NSH
Nashville Predators
28-26-8 · W1 · L10: 4-3-3
W
L
L
OT
W
L
OT
W
W
OT
Final
2—3
2026-03-07 · KeyBank Center
BUF
Buffalo Sabres
37-19-6 · W5 · L10: 7-2-1
W
W
W
W
W
L
OT
W
L
W
NSH controlled xG 2.9 to 2.8 but BUF won on execution
xG Flow
CUMULATIVENSH xG
2.85
ACTUAL
2 — 3
BUF xG
2.82
Scoring Timeline
0.14
HIGH xG
2P 01:17Even Strength
68
Zachary L'Heureux(1)
L · NSH · #68
Jonathan Marchessault (8), Ryan O'Reilly (38)NSH 1 - 0 BUF
0.16
HIGH xG
2P 12:39Even Strength
72
Tage Thompson(34)
C · BUF · #72
Alex Tuch (29)NSH 1 - 1 BUF
0.80
HIGH xG
2P 14:17Even Strength
17
Jason Zucker(17)
L · BUF · #17
Jack Quinn (27), Rasmus Dahlin (42)NSH 1 - 2 BUF
0.18
HIGH xG
3P 00:16Even Strength
91
Josh Doan(19)
R · BUF · #91
Josh Norris (14), Noah Ostlund (13)NSH 1 - 3 BUF
0.09
MED xG
3P 16:08Power Play
52
Matthew Wood(13)
R · NSH · #52
Roman Josi (32), Steven Stamkos (20)NSH 2 - 3 BUF
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
34
Alex Lyon
G · BUF · #34
23/25 saves, .920 SV%, +0.8 GSAx
★2
74
Juuse Saros
G · NSH · #74
21/24 saves, .875 SV%, +0.0 GSAx
★3
17
Jason Zucker
L · BUF · #17
1G, 5 SOG
Team Stats
NSHBUF
25Shots24
2.85xGF2.82
45.7CF%54.3
61.3FO%38.7
1/3PP0/2
15Hits20
11Blocks17
15Giveaways14
8Takeaways5
6PIM8
Period Breakdown
| Period | NSH SOG | BUF SOG | NSH xG | BUF xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | 2 | 0.43 | 0.23 |
| 2nd | 11 | 11 | 1.10 | 1.67 |
| 3rd | 6 | 8 | 1.32 | 0.92 |
| Total | 23 | 21 | 2.85 | 2.82 |
Penalties
7 TOTAL1P 07:12
Peyton Krebsroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Tyson Jost1P 07:12
Tyson Jostroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Peyton Krebs1P 08:43
Steven Stamkostripping (2 min)
Drawn by Josh Norris2P 06:13
Ryan McLeodhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Fedor Svechkov3P 07:09
Mattias Samuelssonboarding (2 min)
Drawn by Matthew Wood3P 11:27
Tyson Jostslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Beck Malenstyn3P 15:55
Jack Quinninterference (2 min)
Drawn by Joakim Kemell