| SOG | HIT | |
|---|---|---|
| Road | 25 | 15 |
| Home | 24 | 20 |
Scoring
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Nashville Predators
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | FO% | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filip ForsbergL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18:48 |
| Tyson JostC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:47 |
| Joakim KemellR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15:00 |
| Fedor SvechkovC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 09:49 |
| Erik HaulaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.428571 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16:12 |
| Zachary L'HeureuxL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13:26 |
| Matthew WoodR | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0.545455 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15:57 |
| Luke EvangelistaR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15:48 |
| Jonathan MarchessaultR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17:03 |
| Ozzy WiesblattC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 09:21 |
| Ryan O'ReillyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.785714 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21:20 |
| Steven StamkosC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0.785714 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17:53 |
| Justin BarronD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:49 |
| Nicolas HagueD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20:59 |
| Nick PerbixD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18:41 |
| Roman JosiD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25:56 |
| Brady SkjeiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:35 |
| Ryan UfkoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:44 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | FO% | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach BensonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 09:32 |
| Josh NorrisC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.454545 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:37 |
| Sam CarrickC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 08:55 |
| Jason ZuckerL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14:42 |
| Peyton KrebsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.333333 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:27 |
| Jack QuinnR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14:10 |
| Beck MalenstynL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 09:12 |
| Ryan McLeodC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.307692 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:32 |
| Tage ThompsonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.333333 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18:53 |
| Noah OstlundC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:46 |
| Alex TuchR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21:19 |
| Josh DoanR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16:11 |
| Bowen ByramD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23:11 |
| Michael KesselringD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10:28 |
| Mattias SamuelssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24:36 |
| Owen PowerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 23:02 |
| Rasmus DahlinD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:36 |
| Zach MetsaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:38 |
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