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Buffalo Sabres 5, Nashville Predators 3 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Buffalo Sabres 5, Nashville Predators 3. Shots on goal: BUF 33, NSH 34. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 BUF 3-0 NSH; P2 BUF 1-2 NSH; P3 BUF 1-1 NSH.

Scoring plays: P1 08:11 Noah Ostlund (assists: Konsta Helenius, Rasmus Dahlin) to make it BUF 1-0 NSH; P1 11:45 Noah Ostlund (assists: Konsta Helenius, Owen Power) to make it BUF 2-0 NSH; P1 17:24 Konsta Helenius (assists: Peyton Krebs) to make it BUF 3-0 NSH; P2 04:20 Tage Thompson (assists: Alex Tuch, Josh Doan) to make it BUF 4-0 NSH; P2 10:09 Ryan O'Reilly (assists: Filip Forsberg, Brady Skjei) to make it BUF 4-1 NSH; P2 11:54 Filip Forsberg (assists: Ryan O'Reilly) to make it BUF 4-2 NSH; P3 09:30 Ryan O'Reilly (assists: Luke Evangelista, Filip Forsberg) to make it BUF 4-3 NSH; P3 18:14 Peyton Krebs (assists: Mattias Samuelsson) to make it BUF 5-3 NSH. Top skaters: Ryan O'Reilly (NSH) 2 G, 1 A; Filip Forsberg (NSH) 1 G, 2 A; Konsta Helenius (BUF) 1 G, 2 A; Noah Ostlund (BUF) 2 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Juuse Saros (NSH) 14 saves on 18, decision L; Alex Lyon (BUF) 31 saves on 34, decision W; Justus Annunen (NSH) 13 saves on 13.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NSH
Ryan O'Reilly
2 G, 1 A, 3 PTS, 4 SOG · 20:42 TOI
Goals · BUF
Noah Ostlund
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 16:58 TOI
Goaltending · BUF
Alex Lyon
31 saves on 34 shots (.912) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

BUF 4 largest lead P2 4:20 (BUF 4, NSH 0) · 4-0 run, P1 8:11–P2 4:20
NSH 0 largest lead Never led · 3-0 run, P2 10:09–P3 9:30
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 8:11 Noah Ostlund (Konsta Helenius, Rasmus Dahlin) BUF · wrist shot · BUF 1, NSH 0
  • P1 11:45 Noah Ostlund (Konsta Helenius, Owen Power) BUF · backhand shot · BUF 2, NSH 0
  • P1 17:24 Konsta Helenius (Peyton Krebs) BUF · wrist shot · BUF 3, NSH 0
  • P2 4:20 Tage Thompson (Alex Tuch, Josh Doan) BUF · snap shot · BUF 4, NSH 0
  • P2 10:09 Ryan O'Reilly (Filip Forsberg, Brady Skjei) NSH · Power play · wrist shot · BUF 4, NSH 1
  • P2 11:54 Filip Forsberg (Ryan O'Reilly) NSH · wrist shot · BUF 4, NSH 2
  • P3 9:30 Ryan O'Reilly (Luke Evangelista, Filip Forsberg) NSH · wrist shot · BUF 4, NSH 3
  • P3 18:14 Peyton Krebs (Mattias Samuelsson) BUF · Empty net · wrist shot · BUF 5, NSH 3

Linescore

123 T
BUF 311 5
NSH 021 3

Shots on goal: BUF 32, NSH 34

Biggest Period

The Buffalo Sabres scored 3 goals in P1 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

BUFNSH
33Shots on goal34
59Shot attempts71
27Faceoff wins33
17Hits27
19Blocked shots8
0Power-play goals0
4Takeaways6
15Giveaways10
6Penalty minutes4
91.2%Save %87.1%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
BUF1411833
NSH8121434

