2-1-2, 2-0-2 Away

14:45 - 3rd

	1	2	3	T
Panthers FLA	1	2	0	3
Sabres BUF	2	1	0	3

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

2-3-0, 2-2-0 Home

Florida Panthers @ Buffalo Sabres

Florida Panthers


forwards
Sam BennettS. Bennett#9
Lars EllerL. Eller#20
Garnet HathawayG. Hathaway#21
Bokondji ImamaB. Imama#14
Sam LaffertyS. Lafferty#18
Anton LundellA. Lundell#15
Eetu LuostarinenE. Luostarinen#27
Sam ReinhartS. Reinhart#13
Matthew TkachukM. Tkachuk#19
Brady TkachukB. Tkachuk#8
Carter VerhaegheC. Verhaeghe#23
Sandis VilmanisS. Vilmanis#95
defensemen
Aaron EkbladA. Ekblad#5
Gustav ForslingG. Forsling#42
Radko GudasR. Gudas#6
Seth JonesS. Jones#3
Dmitry KulikovD. Kulikov#7
Niko MikkolaN. Mikkola#77

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	15	11:31	0:00	0:00	11:31	9	3	75.0
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	12	8:37	0:00	1:49	6:48	4	3	57.1
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	12	8:04	0:00	1:40	6:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	7:30	0:00	0:00	7:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	13	11:48	0:00	0:34	11:14	0	3	0.0
1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	17	11:18	0:00	2:24	8:54	4	5	44.4
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	17	12:31	0:00	2:17	10:14	0	2	0.0
2	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	15	13:50	1:24	0:36	11:50	5	2	71.4
0	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	16	11:45	1:24	0:00	10:21	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	2	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	17	11:12	1:24	0:00	9:48	1	0	100.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	12:51	1:24	0:00	11:27	1	1	50.0
0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	13	9:53	0:00	0:00	9:53	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	3	1	0	1	2	3	0	2	20	15:50	0:00	1:08	14:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	21	18:56	0:00	2:24	16:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	2	15	10:19	0:00	0:42	9:37	0	0	0.0
0	2	-1	4	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	20	16:45	1:24	2:15	13:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	0	0	18	12:05	0:00	0:34	11:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	1	19	14:50	0:00	2:17	12:33	0	0	0.0

Akira SchmidA. Schmid#40
goalies
Jacob MarkstromJ. Markstrom#25

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
14	1	13	.929	9	4	0	0	0	24:51	0
11	2	9	.818	9	0	0	0	0	20:00	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#6
Josh DoanJ. Doan#91
Konsta HeleniusK. Helenius#94
Tyson KozakT. Kozak#48
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Jiri KulichJ. Kulich#20
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
Josh NorrisJ. Norris#9
Noah OstlundN. Ostlund#86
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
defensemen
Louis CrevierL. Crevier#46
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Zach MetsaZ. Metsa#73
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23
Olen ZellwegerO. Zellweger#8

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	12:57	2:39	0:46	9:32	1	1	50.0
1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	17	13:02	2:03	0:00	10:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	13	13:02	2:17	0:00	10:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	7:29	0:00	0:00	7:29	0	1	0.0
0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	17	12:22	0:00	0:00	12:22	4	2	66.7
0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	14	12:09	2:06	0:08	9:55	0	2	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	0	0	14	6:47	0:00	0:00	6:47	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	11:59	0:01	1:16	10:42	5	7	41.7
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	14	8:44	2:11	0:00	6:33	3	3	50.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	15	13:09	2:28	0:38	10:03	2	4	33.3
0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	13	13:04	2:29	0:00	10:35	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	18	13:09	2:22	0:00	10:47	4	4	50.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	14	10:41	0:00	0:00	10:41	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	13	9:06	1:51	0:00	7:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	15	10:30	0:00	1:24	9:06	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	18:47	2:48	0:00	15:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	22	19:58	0:04	1:24	18:30	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	5	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	16	15:56	0:01	0:00	15:55	0	0	0.0

Colten EllisC. Ellis#92
goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
9	2	7	.778	5	1	1	0	0	26:26	0
6	1	5	.833	3	3	0	0	0	18:25	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

ESPN+		1	2	3	T
	Panthers	1	2	0	3
	Sabres	2	1	0	3

3rd Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period		FLA	BUF
13:41	Sam Reinhart (2) (Power Play) Assists: Brady Tkachuk (1), Seth Jones (2)	3	3
11:25	Ryan McLeod (1) Assists: Olen Zellweger (1), Owen Power (5)	2	3
6:26	Sam Reinhart (1) (Power Play) Assists: Seth Jones (1), Matthew Tkachuk (2)	2	2

1st Period		FLA	BUF
15:55	Rasmus Dahlin (2) (Power Play) Assists: Jack Quinn (1), Tage Thompson (3)	1	2
11:00	Anton Lundell (1) Assists: Aaron Ekblad (2), Sandis Vilmanis (1)	1	1
5:58	Josh Doan (1) Assists: Peyton Krebs (3)	0	1

Sam Reinhart scores power-play goal vs. Sabres

0:44

Ryan McLeod lights the lamp

0:44

Sam Reinhart capitalizes on the power play

0:24

Regular Season Series

Panthers
Sabres

Game 1

ESPN+

Sabres
Panthers

Game 2

11/21

Sabres
Panthers

Game 3

12/30

Panthers
Sabres

Game 4

3/20

KeyBank Center

1:00 PM, October 12, 2026Coverage: ESPN+

Buffalo, NY

Referees:
Eric Furlatt
Carter Sandlak

Linesmen:
James Tobias
Joe Mahon

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	4	1	0	8
Ottawa	4	1	0	8
Boston	4	2	0	8
Toronto	3	2	1	7
Florida	2	1	2	6
Montreal	2	2	1	5
Buffalo	2	3	0	4
Detroit	1	3	1	3

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