National Hockey League
MATCHUP
Buffalo at Nashville
| Stats: | Overall | Home/Away | Conference | Favorite | Underdog | Last 5 |
| Records: | ATS Overall | On Days Rest | vs Scoring | vs Situation |
| Teams: | Buffalo Sabres | Nashville Predators |
Summary
| 8:00 PM ET | W/L | ATS | Money | H | A | O/U |
| Buffalo | 22-26-4-1 | 27-26 | -692 | 13-12-2-1 | 9-14-2-0 | 29-17 |
| Nashville | 18-28-7-0 | 21-32 | -1296 | 12-10-3-0 | 6-18-4-0 | 23-30 |
Recent Trends
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Quickchart Matchup
 Buffalo Off vs
 Nashville Def |
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3.11 GF 3.3 GA 27.8 Shots 29.4 Shots 25 PP 30 PK |
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Nashville Off vs
Buffalo Def |
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2.58 GF 3.36 GA 30.2 Shots 29.3 Shots 32 PP 34 PK |
Goaltenders
| Buffalo | Shots | Saves | Save % | W/L |
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 1060 | 951 | 0.897 | 18-15-4-0 |
| James Reimer | 218 | 198 | 0.908 | 2-4-0-1 |
| Felix Sandstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0-0 |
| Nashville | Shots | Saves | Save % | W/L |
| Justus Annunen | 272 | 247 | 0.908 | 6-3-0-0 |
| Juuse Saros | 1136 | 1020 | 0.898 | 11-23-6-0 |
Overall Stats | In Depth
| Offense | Shots | Goals | PCT | PP % |
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BUF NAS |
27.8 30.2 |
3.1 2.6 |
11.2 8.6 |
16.2 21.1 |
| Defense | Shots | Goals | PCT | PK % |
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BUF NAS |
29.3 29.4 |
3.36 3.30 |
0.885 0.888 |
78.6 81.2 |
Home/Away Stats | In Depth
| Offense | Shots | Goals | PCT | PP % |
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BUF NAS |
25.4 30.3 |
2.88 3.08 |
11.3 10.2 |
17.1 25.4 |
| Defense | Shots | Goals | PCT | PK % |
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BUF NAS |
30.6 26.7 |
3.28 3.08 |
0.893 0.885 |
78.2 82.4 |
Last 5 | In Depth
| Offense | Shots | Goals | PCT | PP % |
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BUF NAS |
31.2 29.6 |
4.00 1.60 |
12.8 5.4 |
7.7 8.3 |
| Defense | Shots | Goals | PCT | PK % |
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BUF NAS |
29 30.8 |
2.60 4.20 |
0.910 0.864 |
92.3 75.0 |
ATS Records | In Depth
| Overall | Home | Away | |
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BUF NAS |
27-26 21-32 |
15-13 11-14 |
12-13 10-18 |
ATS on Days Rest | In Depth
| 0 Days | 1 Day | 2 Days | 3+ Days | |
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BUF NAS |
3-5 2-6 |
12-14 10-15 |
6-4 7-7 |
6-3 2-4 |
Over/Under Records
| Total | Home | Away | |
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BUF NAS |
29-17 23-30 |
18-7 12-13 |
11-10 11-17 |
More Records:
vs Scoring |
vs Situation
More Stats:
Conference |
Favorite |
Underdog
Injuries
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | Status/Updated | Notes | |
| Beck Malenstyn | LW | Ques Sat - Back - 2/5/25 | Malenstyn exited the previous game due to back spasms, and it is up in the air if he will suit up against the Predators on Saturday. |
| Dylan Cozens | C | Ques Sat - Lower Body - 2/5/25 | Cozens is dealing with an lower body injury, and it is up in the air if he will get back on the ice against the Predators on Saturday. |
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | G | Ques Sat - Undisclosed - 2/4/25 | Luukkonen is managing an undisclosed injury, and it is unclear if he will play against the Predators on Saturday. |
| Tage Thompson | C | Ques Sat - Head - 2/5/25 | Thompson missed the previous contest with a concussion, and it is unclear if he will participate against the Predators on Saturday. |
| Mattias Samuelsson | D | Out indefinitely - Lower Body - 2/4/25 | Samuelsson has wound up on the injured reserve list due to a lower body injury, and he will miss an undetermined length of time. |
| Tyson Kozak | C | Out indefinitely - Illness - 2/3/25 | Kozak is placed on the injured reserve list with an illness, and team officials have yet to provide an exact return date. |
