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Buffalo Sabres at Nashville Predators on January 20th 2026

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Nashville Predators (3)

Game No: 784

Started: 2026-01-20 20:09:00

Ended: 2026-01-20 22:39:00

Attendance: 17,159

Three Stars by: Jim Diamond - Associated Press

Full Recap

Referees

#25 Pierre Lambert

#14 Trevor Hanson

Officials

#51 Andrew Smith

#88 Tyson Baker

Period Time Team Player Penalty PIM Drawn By
1 13:24 BUF Jason Zucker Tripping 2 Luke Evangelista
2 6:20 NSH Luke Evangelista Tripping 2 Jordan Greenway
2 19:43 BUF Jordan Greenway Holding 2 Nick Blankenburg
3 20:00 BUF Mattias Samuelsson Roughing 2
3 20:00 NSH Ryan O'Reilly High-sticking 2 Mattias Samuelsson

Buffalo Sabres Roster

Coach: Lindy Ruff

# Player Position
4 Bowen Byram D
6 Zach Benson L
12 Jordan Greenway L
17 Jason Zucker L
19 Peyton Krebs C
22 Jack Quinn R
23 Mattias Samuelsson D
25 Owen Power D
26 Rasmus Dahlin D
29 Beck Malenstyn L
34 Alex Lyon G
71 Ryan McLeod C
72 Tage Thompson C
73 Zach Metsa D
78 Jacob Bryson D
86 Noah Ostlund C
89 Alex Tuch R
91 Josh Doan R
92 Colten Ellis G
94 Konsta Helenius C

Nashville Predators Roster

Coach: Andrew Brunette

# Player Position
9 Filip Forsberg L
20 Justin Barron D
29 Justus Annunen G
36 Cole Smith R
37 Nick Blankenburg D
40 Fedor Svechkov C
41 Nicolas Hague D
47 Michael McCarron C
48 Nick Perbix D
56 Erik Haula L
58 Michael Bunting L
59 Roman Josi D
71 Matthew Wood R
74 Juuse Saros G
76 Brady Skjei D
77 Luke Evangelista R
81 Jonathan Marchessault R
89 Ozzy Wiesblatt C
90 Ryan O'Reilly C
91 Steven Stamkos C

Buffalo Sabres Scratches

# Player Position
1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G
8 Michael Kesselring D
48 Tyson Kozak C

Nashville Predators Scratches

# Player Position
17 Tyson Jost C
83 Adam Wilsby D

5 Goals 3
8 Assists 5
10 Plus / Minus -10
3 Penalties 2
6 PIM 4
39 Corsi For 62
38.61 Corsi % 61.39
32 Fenwick For 62
34.04 Fenwick % 65.96
32 Shots 34
8 Shots Blocked 20
7 Missed Shots 28
17 Hits 27
15 Giveaways 10
4 Takeaways 6
19 Blocked Shots 8
27 Faceoffs Won 33
33 Faceoffs Lost 27
45% Faceoff Percentage 55%

Time Spent With Lead

Buffalo Sabres Nashville Predators
Lead Time With Lead Lead Time With Lead
1 12:18 1
2 25:01 2
3 8:41 3
4 5:49 4

Time Each Lead Lasted

Buffalo Sabres - Nashville Predators Time With Lead
1 - 0 3:34
2 - 0 5:39
3 - 0 6:56
4 - 0 5:49
4 - 1 1:45
4 - 2 17:36
4 - 3 8:44
5 - 3 1:46

Buffalo Sabres

# Player G A Pts +/- P PIM S SB MS H GV TK B Shots FW FL F%
4 Bowen Byram 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
6 Zach Benson 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
12 Jordan Greenway 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
17 Jason Zucker 0 0 0 -2 1 2 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 50
19 Peyton Krebs 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 8 20
22 Jack Quinn 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
23 Mattias Samuelsson 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
25 Owen Power 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0
26 Rasmus Dahlin 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 3 0 0 0
29 Beck Malenstyn 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 2 1 2 33
34 Alex Lyon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
71 Ryan McLeod 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 2 0 11 6 65
72 Tage Thompson 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 64
73 Zach Metsa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
78 Jacob Bryson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
86 Noah Ostlund 2 0 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 6 14
89 Alex Tuch 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 4 43
91 Josh Doan 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
92 Colten Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
94 Konsta Helenius 1 2 3 2 0 0 4 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 50

