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Tue, Jan 20, 2026·Bridgestone Arena, Nashville

Buffalo Sabres 5, Nashville Predators 3

Away

Buffalo Sabres

5

Final

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Nashville Predators

3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Nashville Predators win this game 61% of the time.

NSH winsBUF wins

Play-by-play

Model-based

Every event the NHL recorded. Goals show how much they moved the win probability, and who was on the ice.

  1. P1 0:00Period start
  2. P1 2:54Shot by Greenway, saved by Saros
  3. P1 3:16Shot by Perbix, saved by Lyon
  4. P1 3:25Shot by Doan, saved by Saros
  5. P1 4:06Shot by Quinn, saved by Saros
  6. P1 5:23Shot by Bunting, saved by Lyon
  7. P1 5:33Shot by Benson, saved by Saros
  8. P1 6:52Shot by Skjei, saved by Lyon
  9. P1 7:18Shot by Quinn, saved by Saros
  10. P1 7:59Shot by Helenius, saved by Saros
  11. P1 8:11Goal by Ostlund (Helenius, Dahlin)+15 pts WP

    On ice: NSH Haula, Bunting, Hague, Perbix, Evangelista · BUF Samuelsson, Dahlin, Ostlund, Benson, Helenius

  12. P1 8:55Shot by Forsberg, saved by Lyon
  13. P1 9:14Shot by Krebs, saved by Saros
  14. P1 10:48Shot by McCarron, saved by Lyon
  15. P1 11:43Shot by Helenius, saved by Saros
  16. P1 11:45Goal by Ostlund (Helenius, Power)+14 pts WP

    On ice: NSH Stamkos, Haula, Bunting, Barron, Blankenburg · BUF Byram, Power, Ostlund, Benson, Helenius

  17. P1 12:01Shot by Forsberg, saved by Lyon
  18. P1 13:24Zucker: Tripping (2 min)6v5

    On ice: NSH Stamkos, Josi, Marchessault, Skjei, Bunting, Svechkov · BUF Byram, Quinn, Power, Ostlund, Benson

  19. P1 15:17Shot by Haula, saved by Lyon5v4
  20. P1 17:10Shot by Power, saved by Saros
  21. P1 17:24Goal by Helenius (Krebs)+10 pts WP

    On ice: NSH Forsberg, Barron, Evangelista, Svechkov, Blankenburg · BUF Samuelsson, Dahlin, Krebs, Benson, Helenius

  22. P1 17:36Shot by Malenstyn, saved by Saros
  23. P1 18:31Shot by Zucker, saved by Saros
  24. P1 18:54Shot by Smith, saved by Lyon
  25. P1 0:00Period end
  26. P2 0:00Period start
  27. P2 0:23Shot by Forsberg, saved by Lyon
  28. P2 0:25Shot by Josi, saved by Lyon
  29. P2 1:06Shot by Zucker, saved by Saros
  30. P2 1:22Shot by Hague, saved by Lyon
  31. P2 3:00Shot by Quinn, saved by Saros
  32. P2 3:07Shot by Zucker, saved by Saros
  33. P2 3:30Shot by Byram, saved by Saros
  34. P2 4:20Goal by Thompson (Tuch, Doan)+5 pts WP

    On ice: NSH Josi, McCarron, Hague, Smith, Wiesblatt · BUF Tuch, Thompson, Bryson, Doan, Metsa

  35. P2 6:10Shot by Blankenburg, saved by Lyon
  36. P2 6:20Evangelista: Tripping (2 min)

    On ice: NSH O'Reilly, Marchessault, Hague, Perbix, Evangelista · BUF Greenway, Malenstyn, McLeod, Samuelsson, Dahlin

