Nashville Predators vs Buffalo Sabres — March 7, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Buffalo Sabres defeated the Nashville Predators 3-2 on March 7, 2026. Expected goals were closely matched at 5-on-5 (BUF 6.44, NSH 6.11), making this a tightly contested game on both sides of the puck. The Nashville Predators created 13 high-danger scoring chances compared to 7 from the Buffalo Sabres at 5-on-5. Zachary L'Heureux was the most dangerous skater with 1.63 individual expected goals on 2 shots at 5-on-5. The Nashville Predators outshot the Buffalo Sabres 25-24 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Nashville Predators vs Buffalo Sabres progressed on Mar 7, 2026
Shot heatmap — where shots were taken on the ice, color-coded by scoring probability
Event timeline — every goal, penalty, and key play mapped chronologically
Player matchup grid — head-to-head on-ice performance in Corsi and expected goals
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NSH2 - 3BUF

Mar 7, 2026 · Regular Season

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Overview

	Period	Corsi			Fenwick			Shots			SC			HDSC			xG			Goals
		F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%
BUF	P1	12	19	38.7	9	10	47.4	2	6	25.0	4	16	20.0	2	6	25.0	1.32	2.19	37.7	0	0	—
	P2	28	16	63.6	20	14	58.8	13	12	52.0	19	12	61.3	4	3	57.1	3.59	2.94	55.0	2	1	66.7
	P3	15	25	37.5	14	17	45.2	9	7	56.3	9	19	32.1	4	6	40.0	2.50	4.68	34.8	1	1	50.0
	Total	55	60	47.8	43	41	51.2	24	25	49.0	32	47	40.5	10	15	40.0	7.41	9.81	43.0	3	2	60.0
NSH	P1	19	12	61.3	10	9	52.6	6	2	75.0	16	4	80.0	6	2	75.0	2.19	1.32	62.3	0	0	—
	P2	16	28	36.4	14	20	41.2	12	13	48.0	12	19	38.7	3	4	42.9	2.94	3.59	45.0	1	2	33.3
	P3	25	15	62.5	17	14	54.8	7	9	43.8	19	9	67.9	6	4	60.0	4.68	2.50	65.2	1	1	50.0
	Total	60	55	52.2	41	43	48.8	25	24	51.0	47	32	59.5	15	10	60.0	9.81	7.41	57.0	2	3	40.0

Win Probability

BUF Favored

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Goal

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Gameflow — Cumulative xG

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Goal

Shot Density Heatmap

NSH Attempts

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Individual Event Map

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Goal Against

Missed Shot Against

Player Matchup Grid

This grid shows how every skater on the home team (BUF) performed against every skater on the away team (NSH) when they were on the ice at the same time.

Rows = BUF players, Columns = NSH players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the BUF player had a favorable matchup (above 50%). Red = unfavorable (below 50%).
Values shown from the home team's perspective. Toggle between CF% (shot attempt share) and xGF% (expected goal share).
Cells with fewer than 3 shared events are grayed out (insufficient sample). Hover over any cell for full details.

Stat:

BUF ↓ / NSH →	O'Reilly	Stamkos	Jost	Svechkov	Wiesblatt	Forsberg	Haula	L'Heureux	Wood	Evangelista	Marchessault	Kemell	Hague	Josi	Skjei	Perbix	Barron	Ufko
Norris	45	56	83	83	83	25	75	75	60	75	55	78	85	73	69	54	86	20
Thompson	45	60	60	50	33	44	60	62	56	67	46	57	41	44	70	65	43	80
Krebs	36	38	100	100	100	19	67	73	27	11	36	73	36	38	55	67	33	100
Ostlund	46	55	83	83	83	25	77	75	50	67	50	80	79	67	71	57	86	20
McLeod	29	67	100	100	100	40	50	67	45	40	50	56	67	33	44	75	67	56
Carrick	40	20	100	100	100	31	100	100	25	31	0	100	11	40	50	50	44	50
Malenstyn	33	17	100	100	100	29	50	100	23	29	0	50	11	43	50	50	44	50
Zucker	50	100	60	60	60	57	67	67	57	50	67	60	50	67	60	71	50	80
Benson	50	50	100	50	100	63	33	33	57	55	—	25	50	40	63	50	80	40
Tuch	29	45	60	50	33	29	53	62	46	43	36	56	43	25	54	67	43	56
Doan	46	55	83	83	83	25	75	75	60	75	54	78	79	69	71	54	86	20
Quinn	67	100	100	100	100	57	75	67	57	50	67	80	80	100	67	75	67	80
Power	40	47	83	83	83	35	44	67	39	33	50	60	50	50	63	50	67	22
Samuelsson	33	43	67	67	50	22	78	100	33	25	37	91	53	50	53	67	14	42
Dahlin	40	47	100	100	100	31	65	67	50	67	41	65	50	50	59	59	63	73
Byram	27	33	88	78	83	50	55	44	78	70	38	45	58	36	72	62	89	33
Kesselring	100	50	100	100	100	25	50	100	25	20	75	60	38	67	25	100	38	40
Metsa	50	100	60	50	60	40	58	50	50	50	50	50	57	0	57	50	67	33