Predators 3–4 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Jan 31, 2025)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🐯 NSH	2	1	0	3
⚔️ BUF	2	1	1	4

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Jiri Kulich

2 G

2 shots · 15:44 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Rasmus Dahlin

2 A

2 shots · 25:39 TOI

3rd star 🐯 NSH

Brady Skjei

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 21:53 TOI

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Ryan McLeod Go-ahead 1st · 02:25

Assists: Rasmus Dahlin, Jack Quinn · beat Justus Annunen

0–1

⚔️ Jiri Kulich 1st · 08:41

Assists: Rasmus Dahlin, Owen Power · beat Justus Annunen

0–2

🐯 Luke Evangelista 1st · 10:56

Assists: Justin Barron, Ryan O'Reilly · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

1–2

🐯 Brady Skjei Tying 1st · 17:06

Assists: Colton Sissons, Michael McCarron · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

2–2

2nd period

🐯 Tommy Novak Go-ahead 2nd · 02:51

Assists: Brady Skjei, Fedor Svechkov · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

3–2

⚔️ Jason Zucker Tying 2nd · 12:26

Assists: Alex Tuch · beat Justus Annunen

3–3

3rd period

⚔️ Jiri Kulich Go-ahead 3rd · 17:56

Assists: Tage Thompson, JJ Peterka · beat Justus Annunen

3–4

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐯Predators

L1 O'Reilly · Nyquist · Stamkos 19:18

L2 Forsberg · Marchessault · Evangelista 17:55

L3 L'Heureux · Smith · Sissons 12:56

L4 Novak · Svechkov · McCarron 11:53

D1 Josi · Skjei 23:28

D2 Blankenburg · Barron 18:20

D3 Wilsby · Schenn 14:12

⚔️Sabres

L1 Thompson · Peterka · Tuch 18:14

L2 Kulich · Cozens · McLeod 15:05

L3 Zucker · Benson · Krebs 13:44

L4 Malenstyn · Kozak · Quinn 12:20

D1 Byram · Dahlin 25:59

D2 Samuelsson · Power 21:10

D3 Bryson · Jokiharju 11:38

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐯NSH BUF⚔️

31 Shots on goal 27

25 Hits 23

8 Blocked shots 16

8 Takeaways 4

16 Giveaways 13

4 Penalty minutes 8

NSH shooting 9.7% (3/31) BUF shooting 14.8% (4/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐯Predators

Justus Annunen

23/27

.852 SV% · 4 GA · 57:59 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

28/31

.903 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

NSH BUF

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Predators

Predators — tied after 1st: 6-13-1 (30% win rate, 20 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 5-8 (38% win rate, 13 games)

After 2nd — 3–3

Predators

Predators — tied after 2nd: 3-4-4 (27% win rate, 11 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 2-7-3 (17% win rate, 12 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Sabres lead the season series 1–0

Mar 72024 ⚔️BUF @ 🐯NSH 2–4 Dec 32023 🐯NSH @ ⚔️BUF 2–1 Mar 212023 🐯NSH @ ⚔️BUF 7–3 Jan 142023 ⚔️BUF @ 🐯NSH 5–3 Apr 12022 🐯NSH @ ⚔️BUF 3–4

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❓ NSH vs BUF, answered

Who won Predators vs Sabres on January 31, 2025?

Sabres won 4–3. The final score was Predators 3, Sabres 4.

Who scored for Predators?

Brady Skjei, Luke Evangelista, Tommy Novak.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jiri Kulich (2), Jason Zucker, Ryan McLeod.

How did the Predators goalie play?

Justus Annunen made 23 saves on 27 shots (.852 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 save percentage).

Where is Predators vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Predators vs Sabres season series?

Sabres lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐯 Predators

BeforeJan 29 🐋VAN @ 🐯NSH 3–1 AfterFeb 1 🐯NSH @ 🐧PIT 0–3

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeJan 28 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 2–7 AfterFeb 2 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 3–4

Also on January 31

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