Nashville Predators 7, Buffalo Sabres 3: Preds Bounce Back

Both the Nashville Predators and the Buffalo Sabres were coming off painful 7-0 losses and hoping to bounce back, but the Preds proved the more resilient team in this case.

Ryan McDonagh returned to the lineup after 4 games, but Roman Josi, Filip Forsberg, Ryan Johansen, and a bevy of others were still out of commission.

FIRST

Luke Evangelista started the offense with a great defensive steal, some speed and a shot with Tommy Novak trying quickly on the rebound.

Tyson Barrie had some great break-ups, proving his mettle in Josi’s absence.

A deflection off McDonagh went out of play, resulting in a delay of game penalty for the Sabres’ first power play at 4:54 in. The Preds killed the penalty, but…