Nashville Predators

# Player G A Pts +/- P PIM S SB MS H GV TK B Shots FW FL F%
9 Filip Forsberg 1 2 3 1 0 0 7 5 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 100
20 Justin Barron 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
29 Justus Annunen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 Cole Smith 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0
37 Nick Blankenburg 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 0
40 Fedor Svechkov 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 2 75
41 Nicolas Hague 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
47 Michael McCarron 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 6 50
48 Nick Perbix 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
56 Erik Haula 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 0 6 2 75
58 Michael Bunting 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
59 Roman Josi 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
71 Matthew Wood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 100
74 Juuse Saros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
76 Brady Skjei 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
77 Luke Evangelista 0 1 1 0 1 2 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
81 Jonathan Marchessault 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
89 Ozzy Wiesblatt 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0
90 Ryan O'Reilly 2 1 3 2 1 2 4 0 4 0 0 4 0 11 15 42
91 Steven Stamkos 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 50

Buffalo Sabres

TOI
# Player Shifts Avg Shift Total Power Play Shorthanded Even Strength
4 Bowen Byram 30 00:47 23:59 00:24 02:33 21:02
6 Zach Benson 18 00:51 15:32 00:33 00:42 14:17
12 Jordan Greenway 18 00:36 11:02 00:00 00:45 10:17
17 Jason Zucker 21 00:50 17:32 01:27 00:00 16:05
19 Peyton Krebs 22 00:34 12:31 00:00 00:07 12:24
22 Jack Quinn 21 00:47 16:32 00:38 00:00 15:54
23 Mattias Samuelsson 31 00:50 25:53 00:00 02:41 23:12
25 Owen Power 28 00:50 23:25 00:00 01:26 21:59
26 Rasmus Dahlin 28 01:00 28:02 01:36 01:20 25:06
29 Beck Malenstyn 17 00:40 11:25 00:00 01:20 10:05
71 Ryan McLeod 27 00:43 19:30 00:37 02:40 16:13
72 Tage Thompson 20 00:40 13:33 01:22 00:00 12:11
73 Zach Metsa 9 00:54 08:06 00:00 00:00 08:06
78 Jacob Bryson 9 00:57 08:36 00:00 00:00 08:36
86 Noah Ostlund 20 00:50 16:58 01:23 00:00 15:35
89 Alex Tuch 23 00:41 15:44 00:35 02:26 12:43
91 Josh Doan 18 00:43 12:57 01:25 00:00 11:32
94 Konsta Helenius 17 00:51 14:43 00:00 00:00 14:43

Nashville Predators

TOI
# Player Shifts Avg Shift Total Power Play Shorthanded Even Strength
9 Filip Forsberg 23 00:51 19:38 02:35 00:00 17:03
20 Justin Barron 13 00:38 08:22 00:00 00:00 08:22
36 Cole Smith 14 00:57 13:21 00:00 01:23 11:58
37 Nick Blankenburg 24 00:45 18:15 01:12 00:37 16:26
40 Fedor Svechkov 16 00:49 13:19 00:00 00:00 13:19
41 Nicolas Hague 24 00:50 20:09 00:14 00:38 19:17
47 Michael McCarron 14 00:57 13:28 00:00 01:25 12:03
48 Nick Perbix 17 00:51 14:30 00:03 01:22 13:05
56 Erik Haula 18 00:44 13:28 01:24 00:35 11:29
58 Michael Bunting 16 00:47 12:39 01:25 00:00 11:14
59 Roman Josi 29 00:58 28:24 02:34 00:00 25:50
71 Matthew Wood 17 00:47 13:33 01:25 00:00 12:08
76 Brady Skjei 29 00:54 26:15 00:00 01:23 24:52
77 Luke Evangelista 24 00:51 20:35 02:35 00:00 18:00
81 Jonathan Marchessault 20 00:41 13:49 01:22 00:00 12:27
89 Ozzy Wiesblatt 13 00:52 11:24 00:00 00:00 11:24
90 Ryan O'Reilly 24 00:51 20:42 02:36 00:37 17:29
91 Steven Stamkos 21 00:51 18:06 02:35 00:00 15:31

Buffalo Sabres

# Player Period Goals Against Shots Against Save Percentage
34 Alex Lyon 1 0 8 1
2 2 12 0.833
3 1 14 0.929

Nashville Predators

# Player Period Goals Against Shots Against Save Percentage
29 Justus Annunen 2 0 6 1
3 0 7 1
74 Juuse Saros 1 3 13 0.769
2 1 5 0.8