Buffalo Sabres 4, Nashville Predators 6: final score and stats
Nashville Predators beat Buffalo Sabres, Buffalo Sabres 4 to Nashville Predators 6, on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Nashville Predators vs Buffalo Sabres.
NHLSaturday, February 8, 2025
DateFeb 8, 2025
Start time8:00 PM ET
VenueBridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN
TVESPN+
Attendance17,159
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Nashville Predators | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Buffalo SabresNashville Predators
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
22-27-5Record19-28-7
6th in Atlantic DivisionStanding2nd in Central Division
4-5Road record / home record6-5
LLLWLLast 5WWWWW
L3StreakW7
Team stats
Buffalo SabresNashville Predators
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Buffalo Sabres
Konsta Helenius C · Upper Body
Injured ReserveJustin Danforth RW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveMatt Grzelcyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveNashville Predators
Jonathan Marchessault RW · Lower Body
Day-To-DayBox score
Buffalo Sabres Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Benson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:44 | 0:46 | 0:57 | 10:01 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Cozens | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 15:58 | 0:51 | 0:18 | 14:49 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Peyton Krebs | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18:56 | 0:00 | 1:02 | 17:54 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 36.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jiri Kulich | 3 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 15:01 | 0:44 | 0:00 | 14:17 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Lafferty | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9:05 | 0:00 | 0:43 | 8:22 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:09 | 0:00 | 1:13 | 19:56 | 29 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 47.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ Peterka | 0 | 3 | 0 | -4 | 19:07 | 2:38 | 0:00 | 16:29 | 22 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Quinn | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:21 | 2:33 | 0:00 | 12:48 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 18:59 | 2:18 | 0:00 | 16:41 | 23 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Tuch | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:50 | 1:06 | 0:15 | 16:29 | 25 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Jason Zucker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:27 | 2:40 | 0:00 | 16:47 | 23 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Bryson | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11:56 | 0:00 | 1:13 | 10:43 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowen Byram | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23:20 | 0:00 | 1:33 | 21:47 | 31 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Clifton | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 11:05 | 0:00 | 1:04 | 10:01 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 24:02 | 2:20 | 0:00 | 21:42 | 29 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Gilbert | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8:28 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:28 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Henri Jokiharju | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 13:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:00 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Power | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 23:02 | 1:04 | 0:42 | 21:16 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .773 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 58:15 | 0 | 0 |
Nashville Predators Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filip Forsberg | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18:08 | 1:39 | 0:00 | 16:29 | 27 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Joakim Kemell | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8:57 | 0:19 | 0:00 | 8:38 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Marchessault | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18:10 | 1:39 | 0:00 | 16:31 | 27 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael McCarron | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:16 | 0:00 | 1:07 | 15:09 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 52.9 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tommy Novak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:41 | 0:27 | 0:00 | 10:14 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gustav Nyquist | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:21 | 1:15 | 1:46 | 14:20 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:12 | 1:09 | 0:00 | 16:03 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 58.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Colton Sissons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:50 | 0:00 | 1:38 | 16:12 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 56.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Smith | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 16:47 | 0:00 | 1:38 | 15:09 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Stamkos | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 16:03 | 1:56 | 0:00 | 14:07 | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fedor Svechkov | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6:45 | 0:36 | 0:00 | 6:09 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ozzy Wiesblatt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:06 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:06 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Nashville Predators Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Barron | 5 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 16:26 | 0:00 | 0:14 | 16:12 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nick Blankenburg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:08 | 0:00 | 2:00 | 16:08 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Gravel | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:01 | 0:00 | 1:14 | 15:47 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Josi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25:37 | 1:48 | 1:17 | 22:32 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Schenn | 3 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 17:53 | 0:00 | 1:24 | 16:29 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady Skjei | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22:26 | 0:27 | 0:52 | 21:07 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Nashville Predators Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justus Annunen | 4 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 25 | .862 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 59:23 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Buffalo Sabres vs Nashville Predators?
Nashville Predators won, 6-4, on Saturday, February 8, 2025.
What was the final score of Buffalo Sabres vs Nashville Predators?
Buffalo Sabres 4, Nashville Predators 6.
Who were the top performers?
Buffalo Sabres: Alex Tuch (1 goals). Nashville Predators: Filip Forsberg (2 goals).
Where is Buffalo Sabres vs Nashville Predators played?
Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN.
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