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Buffalo Sabres at Nashville Predators

Bridgestone Arena, Nashville Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Nashville Predators 5–3 on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Buffalo Sabres 5 50-23-9
at Nashville Predators 3 38-34-10

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 3 1 1 5
Nashville Predators 0 2 1 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 14 11 8 33
Nashville Predators 8 12 14 34

Three stars

  1. K. Helenius, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. N. Ostlund, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)
  3. R. O'Reilly, Nashville Predators (2 goals, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 08:11 Buffalo Sabres Noah Ostlund (8) Konsta Helenius (1), Rasmus Dahlin (29) Even strength BUF 1, NSH 0
1st 11:45 Buffalo Sabres Noah Ostlund (9) Konsta Helenius (2), Owen Power (12) Even strength BUF 2, NSH 0
1st 17:24 Buffalo Sabres Konsta Helenius (1) Peyton Krebs (14) Even strength BUF 3, NSH 0
2nd 04:20 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson (26) Alex Tuch (24), Josh Doan (20) Even strength BUF 4, NSH 0
2nd 10:09 Nashville Predators Ryan O'Reilly (17) Filip Forsberg (19), Brady Skjei (14) Even strength BUF 4, NSH 1
2nd 11:54 Nashville Predators Filip Forsberg (19) Ryan O'Reilly (29) Even strength BUF 4, NSH 2
3rd 09:30 Nashville Predators Ryan O'Reilly (18) Luke Evangelista (28), Filip Forsberg (20) Even strength BUF 4, NSH 3
3rd 18:14 Buffalo Sabres Peyton Krebs (5) Mattias Samuelsson (17) Even strength, Empty net BUF 5, NSH 3

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Nashville Predators
Shots on goal 33 34
Power play 0 of 1 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 6 4
Hits 17 27
Blocked shots 19 8
Giveaways 15 10
Takeaways 4 6
Faceoffs won 27/60 (45%) 33/60 (55%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
6 Z. Benson L 0 0 0 +3 0 2 0 0 15:32
12 J. Greenway L 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 11:02
17 J. Zucker L 0 0 0 -2 2 5 1 1 50% 17:32
19 P. Krebs C 1 1 2 +2 0 2 2 0 20% 12:31
22 J. Quinn R 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 1 16:32
29 B. Malenstyn L 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 33.3% 11:25
71 R. McLeod C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 64.7% 19:30
72 T. Thompson C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 0 63.6% 13:33
86 N. Ostlund C 2 0 2 +1 0 3 0 1 14.3% 16:58
89 A. Tuch R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 42.9% 15:44
91 J. Doan R 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 12:57
94 K. Helenius C 1 2 3 +2 0 4 2 1 50% 14:43
4 B. Byram D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 23:59
23 M. Samuelsson D 0 1 1 +2 2 0 0 2 25:53
25 O. Power D 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 23:25
26 R. Dahlin D 0 1 1 +2 0 0 5 3 28:02
73 Z. Metsa D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 08:06
78 J. Bryson D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 08:36
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
34 A. Lyon 34 31 3 .912 60:00 Win

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player
9 F. Forsberg L 1 2 3 +1 0 7 1 1 100% 19:38
36 C. Smith R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 5 0 13:21
40 F. Svechkov C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 75% 13:19
47 M. McCarron C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 50% 13:28
56 E. Haula L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 0 75% 13:28
58 M. Bunting L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 12:39
71 M. Wood R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 13:33
77 L. Evangelista R 0 1 1 0 2 4 1 0 20:35
81 J. Marchessault R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 0 13:49
89 O. Wiesblatt C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 11:24
90 R. O'Reilly C 2 1 3 +2 2 4 0 0 42.3% 20:42
91 S. Stamkos C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 50% 18:06
20 J. Barron D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 08:22
37 N. Blankenburg D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 2 18:15
41 N. Hague D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 1 20:09
48 N. Perbix D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 14:30
59 R. Josi D 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 28:24
76 B. Skjei D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 2 26:15
Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie
29 J. Annunen 13 13 0 1.000 34:09
74 J. Saros 19 15 4 .789 23:54 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 13:24 Buffalo Sabres Jason Zucker Tripping 2
2nd 06:20 Nashville Predators Luke Evangelista Tripping 2
2nd 19:43 Buffalo Sabres Jordan Greenway Holding 2
3rd 20:00 Buffalo Sabres Mattias Samuelsson Roughing 2
3rd 20:00 Nashville Predators Ryan O'Reilly High sticking 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Nashville Predators head coach
Andrew Brunette
Referees
Trevor Hanson, Pierre Lambert
Linesmen
Andrew Smith, Tyson Baker
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Michael Kesselring, Tyson Kozak
Nashville Predators scratches
Tyson Jost, Adam Wilsby

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Nashville Predators 3 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 20

Matchup Status Details
Minnesota Wild 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 2 at Dallas Stars 6 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 1 at Winnipeg Jets 3 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 2 at Edmonton Oilers 1 Final Game page
New York Rangers 3 at Los Angeles Kings 4 Final Game page

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