Nashville Predators vs Buffalo Sabres – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

20/01/2026 at 20:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, TN).

NHL
Where to Watch on TV:


Brazil	Disney+
Chile	Disney+
Denmark	Viaplay
Finland	Veikkaus TV, Viaplay 3 Urheilu, Viaplay, V Sport Premium
Iceland	Viaplay
Italy	DAZN Italia
Mexico	Sky Sport
Norway	Viaplay
Spain	DAZN Espana
Sweden	Viaplay, V Sport Premium
United-kingdom	DAZN
Uruguay	Disney+
Usa	ESPN+
Venezuela	Disney+
World	NHL.tv

Match Stats


Shots on Goal
34	32
Shots off target
28	7
Shooting PCT
8.82% (3/34)	15.63% (5/32)
Blocked shots
19	8
Goalkeeper Saves
27	31
Saves PCT
87.1% (27/31)	91.18% (31/34)
Penalties
2	3
PIM
4	6
Power-play Goals
0	0
Shorthanded Goals
0	0
Power-play PCT
0% (0/3)	0% (0/2)
Pen. Killing PCT
100% (2/2)	100% (3/3)
Hits
27	17
Faceoffs Won
33	27
Faceoffs %
55	45
Giveaways
10	15
Takeaways
6	4
Empty Net Goals
0	1

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Period (0 - 3)
08:11, 0 - 1, Ostlund N. (G), Helenius K. (A), Dahlin R. (A2)
11:45, 0 - 2, Ostlund N. (G), Helenius K. (A), Power O. (A2)
13:24, Zucker J. (2 min),
17:24, 0 - 3, Helenius K. (G), Krebs P. (A),
2nd Period (2 - 1)
04:20, 0 - 4, Thompson T. (G), Tuch A. (A), Doan J. (A2)
04:20, Saros J. ↓, Annunen J. ↑,
06:20, Evangelista L. (2 min),
10:09, 1 - 4, O'Reilly R. (G), Forsberg F. (A), Skjei B. (A2)
11:54, 2 - 4, Forsberg F. (G), O'Reilly R. (A),
19:43, Greenway J. (2 min),
3rd Period (1 - 1)
09:30, 3 - 4, O'Reilly R. (G), Evangelista L. (A), Forsberg F. (A2)
18:14, 3 - 5, Krebs P. (G), Samuelsson M. (A),
20:00, Samuelsson M. (2 min),
20:00, O'Reilly R. (2 min),

Highlights

Chances of winning

Nashville Predators
42%

Draw
22.6%

Buffalo Sabres
35.4%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

38.9%

22.2%

38.9%

Our Initial ML Estimation

36.2%

23.9%

41.8%

Nashville Predators - Buffalo Sabres Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.28 ↓ (2.43)	4.21 ↓ (4.25)	2.68 ↑ (2.43)	5% (5.8%)

The most likely Over/Under: 6.00

What is the prediction for Nashville Predators - Buffalo Sabres?

Users Predictions: 9 users predict this event. Nashville will win (votes: 2 - 22.2%). Buffalo will win (votes: 4 - 44.4%). It will Tie (votes: 3 - 33.3%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Buffalo: 11.9% – 76.9%.

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 2 high ROI users predict this event. Buffalo (votes: 2 - 100%).

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:

O/U 6 - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 3:2.

Preview Facts

Enjoy a game between evenly matched mid-table sides (ranked 11 and 7 in the zone Promotion ~ NHL (Play Offs: )).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Nashville won 4.
Both teams have been playing unpredictably.
Buffalo may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.
Recently, Buffalo has had a series of home games.
The probability of winning is almost the same for both teams in this match.
There will not play in Nashville: Wiesblatt O. (Upper-Body Injury)
There will not play in Buffalo: Danforth J. (Lower-Body Injury) Dunne J. (Injury) Kulich J. (Health problems) Norris J. (Ribs Injury) Timmins C. (Broken Leg)
There are questionable in Nashville: Wilsby A. (Lower-Body Injury)
We predict that Nashville will win today's game, with odds of 2.24.
In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Nashville won 12 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 8 matches, and goals 65:58. (average 3.3:2.9).
Including home matches between the teams, Nashville won 5 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 5 matches, and goals 30:33. (average 3:3.3).

