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2019-20 regular season

Sabres at Predators

🗓 📍 Bridgestone Arena, Nashville 🔁 Season series tied 1–1

Predators beat Sabres 2–1 at Bridgestone Arena on January 18, 2020.

BUF – NSH
31–37
Shots on goal
0/3–1/3
Power play
14–17
Hits
12–14
Blocked shots
⚔️ Head-to-head

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap
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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐯 NSH
Ryan Johansen
1 G
3 shots · 14:54 TOI
2nd star 🐯 NSH
Craig Smith
1 G
2 shots · 09:08 TOI
3rd star 🐯 NSH
Pekka Rinne
30 saves
0.968 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

3 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Sam Reinhart Go-ahead 1st · 18:58
Assists: Rasmus Dahlin, Jake McCabe · beat Pekka Rinne
1–0
2nd period
🐯 Ryan Johansen Tying 2nd · 06:05
Assists: Roman Josi · beat Linus Ullmark
1–1
3rd period
🐯 Craig Smith PP Go-ahead 3rd · 13:31
Assists: Kyle Turris, Mattias Ekholm · beat Linus Ullmark
1–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Johansson · Eichel · Reinhart 21:26
L2 Larsson · Girgensons · Okposo 16:04
L3 Vesey · Lazar · Frolik 13:56
L4 Sheary · Rodrigues 11:39
D1 Montour · Dahlin 19:58
D2 Ristolainen · Jokiharju 18:15
D3 Bogosian · Pilut 14:23
D4 McCabe 13:22
🐯Predators
L1 Jarnkrok · Granlund · Duchene 17:17
L2 Arvidsson · Forsberg · Bonino 16:26
L3 Johansen · Turris · Grimaldi 14:15
L4 Watson · Blackwell · Smith 9:16
D1 Josi · Ekholm 25:48
D2 Weber · Fabbro 21:32
D3 Hamhuis · Irwin 11:54

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF NSH🐯
31 Shots on goal 37
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
14 Hits 17
12 Blocked shots 14
6 Takeaways 8
13 Giveaways 8
6 Penalty minutes 6
BUF shooting 3.2% (1/31) NSH shooting 5.4% (2/37)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Linus Ullmark
35/37
.946 SV% · 2 GA · 59:40 TOI
🐯Predators
Pekka Rinne
30/31
.968 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

3 of 3 goals located
Sam Reinhart · 1st 18:58 · 1–0 Ryan Johansen · 2nd 06:05 · 1–1 Craig Smith · 3rd 13:31 · 1–2
BUF NSH
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 3-2-1 (50% win rate, 6 games)
Predators
Predators — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-7-2 (18% win rate, 11 games)
After 2nd — 1–1
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 2nd: 3-3-5 (27% win rate, 11 games)
Predators
Predators — tied after 2nd: 1-3-1 (20% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1
Dec 122019 🐯NSH @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 Apr 22019 🐯NSH @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 Dec 32018 ⚔️BUF @ 🐯NSH 1–2 Mar 312018 ⚔️BUF @ 🐯NSH 7–4 Mar 192018 🐯NSH @ ⚔️BUF 4–0
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Who won Sabres vs Predators on January 18, 2020?

Predators won 2–1. The final score was Sabres 1, Predators 2.

Who scored for Sabres?

Sam Reinhart.

Who scored for Predators?

Craig Smith, Ryan Johansen.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Linus Ullmark made 35 saves on 37 shots (.946 save percentage).

How did the Predators goalie play?

Pekka Rinne made 30 saves on 31 shots (.968 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Predators played?

At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, the Predators home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Predators season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeJan 16 ⚔️BUF @ ⭐DAL 4–1 AfterJan 28 🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF 5–2
🐯 Predators
BeforeJan 16 🦆ANA @ 🐯NSH 4–2 AfterJan 27 🍁TOR @ 🐯NSH 5–2
Also on January 18
🦅WSH 6–4 🏝️NYI 🎵STL 3–5 🏔️COL 🌵ARI 3–7 🛢️EDM 🔥CGY 2–5 🏛️OTT 🪶CHI 6–2 🍁TOR 🎰VGK 4–5 🇨🇦MTL 🐆FLA 4–1 🐙DET 👑LAK 1–4 🔔PHI
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