Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
· KeyBank Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Florida Panthers beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–3 on Monday, January 12, 2026 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Florida Panthers |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Florida Panthers |
11 |
9 |
12 |
32 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
7 |
10 |
6 |
23 |
Three stars
- A. Lundell, Florida Panthers (1 goal)
- C. Verhaeghe, Florida Panthers (3 assists)
- Z. Benson, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
02:35 |
Florida Panthers |
Sam Reinhart (24) |
Uvis Balinskis (7), Carter Verhaeghe (19) |
Power play |
FLA 1, BUF 0 |
| 1st |
10:19 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jacob Bryson (2) |
Ryan McLeod (18), Zach Metsa (1) |
Even strength |
FLA 1, BUF 1 |
| 1st |
15:11 |
Florida Panthers |
A.J. Greer (8) |
Sam Bennett (18), Carter Verhaeghe (20) |
Even strength |
FLA 2, BUF 1 |
| 2nd |
17:57 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Zach Benson (5) |
Tage Thompson (20) |
Even strength |
FLA 2, BUF 2 |
| 3rd |
11:07 |
Florida Panthers |
Anton Lundell (14) |
Eetu Luostarinen (15), Gustav Forsling (15) |
Even strength |
FLA 3, BUF 2 |
| 3rd |
18:46 |
Florida Panthers |
A.J. Greer (9) |
Carter Verhaeghe (21), Sam Bennett (19) |
Even strength, Empty net |
FLA 4, BUF 2 |
| 3rd |
19:46 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Alex Tuch (15) |
Bowen Byram (15), Rasmus Dahlin (26) |
Even strength |
FLA 4, BUF 3 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
| Stat |
Florida Panthers |
Buffalo Sabres |
| Shots on goal |
32 |
23 |
| Power play |
1 of 1 |
0 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
9 |
7 |
| Hits |
18 |
22 |
| Blocked shots |
14 |
19 |
| Giveaways |
12 |
24 |
| Takeaways |
6 |
4 |
| Faceoffs won |
29/60 (48.3%) |
31/60 (51.7%) |
Box score
Florida Panthers
Florida Panthers skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 S. Bennett |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
18.8% |
19:29 |
| Number 10 A. Greer |
L |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:35 |
| Number 11 M. Samoskevich |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:46 |
| Number 13 S. Reinhart |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
20:55 |
| Number 15 A. Lundell |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
60% |
18:53 |
| Number 17 E. Rodrigues |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
60% |
16:40 |
| Number 23 C. Verhaeghe |
C |
0 |
3 |
3 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
20:39 |
| Number 27 E. Luostarinen |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
18:29 |
| Number 53 J. Studnicka |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
05:31 |
| Number 70 J. Boqvist |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
06:14 |
| Number 71 L. Kunin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
60% |
06:25 |
| Number 95 S. Vilmanis |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:03 |
| Number 2 J. Petry |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:15 |
| Number 5 A. Ekblad |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
23:58 |
| Number 6 D. Sebrango |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:44 |
| Number 26 U. Balinskis |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:19 |
| Number 42 G. Forsling |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
24:12 |
| Number 77 N. Mikkola |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
25:16 |
Florida Panthers goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 72 S. Bobrovsky |
23 |
20 |
3 |
.870 |
59:37 |
Win |
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 6 Z. Benson |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:17 |
| Number 9 J. Norris |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
43.5% |
16:43 |
| Number 12 J. Greenway |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
08:07 |
| Number 17 J. Zucker |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:53 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
15:47 |
| Number 22 J. Quinn |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:03 |
| Number 29 B. Malenstyn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:41 |
| Number 44 J. Dunne |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
07:13 |
| Number 71 R. McLeod |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
42.9% |
17:55 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
60% |
22:08 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:51 |
| Number 91 J. Doan |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:14 |
| Number 4 B. Byram |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
24:16 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
|
24:27 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:46 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
25:27 |
| Number 73 Z. Metsa |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
10:07 |
| Number 78 J. Bryson |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:18 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 92 C. Ellis |
31 |
28 |
3 |
.903 |
57:28 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
02:16 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Josh Doan |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
08:33 |
Florida Panthers |
Sam Bennett |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
13:55 |
Florida Panthers |
Jeff Petry |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
16:35 |
Florida Panthers |
Donovan Sebrango |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 2nd |
16:35 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Josh Dunne |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
Game information
- Florida Panthers head coach
- Paul Maurice
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Referees
- Furman South, Justin Kea
- Linesmen
- Shandor Alphonso, Mark Shewchyk
- Florida Panthers scratches
- Brad Marchand, Noah Gregor, Tobias Bjornfot
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Zac Jones, Tyson Kozak, Noah Ostlund
2025-2026 season series
Every Florida Panthers and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2025-2026 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Florida Panthers
0
 at Buffalo Sabres
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Oct 18, 2025
|
|
Florida Panthers
4
at Buffalo Sabres
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, Mon, Jan 12, 2026
|
|
Buffalo Sabres
5
at Florida Panthers
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Mon, Feb 2, 2026
|
|
Buffalo Sabres
3
at Florida Panthers
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Fri, Feb 27, 2026
|
Other NHL games on Jan 12
Other NHL games on Monday, January 12, 2026
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Carolina Hurricanes
3
 at Detroit Red Wings
4
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Detroit Red Wings, Mon, Jan 12, 2026
|
 Seattle Kraken
4
 at New York Rangers
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Seattle Kraken at New York Rangers, Mon, Jan 12, 2026
|
 Tampa Bay Lightning
5
 at Philadelphia Flyers
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Philadelphia Flyers, Mon, Jan 12, 2026
|
 Vancouver Canucks
3
 at Montreal Canadiens
6
|
Final
|
Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Montreal Canadiens, Mon, Jan 12, 2026
|
 New Jersey Devils
5
 at Minnesota Wild
2
|
Final
|
Game page: New Jersey Devils at Minnesota Wild, Mon, Jan 12, 2026
|
 Edmonton Oilers
4
 at Chicago Blackhawks
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Chicago Blackhawks, Mon, Jan 12, 2026
|
 Toronto Maple Leafs
4
 at Colorado Avalanche
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Colorado Avalanche, Mon, Jan 12, 2026
|
 Dallas Stars
3
 at Los Angeles Kings
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Dallas Stars at Los Angeles Kings, Mon, Jan 12, 2026
|
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