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28-26-8 - W1
Nashville Predators
37-19-6 - W5
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo - KeyBank Center
March 7, 2026 at 10:30 PM - PREGAME
Central / Atlantic
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
NSH
1
C
Ryan O'Reilly
22G - 37A
(59P)
2
L
Filip Forsberg
28G - 25A
(53P)
3
C
Steven Stamkos
30G - 19A
(49P)
4
R
Luke Evangelista
9G - 38A
(47P)
5
D
Roman Josi
11G - 31A
(42P)
NSH Injuries
O'Reilly, Ryan
Face
Day to Day
O'Reilly (face) will miss Thursday's clash versus Boston and is considered day-to-day, Brooks Bratten of the Nashville Predators' official site reports.
Mar 7, 2026
Wilsby, Adam
Lower Body
Day to Day
Wilsby (lower body) won't play against the Detroit Red Wings on Monday and is week-to-week.
Mar 15, 2026
Trades
Mar 5 2026
The Dallas Stars acquire Michael Bunting from the Nashville Predators for a 2026 3rd round pick (SEA).
Mar 4 2026
The Colorado Avalanche acquire Nick Blankenburg from the Nashville Predators for a 2027 5th round pick.
Mar 3 2026
The Vegas Golden Knights acquire Cole Smith from the Nashville Predators for a 2028 3rd round pick and Christoffer Sedoff.
Mar 3 2026
The Minnesota Wild acquire Michael McCarron from the Nashville Predators for a 2028 2nd round pick.
Central
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BUF
1
C
Tage Thompson
33G - 32A
(65P)
2
R
Alex Tuch
25G - 28A
(53P)
3
D
Rasmus Dahlin
12G - 41A
(53P)
4
C
Ryan McLeod
12G - 32A
(44P)
5
R
Josh Doan
18G - 23A
(41P)
BUF Injuries
Danforth, Justin
Lower Body
Day to Day
Danforth (lower body) is trending toward a post-Olympic return to action, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald reports Monday.
Mar 7, 2026
Kozak, Tyson
Undisclosed
Day to Day
Kozak has been ruled out for Thursday's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins for an undisclosed reason, Heather Engel of NHL.com reports.
Mar 7, 2026
Greenway, Jordan
Abdomen
Day to Day
Greenway (abdomen) was placed on injured reserve Wednesday, per the NHL media site.
Mar 8, 2026
Timmins, Conor
Leg
Day to Day
Timmins (leg) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, per Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550.
Mar 14, 2026
Kulich, Jiri
Ear
Season
Kulich (ear) has been improving but will likely miss the rest of the 2025-26 season, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports Friday.
Sep 15, 2026
Trades
Mar 6 2026
The Buffalo Sabres acquire Tanner Pearson from the Winnipeg Jets for a 2026 7th round pick.
Mar 5 2026
The Buffalo Sabres acquire Logan Stanley and Luke Schenn (50% retained) from the Winnipeg Jets for Jacob Bryson, Isak Rosén, a 2027 2nd round pick and a conditional 2026 4th round pick.
Mar 5 2026
The Buffalo Sabres acquire Sam Carrick from the New York Rangers for a 2026 3rd round pick and a 2026 6th round pick (CHI).
Jan 24 2026
The Buffalo Sabres acquired Gavin Bayreuther from the Carolina Hurricanes for Viktor Neuchev
Atlantic
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Goaltending
NSH
22-18-6
3.18 GAA
89.2% SV
BUF
16-8-3
2.66 GAA
91.5% SV
NSH
6-8-2
3.15 GAA
88.8% SV
BUF
14-7-2
2.55 GAA
91.0% SV
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BUF
7-4-1
3.11 GAA
89.6% SV
Goaltenders
NSH
28-26-8
GAA: 3.44
SV%: 0.882
vs
BUF
37-19-6
GAA: 2.97
SV%: 0.902