How many head-to-head matches has Nashville Predators won against Buffalo Sabres?

Nashville Predators has won 4 of their last 6 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Buffalo Sabres won against Nashville Predators?

Buffalo Sabres has won 2 of their last 6 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Nashville Predators - Buffalo Sabres were as follows:

08.02.2025 Nashville Predators - Buffalo Sabres 6:4

31.01.2025 Buffalo Sabres - Nashville Predators 4:3

07.03.2024 Nashville Predators - Buffalo Sabres 4:2

03.12.2023 Buffalo Sabres - Nashville Predators 1:2

21.03.2023 Buffalo Sabres - Nashville Predators 3:7

Latest results of Nashville Predators

17.01.2026 Vegas Golden Knights - Nashville Predators 7:2 ✺

16.01.2026 Colorado Avalanche - Nashville Predators 3:7 ✺

13.01.2026 Nashville Predators - Edmonton Oilers 4:3 ✺

11.01.2026 Nashville Predators - Washington Capitals 3:2 ✺

10.01.2026 Nashville Predators - Chicago Blackhawks 0:3 ✺

Latest results of Buffalo Sabres

19.01.2026 Carolina Hurricanes - Buffalo Sabres 2:1 ✺

17.01.2026 Buffalo Sabres - Minnesota Wild 4:5 ✺

15.01.2026 Buffalo Sabres - Montreal Canadiens 5:3 ✺

14.01.2026 Buffalo Sabres - Philadelphia Flyers 5:2 ✺

12.01.2026 Buffalo Sabres - Florida Panthers 3:4 ✺

NHL Table

Main

Western Conference

		Pl	W	WO	LO	L		Pts
1	Colorado Avalanche	55	34	3	9	9	212:138	83
2	Minnesota Wild	58	21	13	10	14	196:169	78
3	Dallas Stars	57	28	6	9	14	193:160	77
4	Vegas Golden Knights	57	20	7	14	16	191:179	68
5	Utah Mammoth	57	23	7	4	23	183:157	64
6	Edmonton Oilers	58	21	7	8	22	198:194	64
7	Seattle Kraken	56	21	6	9	20	162:165	63
8	Anaheim Ducks	56	18	12	3	23	185:195	63
9	Los Angeles Kings	56	14	9	14	19	146:161	60
10	Nashville Predators	57	19	7	7	24	169:198	59
11	San Jose Sharks	55	16	11	4	24	171:193	58
12	Chicago Blackhawks	57	17	5	9	26	154:185	53
13	Winnipeg Jets	56	20	2	8	26	160:175	52
14	Calgary Flames	56	19	4	6	27	142:169	52
15	St. Louis Blues	57	19	1	9	28	147:203	49
16	Vancouver Canucks	57	12	6	6	33	149:210	42

Eastern Conference

		Pl	W	WO	LO	L		Pts
1	Tampa Bay Lightning	55	28	9	4	14	199:140	78
2	Carolina Hurricanes	57	26	10	6	15	197:163	78
3	Montreal Canadiens	57	21	11	8	17	199:187	72
4	Detroit Red Wings	58	23	10	6	19	174:175	72
5	Pittsburgh Penguins	56	25	4	12	15	192:169	70
6	Buffalo Sabres	57	26	6	6	19	195:176	70
7	Boston Bruins	57	24	8	5	20	195:182	69
8	New York Islanders	58	22	10	5	21	169:162	69
9	Columbus Blue Jackets	56	20	9	7	20	179:177	65
10	Washington Capitals	59	24	5	7	23	189:177	65
11	Toronto Maple Leafs	57	19	8	9	21	188:194	63
12	Ottawa Senators	57	22	6	7	22	191:184	63
13	Philadelphia Flyers	56	18	7	11	20	167:180	61
14	Florida Panthers	57	23	6	3	25	174:191	61
15	New Jersey Devils	57	18	10	2	27	146:175	58
16	New York Rangers	57	14	8	6	29	151:180	50

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