The Nashville Predators returned home after a road trip that started great and ended poorly, to face a Buffalo Sabres team also looking to recover after a loss. Alexandre Carrier was out with an injury, and Roland McKeown got to dress again for the Preds.
The Sabres got off to a strong start, setting up in the Preds’ end and making Juuse Saros work to keep the score level. McKeown was forced to take a penalty during a sustained Sabres OZ sequence the Preds couldn’t play their way out of, but Saros and the penalty killers held strong.