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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Jiri Kulich scored two goals including the winner with 2:04 left in the third period as the Sabres rallied for a 4-3 win against the Nashville Predators on Friday night at

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 placed forward Ryan McLeod on the reserve list with an undisclosed injury and called up goaltender Devon Levi on Saturday before traveling west to begin a four-game road trip. McLeod skated 16:56 of ice time as Buffalo’s top-line center in Friday night’s 5-2 loss against the Pittsburgh Penguins,

McLeod has 10 goals and 14 assists for the Sabres and is on pace to shatter the career highs of 12 goals and 30 points he set last year for

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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.