Sabres 4–6 Predators — Final Score & Stats (Feb 8, 2025)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
⚔️ BUF	2	1	1	4
🐯 NSH	2	2	2	6

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐯 NSH

Jonathan Marchessault

1 G, 3 A

1 shots · 18:10 TOI

2nd star 🐯 NSH

Ryan O'Reilly

4 A

2 shots · 17:12 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Alex Tuch

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 17:50 TOI

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

🐯 Tommy Novak Go-ahead 1st · 06:57

Unassisted · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

0–1

🐯 Brady Skjei 1st · 09:26

Assists: Ryan O'Reilly, Jonathan Marchessault · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

0–2

⚔️ Bowen Byram 1st · 15:21

Assists: Jason Zucker, Alex Tuch · beat Justus Annunen

1–2

⚔️ Rasmus Dahlin Tying 1st · 18:25

Assists: Zach Benson, Ryan McLeod · beat Justus Annunen

2–2

2nd period

🐯 Filip Forsberg PP Go-ahead 2nd · 14:31

Assists: Ryan O'Reilly, Roman Josi · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

2–3

🐯 Brady Skjei 2nd · 15:13

Assists: Ryan O'Reilly, Jonathan Marchessault · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

2–4

⚔️ Alex Tuch 2nd · 17:43

Assists: Bowen Byram, Rasmus Dahlin · beat Justus Annunen

3–4

3rd period

🐯 Filip Forsberg 3rd · 06:58

Assists: Ryan O'Reilly, Jonathan Marchessault · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

3–5

⚔️ Dylan Cozens PP 3rd · 12:30

Assists: Alex Tuch, Owen Power · beat Justus Annunen

4–5

🐯 Jonathan Marchessault Empty net 3rd · 19:24

Unassisted

4–6

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Zucker · McLeod · Peterka 19:27

L2 Thompson · Krebs · Tuch 18:56

L3 Cozens · Kulich · Quinn 15:21

L4 Benson · Lafferty 10:24

D1 Dahlin · Byram 23:41

D2 Power · Jokiharju 18:01

D3 Bryson · Clifton 11:30

D4 Gilbert 8:28

🐯Predators

L1 Forsberg · Sissons · Marchessault 18:08

L2 Smith · Nyquist · O'Reilly 17:12

L3 Stamkos · McCarron · Wiesblatt 16:03

L4 Novak · Svechkov · Kemell 8:57

D1 Josi · Skjei 24:02

D2 Blankenburg · Schenn 18:00

D3 Gravel · Barron 16:44

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF NSH🐯

29 Shots on goal 23

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

22 Hits 33

14 Blocked shots 26

6 Takeaways 2

19 Giveaways 16

6 Penalty minutes 6

BUF shooting 13.8% (4/29) NSH shooting 26.1% (6/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

17/22

.773 SV% · 5 GA · 58:15 TOI

🐯Predators

Justus Annunen

25/29

.862 SV% · 4 GA · 59:23 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

10 of 10 goals located

BUF NSH

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

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 6-8 (43% win rate, 14 games)

Predators

Predators — tied after 1st: 6-15-1 (27% win rate, 22 games)

After 2nd — 3–4

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-8 (27% win rate, 11 games)

Predators

Predators — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-1-1 (67% win rate, 6 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Season series tied 1–1

Jan 312025 🐯NSH @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 Mar 72024 ⚔️BUF @ 🐯NSH 2–4 Dec 32023 🐯NSH @ ⚔️BUF 2–1 Mar 212023 🐯NSH @ ⚔️BUF 7–3 Jan 142023 ⚔️BUF @ 🐯NSH 5–3

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❓ BUF vs NSH, answered

Who won Sabres vs Predators on February 8, 2025?

Predators won 6–4. The final score was Sabres 4, Predators 6.

Who scored for Sabres?

Alex Tuch, Bowen Byram, Dylan Cozens, Rasmus Dahlin.

Who scored for Predators?

Brady Skjei (2), Filip Forsberg (2), Jonathan Marchessault, Tommy Novak.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 17 saves on 22 shots (.773 save percentage).

How did the Predators goalie play?

Justus Annunen made 25 saves on 29 shots (.862 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

BeforeFeb 4 🧥CBJ @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 AfterFeb 22 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 2–8

🐯 Predators

BeforeFeb 7 🐯NSH @ 🪶CHI 2–6 AfterFeb 22 🏔️COL @ 🐯NSH 1–2

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