BUF
BUF
Buffalo Sabres
27-17-5 · W1 · L10: 6-3-1
L
OT
W
W
L
W
W
W
L
W
Final
5—3
2026-01-20 · Bridgestone Arena
NSH
NSH
Nashville Predators
23-22-4 · L2 · L10: 5-5-0
L
W
W
W
L
W
L
W
L
W
NSH controlled xG 3.5 to 2.5 but BUF won on execution · 1 empty-net goal padded the final margin

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
01231ST2ND3RD
BUF xG
2.51
ACTUAL
5 — 3
NSH xG
3.46

Scoring Timeline

0.11
HIGH xG
BUF1P 08:11Even Strength
Noah Ostlund
36
Noah Ostlund(8)
C · BUF · #36
Konsta Helenius (1), Rasmus Dahlin (29)
BUF 1 - 0 NSH
0.15
HIGH xG
BUF1P 11:45Even Strength
Noah Ostlund
36
Noah Ostlund(9)
C · BUF · #36
Konsta Helenius (2), Owen Power (12)
BUF 2 - 0 NSH
0.07
MED xG
BUF1P 17:24Even Strength
Konsta Helenius
94
Konsta Helenius(1)
C · BUF · #94
Peyton Krebs (14)
BUF 3 - 0 NSH
0.09
MED xG
BUF2P 04:20Even Strength
Tage Thompson
72
Tage Thompson(26)
C · BUF · #72
Alex Tuch (24), Josh Doan (20)
BUF 4 - 0 NSH
0.23
HIGH xG
NSH2P 10:09Power Play
Ryan O'Reilly
90
Ryan O'Reilly(17)
C · NSH · #90
Filip Forsberg (19), Brady Skjei (14)
BUF 4 - 1 NSH
0.02
LOW xG
NSH2P 11:54Even Strength
Filip Forsberg
9
Filip Forsberg(19)
L · NSH · #9
Ryan O'Reilly (29)
BUF 4 - 2 NSH
0.12
HIGH xG
NSH3P 09:30Even Strength
Ryan O'Reilly
90
Ryan O'Reilly(18)
C · NSH · #90
Luke Evangelista (28), Filip Forsberg (20)
BUF 4 - 3 NSH
0.37
HIGH xG
BUF3P 18:14Power PlayEN
Peyton Krebs
19
Peyton Krebs(5)
C · BUF · #19
Mattias Samuelsson (17)
BUF 5 - 3 NSH

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Justus Annunen
29
Justus Annunen
G · NSH · #29
13/13 saves, .1000 SV%, +1.0 GSAx
★2
Alex Lyon
34
Alex Lyon
G · BUF · #34
31/34 saves, .911 SV%, -0.1 GSAx
★3
Ryan O'Reilly
90
Ryan O'Reilly
C · NSH · #90
2G, 1A, 4 SOG

Team Stats

BUFNSH
33Shots34
2.51xGF3.46
41.1CF%58.9
45FO%55
0/1PP0/2
17Hits27
19Blocks8
15Giveaways10
4Takeaways6
6PIM4

Period Breakdown

PeriodBUF SOGNSH SOGBUF xGNSH xG
1st1181.000.51
2nd10100.701.68
3rd7130.811.27
Total28312.513.46

Penalties

5 TOTAL
1P 13:24
BUF
Jason Zuckertripping (2 min)
Drawn by Luke Evangelista
2P 06:20
NSH
Luke Evangelistatripping (2 min)
Drawn by Jordan Greenway
2P 19:43
BUF
Jordan Greenwayholding (2 min)
Drawn by Nick Blankenburg
3P 20:00
NSH
Ryan O'Reillyhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Mattias Samuelsson
3P 20:00
BUF
Mattias Samuelssonroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Ryan O'Reilly