Nashville Predators 2, Buffalo Sabres 3: final score and stats
Buffalo Sabres beat Nashville Predators, Nashville Predators 2 to Buffalo Sabres 3, on Saturday, March 7, 2026 at KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Buffalo Sabres vs Nashville Predators.
NHLSaturday, March 7, 2026
DateMar 7, 2026
Start time5:30 PM ET
VenueKeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
TVESPN+
Attendance19,070
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville Predators | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Nashville PredatorsBuffalo Sabres
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
28-27-8Record38-19-6
3rd in Central DivisionStanding6th in Atlantic Division
3-4Road record / home record4-6
WWWWWLast 5LLWLW
W5StreakL2
Team stats
Nashville PredatorsBuffalo Sabres
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.
Nashville Predators
Jonathan Marchessault RW · Lower Body
OutBuffalo Sabres
Alex Lyon G · Shoulder
Injured ReserveKonsta Helenius C · Upper Body
OutJustin Danforth RW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveMatt Grzelcyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveBox score
Nashville Predators Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Evangelista | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:48 | 1:10 | 0:00 | 14:38 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Filip Forsberg | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 18:48 | 3:03 | 0:00 | 15:45 | 19 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Haula | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16:12 | 1:10 | 2:05 | 12:57 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 42.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Jost | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10:47 | 0:00 | 0:35 | 10:12 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Joakim Kemell | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15:00 | 1:00 | 1:04 | 12:56 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zachary L'Heureux | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13:26 | 0:00 | 0:53 | 12:33 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Marchessault | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17:03 | 3:04 | 0:00 | 13:59 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:20 | 3:03 | 2:08 | 16:09 | 23 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 78.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Stamkos | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 17:53 | 3:04 | 0:00 | 14:49 | 19 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 78.6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Fedor Svechkov | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 9:49 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:49 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ozzy Wiesblatt | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 9:21 | 0:00 | 0:47 | 8:34 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Wood | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:57 | 1:20 | 0:00 | 14:37 | 18 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 54.5 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:49 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:49 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicolas Hague | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:59 | 0:00 | 1:41 | 19:18 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Josi | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 25:56 | 3:06 | 1:35 | 21:15 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Perbix | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:41 | 0:00 | 2:23 | 16:18 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady Skjei | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 21:35 | 0:09 | 2:20 | 19:06 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Ufko | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 13:44 | 1:07 | 0:00 | 12:37 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nashville Predators Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juuse Saros | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .875 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 58:52 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 9:32 | 0:04 | 0:50 | 8:38 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Carrick | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:55 | 0:00 | 0:54 | 8:01 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Doan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16:11 | 1:25 | 0:00 | 14:46 | 23 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14:27 | 0:04 | 0:48 | 13:35 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9:12 | 0:00 | 1:35 | 7:37 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17:32 | 2:01 | 1:38 | 13:53 | 24 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 30.8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Josh Norris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:37 | 1:59 | 0:00 | 14:38 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 45.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Ostlund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:46 | 0:36 | 0:00 | 14:10 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Quinn | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:10 | 1:37 | 0:00 | 12:33 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tage Thompson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18:53 | 2:19 | 0:00 | 16:34 | 23 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 33.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Tuch | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21:19 | 2:02 | 2:41 | 16:36 | 27 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Zucker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:42 | 2:17 | 0:00 | 12:25 | 19 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen Byram | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23:11 | 1:45 | 2:19 | 19:07 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24:36 | 2:15 | 1:27 | 20:54 | 31 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Kesselring | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:28 | 0:00 | 0:55 | 9:33 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Metsa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:38 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:38 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Power | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 23:02 | 1:07 | 2:18 | 19:37 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24:36 | 0:00 | 1:27 | 23:09 | 31 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lyon | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .920 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Nashville Predators vs Buffalo Sabres?
Buffalo Sabres won, 3-2, on Saturday, March 7, 2026.
What was the final score of Nashville Predators vs Buffalo Sabres?
Nashville Predators 2, Buffalo Sabres 3.
Who were the top performers?
Nashville Predators: Zachary L'Heureux (1 goals). Buffalo Sabres: Tage Thompson (1 goals).
Where is Nashville Predators vs Buffalo Sabres played?
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY.
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