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Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers

Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Florida Panthers beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–2 in a shootout on Saturday, April 12, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2024-2025 record
Buffalo Sabres 2 36-39-7
at Florida Panthers 3 47-31-4

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 1 0 1 0 0 2
Florida Panthers 0 2 0 0 1 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 7 11 7 3 0 28
Florida Panthers 9 15 8 2 0 34

Three stars

  1. A. Lundell, Florida Panthers
  2. C. Verhaeghe, Florida Panthers (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. J. Peterka, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 19:41 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Dahlin (17) Jason Zucker (31), JJ Peterka (39) Power play BUF 1, FLA 0
2nd 05:00 Florida Panthers Carter Verhaeghe (19) Seth Jones (26), Evan Rodrigues (16) Even strength BUF 1, FLA 1
2nd 14:47 Florida Panthers Jesse Puljujarvi (4) Uvis Balinskis (14), Carter Verhaeghe (32) Even strength BUF 1, FLA 2
3rd 12:18 Buffalo Sabres JJ Peterka (26) Rasmus Dahlin (49), Alex Tuch (30) Power play BUF 2, FLA 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Florida Panthers Anton Lundell Goal (winner)
1 Buffalo Sabres Jack Quinn Saved
2 Florida Panthers Evan Rodrigues Saved
2 Buffalo Sabres JJ Peterka Saved
3 Florida Panthers Mackie Samoskevich Saved
3 Buffalo Sabres Alex Tuch Saved

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Florida Panthers
Shots on goal 28 34
Power play 2 of 3 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 17 17
Hits 20 34
Blocked shots 13 11
Giveaways 15 16
Takeaways 11 7
Faceoffs won 20/52 (38.5%) 32/52 (61.5%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 Z. Benson L 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 16:14
17 J. Zucker L 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 100% 17:45
19 P. Krebs C 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 25% 16:45
20 J.Kulich C 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 50% 17:20
22 J. Quinn R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:25
29 B. Malenstyn L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 2 0 10:12
36 N. Ostlund C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 08:59
71 R. McLeod C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 66.7% 16:35
72 T. Thompson C 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 14.3% 19:25
77 J. Peterka R 1 1 2 -1 0 1 0 0 1 18:11
81 S. Lafferty C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 2 0 08:55
89 A. Tuch R 0 1 1 0 5 2 3 1 0 20:34
4 B. Byram D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 1 0 23:08
23 M. Samuelsson D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 22:11
24 J. Bernard-Docker D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 14:51
25 O. Power D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13:27
26 R. Dahlin D 1 1 2 -1 2 6 2 0 1 28:20
75 C. Clifton D 0 0 0 -1 4 2 2 2 0 20:43
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
1 U. Luukkonen 34 32 2 .941 65:00 OT loss

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers skaters
Player
8 N. Sturm C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 69.2% 15:28
10 A. Greer L 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 100% 08:25
12 J. Gadjovich L 0 0 0 0 5 2 3 0 0 08:39
15 A. Lundell C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 66.7% 20:09
17 E. Rodrigues C 0 1 1 +2 2 4 1 0 0 53.3% 19:57
20 J. Puljujarvi R 1 0 1 +1 0 4 9 1 0 14:48
23 C. Verhaeghe C 1 1 2 +2 2 3 1 0 0 18:58
25 M. Samoskevich R 0 0 0 +1 2 1 1 0 0 19:57
27 E. Luostarinen C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 33.3% 17:55
63 B. Marchand L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 19:54
70 J. Boqvist C 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 100% 13:31
74 R. Asplund C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 57.1% 07:22
3 S. Jones D 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 3 0 26:51
6 J. Megna D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 13:52
26 U. Balinskis D 0 1 1 +1 2 0 2 0 0 17:40
42 G. Forsling D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 1 0 23:03
77 N. Mikkola D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 2 1 0 23:07
88 N. Schmidt D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 16:38
Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie
41 V. Vanecek 28 26 2 .929 65:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 05:34 Buffalo Sabres Connor Clifton Boarding 2
1st 18:54 Florida Panthers Evan Rodrigues Tripping 2
2nd 15:24 Florida Panthers Uvis Balinskis Slashing 2
2nd 15:24 Buffalo Sabres Zach Benson Slashing 2
2nd 18:01 Buffalo Sabres Jason Zucker Slashing 2
3rd 02:45 Florida Panthers Jonah Gadjovich Fighting (major) 5
3rd 02:45 Buffalo Sabres Alex Tuch Fighting (major) 5
3rd 04:02 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Dahlin Cross checking 2
3rd 10:19 Florida Panthers A.J. Greer Roughing 2
3rd 10:19 Florida Panthers A.J. Greer Roughing 2
3rd 10:19 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson Roughing 2
3rd 10:19 Florida Panthers Mackie Samoskevich Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
3rd 15:21 Buffalo Sabres Connor Clifton Slashing 2
3rd 15:21 Florida Panthers Carter Verhaeghe Roughing 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Florida Panthers head coach
Paul Maurice
Referees
Michael Markovic, Brandon Schrader
Linesmen
Tommy Hughes, Ryan Jackson
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Jordan Greenway, Josh Norris, Jacob Bryson, Tyson Kozak
Florida Panthers scratches
Dmitry Kulikov, Aleksander Barkov, Tomas Nosek, Sam Reinhart, Sam Bennett, Matt Kiersted

2024-2025 season series

Matchup Status Details
Florida Panthers 2 at Buffalo Sabres 5 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 5 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Florida Panthers 4 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Florida Panthers 3 Final/SO Game page

Other NHL games on Apr 12

Matchup Status Details
New York Islanders 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 Final/SO Game page
Washington Capitals 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 7 Final Game page
New York Rangers 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 7 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Los Angeles Kings 5 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 Final/OT Game page
Winnipeg Jets 5 at Chicago Blackhawks 4 Final/SO Game page
Utah Hockey Club 5 at Dallas Stars 3 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2 Final/OT Game page
Nashville Predators 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 5 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 3 at Seattle Kraken 4 Final/SO Game page

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