  37. P2 7:26Shot by Zucker, saved by Annunen4v5
  38. P2 8:29Shot by Evangelista, saved by Lyon
  39. P2 8:57Shot by Quinn, saved by Annunen
  40. P2 9:18Shot by Ostlund, saved by Annunen
  41. P2 9:34Shot by Power, saved by Annunen
  42. P2 10:09Goal by O'Reilly (Forsberg, Skjei)6v5+4 pts WP

    On ice: NSH Josi, O'Reilly, Marchessault, Skjei, Forsberg, Evangelista · BUF Tuch, Thompson, Bryson, Doan, Metsa

  43. P2 10:28Shot by Greenway, saved by Annunen
  44. P2 11:54Goal by Forsberg (O'Reilly)+8 pts WP

    On ice: NSH Josi, O'Reilly, Forsberg, Barron, Evangelista · BUF Zucker, Byram, Power, Ostlund, Helenius

  45. P2 13:39Shot by Tuch, saved by Annunen
  46. P2 14:21Shot by Svechkov, saved by Lyon
  47. P2 16:02Shot by Hague, saved by Lyon
  48. P2 16:03Shot by O'Reilly, saved by Lyon
  49. P2 18:43Shot by Blankenburg, saved by Lyon
  50. P2 19:43Greenway: Holding (2 min)

    On ice: NSH Stamkos, Josi, Haula, Bunting, Blankenburg · BUF Greenway, Malenstyn, Samuelsson, Krebs, Power

  51. P2 19:48Shot by Evangelista, saved by Lyon5v4
  52. P2 0:00Period end5v4
  53. P3 0:00Period start
  54. P3 0:29Shot by Stamkos, saved by Lyon5v4
  55. P3 1:19Shot by Josi, saved by Lyon5v4
  56. P3 2:44Shot by Smith, saved by Lyon
  57. P3 3:44Shot by Evangelista, saved by Lyon
  58. P3 3:52Shot by Josi, saved by Lyon
  59. P3 3:56Shot by Josi, saved by Lyon
  60. P3 4:14Shot by Skjei, saved by Lyon
  61. P3 5:26Shot by Benson, saved by Annunen
  62. P3 5:44Shot by Marchessault, saved by Lyon
  63. P3 6:05Shot by Power, saved by Annunen
  64. P3 8:05Shot by Byram, saved by Annunen
  65. P3 9:30Goal by O'Reilly (Evangelista, Forsberg)+16 pts WP

    On ice: NSH O'Reilly, Forsberg, Hague, Evangelista, Blankenburg · BUF Zucker, McLeod, Samuelsson, Byram, Quinn

  66. P3 9:51Shot by Greenway, saved by Annunen
  67. P3 11:41Shot by Forsberg, saved by Lyon
  68. P3 12:30Shot by Zucker, saved by Annunen
  69. P3 12:51Shot by Quinn, saved by Annunen
  70. P3 14:03Shot by Helenius, saved by Annunen
  71. P3 18:14Goal by Krebs (Samuelsson)6v5+8 pts WP

    On ice: NSH Stamkos, Josi, O'Reilly, Forsberg, Hague, Evangelista · BUF Tuch, Thompson, Samuelsson, Krebs, Byram

  72. P3 18:53Shot by Forsberg, saved by Lyon6v5
  73. P3 19:00Shot by Forsberg, saved by Lyon6v5
  74. P3 19:55Shot by Evangelista, saved by Lyon6v5
  75. P3 19:57Shot by O'Reilly, saved by Lyon6v5
  76. P3 0:00Samuelsson: Roughing (2 min)6v5

    On ice: NSH Stamkos, Josi, O'Reilly, Forsberg, Evangelista, Blankenburg · BUF Tuch, Thompson, Samuelsson, Krebs, Byram

  77. P3 0:00O'Reilly: High sticking (2 min)6v5

    On ice: NSH Stamkos, Josi, O'Reilly, Forsberg, Evangelista, Blankenburg · BUF Tuch, Thompson, Samuelsson, Krebs, Byram

  78. P3 0:00Period end5v4
  79. P3 0:00Final5v4