Florida Panthers @ Buffalo Sabres

24-18-3, 10-9-0 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Panthers FLA	2	0	2	4
Sabres BUF	1	1	1	3

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

24-16-4, 14-6-2 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	2	1	4	3	0	1	2	2	0	0	23	19:29	0:19	0:00	19:10	3	13	18.8
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	6:14	0:00	0:25	5:49	0	0	0.0
2	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	17:35	0:00	0:00	17:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	11	6:25	0:00	1:06	5:19	3	2	60.0
1	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	27	18:53	0:19	1:28	17:06	15	10	60.0
0	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	1	1	25	18:29	0:00	1:22	17:07	0	1	0.0
1	0	0	7	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	27	20:55	0:19	1:34	19:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	20	16:40	0:00	2:05	14:35	6	4	60.0
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	18	13:46	0:00	0:00	13:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	5:31	0:00	0:00	5:31	0	0	0.0
0	3	1	1	3	1	0	0	1	2	0	23	20:39	0:19	0:00	20:20	2	1	66.7
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	18	12:03	0:00	0:00	12:03	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	30	22:19	0:19	0:53	21:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	1	2	31	23:58	0:00	2:37	21:21	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	2	3	0	0	0	1	1	4	30	24:12	0:00	2:34	21:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	32	25:16	0:00	1:26	23:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	1	2	2	0	1	20	13:15	0:00	0:30	12:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	5	0	0	0	16	10:44	0:00	0:00	10:44	0	0	0.0

goalies
Sergei BobrovskyS. Bobrovsky#72

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
23	3	20	.870	20	0	0	0	0	59:37	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	1	1	2	24	18:17	1:40	0:00	16:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	3	1	1	2	0	0	0	23	19:14	1:51	0:00	17:23	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	1	5	3	0	0	11	7:13	0:00	0:00	7:13	4	0	100.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	12	8:07	0:00	0:00	8:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	19	15:47	0:00	0:00	15:47	2	0	100.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	11	6:41	0:00	0:00	6:41	0	1	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	22	17:55	1:35	0:19	16:01	6	8	42.9
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	16:43	2:13	0:00	14:30	10	13	43.5
0	0	1	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	21	18:03	1:40	0:00	16:23	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	5	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	24	22:08	2:20	0:00	19:48	9	6	60.0
1	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	25	18:51	2:09	0:19	16:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	23	16:53	2:18	0:00	14:35	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	12	8:18	0:00	0:00	8:18	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	4	28	24:16	1:47	0:19	22:10	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	1	27	25:27	1:58	0:00	23:29	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	13	10:07	0:00	0:00	10:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	27	23:46	0:29	0:00	23:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	3	3	0	0	6	0	2	22	24:27	0:00	0:19	24:08	0	0	0.0

goalies
Colten EllisC. Ellis#92

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
31	3	28	.903	26	0	2	0	0	57:28	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	2	0	2	4
	Sabres	1	1	1	3

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

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

3rd Period		FLA	BUF
11:07	Anton Lundell (14) Assists: Eetu Luostarinen (15), Gustav Forsling (15)	3	2
18:46	A.J. Greer (9) (Empty Net) Assists: Carter Verhaeghe (21), Sam Bennett (19)	4	2
19:46	Alex Tuch (15) Assists: Bowen Byram (15), Rasmus Dahlin (26)	4	3

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Panthers
0
Sabres
3

Game 1

10/18

Panthers
4
Sabres
3

Game 2

1/12

Sabres
Panthers

Game 3

2/2

Sabres
Panthers

Game 4

2/27

KeyBank Center

7:00 PM, January 12, 2026Coverage: ESPN+

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 16,343

Referees:
Justin Kea
Furman South

Linesmen:
Mark Shewchyk
Shandor Alphonso

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	28	15	4	60
Tampa Bay	28	13	3	59
Montreal	26	14	6	58
Toronto	23	15	7	53
Buffalo	24	16	4	52
Boston	25	19	2	52
Florida	24	18	3	51
Ottawa	20	19	5	45

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