BUF
Buffalo Sabres
49-23-8 · W3 · L10: 5-3-2
OT
L
W
W
L
W
W
W
L
W
Final
2—4
2024-03-07 · Bridgestone Arena
NSH
Nashville Predators
38-32-10 · W1 · L10: 5-4-1
OT
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
NSH dominated expected goals 3.9 to 1.0 · NSH controlled 56.3% of 5v5 shot attempts
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEBUF xG
0.96
ACTUAL
2 — 4
NSH xG
3.94
Scoring Timeline
0.05
MED xG
1P 03:53Power Play
9
Filip Forsberg(31)
L · NSH · #9
Roman Josi (47), Gustav Nyquist (37)BUF 0 - 1 NSH
0.04
LOW xG
1P 04:23Even Strength
4
Bowen Byram(9)
D · BUF · #4
Rasmus Dahlin (32), Peyton Krebs (10)BUF 1 - 1 NSH
0.15
HIGH xG
1P 16:15Power Play
77
Luke Evangelista(12)
R · NSH · #77
Mark Jankowski (1), Tommy Novak (22)BUF 1 - 2 NSH
0.80
HIGH xG
3P 01:49Even Strength9
Filip Forsberg(32)
L · NSH · #9
Gustav Nyquist (38), Ryan O'Reilly (32)BUF 1 - 3 NSH
0.03
LOW xG
3P 06:43Even Strength9
Filip Forsberg(33)
L · NSH · #9
Jeremy Lauzon (7), Gustav Nyquist (39)BUF 1 - 4 NSH
0.06
MED xG
3P 12:52Even Strength
25
Owen Power(5)
D · BUF · #25
Bowen Byram (13)BUF 2 - 4 NSH
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
9
Filip Forsberg
L · NSH · #9
3G, 8 SOG, 1 HIT
★2
74
Juuse Saros
G · NSH · #74
26/28 saves, .928 SV%, -1.0 GSAx
★3
1
Eric Comrie
G · BUF · #1
20/24 saves, .833 SV%, -1.6 GSAx
Team Stats
BUFNSH
28Shots24
0.96xGF3.94
43.7CF%56.3
45.8FO%54.2
0/3PP2/3
16Hits17
8Blocks15
16Giveaways24
9Takeaways14
6PIM6
Period Breakdown
| Period | BUF SOG | NSH SOG | BUF xG | NSH xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | 7 | 0.37 | 0.68 |
| 2nd | 7 | 8 | 0.28 | 0.62 |
| 3rd | 11 | 5 | 0.31 | 2.64 |
| Total | 26 | 20 | 0.96 | 3.94 |
Penalties
6 TOTAL1P 02:50
Zemgus Girgensonsinterference (2 min)
Drawn by Cody Glass1P 05:56
Rasmus Dahlininterference (2 min)
Drawn by Filip Forsberg1P 08:34
Roman Josihigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Peyton Krebs1P 14:51
Dylan Cozenstripping (2 min)
Drawn by Roman Josi2P 13:24
Alexandre Carrierholding (2 min)
Drawn by Lukas Rousek3P 10:45
Michael McCarrontripping (2 min)
Drawn by Kyle Okposo