Nashville Predators at Buffalo Sabres
· KeyBank Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Nashville Predators 3–2 on Saturday, March 7, 2026 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Nashville Predators at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Nashville Predators |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Nashville Predators |
6 |
12 |
7 |
25 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
2 |
13 |
9 |
24 |
Three stars
- A. Lyon, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
- J. Doan, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
- T. Thompson, 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 |
| 2nd |
01:17 |
Nashville Predators |
Zachary L'Heureux (1) |
Jonathan Marchessault (8), Ryan O'Reilly (38) |
Even strength |
NSH 1, BUF 0 |
| 2nd |
12:39 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tage Thompson (34) |
Alex Tuch (29) |
Even strength |
NSH 1, BUF 1 |
| 2nd |
14:17 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jason Zucker (17) |
Jack Quinn (27), Rasmus Dahlin (42) |
Even strength |
NSH 1, BUF 2 |
| 3rd |
00:16 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Josh Doan (19) |
Josh Norris (14), Noah Ostlund (13) |
Even strength |
NSH 1, BUF 3 |
| 3rd |
16:08 |
Nashville Predators |
Matthew Wood (13) |
Roman Josi (32), Steven Stamkos (20) |
Power play |
NSH 2, 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 |
25 |
24 |
| Power play |
1 of 3 |
0 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
8 |
| Hits |
15 |
20 |
| Blocked shots |
11 |
17 |
| Giveaways |
15 |
14 |
| Takeaways |
8 |
5 |
| Faceoffs won |
38/62 (61.3%) |
24/62 (38.7%) |
Box score
Nashville Predators
Nashville Predators skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 F. Forsberg |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:48 |
| Number 17 T. Jost |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:47 |
| Number 25 J. Kemell |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:00 |
| Number 40 F. Svechkov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
09:49 |
| Number 56 E. Haula |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
16:12 |
| Number 68 Z. L'Heureux |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:26 |
| Number 71 M. Wood |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
54.5% |
15:57 |
| Number 77 L. Evangelista |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:48 |
| Number 81 J. Marchessault |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:03 |
| Number 89 O. Wiesblatt |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:21 |
| Number 90 R. O'Reilly |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
78.6% |
21:20 |
| Number 91 S. Stamkos |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
78.6% |
17:53 |
| Number 20 J. Barron |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:49 |
| Number 41 N. Hague |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:59 |
| Number 48 N. Perbix |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
18:41 |
| Number 59 R. Josi |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
25:56 |
| Number 76 B. Skjei |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:35 |
| Number 85 R. Ufko |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:44 |
Nashville Predators goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 74 J. Saros |
24 |
21 |
3 |
.875 |
58:52 |
Loss |
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 6 Z. Benson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:32 |
| Number 9 J. Norris |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
45.5% |
16:37 |
| Number 10 S. Carrick |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
08:55 |
| Number 17 J. Zucker |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:42 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
14:27 |
| Number 22 J. Quinn |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:10 |
| Number 29 B. Malenstyn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
50% |
09:12 |
| Number 71 R. McLeod |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
30.8% |
17:32 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
33.3% |
18:53 |
| Number 86 N. Ostlund |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:46 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:19 |
| Number 91 J. Doan |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:11 |
| Number 4 B. Byram |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:11 |
| Number 8 M. Kesselring |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
10:28 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
24:36 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
23:02 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
24:36 |
| Number 73 Z. Metsa |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:38 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 34 A. Lyon |
25 |
23 |
2 |
.920 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Nashville Predators at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
07:12 |
Nashville Predators |
Tyson Jost |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
07:12 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Peyton Krebs |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
08:43 |
Nashville Predators |
Steven Stamkos |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
06:13 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Ryan McLeod |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
07:09 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Mattias Samuelsson |
Boarding |
2 |
| 3rd |
11:27 |
Nashville Predators |
Tyson Jost |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
15:55 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jack Quinn |
Interference |
2 |
Game information
- Nashville Predators head coach
- Andrew Brunette
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Referees
- Garrett Rank, Riley Brace
- Linesmen
- Dylan Blujus, Ryan Daisy
- Nashville Predators scratches
- Adam Wilsby, Reid Schaefer
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Luke Schenn, Tanner Pearson, Logan Stanley, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Josh Dunne, Tyson Kozak
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Status |
Details |
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1
 at Boston Bruins
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 7, 2026
|
 New York Rangers
3
 at New Jersey Devils
6
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Mar 7, 2026
|
 Philadelphia Flyers
4
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
3
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Mar 7, 2026
|
 Tampa Bay Lightning
5
 at Toronto Maple Leafs
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 7, 2026
|
 Utah Mammoth
5
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
4
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Utah Mammoth at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Mar 7, 2026
|
 Vancouver Canucks
2
 at Winnipeg Jets
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Winnipeg Jets, Sat, Mar 7, 2026
|
 Montreal Canadiens
4
 at Los Angeles Kings
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 7, 2026
|
 Carolina Hurricanes
4
 at Calgary Flames
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Calgary Flames, Sat, Mar 7, 2026
|
 New York Islanders
2
 at San Jose Sharks
1
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: New York Islanders at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Mar 7, 2026
|
 Ottawa Senators
7
 at Seattle Kraken
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Ottawa Senators at Seattle Kraken, Sat, Mar 7, 2026
|
Sources and further reading
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