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.

Jiri Kulich scored twice, including the go-ahead goal with 2:04 left, and the Buffalo Sabres overcame blowing a two-goal lead in a 4-3 win over the Nashville Predators.

The Buffalo Sabres are back on home ice, welcoming the Nashville Predators to KeyBank Center. Prior to the game, the team honored Rob Ray with his induction into the Sabres Hall of Fame.

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.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Early on in his tenure as the Sabres’ coach, Ted Nolan wanted to make Rob Ray a healthy scratch. Typically, an assistant coach would share that news with a player. But when Nolan asked Don Lever, he tried to pass the task along to Terry Martin. When Nolan asked Martin, he tried to pass it off on Lever.

Jiri Kulich found the back of the net twice, including the game-winning goal with just over two minutes left in regulation, lifting the Buffalo Sabres (20-26-5) to a 4-3 victory over the Nashville Predators (18-25-7) on Friday night at KeyBank Center.

Sabres coach Lindy Ruff and general manager Kevyn Adams want their team to play with the same tenacity and selflessness that were hallmarks of the franchise for decades. Though Buffalo remains the youngest team in the NHL, it has gradually added experienced veterans to the lineup in recent seasons.

The Sabres have the assets to entice Vancouver into a trade. The bigger question is what, exactly, Buffalo might have to give up.

Tuch entered Monday's play with 14 goals and 19 assists in 45 games – and holding a team-best rating of plus-15. HE had three short-handed goals, no power-play goals and scored just once over an 11-game stretch during the club's 13-game winless streak.

Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and two assists to lead the Calgary Flames to a 5-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres.

That includes seven points, including four goals, and 22 shots in his last nine games. None have come on the power play even with his role on the second unit. Tuch does have a 79-point season on his resume,

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored two goals to help the Edmonton Oilers beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2. Edmonton improved to 21-6-1 in its last 28 games.