Buffalo Sabres @ Florida Panthers

32-18-5, 15-11-2 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Sabres BUF	2	1	2	5
Panthers FLA	2	1	0	3

Florida PanthersPanthersFLA

28-24-3, 14-13-3 Home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#6
Josh DoanJ. Doan#91
Tyson KozakT. Kozak#48
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
Noah OstlundN. Ostlund#86
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Isak RosenI. Rosen#63
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%
1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	14:10	1:07	1:47	11:16	0	0	0.0
1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	19	16:22	3:05	0:00	13:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	18	11:14	0:00	2:25	8:49	6	5	54.5
1	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	25	19:27	0:00	0:21	19:06	2	4	33.3
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	12	8:04	0:00	2:36	5:28	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	2	26	16:54	1:08	1:07	14:39	9	7	56.3
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	12:15	1:06	0:00	11:09	3	4	42.9
0	1	-1	4	2	0	1	2	1	0	0	22	16:13	3:06	0:00	13:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	3:08	0:00	0:00	3:08	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	4	6	0	0	0	0	0	3	25	20:14	3:04	0:08	17:02	8	9	47.1
0	1	3	1	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	29	22:27	0:52	3:54	17:41	2	0	100.0
1	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	23	16:00	3:18	0:00	12:42	0	2	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	1	30	22:54	0:54	2:38	19:22	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	2	0	2	1	2	0	0	1	27	21:54	3:20	2:14	16:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	11:48	0:00	0:26	11:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10	7:30	0:00	0:00	7:30	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	3	30	24:17	0:00	3:33	20:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	7	0	0	1	0	1	28	27:26	0:00	4:28	22:58	0	0	0.0

goalies
Alex LyonA. Lyon#34

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
41	3	38	.927	27	11	0	0	0	59:55	0

Florida Panthers


forwards
Sam BennettS. Bennett#9
Jesper BoqvistJ. Boqvist#70
A.J. GreerA.J. Greer#10
Luke KuninL. Kunin#71
Eetu LuostarinenE. Luostarinen#27
Sam ReinhartS. Reinhart#13
Evan RodriguesE. Rodrigues#17
Mackie SamoskevichM. Samoskevich#11
Cole SchwindtC. Schwindt#79
Matthew TkachukM. Tkachuk#19
Carter VerhaegheC. Verhaeghe#23
Sandis VilmanisS. Vilmanis#95
defensemen
Uvis BalinskisU. Balinskis#26
Tobias BjornfotT. Bjornfot#22
Aaron EkbladA. Ekblad#5
Gustav ForslingG. Forsling#42
Niko MikkolaN. Mikkola#77
Jeff PetryJ. Petry#2

											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	0	0	0	7	5:11	0:00	0:00	5:11	2	2	50.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	12	6:14	0:26	0:52	4:56	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	22	15:08	0:00	1:17	13:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	10	6:58	0:00	0:33	6:25	2	2	50.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	22	17:04	0:10	0:42	16:12	4	3	57.1
0	2	-1	5	2	2	0	0	1	0	4	24	24:41	6:06	1:48	16:47	0	1	0.0
1	0	-1	5	2	0	0	0	1	2	1	24	24:09	6:05	1:44	16:20	13	10	56.5
0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	10:50	0:35	0:00	10:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	3	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	22	14:24	0:00	1:28	12:56	9	9	50.0
0	0	-3	2	3	1	0	0	1	1	1	22	24:07	6:31	0:00	17:36	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	7	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	22	22:53	6:06	0:00	16:47	1	3	25.0
1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	19	14:13	0:10	0:00	14:03	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	25	24:57	5:17	1:16	18:24	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	17	11:01	0:00	0:00	11:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	3	1	1	1	2	4	0	4	28	20:15	0:35	1:20	18:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	28	23:16	1:24	2:56	18:56	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	24	20:19	0:00	2:23	17:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	21	12:00	0:00	0:29	11:31	0	0	0.0

goalies
Sergei BobrovskyS. Bobrovsky#72

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
20	5	15	.750	11	3	1	0	0	58:08	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
	Sabres	2	1	2	5
	Panthers	2	1	0	3

1st Period		BUF	FLA
0:37	Sandis Vilmanis (2) Assists: A.J. Greer (10), Niko Mikkola (8)	0	1
5:54	Evan Rodrigues (10) Assists: Sam Reinhart (26), Tobias Bjornfot (1)	0	2
15:03	Tage Thompson (29) Assists: Peyton Krebs (17), Rasmus Dahlin (34)	1	2
18:26	Peyton Krebs (7) Assists: Rasmus Dahlin (35), Alex Tuch (26)	2	2

2nd Period			BUF	FLA
5:44		Zach Benson (7) Assists: Ryan McLeod (27), Owen Power (13)	3	2
18:59		Uvis Balinskis (4) (Power Play) Assists: Sam Reinhart (27), Carter Verhaeghe (26)	3	3

3rd Period			BUF	FLA
5:31		Jason Zucker (14) (Power Play) Assists: Josh Doan (21), Jack Quinn (23)	4	3
17:51		Josh Doan (17) Assists: Peyton Krebs (18), Ryan McLeod (28)	5	3

Regular Season Series

BUF leads 2-1

Panthers
0
Sabres
3

Game 1

10/18

Panthers
4
Sabres
3

Game 2

1/12

Sabres
5
Panthers
3

Game 3

2/2

Sabres
Panthers

Game 4

2/27

ESPN+

Amerant Bank Arena

7:00 PM, February 2, 2026Coverage: ESPN+

Sunrise, FL

Attendance: 19,474

Referees:
Chris Rooney
Brandon Schrader

Linesmen:
Scott Cherrey
Jonny Murray

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	35	14	4	74
Detroit	33	18	6	72
Montreal	31	17	8	70
Buffalo	32	18	5	69
Boston	32	20	4	68
Ottawa	27	21	7	61
Toronto	26	21	9	61
Florida	28	24	3	59

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Buffalo Sabres @ Florida Panthers

Regular Season Series

BUF leads 2-1

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