🎯 Shot Map

Buffalo Sabres5 G · 39 attempts
Jordan Greenway: saved (backhand)Josh Doan: saved (backhand)Jack Quinn: saved (wrist)Zach Benson: saved (wrist)Jack Quinn: saved (wrist)Konsta Helenius: saved (wrist)Noah Ostlund: goal (wrist)Peyton Krebs: saved (slap)Konsta Helenius: saved (wrist)Noah Ostlund: goal (backhand)Ryan McLeod: missed the netOwen Power: saved (wrist)Konsta Helenius: goal (wrist)Beck Malenstyn: saved (wrist)Jason Zucker: saved (wrist)Jason Zucker: saved (wrist)Jack Quinn: saved (backhand)Jason Zucker: saved (wrist)Bowen Byram: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: goal (snap)Jason Zucker: saved (wrist)Jack Quinn: saved (snap)Noah Ostlund: saved (wrist)Owen Power: saved (wrist)Jordan Greenway: saved (wrist)Bowen Byram: missed the netAlex Tuch: saved (snap)Josh Doan: missed the netZach Benson: saved (snap)Konsta Helenius: missed the netOwen Power: saved (slap)Bowen Byram: saved (snap)Jack Quinn: missed the netJordan Greenway: saved (wrist)Jason Zucker: saved (snap)Jack Quinn: saved (wrist)Konsta Helenius: saved (snap)Alex Tuch: missed the netPeyton Krebs: goal (wrist)
  • 5Goals13% of attempts
  • 28Saved72% of attempts
  • 6Missed the net15% of attempts
Nashville Predators3 G · 63 attempts
Nick Perbix: saved (wrist)Justin Barron: missed the netMichael Bunting: saved (wrist)Brady Skjei: saved (wrist)Filip Forsberg: saved (backhand)Michael McCarron: saved (wrist)Filip Forsberg: saved (wrist)Roman Josi: missed the netFilip Forsberg: missed the netErik Haula: saved (wrist)Ryan O'Reilly: missed the netCole Smith: saved (wrist)Luke Evangelista: missed the netBrady Skjei: missed the netFilip Forsberg: saved (slap)Roman Josi: saved (slap)Nicolas Hague: saved (backhand)Roman Josi: missed the netNick Blankenburg: saved (wrist)Luke Evangelista: saved (wrist)Ryan O'Reilly: goal (wrist)Cole Smith: missed the netFilip Forsberg: goal (wrist)Filip Forsberg: missed the netFedor Svechkov: saved (wrist)Filip Forsberg: missed the netNicolas Hague: saved (wrist)Ryan O'Reilly: saved (backhand)Justin Barron: missed the netErik Haula: missed the netCole Smith: missed the netRyan O'Reilly: missed the netNick Blankenburg: saved (wrist)Luke Evangelista: missed the netBrady Skjei: missed the netLuke Evangelista: saved (tip-in)Steven Stamkos: saved (slap)Filip Forsberg: missed the netRyan O'Reilly: missed the netRoman Josi: saved (snap)Jonathan Marchessault: missed the netCole Smith: saved (tip-in)Luke Evangelista: saved (backhand)Roman Josi: saved (slap)Roman Josi: saved (wrist)Brady Skjei: saved (wrist)Nick Blankenburg: missed the netJonathan Marchessault: saved (tip-in)Ryan O'Reilly: goal (wrist)Erik Haula: missed the netErik Haula: missed the netFilip Forsberg: saved (snap)Filip Forsberg: missed the netRoman Josi: missed the netFilip Forsberg: saved (slap)Brady Skjei: missed the netFilip Forsberg: saved (wrist)Roman Josi: missed the netRoman Josi: missed the netRyan O'Reilly: missed the netLuke Evangelista: saved (wrist)Luke Evangelista: missed the netRyan O'Reilly: saved (backhand)
  • 3Goals5% of attempts
  • 31Saved49% of attempts
  • 29Missed the net46% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

BUF skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Konsta Helenius C 123+242114:43
Noah Ostlund C 202+130116:58
Peyton Krebs C 112+222012:31
Tage Thompson C 101+110013:33
Rasmus Dahlin D 011+205328:02
Mattias Samuelsson D 011+200225:53
Owen Power D 011030323:25
Alex Tuch R 011+110015:44
Josh Doan R 011010112:57
Bowen Byram D 000020023:59
Ryan McLeod C 000-100019:30
Jason Zucker L 000-241117:32
Jack Quinn R 000-150116:32
Zach Benson L 000+320015:32
Beck Malenstyn L 000015211:25
Jordan Greenway L 000032011:02
Jacob Bryson D 000000208:36
Zach Metsa D 000000208:06
BUF goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Alex Lyon W 313491.2360:00
NSH skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Ryan O'Reilly C 213+240020:42
Filip Forsberg L 123+171119:38
Brady Skjei D 011+120226:15
Luke Evangelista R 011041020:35
Roman Josi D 000040128:24
Nicolas Hague D 000-221120:09
Nick Blankenburg D 000-123218:15
Steven Stamkos C 000-211018:06
Nick Perbix D 000-111014:30
Jonathan Marchessault R 000+113013:49
Matthew Wood R 000001113:33
Erik Haula L 000-213013:28
Michael McCarron C 000-113013:28
Cole Smith R 000-125013:21
Fedor Svechkov C 000-111013:19
Michael Bunting L 000-210012:39
Ozzy Wiesblatt C 000-103011:24
Justin Barron D 000-100008:22
NSH goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Juuse Saros L 141877.8423:54
Justus Annunen — 1313100.0034:09

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