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Buffalo Sabres at Nashville Predators

Bridgestone Arena, Nashville Regular Season Final

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Buffalo Sabres 6–4 on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2024-2025 record
Buffalo Sabres 4 36-39-7
at Nashville Predators 6 30-44-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 2 1 1 4
Nashville Predators 2 2 2 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 13 7 9 29
Nashville Predators 10 8 5 23

Three stars

  1. R. O'Reilly, Nashville Predators (4 assists)
  2. B. Skjei, Nashville Predators (2 goals)
  3. R. Dahlin, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 06:57 Nashville Predators Tommy Novak (11) Unassisted Even strength BUF 0, NSH 1
1st 09:26 Nashville Predators Brady Skjei (6) Ryan O'Reilly (17), Jonathan Marchessault (25) Even strength BUF 0, NSH 2
1st 15:21 Buffalo Sabres Bowen Byram (7) Jason Zucker (23), Alex Tuch (23) Even strength BUF 1, NSH 2
1st 18:25 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Dahlin (7) Zach Benson (9), Ryan McLeod (16) Even strength BUF 2, NSH 2
2nd 14:31 Nashville Predators Filip Forsberg (20) Ryan O'Reilly (18), Roman Josi (28) Power play BUF 2, NSH 3
2nd 15:13 Nashville Predators Brady Skjei (7) Ryan O'Reilly (19), Jonathan Marchessault (26) Even strength BUF 2, NSH 4
2nd 17:43 Buffalo Sabres Alex Tuch (19) Bowen Byram (22), Rasmus Dahlin (35) Even strength BUF 3, NSH 4
3rd 06:58 Nashville Predators Filip Forsberg (21) Ryan O'Reilly (20), Jonathan Marchessault (27) Even strength BUF 3, NSH 5
3rd 12:30 Buffalo Sabres Dylan Cozens (11) Alex Tuch (24), Owen Power (23) Power play BUF 4, NSH 5
3rd 19:24 Nashville Predators Jonathan Marchessault (17) Unassisted Even strength, Empty net BUF 4, NSH 6

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Nashville Predators
Shots on goal 29 23
Power play 1 of 2 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 6 6
Hits 22 33
Blocked shots 14 26
Giveaways 19 16
Takeaways 6 2
Faceoffs won 26/59 (44.1%) 33/59 (55.9%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 Z. Benson L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 11:44
17 J. Zucker L 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 33.3% 19:27
19 P. Krebs C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 36.4% 18:56
20 J.Kulich C 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 3 0 33.3% 15:01
22 J. Quinn R 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 15:21
24 D. Cozens C 1 0 1 -1 2 1 3 1 1 50% 15:58
71 R. McLeod C 0 1 1 +2 0 1 0 0 0 47.8% 21:09
72 T. Thompson C 0 0 0 -4 0 3 1 1 0 33.3% 18:59
77 J. Peterka R 0 0 0 -4 0 1 3 0 0 19:07
81 S. Lafferty C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 3 0 0 100% 09:05
89 A. Tuch R 1 2 3 0 2 2 1 1 0 17:50
4 B. Byram D 1 1 2 +1 0 2 2 1 0 23:20
8 D. Gilbert D 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 08:28
10 H. Jokiharju D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 13:00
25 O. Power D 0 1 1 -2 0 3 1 1 0 23:02
26 R. Dahlin D 1 1 2 +2 0 1 3 1 0 24:02
75 C. Clifton D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 2 0 11:05
78 J. Bryson D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 11:56
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
1 U. Luukkonen 22 17 5 .773 58:15 Loss

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player
9 F. Forsberg L 2 0 2 +2 0 3 6 1 1 18:08
10 C. Sissons C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 56.3% 17:50
14 G. Nyquist R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 17:21
25 J. Kemell R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 1 0 08:57
36 C. Smith R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 2 0 16:47
40 F. Svechkov C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 0 50% 06:45
47 M. McCarron C 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 52.9% 16:16
81 J. Marchessault R 1 3 4 +3 0 1 1 0 0 100% 18:10
82 T. Novak C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 10:41
89 O. Wiesblatt C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 13:06
90 R. O'Reilly C 0 4 4 +1 0 2 0 0 0 58.8% 17:12
91 S. Stamkos C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 50% 16:03
2 L. Schenn D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 11 3 0 17:53
5 K. Gravel D 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 17:01
20 J. Barron D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 5 0 16:26
37 N. Blankenburg D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18:08
59 R. Josi D 0 1 1 +2 0 3 0 3 0 25:37
76 B. Skjei D 2 0 2 +1 2 3 1 1 0 22:26
Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie
29 J. Annunen 29 25 4 .862 59:23 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 19:42 Buffalo Sabres Alex Tuch Interference 2
2nd 10:50 Nashville Predators Michael McCarron Roughing 2
2nd 10:50 Buffalo Sabres Dennis Gilbert Roughing 2
2nd 14:16 Buffalo Sabres Dylan Cozens Roughing 2
3rd 09:06 Nashville Predators Justin Barron Tripping 2
3rd 10:40 Nashville Predators Brady Skjei Hooking 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Nashville Predators head coach
Andrew Brunette
Referees
Dan O'Rourke, Jordan Samuels-Thomas
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Travis Gawryletz
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Felix Sandstrom, Beck Malenstyn, Tyson Kozak
Nashville Predators scratches
Luke Evangelista, Adam Wilsby, Zachary L'Heureux

2024-2025 season series

Matchup Status Details
Nashville Predators 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Nashville Predators 6 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Feb 8

Matchup Status Details
New Jersey Devils 4 at Montreal Canadiens 0 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 6 at Detroit Red Wings 3 Final Game page
Utah Hockey Club 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 7 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at Boston Bruins 3 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 1 at Florida Panthers 5 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 Final Game page
New York Rangers 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 5 at St. Louis Blues 6 Final/SO Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Vancouver Canucks 2 Final Game page
New York Islanders 3 at Minnesota Wild 6 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 3 at Calgary Flames 2 Final/OT Game page
Dallas Stars 8 at San Jose Sharks 3 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Los Angeles Kings 1 Final/SO Game page

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