Tue, Jan 20, 2026 · Bridgestone Arena · 2025–26 Regular Season
Linescore
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 33 |
| NSH | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 34 |
Scoring summary
| Per | Time | Team | Str | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 08:11 | BUF | EV | Noah Ostlund (8) · wrist | Konsta Helenius (1), Rasmus Dahlin (29) | 1–0 |
| 1st | 11:45 | BUF | EV | Noah Ostlund (9) · backhand | Konsta Helenius (2), Owen Power (12) | 2–0 |
| 1st | 17:24 | BUF | EV | Konsta Helenius (1) · wrist | Peyton Krebs (14) | 3–0 |
| 2nd | 04:20 | BUF | EV | Tage Thompson (26) · snap | Alex Tuch (24), Josh Doan (20) | 4–0 |
| 2nd | 10:09 | NSH | PP | Ryan O'Reilly (17) · wrist | Filip Forsberg (19), Brady Skjei (14) | 4–1 |
| 2nd | 11:54 | NSH | EV | Filip Forsberg (19) · wrist | Ryan O'Reilly (29) | 4–2 |
| 3rd | 09:30 | NSH | EV | Ryan O'Reilly (18) · wrist | Luke Evangelista (28), Filip Forsberg (20) | 4–3 |
| 3rd | 18:14 | BUF | SH EN | Peyton Krebs (5) · wrist | Mattias Samuelsson (17) | 5–3 |
Penalties
| Per | Time | Team | Player | Infraction | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 13:24 | BUF | Jason Zucker | tripping | 2 |
| 2nd | 06:20 | NSH | Luke Evangelista | tripping | 2 |
| 2nd | 19:43 | BUF | Jordan Greenway | holding | 2 |
| 3rd | 20:00 | BUF | Mattias Samuelsson | roughing | 2 |
| 3rd | 20:00 | NSH | Ryan O'Reilly | high sticking | 2 |
Shot map
Expected goals: BUF 2.55 · NSH 4.50 · xG% BUF 36.1
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | FO% | TOI | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94 | Konsta Helenius | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 14:43 | 17 |
| 86 | Noah Ostlund | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14.3 | 16:58 | 20 |
| 19 | Peyton Krebs | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20.0 | 12:31 | 22 |
| 26 | Rasmus Dahlin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 28:02 | 28 | |
| 23 | Mattias Samuelsson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25:53 | 31 | |
| 25 | Owen Power | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 23:25 | 28 | |
| 89 | Alex Tuch | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42.9 | 15:44 | 23 |
| 72 | Tage Thompson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63.6 | 13:33 | 20 |
| 91 | Josh Doan | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:57 | 18 | |
| 4 | Bowen Byram | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23:59 | 30 | |
| 71 | Ryan McLeod | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64.7 | 19:30 | 27 |
| 17 | Jason Zucker | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 17:32 | 21 |
| 22 | Jack Quinn | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16:32 | 21 | |
| 6 | Zach Benson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:32 | 18 | |
| 29 | Beck Malenstyn | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 33.3 | 11:25 | 17 |
| 12 | Jordan Greenway | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11:02 | 18 | |
| 78 | Jacob Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8:36 | 9 | |
| 73 | Zach Metsa | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8:06 | 9 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Alex Lyon | W | 34 | 31 | 3 | .912 | 60:00 |
Nashville Predators
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | FO% | TOI | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | Ryan O'Reilly | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42.3 | 20:42 | 24 |
| 9 | Filip Forsberg | L | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 19:38 | 23 |
| 76 | Brady Skjei | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 26:15 | 29 | |
| 77 | Luke Evangelista | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20:35 | 24 | |
| 59 | Roman Josi | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 28:24 | 29 | |
| 41 | Nicolas Hague | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20:09 | 24 | |
| 37 | Nick Blankenburg | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 18:15 | 24 | |
| 91 | Steven Stamkos | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 18:06 | 21 |
| 48 | Nick Perbix | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14:30 | 17 | |
| 81 | Jonathan Marchessault | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13:49 | 20 | |
| 71 | Matthew Wood | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 13:33 | 17 |
| 47 | Michael McCarron | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 50.0 | 13:28 | 14 |
| 56 | Erik Haula | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 75.0 | 13:28 | 18 |
| 36 | Cole Smith | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 13:21 | 14 | |
| 40 | Fedor Svechkov | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 75.0 | 13:19 | 16 |
| 58 | Michael Bunting | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:39 | 16 | |
| 89 | Ozzy Wiesblatt | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11:24 | 13 | |
| 20 | Justin Barron | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:22 | 13 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Justus Annunen | L | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1.000 | 34:09 |
| 74 | Juuse Saros | L | 18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 23:54 |