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Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers

Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Florida Panthers 5–3 on Monday, February 2, 2026 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Buffalo Sabres 5 50-23-9
at Florida Panthers 3 40-38-4

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 2 1 2 5
Florida Panthers 2 1 0 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 8 6 6 20
Florida Panthers 9 19 14 42

Three stars

  1. J. Zucker, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
  2. R. Dahlin, Buffalo Sabres (2 assists)
  3. S. Reinhart, Florida Panthers (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 00:37 Florida Panthers Sandis Vilmanis (2) A.J. Greer (10), Niko Mikkola (8) Even strength BUF 0, FLA 1
1st 05:54 Florida Panthers Evan Rodrigues (10) Sam Reinhart (26), Tobias Bjornfot (1) Even strength BUF 0, FLA 2
1st 15:03 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson (29) Peyton Krebs (17), Rasmus Dahlin (34) Even strength BUF 1, FLA 2
1st 18:26 Buffalo Sabres Peyton Krebs (7) Rasmus Dahlin (35), Alex Tuch (26) Even strength BUF 2, FLA 2
2nd 05:44 Buffalo Sabres Zach Benson (7) Ryan McLeod (27), Owen Power (13) Even strength BUF 3, FLA 2
2nd 18:59 Florida Panthers Uvis Balinskis (4) Sam Reinhart (27), Carter Verhaeghe (26) Power play BUF 3, FLA 3
3rd 05:31 Buffalo Sabres Jason Zucker (14) Josh Doan (21), Jack Quinn (23) Power play BUF 4, FLA 3
3rd 17:51 Buffalo Sabres Josh Doan (17) Peyton Krebs (18), Ryan McLeod (28) Even strength BUF 5, FLA 3

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Florida Panthers
Shots on goal 20 42
Power play 1 of 3 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 6
Hits 23 22
Blocked shots 20 13
Giveaways 17 17
Takeaways 2 7
Faceoffs won 30/61 (49.2%) 31/61 (50.8%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
6 Z. Benson L 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 14:10
17 J. Zucker L 1 0 1 -1 0 2 1 0 1 16:00
19 P. Krebs C 1 2 3 +2 0 1 7 0 0 33.3% 19:27
22 J. Quinn R 0 1 1 -1 2 4 1 0 0 16:13
29 B. Malenstyn L 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 08:04
48 T. Kozak C 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 54.5% 11:14
63 I. Rosen R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 03:08
71 R. McLeod C 0 2 2 +1 2 1 0 1 0 56.3% 16:54
72 T. Thompson C 1 0 1 +2 0 4 0 0 0 47.1% 20:14
86 N. Ostlund C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 42.9% 12:15
89 A. Tuch R 0 1 1 +3 0 1 1 2 0 100% 22:27
91 J. Doan R 1 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 16:22
4 B. Byram D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 0 2 0 22:54
8 M. Kesselring D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 11:48
23 M. Samuelsson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 27:26
25 O. Power D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 4 0 24:17
26 R. Dahlin D 0 2 2 +1 2 1 0 2 0 21:54
73 Z. Metsa D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:30
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
34 A. Lyon 42 39 3 .929 59:55 Win

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers skaters
Player
9 S. Bennett C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 50% 05:11
10 A. Greer L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 1 0 15:08
11 M. Samoskevich R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 10:50
13 S. Reinhart C 0 2 2 -1 0 6 1 2 0 24:41
17 E. Rodrigues C 1 0 1 -1 0 5 1 0 0 56.5% 24:09
19 M. Tkachuk L 0 0 0 -3 0 2 1 1 0 24:07
23 C. Verhaeghe C 0 1 1 -2 0 7 0 0 0 25% 22:53
27 E. Luostarinen C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 57.1% 17:04
70 J. Boqvist C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 06:14
71 L. Kunin C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 50% 06:58
79 C. Schwindt R 0 0 0 +1 2 3 1 0 0 50% 14:24
95 S. Vilmanis L 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 14:13
2 J. Petry D 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 12:00
5 A. Ekblad D 0 0 0 -2 2 3 4 1 0 20:15
22 T. Bjornfot D 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 11:01
26 U. Balinskis D 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 24:57
42 G. Forsling D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 2 0 23:16
77 N. Mikkola D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 3 0 20:19
Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie
72 S. Bobrovsky 20 15 5 .750 58:08 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
2nd 03:36 Buffalo Sabres Ryan McLeod Delaying game 2
2nd 12:51 Florida Panthers Jeff Petry Tripping 2
2nd 17:11 Buffalo Sabres Jack Quinn Slashing 2
3rd 00:35 Florida Panthers Aaron Ekblad Holding 2
3rd 05:19 Florida Panthers Cole Schwindt Hooking 2
3rd 12:15 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Dahlin Tripping 2
3rd 13:08 Buffalo Sabres Bowen Byram Slashing 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Florida Panthers head coach
Paul Maurice
Referees
Chris Rooney, Brandon Schrader
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Jonny Murray
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Jordan Greenway, Konsta Helenius
Florida Panthers scratches
Brad Marchand, Anton Lundell, Donovan Sebrango

2025-2026 season series

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

Other NHL games on Feb 2

Matchup Status Details
Ottawa Senators 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 Final Game page
New York Islanders 1 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Minnesota Wild 4 Final/OT Game page
St. Louis Blues 5 at Nashville Predators 6 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 6 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 3 at Dallas Stars 4 Final/OT Game page
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Colorado Avalanche 0 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Utah Mammoth 6 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Calgary Flames 2 Final Game page

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