NHL MATCHUP REPORT

January 20, 2026, 8:00 | Bridgestone Arena

Buffalo Sabres (25-16-4) VS Nashville Predators (22-20-4)

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SMART CHART

BUF
NAME
NAS
3.25
OFFENSE
2.80
3.14
DEFENSE
3.28
17.83
POWER PLAY PERCENTAGES
19.42
84.75
PENALTY KILLS PERCENTAGES
79.72
28.25
SHOTS FOR
27.93
29.66
SHOTS AGAINST
28.37
0.11
DIFFERENTIAL
-0.48

RECENT FORM

TeamRecord MoneyOffense DefenseFave DogO/U
Buffalo 25-16-4 $501 3.29 3.11 14-6 10-11 21-21-3
Nashville 22-20-4 $-3 2.80 3.28 7-4 11-19 22-23-1

TEAM RECORDS

Buffalo Sabres

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/U
Overall 25-16-4 15-6-2 10-10-2 14-6-2 10-11-2 21-21-3
Last 10 8-2 4-1 4-1 6-1 2-0 5-4-1
vs Div 7-3-2 5-1 2-2-2 2-1-1 4-2-1 6-4-2
vs WEST 11-7-1 5-3-1 6-4 7-2 4-4-1 8-10-1
vs EAST 14-9-3 10-3-1 4-6-2 7-2-2 6-5-1 13-11-2

Nashville Predators

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/U
Overall 22-20-4 13-10-2 9-10-2 7-4 11-19-3 22-23-1
Last 10 6-4 3-1 3-3 1-2 4-2 4-5-1
vs Div 6-8-2 2-5-1 4-3-1 2-1 3-7-2 7-9
vs WEST 13-11-3 7-6-2 6-5-1 5-3 6-8-2 15-11-1
vs EAST 9-9-1 6-4 3-5-1 2-1 5-8-1 7-12

SUPERGRID

TitleStat RankStat Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense 3.25 12 3.28 25
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense 2.91 20 3.08 19
Away Team Road Powerplay vs Home Team Home Penalty Kill 16.92 22 85.00 4
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense 2.80 25 3.14 19
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense 2.80 25 3.50 25
Home Team Home Power Play vs Away Team Road Penalty Kill 18.67 20 83.05 10

HEAD TO HEAD SUMMARY

TeamRecord O/UAVG ShotsPower Play Goals Power Play PercentagePenalty Kill Percentage Power Play Chances
Buffalo 5-5-0 6-4 3.20 30.20 5.00 19.23 76.92 26.00
Nashville 5-5-0 6-4 3.40 30.60 6.00 23.08 80.77 26.00

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DateAway Away ScoreHome Home ScoreLine TotalO/U Away ShotsHome Shots Away Power Play Goals Home Power Play Goals Away Power Plays Home Power Plays Away PP%Home PP% Away PK%Home PK%
Feb 8, 2025 BUF 4 NAS 6 -115 6.5 O 29 23 1 1 2 2 50 50 50 50
Jan 31, 2025 NAS 3 BUF 4 105 6.5 O 31 27 0 0 4 2 0 0 100 100
Mar 7, 2024 BUF 2 NAS 4 -160 6.5 U 28 24 0 2 3 3 0 66.7 33.3 100
Dec 3, 2023 NAS 2 BUF 1 -105 6.5 U 29 35 0 0 1 0 0 - - 100
Mar 21, 2023 NAS 7 BUF 3 -160 6.5 O 27 31 0 1 3 5 0 20 80 100
Jan 14, 2023 BUF 5 NAS 3 -130 6.5 O 33 41 1 1 4 3 25 33.3 66.7 75
Apr 1, 2022 NAS 3 BUF 4 170 6 O 25 35 0 1 1 2 0 50 50 100
Jan 13, 2022 BUF 4 NAS 1 -360 6 U 21 30 1 1 4 4 25 25 75 75
Jan 18, 2020 BUF 1 NAS 2 -190 6 U 31 37 0 1 3 3 0 33.3 66.7 100
Dec 12, 2019 NAS 3 BUF 4 125 6 O 39 32 0 0 2 1 0 0 100 100

BETTING ODDS TRENDS

Nashville Predators

Buffalo Sabres

TEAM LAST 5 GAMES

Buffalo Sabres

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineShots Shots AgainstPower Play Penalty KillOpposing Goalie Location
Jan 14, 2026 PHI 5-2 W -138 14 22 2/6 4/5 Samuel Ersson H
Jan 12, 2026 FLA 3-4 L -120 23 32 0/2 0/1 Sergei Bobrovsky H
Jan 10, 2026 ANA 5-3 W -150 32 34 0/2 2/2 Lukas Dostal H
Jan 8, 2026 NYR 5-2 W -125 21 32 1/2 3/3 Jonathan Quick A
Jan 6, 2026 VAN 5-3 W -170 20 37 0/1 3/4 Thatcher Demko H

Nashville Predators

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineShots Shots AgainstPower Play Penalty KillOpposing Goalie Location
Jan 13, 2026 EDM 4-3 W 110 27 31 0/3 2/4 Tristan Jarry H
Jan 11, 2026 WAS 3-2 W 110 21 30 2/6 3/5 Charlie Lindgren H
Jan 10, 2026 CHI 0-3 L -220 36 21 0/3 2/3 Drew Commesso H
Jan 8, 2026 NYI 2-1 W -130 27 31 0/1 2/2 David Rittich H
Jan 6, 2026 EDM 2-6 L 120 26 43 0/2 1/2 Connor Ingram A