The Nashville Predators (19-16-6) welcome the Buffalo Sabres (20-18-2), who will be looking to end their losing run, at Bridgestone Arena on Saturday.
Buffalo is coming off a 4-2 loss against the Jets on Thursday, their third consecutive defeat. Victor Olofsson and Tyson Jost both scored once for the Sabres.
Olofsson added an assist to lead the team in scoring. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen saved only 23 of 26 shots against (.884%) in the loss. Nashville fell 4-3 to the Canadiens on Thursday.
Juuso Parssinen, Filip Forsberg, and Nino Niederreiter scored one apiece for the Predators. Parssinen added an assist to lead the team in scoring. Yaroslav Askarov only had 31 saves on 35 shots against (.885%) in the loss.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Sabres won both games between the teams last season, including a 4-3 victory in their final meeting in April. Five players had two points for Buffalo. Ryan Johansen and Matt Duchene each had two points (0G 2A) to lead Nashville. Craig Anderson got the win despite allowing three goals on 25 shots (.880%).
FACING OFF
Buffalo is averaging 3.82 goals per game for the season, best in the NHL, and they are taking on a Predators team that is allowing 2.93 goals a game (14th).
Meanwhile, Nashville has found the net 2.76 times a game on average, 27th in the league, and the Sabres are allowing opponents to score 3.48 goals per game (24th).
The Sabres’ 27.70% power play percentage is the fifth-best in the league, while the Predators rank 28th with a conversion rate of just 16.55%.
While strong on the power play, Buffalo has been poor at penalty killing, as the away team possesses the league’s fourth-lowest PK% at 72.87%. Nashville’s 79.17% ranks 15th in the NHL.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 57 points this season, sixth-most in the NHL, Tage Thompson is the top skater for the Sabres. He is among the league leaders with 31 goals (3rd) and has added 26 assists. In the net, Anderson (7-6-1) is Buffalo’s top goaltender by goals against average.
He has a 2.71 GAA and a .921% save percentage.Forsberg leads the Predators in scoring with 38 points. He has 18 goals and 20 assists. Juuse Saros (15-11-5) is the top goalie for Nashville with a goals against average of 2.65. He has a save percentage of .922%.
HOME AND AWAY
Buffalo is 11-7-0 away from home this season. Nashville is 9-6-3 at Bridgestone Arena this season.
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Nashville Predators (-130)
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