Nashville Predators at Buffalo Sabres

Tue, Feb 28, 2017 · KeyBank Center · 2016–17 Regular Season

Nashville Predators

5 – 4

Final/OT

Buffalo Sabres

The Nashville Predators beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–4 in overtime on Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at KeyBank Center. Filip Forsberg scored twice. Pekka Rinne made 28 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 41–32.

Linescore

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T	SOG
NSH	1	1	2	1	5	41
BUF	2	1	1	0	4	32

Scoring summary

Per	Time	Team	Str	Goal	Assists	Score
1st	15:52	BUF	EV	Brian Gionta (13) · backhand	Zach Bogosian (6), Jack Eichel (23)	0–1
1st	17:26	BUF	EV	Kyle Okposo (19) · backhand	Jake McCabe (12), Matt Moulson (12)	0–2
1st	18:49	NSH	EV	Mike Fisher (16) · wrist	Austin Watson (10), Matt Irwin (9)	1–2
2nd	02:09	NSH	PP	Colin Wilson (11) · wrist	Ryan Johansen (39), Roman Josi (26)	2–2
2nd	05:35	BUF	EV	Evander Kane (22) · snap	Brian Gionta (16), Cody Franson (14)	2–3
3rd	00:56	BUF	EV	Jake McCabe (2) · snap	Kyle Okposo (22), Ryan O'Reilly (26)	2–4
3rd	11:16	NSH	EV	Ryan Johansen (10) · wrist	Filip Forsberg (23), Matt Irwin (10)	3–4
3rd	17:37	NSH	EV	Filip Forsberg (25) · wrist	Viktor Arvidsson (24)	4–4
OT	02:45	NSH	EV	Filip Forsberg (26) · snap	Roman Josi (27)	5–4

Penalties

Per	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Min
1st	08:01	BUF	Evander Kane	hooking	2
1st	10:54	NSH	Mattias Ekholm	high sticking	2
2nd	01:02	BUF	Rasmus Ristolainen	roughing	2
2nd	16:30	BUF	Evander Kane	interference	2
3rd	00:39	BUF	Evander Kane	roughing	2
3rd	00:39	NSH	P.K. Subban	roughing	2
3rd	04:42	BUF	Evan Rodrigues	holding	2
3rd	19:57	NSH	Viktor Arvidsson	boarding	2

Shot map

Goal● Shot on goal○ MissedSize = expected goals (xG)

Expected goals: NSH 3.22 · BUF 2.21 · xG% NSH 59.4

Nashville Predators

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
9	Filip Forsberg	L	2	1	3	+2	0	4	0	0		19:59	28
59	Roman Josi	D	0	2	2	+1	0	6	2	2		30:55	32
92	Ryan Johansen	C	1	1	2	+2	0	2	0	2	56.3	20:58	28
52	Matt Irwin	D	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0		10:30	17
38	Viktor Arvidsson	L	0	1	1	0	2	5	0	0		20:54	27
33	Colin Wilson	C	1	0	1	-2	0	3	1	0	50.0	18:51	25
12	Mike Fisher	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	3	60.0	16:29	22
51	Austin Watson	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	1		9:35	13
4	Ryan Ellis	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0		27:34	32
76	P.K. Subban	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	1		22:54	30
14	Mattias Ekholm	D	0	0	0	-2	2	3	0	1		20:13	29
19	Calle Jarnkrok	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	52.9	19:09	28
18	James Neal	L	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	1		18:20	23
56	Kevin Fiala	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0		13:00	17
15	Craig Smith	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		12:14	16
7	Yannick Weber	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1		9:39	17
83	Vernon Fiddler	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	87.5	7:05	15
26	Harry Zolnierczyk	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		6:15	8

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
35	Pekka Rinne	W	32	28	4	.875	62:45

Buffalo Sabres

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
29	Jake McCabe	D	1	1	2	0	0	3	1	1		21:53	28
21	Kyle Okposo	R	1	1	2	0	0	5	1	0		20:49	25
12	Brian Gionta	R	1	1	2	+1	0	2	1	1		16:10	23
90	Ryan O'Reilly	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	53.6	22:13	30
15	Jack Eichel	C	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	0	21.4	22:04	24
6	Cody Franson	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	1		19:43	27
9	Evander Kane	L	1	0	1	-1	6	2	1	1	50.0	18:21	24
47	Zach Bogosian	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	3	0		18:08	22
26	Matt Moulson	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		6:35	7
55	Rasmus Ristolainen	D	0	0	0	0	2	5	4	1		25:18	29
4	Josh Gorges	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	3		17:55	28
77	Dmitry Kulikov	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1		17:42	23
82	Marcus Foligno	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	1		16:32	19
23	Sam Reinhart	C	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	0		14:28	17
71	Evan Rodrigues	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	40.0	13:05	15
28	Zemgus Girgensons	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	20.0	11:32	15
56	Justin Bailey	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		10:16	14
63	Tyler Ennis	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		8:43	10

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
40	Robin Lehner	OTL	41	36	5	.878	62:45