NHL MATCHUP REPORT

March 7, 2026, 5:30 | KeyBank Center

Nashville Predators (27-24-8) VS Buffalo Sabres (35-19-6)

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SMART CHART

NAS
NAME
BUF
2.97
OFFENSE
3.43
3.44
DEFENSE
3.02
22.41
POWER PLAY PERCENTAGES
20.00
79.78
PENALTY KILLS PERCENTAGES
82.82
28.47
SHOTS FOR
27.92
29.15
SHOTS AGAINST
30.07
-0.47
DIFFERENTIAL
0.41

RECENT FORM

TeamRecord MoneyOffense DefenseFave DogO/U
Nashville 27-24-8 $-233 2.97 3.44 9-5 14-26 30-28-1
Buffalo 35-19-6 $1071 3.43 3.02 15-9 17-13 29-28-3

TEAM RECORDS

Nashville Predators

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/U
Overall 27-24-8 16-12-3 11-12-5 9-5 14-26-7 30-28-1
Last 10 4-2-4 3-1-1 1-1-3 2-0 2-6-4 5-5
vs Div 9-9-4 4-6-2 5-3-2 4-1 4-8-4 11-11
vs WEST 16-13-5 9-7-3 7-6-2 7-3 7-10-4 20-13-1
vs EAST 11-11-3 7-5 4-6-3 2-2 7-9-3 10-15

Buffalo Sabres

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/U
Overall 35-19-6 17-8-3 18-11-3 15-9-3 17-13-3 29-28-3
Last 10 7-2-1 1-2 6-0-1 1-2 4-1-1 5-5
vs Div 13-4-3 6-2 7-2-3 2-2-1 10-2-2 11-7-2
vs WEST 13-7-2 6-3-2 7-4 8-2-1 5-4-1 10-11-1
vs EAST 22-12-4 11-5-1 11-7-3 7-4-2 12-6-2 19-17-2

SUPERGRID

TitleStat RankStat Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense 2.96 22 3.09 15
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense 2.89 23 2.89 12
Away Team Road Powerplay vs Home Team Home Penalty Kill 21.25 12 82.28 10
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense 3.42 7 3.47 28
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense 3.61 5 3.59 28
Home Team Home Power Play vs Away Team Road Penalty Kill 22.22 10 76.25 25

HEAD TO HEAD SUMMARY

TeamRecord O/UAVG ShotsPower Play Goals Power Play PercentagePenalty Kill Percentage Power Play Chances
Nashville 5-5-0 6-4 3.40 30.10 6.00 23.08 80.77 26.00
Buffalo 5-5-0 6-4 3.30 30.30 5.00 19.23 76.92 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%
Jan 20, 2026 BUF 5 NAS 3 -135 6.5 O 33 34 0 0 1 2 0 0 100 100
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

BETTING ODDS TRENDS

Buffalo Sabres

Nashville Predators

TEAM LAST 5 GAMES

Nashville Predators

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineShots Shots AgainstPower Play Penalty KillOpposing Goalie Location
Feb 28, 2026 DAL 2-3 L 130 27 25 1/3 2/3 Jake Oettinger A
Feb 26, 2026 CHI 4-2 W -170 26 23 1/1 4/5 Spencer Knight H
Feb 5, 2026 WAS 2-4 L 145 29 30 0/4 4/6 Logan Thompson A
Feb 4, 2026 MIN 5-6 L 105 35 43 2/3 1/2 Filip Gustavsson H
Feb 2, 2026 STL 6-5 W -140 28 34 1/2 1/2 Joel Hofer H

Buffalo Sabres

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineShots Shots AgainstPower Play Penalty KillOpposing Goalie Location
Feb 28, 2026 TB 6-2 W 200 35 38 1/5 3/3 Andrei Vasilevskiy A
Feb 27, 2026 FLA 3-2 W -105 39 29 1/3 3/4 Daniil Tarasov A
Feb 25, 2026 NJ 2-1 W -110 30 28 0/3 2/2 Jake Allen A
Feb 5, 2026 PIT 2-5 L -125 27 32 1/5 3/3 Arturs Silovs H
Feb 3, 2026 TB 3-4 L 170 26 35 1/3 1/2 Andrei Vasilevskiy A