
The Nashville Predators with captain Roman Josi suffered a painful defeat on Saturday night.
They suffered a 4-3 defeat away from home against the Buffalo Sabres, the bottom team in the NHL's Eastern Conference.
In mid-January, the Predators' five wins in a row had raised hopes that they would live up to the praise they had received this season. That momentum is gone again. With their third defeat in a row, Nashville is falling back into old patterns. Josi's team started as favorites against the Buffalo Sabres, but let a 3:2 lead slip away.
The Dallas Stars, in whose ranks Lian Bichsel made his twelfth appearance of the season, played better. The man from Solothurn also emerged victorious in the Swiss duel against Pius Suter in the 5-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks. The Stars extended their winning streak to four.