Buffalo Sabres vs Nashville Predators

Regular season · Thursday, March 7, 2024 · Bridgestone Arena

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2–4

Final

SOG 28–24

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MSG-B · BSSO

Game summary

The Nashville Predators beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 on Thursday, March 7, 2024 at Bridgestone Arena. The Sabres outshot the Predators 28-24.

Filip Forsberg scored a hat trick. Bowen Byram, Luke Evangelista and Owen Power also scored.

Juuse Saros made 26 saves on 28 shots for the win; Eric Comrie stopped 20 of 24.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
BUF	1	0	1	2	28
NSH	2	0	2	4	24

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Filip Forsberg (31)Roman Josi (47), Gustav Nyquist (37)0–103:53 NSH · PPG
Bowen Byram (9)Rasmus Dahlin (32), Peyton Krebs (10)1–104:23 BUF
Luke Evangelista (12)Mark Jankowski (1), Tommy Novak (22)1–216:15 NSH · PPG

3rd period

Filip Forsberg (32)Gustav Nyquist (38), Ryan O'Reilly (32)1–301:49 NSH
Filip Forsberg (33)Jeremy Lauzon (7), Gustav Nyquist (39)1–406:43 NSH
Owen Power (5)Bowen Byram (13)2–412:52 BUF

Team stats

BUFNSH

28Shots on goal24

46%Faceoff %54%

0/3Power play2/3

6Penalty minutes6

16Hits17

8Blocked shots15

16Giveaways24

9Takeaways14

Penalties

1st 02:50Zemgus Girgensons · interference2 min
1st 05:56Rasmus Dahlin · interference2 min
1st 08:34Roman Josi · high sticking2 min
1st 14:51Dylan Cozens · tripping2 min
2nd 13:24Alexandre Carrier · holding2 min
3rd 10:45Michael McCarron · tripping2 min

Season series

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters

4Bowen ByramD	1	1	2	+1	3	0	1	0	–	24:58
19Peyton KrebsC	0	1	1	+1	1	0	0	0	63	11:42
25Owen PowerD	1	0	1	-1	3	0	0	0	–	21:57
26Rasmus DahlinD	0	1	1	+1	1	0	1	2	–	26:05
9Zach BensonL	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	–	12:09
12Jordan GreenwayL	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	33	19:40
13Lukas RousekR	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	–	08:33
21Kyle OkposoR	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	40	15:25
24Dylan CozensC	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	2	36	22:23
28Zemgus GirgensonsL	0	0	0	-1	1	2	0	2	67	13:17
50Eric RobinsonL	0	0	0	-1	3	1	1	0	–	13:54
53Jeff SkinnerL	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	–	11:51
71Victor OlofssonL	0	0	0	+2	2	0	0	0	–	14:36
77JJ PeterkaR	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0	–	17:25
89Alex TuchR	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0	33	19:16
10Henri JokiharjuD	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	–	18:22
75Connor CliftonD	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	–	14:00
78Jacob BrysonD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	13:13

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG		0	0	0	–	00:00
31Eric ComrieG	L	24	20	4	.833	56:47

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters

9Filip ForsbergL	3	0	3	+2	8	1	1	0	–	19:39
14Gustav NyquistC	0	3	3	+1	1	0	0	0	–	19:01
17Mark JankowskiC	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	67	14:57
77Luke EvangelistaR	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	–	10:31
82Tommy NovakC	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	50	12:35
90Ryan O'ReillyC	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0	57	20:00
3Jeremy LauzonD	0	1	1	+1	2	5	1	0	–	21:17
59Roman JosiD	0	1	1	0	1	0	4	2	–	22:35
8Cody GlassC	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	25	11:06
10Colton SissonsC	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	56	15:32
15Denis GurianovR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	07:49
36Cole SmithL	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	–	15:33
44Kiefer SherwoodL	0	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	–	14:01
47Michael McCarronR	0	0	0	-2	1	4	0	2	64	17:12
2Luke SchennD	0	0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	–	14:33
27Ryan McDonaghD	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	–	20:05
45Alexandre CarrierD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	2	–	19:48
57Dante FabbroD	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	–	17:46

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
32Kevin LankinenG		0	0	0	–	00:00
74Juuse SarosG	W	28	26	2	.929	60:00