NSH
NSH
Nashville Predators
38-32-10 · W1 · L10: 5-4-1
W
L
L
OT
W
L
OT
W
W
OT
Final
2—3
2026-03-07 · KeyBank Center
BUF
BUF
Buffalo Sabres
49-23-8 · W3 · L10: 5-3-2
W
W
W
W
W
L
OT
W
L
W
BUF dominated expected goals 3.4 to 2.8

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
01231ST2ND3RD
NSH xG
2.80
ACTUAL
2 — 3
BUF xG
3.39

Scoring Timeline

0.06
MED xG
NSH2P 01:17Even Strength
Zachary L'Heureux
68
Zachary L'Heureux(1)
L · NSH · #68
Jonathan Marchessault (8), Ryan O'Reilly (38)
NSH 1 - 0 BUF
0.13
HIGH xG
BUF2P 12:39Even Strength
Tage Thompson
72
Tage Thompson(34)
C · BUF · #72
Alex Tuch (29)
NSH 1 - 1 BUF
1.11
HIGH xG
BUF2P 14:17Even Strength
Jason Zucker
17
Jason Zucker(17)
L · BUF · #17
Jack Quinn (27), Rasmus Dahlin (42)
NSH 1 - 2 BUF
0.13
HIGH xG
BUF3P 00:16Even Strength
Josh Doan
91
Josh Doan(19)
R · BUF · #91
Josh Norris (14), Noah Ostlund (13)
NSH 1 - 3 BUF
0.14
HIGH xG
NSH3P 16:08Power Play
Matthew Wood
52
Matthew Wood(13)
R · NSH · #52
Roman Josi (32), Steven Stamkos (20)
NSH 2 - 3 BUF

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Alex Lyon
34
Alex Lyon
G · BUF · #34
23/25 saves, .920 SV%, +0.9 GSAx
★2
Juuse Saros
74
Juuse Saros
G · NSH · #74
21/24 saves, .875 SV%, -0.1 GSAx
★3
Jason Zucker
17
Jason Zucker
L · BUF · #17
1G, 5 SOG

Team Stats

NSHBUF
25Shots24
2.80xGF3.39
45.7CF%54.3
61.3FO%38.7
1/3PP0/2
15Hits20
11Blocks17
15Giveaways14
8Takeaways5
6PIM8

Period Breakdown

PeriodNSH SOGBUF SOGNSH xGBUF xG
1st620.680.26
2nd11111.071.82
3rd681.051.32
Total23212.803.40

Penalties

7 TOTAL
1P 07:12
BUF
Peyton Krebsroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Tyson Jost
1P 07:12
NSH
Tyson Jostroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Peyton Krebs
1P 08:43
NSH
Steven Stamkostripping (2 min)
Drawn by Josh Norris
2P 06:13
BUF
Ryan McLeodhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Fedor Svechkov
3P 07:09
BUF
Mattias Samuelssonboarding (2 min)
Drawn by Matthew Wood
3P 11:27
NSH
Tyson Jostslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Beck Malenstyn
3P 15:55
BUF
Jack Quinninterference (2 min)
Drawn by Joakim Kemell