Florida Panthers @ Buffalo Sabres

23-18-3, 9-9-0 Away

14:00 - 3rd

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

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

24-15-4, 14-5-2 Home

Florida Panthers


forwards
Sam BennettS. Bennett#9
Jesper BoqvistJ. Boqvist#70
A.J. GreerA.J. Greer#10
Luke KuninL. Kunin#71
Anton LundellA. Lundell#15
Eetu LuostarinenE. Luostarinen#27
Sam ReinhartS. Reinhart#13
Evan RodriguesE. Rodrigues#17
Mackie SamoskevichM. Samoskevich#11
Jack StudnickaJ. Studnicka#53
Carter VerhaegheC. Verhaeghe#23
Sandis VilmanisS. Vilmanis#95
defensemen
Uvis BalinskisU. Balinskis#26
Aaron EkbladA. Ekblad#5
Gustav ForslingG. Forsling#42
Niko MikkolaN. Mikkola#77
Jeff PetryJ. Petry#2
Donovan SebrangoD. Sebrango#6

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	3	2	0	1	2	1	0	0	16	14:11	0:19	0:00	13:52	3	10	23.1
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	5:56	0:00	0:25	5:31	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	12:30	0:00	0:00	12:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	10	6:07	0:00	1:06	5:01	2	2	50.0
0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	19	13:21	0:19	1:28	11:34	11	6	64.7
0	0	-1	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	17	12:57	0:00	1:22	11:35	0	1	0.0
1	0	-1	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	19	15:09	0:19	1:34	13:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	16	13:15	0:00	2:05	11:10	5	3	62.5
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	13	10:26	0:00	0:00	10:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	5:13	0:00	0:00	5:13	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	16	15:12	0:19	0:00	14:53	1	1	50.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	14	8:52	0:00	0:00	8:52	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	17:30	0:19	0:53	16:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	22	17:39	0:00	2:37	15:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	22	16:58	0:00	2:34	14:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	24	19:52	0:00	1:26	18:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	16	10:12	0:00	0:30	9:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	5	0	0	0	14	9:09	0:00	0:00	9:09	0	0	0.0

goalies
Sergei BobrovskyS. Bobrovsky#72

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
18	2	16	.889	16	0	0	0	0	45:25	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#6
Josh DoanJ. Doan#91
Josh DunneJ. Dunne#44
Jordan GreenwayJ. Greenway#12
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
Josh NorrisJ. Norris#9
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
Jason ZuckerJ. Zucker#17
defensemen
Jacob BrysonJ. Bryson#78
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Zach MetsaZ. Metsa#73
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	17	12:23	1:40	0:00	10:43	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	16	14:16	1:51	0:00	12:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	1	5	3	0	0	10	6:39	0:00	0:00	6:39	3	0	100.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	11	7:32	0:00	0:00	7:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	14	12:28	0:00	0:00	12:28	2	0	100.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	9	6:03	0:00	0:00	6:03	0	1	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	16	13:41	1:35	0:19	11:47	5	5	50.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	12:31	2:13	0:00	10:18	8	11	42.1
0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	15	13:49	1:40	0:00	12:09	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	16	15:43	2:20	0:00	13:23	5	5	50.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	18	13:40	2:09	0:19	11:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	12:30	2:18	0:00	10:12	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	7:25	0:00	0:00	7:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	4	21	18:35	1:47	0:19	16:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	19	17:49	1:58	0:00	15:51	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	8:25	0:00	0:00	8:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	18:44	0:29	0:00	18:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	2	3	0	0	3	0	1	15	16:57	0:00	0:19	16:38	0	0	0.0

goalies
Colten EllisC. Ellis#92

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
22	2	20	.909	17	0	2	0	0	44:43	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.

		1	2	3	T
	Panthers	2	0	0	2
	Sabres	1	1	0	2

3rd Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period			FLA	BUF
17:57		Zach Benson (5) Assists: Tage Thompson (20)	2	2

1st Period		FLA	BUF
15:11	A.J. Greer (8) Assists: Sam Bennett (18), Carter Verhaeghe (20)	2	1
10:19	Jacob Bryson (2) Assists: Ryan McLeod (18), Zach Metsa (1)	1	1
2:35	Sam Reinhart (24) (Power Play) Assists: Uvis Balinskis (7), Carter Verhaeghe (19)	1	0

Zach Benson lights the lamp

0:51

Sergei Bobrovsky makes beautiful save

0:22

A.J. Greer tallies goal vs. Sabres

0:31

Regular Season Series

BUF leads 1-0

Panthers
0
Sabres
3

Game 1

18/10

Panthers
Sabres

Game 2

Sabres
Panthers

Game 3

3/2

Sabres
Panthers

Game 4

28/2

KeyBank Center

12:00 AM, 13 January 2026

Buffalo, NY

Referees:
Justin Kea
Furman South

Linesmen:
Mark Shewchyk
Shandor Alphonso

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	27	15	4	58
Tampa Bay	27	13	3	57
Montreal	25	14	6	56
Buffalo	24	15	4	52
Boston	25	19	2	52
Toronto	22	15	7	51
Florida	23	18	3	49
Ottawa	20	19	5	45

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Regular Season Series

BUF leads 1-0

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