Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers
· Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Florida Panthers beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–0 on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Florida Panthers |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
9 |
9 |
3 |
21 |
| Florida Panthers |
11 |
13 |
12 |
36 |
Three stars
- V. Vanecek, Florida Panthers (goaltender)
- N. Schmidt, Florida Panthers (2 assists)
- A. Greer, Florida Panthers (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
07:20 |
Florida Panthers |
A.J. Greer (6) |
Nate Schmidt (11), Dmitry Kulikov (9) |
Even strength |
BUF 0, FLA 1 |
| 2nd |
09:32 |
Florida Panthers |
Carter Verhaeghe (17) |
Aleksander Barkov (43), Aaron Ekblad (30) |
Even strength |
BUF 0, FLA 2 |
| 2nd |
17:09 |
Florida Panthers |
Anton Lundell (15) |
Nate Schmidt (12), Jesper Boqvist (11) |
Even strength |
BUF 0, FLA 3 |
| 3rd |
19:26 |
Florida Panthers |
Sam Bennett (20) |
Sam Reinhart (36), Niko Mikkola (16) |
Even strength, Empty net |
BUF 0, FLA 4 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers
| Stat |
Buffalo Sabres |
Florida Panthers |
| Shots on goal |
21 |
36 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
0 of 1 |
| Penalty minutes |
7 |
9 |
| Hits |
19 |
29 |
| Blocked shots |
17 |
5 |
| Giveaways |
10 |
10 |
| Takeaways |
3 |
3 |
| Faceoffs won |
20/45 (44.4%) |
25/45 (55.6%) |
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 Z. Benson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:58 |
| Number 13 J. Norris |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
53.3% |
20:27 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
55.6% |
14:39 |
| Number 22 J. Quinn |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:20 |
| Number 29 B. Malenstyn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
08:43 |
| Number 44 J. Dunne |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
33.3% |
07:16 |
| Number 63 I. Rosen |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
12:51 |
| Number 71 R. McLeod |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
38.5% |
18:53 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
18:35 |
| Number 77 J. Peterka |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
23:03 |
| Number 81 S. Lafferty |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
09:00 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:57 |
| Number 4 B. Byram |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
20:42 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
|
18:21 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:54 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
|
23:02 |
| Number 75 C. Clifton |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
17:50 |
| Number 78 J. Bryson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
16:44 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 U. Luukkonen |
35 |
32 |
3 |
.914 |
57:45 |
Loss |
Florida Panthers
Florida Panthers skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 N. Sturm |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
70% |
11:23 |
| Number 9 S. Bennett |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
87.5% |
16:25 |
| Number 10 A. Greer |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
5 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
|
09:09 |
| Number 13 S. Reinhart |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
25% |
20:13 |
| Number 15 A. Lundell |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
42.9% |
14:44 |
| Number 16 A. Barkov |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
45.5% |
19:14 |
| Number 17 E. Rodrigues |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
25% |
16:04 |
| Number 23 C. Verhaeghe |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:03 |
| Number 25 M. Samoskevich |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
15:11 |
| Number 27 E. Luostarinen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
14:07 |
| Number 70 J. Boqvist |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:48 |
| Number 92 T. Nosek |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
09:42 |
| Number 3 S. Jones |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:50 |
| Number 5 A. Ekblad |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:51 |
| Number 7 D. Kulikov |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
16:50 |
| Number 42 G. Forsling |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
21:06 |
| Number 77 N. Mikkola |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:06 |
| Number 88 N. Schmidt |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:14 |
Florida Panthers goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 41 V. Vanecek |
21 |
21 |
0 |
1.000 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
08:41 |
Florida Panthers |
Anton Lundell |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
04:17 |
Florida Panthers |
Aaron Ekblad |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
04:17 |
Florida Panthers |
A.J. Greer |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 3rd |
04:17 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Josh Dunne |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 3rd |
13:24 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Zach Benson |
High sticking |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Florida Panthers head coach
- Paul Maurice
- Referees
- Frederick L'Ecuyer, Jake Brenk
- Linesmen
- CJ Murray, Tyson Baker
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Jason Zucker, Jordan Greenway, Jacob Bernard-Docker, Jiri Kulich
- Florida Panthers scratches
- Brad Marchand, Jonah Gadjovich, Uvis Balinskis
2024-2025 season series
Every Buffalo Sabres and Florida Panthers game in the 2024-2025 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Florida Panthers
2
 at Buffalo Sabres
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Oct 12, 2024
|
|
Florida Panthers
5
at Buffalo Sabres
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, Mon, Oct 28, 2024
|
|
Buffalo Sabres
0
at Florida Panthers
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Sat, Mar 8, 2025
|
|
Buffalo Sabres
2
at Florida Panthers
3
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Sat, Apr 12, 2025
|
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Status |
Details |
 New York Rangers
3
 at Ottawa Senators
4
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: New York Rangers at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Mar 8, 2025
|
 Seattle Kraken
4
 at Philadelphia Flyers
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Seattle Kraken at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Mar 8, 2025
|
 Boston Bruins
4
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
0
|
Final
|
Game page: Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Mar 8, 2025
|
 Toronto Maple Leafs
4
 at Colorado Avalanche
7
|
Final
|
Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Mar 8, 2025
|
 Montreal Canadiens
0
 at Calgary Flames
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Calgary Flames, Sat, Mar 8, 2025
|
 Chicago Blackhawks
2
 at Nashville Predators
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators, Sat, Mar 8, 2025
|
 St. Louis Blues
1
 at Los Angeles Kings
2
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: St. Louis Blues at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 8, 2025
|
 Dallas Stars
4
 at Edmonton Oilers
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Dallas Stars at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Mar 8, 2025
|
 New York Islanders
4
 at San Jose Sharks
2
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Islanders at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Mar 8, 2025
|
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