Nashville Predators vs. Buffalo Sabres: game summary
Final · January 31, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.
Shots on goal : NSH 31 — BUF 27 · KeyBank Center
Three stars
NSHGame stats
BUF
- 31Shots on goal27
- 64 %Faceoff win %36 %
- 0/4Power play0/2
- 4Penalty minutes8
- 25Hits23
- 8Blocked shots16
- 16Giveaways13
- 8Takeaways4
Shots by period
| P1 | P2 | P3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSH | 10 | 13 | 8 | 31 |
| BUF | 9 | 7 | 11 | 27 |
Season series NSH 1 – 1 BUF
Official NHL reports
Shot map
← NSH 3 / 31 / 434 / 27 / 37 BUF →
NSH 3 / 31 / 434 / 27 / 37 BUF →Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.
Goals
1st period
Ryan McLeodBUF · 02:25Assists : Rasmus Dahlin, Jack Quinn0 – 1▶ Watch
Jiri KulichBUF · 08:41Assists : Rasmus Dahlin, Owen Power0 – 2▶ Watch
Luke EvangelistaNSH · 10:56Assists : Justin Barron, Ryan O'Reilly1 – 2▶ Watch
Brady SkjeiNSH · 17:06Assists : Colton Sissons, Michael McCarron2 – 2
2nd period
Tommy NovakNSH · 02:51Assists : Brady Skjei, Fedor Svechkov3 – 2▶ Watch
Jason ZuckerBUF · 12:26Assists : Alex Tuch3 – 3▶ Watch
3rd period
- Jiri KulichBUF · 17:56Assists : Tage Thompson, JJ Peterka3 – 4▶ Watch
Penalties
1st period
- 05:53NSHJustin Barron — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Peyton Krebs
- 14:55BUFJason Zucker — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Nick Blankenburg
2nd period
- 15:16BUFRasmus Dahlin — Cross checking (2 min) · drawn by Ryan O'Reilly
3rd period
- 00:15BUFJiri Kulich — High sticking double minor (4 min) · drawn by Cole Smith
- 03:36NSHBrady Skjei — Interference (2 min) · drawn by Zach Benson
Box score
Nashville Predators
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. ForsbergL | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 3 | 18:20 |
| C. SissonsC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14:26 |
| G. NyquistR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19:18 |
| C. SmithR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12:52 |
| F. SvechkovC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 09:48 |
| M. McCarronC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11:55 |
| Z. L'HeureuxL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12:56 |
| L. EvangelistaR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16:21 |
| J. MarchessaultR | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 17:55 |
| T. NovakC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:53 |
| R. O'ReillyC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21:41 |
| S. StamkosC | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 18:36 |
| L. SchennD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 13:19 |
| J. BarronD | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 17:13 |
| N. BlankenburgD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:27 |
| R. JosiD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 25:02 |
| B. SkjeiD | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21:53 |
| A. WilsbyD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 15:06 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Annunen(L) | 23/27 | 85.2 % | 57:59 |
| M. Murray | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z. BensonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:39 |
| J. ZuckerL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13:48 |
| P. KrebsC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 13:44 |
| J.KulichC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15:44 |
| J. QuinnR | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 12:27 |
| D. CozensC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15:05 |
| B. MalenstynL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12:20 |
| T. KozakC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:02 |
| R. McLeodC | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 14:43 |
| T. ThompsonC | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:07 |
| J. PeterkaR | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18:33 |
| A. TuchR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:14 |
| B. ByramD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 26:19 |
| H. JokiharjuD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:43 |
| M. SamuelssonD | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21:38 |
| O. PowerD | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 20:42 |
| R. DahlinD | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 25:39 |
| J. BrysonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12:33 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| U. Luukkonen(W) | 28/31 | 90.3 % | 60:00 |
| J. Reimer | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
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About this game
Who won Predators vs Sabres?
Sabres won 4-3 over Predators on Friday, January 31, 2025.
When was Predators vs Sabres played?
On Friday, January 31, 2025, at 7:00 PM ET at KeyBank Center.
Where was Predators vs Sabres played?
At KeyBank Center, in Buffalo.
Have the Predators and Sabres played this season?
No, this is their first meeting of the season.