0		23:45
Number 26 R. Dahlin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	2	0		20:35
Number 45 C. Fitzgerald	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		19:54
Number 78 J. Bryson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		14:57

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 C. Anderson	25	22	3	.880	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Nashville Predators at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:14	Nashville Predators	Yakov Trenin	Tripping	2
2nd	03:32	Buffalo Sabres	Tage Thompson	Tripping	2
2nd	12:53	Nashville Predators	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach: John Hynes
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Don Granato
Referees: Wes McCauley, Francois St-Laurent
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Kyle Flemington
Nashville Predators scratches: Mark Borowiecki, Matt Tennyson, Ben Harpur, Dante Fabbro, Matt Luff
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Colin Miller, Will Butcher, John Hayden, Anders Bjork

2021-2022 season series

Every Nashville Predators and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2021-2022 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Nashville Predators, Thu, Jan 13, 2022
Nashville Predators 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Apr 1, 2022

Other NHL games on Apr 1

Other NHL games on Friday, April 1, 2022
Matchup	Status	Details
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Tampa Bay Lightning, Fri, Apr 1, 2022
New York Islanders 3 at New York Rangers 0	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at New York Rangers, Fri, Apr 1, 2022
Ottawa Senators 5 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Apr 1, 2022
St. Louis Blues 5 at Edmonton Oilers 6	Final/OT	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Edmonton Oilers, Fri, Apr 1, 2022
Vegas Golden Knights 5 at Seattle Kraken 2	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Seattle Kraken, Fri, Apr 1, 2022
Anaheim Ducks 5 at Arizona Coyotes 0	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Arizona Coyotes, Fri, Apr 1, 2022

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