Buffalo Sabres
5
Final
Nashville Predators
3
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BUF leads series 1-0best of 2
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| NSH | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Scoring plays
- 18:14 - 3rd
Peyton Krebs Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Mattias Samuelsson (17)
BUF 5 · NSH 3 - 9:30 - 3rd
Ryan O'Reilly Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Luke Evangelista (28), Filip Forsberg (20)
BUF 4 · NSH 3 - 11:54 - 2nd
Filip Forsberg Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan O'Reilly (29)
BUF 4 · NSH 2 - 10:09 - 2nd
Ryan O'Reilly Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Filip Forsberg (19), Brady Skjei (14)
BUF 4 · NSH 1 - 4:20 - 2nd
Tage Thompson Goal (26) Snap Shot, assists: Alex Tuch (24), Josh Doan (20)
BUF 4 · NSH 0 - 17:24 - 1st
Konsta Helenius Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Peyton Krebs (14)
BUF 3 · NSH 0 - 11:45 - 1st
Noah Ostlund Goal (9) Backhand, assists: Konsta Helenius (2), Owen Power (12)
BUF 2 · NSH 0 - 8:11 - 1st
Noah Ostlund Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Konsta Helenius (1), Rasmus Dahlin (29)
BUF 1 · NSH 0
Box score
Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach BensonLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15:32 | 0:33 | 0:42 | 14:17 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh DoanRW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:57 | 1:25 | 0:00 | 11:32 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan GreenwayLW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:02 | 0:00 | 0:45 | 10:17 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Konsta HeleniusC | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14:43 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:43 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton KrebsC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12:31 | 0:00 | 0:07 | 12:24 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beck MalenstynLW | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11:25 | 0:00 | 1:20 | 10:05 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeodC | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 19:30 | 0:37 | 2:40 | 16:13 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 64.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah OstlundC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:58 | 1:23 | 0:00 | 15:35 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack QuinnRW | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:32 | 0:38 | 0:00 | 15:54 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage ThompsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:33 | 1:22 | 0:00 | 12:11 | 20 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 63.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex TuchRW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15:44 | 0:35 | 2:26 | 12:43 | 23 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 42.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason ZuckerLW | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 17:32 | 1:27 | 0:00 | 16:05 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob BrysonD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:36 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:36 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowen ByramD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:59 | 0:24 | 2:33 | 21:02 | 30 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus DahlinD | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 28:02 | 1:36 | 1:20 | 25:06 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach MetsaD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:06 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:06 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen PowerD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:25 | 0:00 | 1:26 | 21:59 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias SamuelssonD | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25:53 | 0:00 | 2:41 | 23:12 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex LyonG | 3 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 31 | .912 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Team stats
| BUF | NSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 17 | Hits | 27 |
| 4 | Takeaways | 6 |
| 33 | Shots | 34 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 27 | Faceoffs Won | 33 |
| 45.0 | Faceoff Win Percent | 55.0 |
| 15 | Giveaways | 10 |
| 3 | Total Penalties | 2 |
| 6 | Penalty Minutes | 4 |
Injuries
BUF- Justin DanforthRWInjured ReserveKneecap
- Jiri KulichCInjured ReserveEar
- Noah OstlundCOutLower Body
Odds
| Book | Spread | O/U | BUF | NSH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DraftKings | NSH -135 | 6.5 | +114 | -135 |
Game info
- Attendance
- 17,159
- Officials
- Trevor Hanson, Pierre Lambert, Andrew Smith, Tyson Baker