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Nashville Predators vs Buffalo Sabres

Regular season · Saturday, January 16, 2027 · KeyBank Center

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Game preview

The Nashville Predators visit the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Saturday, January 16, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on MSG-B and SCRIPPS.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Predators

First game of a road trip.

  1. 62027-01-06: no game
  2. 72027-01-07: at WPG
  3. 82027-01-08: no game
  4. 92027-01-09: at MIN
  5. 102027-01-10: at COL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 112027-01-11: no game
  7. 122027-01-12: vs PHI
  8. 132027-01-13: no game
  9. 142027-01-14: vs MTL
  10. 152027-01-15: no game
  11. 162027-01-16: at BUF
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~626 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~626 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+1 h
body clock vs home

Sabres

Another game at home.

  1. 62027-01-06: no game
  2. 72027-01-07: no game
  3. 82027-01-08: at CBJ
  4. 92027-01-09: vs CAR, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 102027-01-10: no game
  6. 112027-01-11: no game
  7. 122027-01-12: vs NJD
  8. 132027-01-13: no game
  9. 142027-01-14: vs COL
  10. 152027-01-15: no game
  11. 162027-01-16: vs NSH
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Nashville PredatorsPredatorsTue, Oct 13 vs VGK
  1. L1Forsberg#9Hoglander#21Wood#71
    7:37 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewColton#79Drury#18Edstrom#84
    6:39 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewStamkos#91O'Reilly#90Kerfoot#14
    4:39 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewJosi#59Wilsby#2
    10:48 together at 5v5
  2. D2Skjei#76Perbix#48
    10:28 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewHague#41Struble#3
    7:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Forsberg LStamkos CO'Reilly CMarchessault CJosi D4:22
  2. 2Kerfoot CColton CPinchuk CWood RAhcan D0:25

Penalty kill

  1. 1Kerfoot CDrury CSkjei DPerbix D2:16
  2. 2O'Reilly CEdstrom CJosi DWilsby D0:35
Buffalo SabresSabresTue, Oct 13 at MTL
  1. L1Benson#6Ostlund#86Quinn#22
    10:23 together at 5v5
  2. L2McLeod#71Kulich#20Helenius#94
    7:12 together at 5v5
  3. L3Thompson#72Krebs#19Doan#91
    6:57 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewMalenstyn#29Norris#9Danforth#15
    6:26 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewSamuelsson#23Zellweger#8
    14:05 together at 5v5
  2. D2Power#25Metsa#73
    11:55 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewGilbert#44Crevier#46
    6:02 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Benson LThompson COstlund CQuinn RPower D3:35

Penalty kill

  1. 1Malenstyn LDanforth RSamuelsson DCrevier D0:55
  2. 2Malenstyn LSamuelsson DPower D0:49

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

NSHBUF

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

NSH 43% (most shuffled)BUF 64% (12th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

NSH 1:56 left (11th earliest · 16 pulls)BUF 1:54 left (13th earliest · 9 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

NSH 48.7s (14th longest)BUF 46.8s (7th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

NSH 30% (15th most often)BUF 28% (14th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series