Jiri Kulich scored a pair of goals in the victory. Bowen Byram skated into the left faceoff circle and blocked a heavy slap shot from Filip Forsberg as the final seconds ticked off the clock in the Buffalo Sabres’ 4-3 win over the Nashville Predators at KeyBank Center on Friday night.

Kulich scored at 17:56 to give the Sabres a 4-3 lead. He raced down the left side, received Tage Thompson’s feed from the right point and ripped his second goal of the night – and 11th of the season – between Annunen and the near-side post.

An ice cold power play, a disappearing offensive strategy, and more takeaways from the Nashville Predators' 4-3 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Friday.

Rookie Jiri Kulich scored twice, including the tiebreaking goal with 2:04 remaining, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the visiting Nashville Predators 4-3 on Friday night.

Jiri Kulich scored the go-ahead goal with 2:04 in the third period and the Buffalo Sabres held on for a 4-3 win over the Nashville Predators on Friday night in KeyBank Center.

After not feeling well enough to participate in morning skate, Nashville Predators starting goalie Juuse Saros was ruled out of Friday's game against the Buffalo Sabres, the team announced. To compensate, the Predators called Milwaukee Admirals goalie Matt Murray up from the AHL to serve as Justus Annunen's understudy against the Sabres.

Feared NHL enforcer Rob Ray displayed a softer and emotional side in being inducted into the Buffalo Sabres Hall of Fame.

The Buffalo Sabres will try to carry momentum from their recent win into their showdown with the Nashville Predators on Friday, January 31 (1/31/2025) at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York. How to watch: Stream Buffalo Sabres hockey on fuboTV (free trial). Time: 7 p.m. ET

The Nashville Predators fell to the Buffalo Sabres by a 4-3 final on Friday night at KeyBank Center. The result gives the Preds a third consecutive loss to start a back-to-back set through Buffalo and Pittsburgh. Luke Evangelista, Brady Skjei and Tommy Novak all tallied in the loss, but the Sabres broke a 3-3 tie with just over two minutes to play.

The Nashville Predators visit the KeyBank Center on Friday for the first of two matchups with the Buffalo Sabres.

BUFFALO -- Jiri Kulich scored the go-ahead goal, his second of the game, at 17:56 of the third period to give the Buffalo Sabres a 4-3 win against the Nashville Predators at KeyBank Center on Friday. Tage Thompson spotted Kulich in the left circle for a cross-ice pass off the rush, and Kulich beat Justus Annunen short side.