Buffalo Sabres @ Florida Panthers

34-19-6, 17-11-3 Away

Final

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

Florida PanthersPanthersFLA

30-26-3, 16-14-3 Home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Josh DoanJ. Doan#91
Josh DunneJ. Dunne#44
Tyson KozakT. Kozak#48
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
Josh NorrisJ. Norris#9
Noah OstlundN. Ostlund#86
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
Jason ZuckerJ. Zucker#17
defensemen
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Michael KesselringM. Kesselring#8
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%
0	0	-1	3	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	22	16:23	3:37	0:00	12:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	14	8:54	0:06	0:00	8:48	3	1	75.0
0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	16	10:45	0:08	2:23	8:14	2	7	22.2
1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	21	14:37	0:00	0:41	13:56	2	1	66.7
1	0	1	3	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	18	10:57	0:07	1:37	9:13	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	22	15:58	2:11	4:08	9:39	4	9	30.8
0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	17:46	3:32	0:00	14:14	9	10	47.4
0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	23	14:23	1:05	0:00	13:18	1	2	33.3
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	19	14:35	2:05	0:00	12:30	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	24	19:39	3:45	0:01	15:53	4	11	26.7
1	1	1	6	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	27	19:23	2:00	3:22	14:01	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	18	15:52	3:56	0:00	11:56	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	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	31	23:42	2:02	2:47	18:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	30	25:04	3:50	1:09	20:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	18	12:19	0:00	2:00	10:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	6:13	0:00	0:00	6:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	28	23:46	0:51	2:38	20:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	3	1	2	0	0	3	0	2	31	23:42	0:00	3:38	20:04	0	0	0.0

goalies
Alex LyonA. Lyon#34

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
29	2	28	.966	16	11	1	0	0	60:00	0

Florida Panthers


forwards
Sam BennettS. Bennett#9
A.J. GreerA.J. Greer#10
Luke KuninL. Kunin#71
Anton LundellA. Lundell#15
Eetu LuostarinenE. Luostarinen#27
Brad MarchandB. Marchand#63
Sam ReinhartS. Reinhart#13
Evan RodriguesE. Rodrigues#17
Mackie SamoskevichM. Samoskevich#11
Matthew TkachukM. Tkachuk#19
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%
1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	21:19	4:45	0:41	15:53	11	7	61.1
0	0	0	2	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	12	8:21	0:00	0:00	8:21	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	10	6:43	0:00	0:00	6:43	6	1	85.7
0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	24	16:43	0:57	3:19	12:27	9	8	52.9
0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	22	15:09	0:00	3:35	11:34	0	1	0.0
0	1	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	16:10	4:43	0:00	11:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	26	22:24	4:43	1:37	16:04	1	2	33.3
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	24	17:36	1:23	1:55	14:18	15	5	75.0
0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	17	12:49	0:46	0:00	12:03	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	22	21:34	5:09	0:36	15:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	22	17:21	1:23	0:00	15:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	12	7:52	0:00	0:00	7:52	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	12	8:38	1:26	0:00	7:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	4	1	0	31	27:18	3:03	3:27	20:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	2	3	1	2	0	0	1	32	23:51	2:11	2:09	19:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	29	25:29	0:01	3:25	22:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	2	22	16:24	0:00	2:10	14:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	16	10:23	0:00	0:30	9:53	0	0	0.0

goalies
Daniil TarasovD. Tarasov#40

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
38	2	36	.947	33	3	0	0	0	58:05	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
	Sabres	1	0	2	3
	Panthers	0	1	1	2

1st Period			BUF	FLA
17:48		Alex Tuch (23) (Power Play) Assists: Ryan McLeod (31), Bowen Byram (20)	1	0

2nd Period			BUF	FLA
13:51		Matthew Tkachuk (5) (Power Play) Assists: Brad Marchand (26), Sam Bennett (25)	1	1

3rd Period		BUF	FLA
11:38	Beck Malenstyn (5) Assists: Josh Norris (12), Noah Ostlund (10)	2	1
18:43	Peyton Krebs (9) (Empty Net) Assists: Tage Thompson (31), Alex Tuch (27)	3	1
19:25	Sam Bennett (20) Unassisted	3	2

Buffalo Sabres vs. Florida Panthers: Game Highlights

1:18

Sam Bennett scores goal vs. Sabres

0:41

Peyton Krebs lights the lamp

0:34

Regular Season Series

BUF wins 3-1

Panthers
0
Sabres
3

Game 1

18/10

Panthers
4
Sabres
3

Game 2

13/1

Sabres
5
Panthers
3

Game 3

3/2

Sabres
3
Panthers
2

Game 4

28/2

Amerant Bank Arena

12:00 AM, 28 February 2026

Sunrise, FL

Attendance: 19,783

Referees:
Jean Hebert
Graham Skilliter

Linesmen:
Jonny Murray
Tyson Baker

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	38	15	4	80
Buffalo	34	19	6	74
Detroit	34	19	6	74
Montreal	32	17	9	73
Boston	33	20	5	71
Ottawa	28	22	8	64
Florida	30	26	3	63
Toronto	27	23	9	63

Lyon makes 27 saves against former Florida teammates, Sabres top Panthers 3-2

— Alex Lyon made 27 saves to beat his former Florida teammates for the second this month, helping the Buffalo Sabres top the Panthers 3-2 on Friday night for their eighth victory in 11 games.

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