Nashville Predators at Buffalo Sabres
· National Hockey League
Sabres beat the Predators 3-2 for their sixth straight win
Josh Doan scored 16 seconds into the third period for a 3-1 lead and Alex Lyon made 23 saves for Buffalo, which played the first of a five-game homestand and has now earned a point in 13 of its last 15 games.
Thompson extended his point streak to a career-best 10 games (six goals, five assists) with his goal with 7:21 to play in the second period. Zucker made it 2-1 with 5:43 to play in the period.
Zachary L’Heureux scored his first goal of the season to give the Predators a 1-0 lead at 1:17 of the second period and Matthew Wood added a power-play goal with less than four minutes to play to pull Nashville within 3-2. Juuse Saros made 21 saves.
With an assist on L’Heureux's goal, Nashville’s Jonathan Marchessault now has 300 career NHL assists.
The Sabres are now 29-2-0 this season when they have the lead after two periods.
The Predators, coming off a 6-3 win over Boston, have now lost four of their last five games.
The game was Sam Carrick's first in a Buffalo uniform since he was New York Rangers, and he played a critical role in the victory by winning two crucial faceoffs against Ryan O'Reilly in the final minutes.
Sabres: Host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday night.
Regular Season SeriesBUF wins series 2-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 2nd Period 1:17 | Zachary L'Heureux Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Jonathan Marchessault (8), Ryan O'Reilly (38) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 12:39 | Tage Thompson Goal (34) Slap Shot, assists: Alex Tuch (29) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 14:17 | Jason Zucker Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Quinn (27), Rasmus Dahlin (42) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 0:16 | Josh Doan Goal (19) Snap Shot, assists: Josh Norris (14), Noah Ostlund (13) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 16:08 | Matthew Wood Goal (13) Tip-In, assists: Roman Josi (32), Steven Stamkos (20) |
Statistics
 NSH |
 BUF |
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|---|---|---|
| 11 | Blocked Shots | 17 |
| 15 | Hits | 20 |
| 8 | Takeaways | 5 |
| 25 | Shots | 24 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
| 33.3 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 38 | Faceoffs Won | 24 |
| 61.3 | Faceoff Win Percent | 38.7 |
| 15 | Giveaways | 14 |
| 3 | Total Penalties | 4 |
| 6 | Penalty Minutes | 8 |
Buffalo Sabres Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Danforth, RW | Injured Reserve | May 20 |
| Jiri Kulich, C | Injured Reserve | May 19 |
| Noah Ostlund, C | Out | May 3 |
Nashville Predators Injuries
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