NSH
Nashville Predators
38-32-10 · W1 · L10: 5-4-1
L
L
W
W
W
W
W
L
L
W
Final
3—4
2025-01-31 · KeyBank Center
BUF
Buffalo Sabres
49-23-8 · W3 · L10: 5-3-2
W
L
L
W
L
L
W
L
W
W
BUF dominated expected goals 2.7 to 1.8
xG Flow
CUMULATIVENSH xG
1.81
ACTUAL
3 — 4
BUF xG
2.72
Scoring Timeline
0.18
HIGH xG
1P 02:25Even Strength
71
Ryan McLeod(11)
C · BUF · #71
Rasmus Dahlin (30), Jack Quinn (11)NSH 0 - 1 BUF
0.03
LOW xG
1P 08:41Even Strength
20
Jiri Kulich(10)
C · BUF · #20
Rasmus Dahlin (31), Owen Power (21)NSH 0 - 2 BUF
0.09
MED xG
1P 10:56Even Strength
77
Luke Evangelista(5)
R · NSH · #77
Justin Barron (3), Ryan O'Reilly (15)NSH 1 - 2 BUF
0.01
LOW xG
1P 17:06Even Strength
76
Brady Skjei(5)
D · NSH · #76
Colton Sissons (8), Michael McCarron (5)NSH 2 - 2 BUF
0.09
MED xG
2P 02:51Even Strength
18
Tommy Novak(9)
C · NSH · #18
Brady Skjei (14), Fedor Svechkov (3)NSH 3 - 2 BUF
0.06
MED xG
2P 12:26Even Strength
17
Jason Zucker(17)
L · BUF · #17
Alex Tuch (20)NSH 3 - 3 BUF
0.05
MED xG
3P 17:56Even Strength20
Jiri Kulich(11)
C · BUF · #20
Tage Thompson (20), JJ Peterka (26)NSH 3 - 4 BUF
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
G · BUF · #1
28/31 saves, .903 SV%, -1.1 GSAx
★2
20
Jiri Kulich
C · BUF · #20
2G, 2 SOG
★3
29
Justus Annunen
G · NSH · #29
23/27 saves, .851 SV%, -2.7 GSAx
Team Stats
NSHBUF
31Shots27
1.81xGF2.72
53CF%47
64.1FO%35.9
0/4PP0/2
25Hits23
8Blocks16
16Giveaways13
8Takeaways4
4PIM8
Period Breakdown
| Period | NSH SOG | BUF SOG | NSH xG | BUF xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | 7 | 0.41 | 0.51 |
| 2nd | 12 | 6 | 0.87 | 0.24 |
| 3rd | 8 | 10 | 0.52 | 1.97 |
| Total | 28 | 23 | 1.80 | 2.72 |
Penalties
5 TOTAL1P 05:53
Justin Barronholding (2 min)
Drawn by Peyton Krebs1P 14:55
Jason Zuckerroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Nick Blankenburg2P 15:16
Rasmus Dahlincross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Ryan O'Reilly3P 00:15
Jiri Kulichhigh-sticking-double-minor (4 min)
Drawn by Cole Smith3P 03:36
Brady Skjeiinterference (2 min)
Drawn by Zach Benson