| Jordan Greenway | LW | Out indefinitely - Undisclosed - 12/20/24 | Greenway is placed on the injured reserve list with an undisclosed injury, and there is no timetable for recovery. |
Nashville Predators
| Player | Status/Updated | Notes | |
| Luke Evangelista | RW | Ques Sat - Upper Body - 2/8/25 | Evangelista is nursing with an upper body injury, and it is unknown if he will play Saturday against the Sabres. |
| Mark Jankowski | C | Ques Sat - Upper Body - 2/8/25 | Jankowski is managing an upper body injury, and it is up in the air if he will get back on the ice on Saturday against the Sabres. |
| Jeremy Lauzon | D | Out indefinitely - Lower Body - 1/5/25 | Lauzon has landed on the injured reserve list with a lower body injury, and it is unknown when he will be active again. |
Recent Meetings
| Date | Home/Away | Line | ATS |
| 1/31/25 | BUF 4 - NAS 3 | 1.5, -227/6.5 | BUF/O |
| 3/7/24 | NAS 4 - BUF 2 | -1.5, 146/6.5 | NAS/U |
| 12/3/23 | BUF 1 - NAS 2 | 1.5, -250/6.5 | BUF/U |
| 3/21/23 | BUF 3 - NAS 7 | -1.5, 159/6.5 | NAS/O |
| 1/14/23 | NAS 3 - BUF 5 | -1.5, 178/6.5 | BUF/O |
| 4/1/22 | BUF 4 - NAS 3 | 1.5, -156/6 | BUF/O |
| 1/13/22 | NAS 1 - BUF 4 | -1.5, -137/5.5 | BUF/U |
| 1/18/20 | NAS 2 - BUF 1 | -1.5, 147/6 | BUF/U |
| 12/12/19 | BUF 4 - NAS 3 | 1.5, -210/6 | BUF/O |
| 4/2/19 | BUF 2 - NAS 3 | 1.5, -152/5.5 | BUF/U |
Buffalo Schedule/Results
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| Date | vs | Last Meeting | Line | ATS | Where | Last Meeting | |||
| 2/8/25 | @ NAS | W 4-3 | 1.5,-227/6.5 | W/O | BUF | 1/31/25 | |||
| 2/22/25 | NYR | L 2-3 | 1.5,-197/6 | W/U | BUF | 12/11/24 | |||
| 2/25/25 | ANA | W 3-2 (OT) | -1.5,145/6 | L/U | ANA | 11/22/24 | |||
| 2/27/25 | @ CAR | W 4-2 | 1.5,-153/6 | W/P | BUF | 1/15/25 | |||
| 3/1/25 | MON | L 1-6 | -1.5,199/6 | L/O | MON | 12/17/24 | |||
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| Date | vs | Score | Line | ATS | SF | SA | PP | PK | |
| 2/4/25 | CLB | W 3-2 | -1.5,145/6 | L/U | 21 | 29 | 0/1 | 0/1 | |
| 2/2/25 | NJ | W 4-3 | 1.5,-205/6 | W/O | 34 | 24 | 0/4 | 0/5 | |
| 1/31/25 | NAS | W 4-3 | 1.5,-227/6.5 | W/O | 27 | 31 | 0/2 | 0/4 | |
| 1/28/25 | BOS | W 7-2 | -1.5,217/6 | W/O | 33 | 27 | 1/3 | 1/2 | |
| 1/25/25 | @ EDM | L 2-3 | 1.5,-108/6.5 | W/U | 41 | 34 | 0/3 | 0/1 | |
| 1/23/25 | @ CAL | L 2-5 | 1.5,-225/5.5 | P/O | 34 | 26 | 0/6 | 0/2 | |
| 1/21/25 | @ VAN | W 3-2 | 1.5,-159/5.5 | W/U | 26 | 34 | 0/2 | 0/1 | |
| 1/20/25 | @ SEA | L 4-6 | 1.5,-238/6 | P/O | 29 | 34 | 1/3 | 1/2 | |
| 1/17/25 | PIT | L 2-5 | -1.5,215/6 | L/O | 42 | 19 | 1/5 | 3/4 | |
| 1/15/25 | CAR | W 4-2 | 1.5,-153/6 | W/P | 24 | 37 | 0/1 | 0/3 | |
Nashville Schedule/Results
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| Date | vs | Last Meeting | Line | ATS | Where | Last Meeting | |||
| 2/27/25 | WIN | L 2-5 | 1.5,-183/5.5 | P/O | WIN | 1/7/25 | |||
| 2/25/25 | FLA | L 2-6 | 1.5,-136/6 | P/O | FLA | 11/7/24 | |||
| 2/23/25 | NJ | L 2-5 | 1.5,-202/6 | P/O | NJ | 11/25/24 | |||
| 2/22/25 | COL | L 2-5 | 1.5,-170/6 | P/O | COL | 12/14/24 | |||
| 2/8/25 | BUF | L 3-4 | -1.5,196/6.5 | L/O | BUF | 1/31/25 | |||
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| Date | vs | Score | Line | ATS | SF | SA | PP | PK | |
| 2/7/25 | @ CHI | L 2-6 | -1.5,129/6 | L/O | 33 | 30 | 0/3 | 2/3 | |
| 2/3/25 | OTT | L 2-5 | -1.5,200/5.5 | L/O | 27 | 39 | 1/2 | 1/5 | |
| 2/1/25 | @ PIT | L 0-3 | -1.5,197/6.5 | L/U | 25 | 36 | 0/0 | 0/3 | |
| 1/31/25 | @ BUF | L 3-4 | -1.5,196/6.5 | L/O | 31 | 27 | 0/4 | 0/2 | |
| 1/29/25 | VAN | L 1-3 | -1.5,178/5.5 | L/U | 32 | 22 | 0/3 | 1/3 | |
| 1/25/25 | @ ANA | L 2-5 | -1.5,127/6 | L/O | 43 | 35 | 0/3 | 1/2 | |
| 1/23/25 | @ SJ | W 6-5 | -1.5,120/6 | L/O | 38 | 35 | 3/5 | 1/4 | |
| 1/21/25 | SJ | W 7-5 | -1.5,-140/6 | W/O | 41 | 24 | 2/3 | 1/4 | |
| 1/18/25 | MIN | W 6-2 | -1.5,142/5.5 | W/O | 38 | 29 | 1/3 | 1/4 | |
| 1/16/25 | CHI | W 3-2 (SO) | -1.5,-112/6 | L/U | 41 | 26 | 1/4 | 0/1 | |
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