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Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres

KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Florida Panthers 3–0 on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Florida Panthers 0 40-38-4
at Buffalo Sabres 3 50-23-9

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Florida Panthers 12 10 10 32
Buffalo Sabres 8 13 10 31

Three stars

  1. A. Lyon, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
  2. J. Doan, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)
  3. O. Power, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 07:13 Buffalo Sabres Josh Doan (1) Tage Thompson (3), Rasmus Dahlin (4) Power play FLA 0, BUF 1
2nd 11:12 Buffalo Sabres Josh Doan (2) Jason Zucker (1), Zach Benson (5) Power play FLA 0, BUF 2
2nd 14:20 Buffalo Sabres Owen Power (1) Alex Tuch (3), Peyton Krebs (2) Even strength FLA 0, BUF 3

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

Team stats

Stat Florida Panthers Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 32 31
Power play 0 of 7 2 of 4
Penalty minutes 12 28
Hits 29 23
Blocked shots 17 20
Giveaways 15 13
Takeaways 3 4
Faceoffs won 32/64 (50%) 32/64 (50%)

Box score

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers skaters
Player
9 S. Bennett C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 47.1% 19:08
10 A. Greer L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 09:12
11 M. Samoskevich R 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 17:46
12 J. Gadjovich L 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 09:14
13 S. Reinhart C 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 40% 23:33
15 A. Lundell C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 1 0 61.1% 18:30
17 E. Rodrigues C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 25% 15:33
23 C. Verhaeghe C 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 20:54
27 E. Luostarinen C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 1 0 12:30
63 B. Marchand L 0 0 0 -1 4 4 0 0 0 15:37
70 J. Boqvist C 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 100% 10:44
71 L. Kunin C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 57.1% 10:47
2 J. Petry D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18:16
3 S. Jones D 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 23:48
5 A. Ekblad D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 4 0 23:07
26 U. Balinskis D 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 3 0 18:53
42 G. Forsling D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 21:06
77 N. Mikkola D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 06:53
Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie
72 S. Bobrovsky 31 28 3 .903 59:51 Loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
6 Z. Benson L 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 17:25
17 J. Zucker L 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 66.7% 14:39
19 P. Krebs C 0 1 1 +1 2 2 3 0 0 50% 14:25
20 J.Kulich C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 47.1% 15:37
22 J. Quinn R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 16:20
29 B. Malenstyn L 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 09:23
48 T. Kozak C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 36.4% 09:47
55 M. Geertsen L 0 0 0 0 10 0 3 0 0 02:06
71 R. McLeod C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 1 0 57.1% 18:15
72 T. Thompson C 0 1 1 0 2 2 3 0 0 50% 15:34
89 A. Tuch R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 20:22
91 J. Doan R 2 0 2 0 2 6 2 0 2 13:55
4 B. Byram D 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 24:17
21 C. Timmins D 0 0 0 +1 2 3 1 6 0 24:30
23 M. Samuelsson D 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 3 0 22:01
25 O. Power D 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 1 0 23:44
26 R. Dahlin D 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 2 0 22:36
78 J. Bryson D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01:16
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
34 A. Lyon 32 32 0 1.000 59:48 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 00:09 Buffalo Sabres Zach Benson Tripping 2
1st 03:51 Buffalo Sabres Bowen Byram Interference 2
1st 07:07 Florida Panthers Uvis Balinskis Interference 2
1st 13:28 Buffalo Sabres Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
1st 19:45 Buffalo Sabres Peyton Krebs Tripping 2
2nd 00:53 Florida Panthers Anton Lundell Hooking 2
2nd 04:14 Florida Panthers Niko Mikkola Holding 2
2nd 05:00 Buffalo Sabres Jason Zucker Hooking 2
2nd 10:40 Florida Panthers Brad Marchand Interference 2
2nd 10:40 Florida Panthers Brad Marchand Roughing 2
2nd 10:40 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson Roughing 2
2nd 17:04 Buffalo Sabres Mason Geertsen Abusive language (misconduct) 10
2nd 19:48 Buffalo Sabres Josh Doan Roughing 2
2nd 19:48 Buffalo Sabres Mattias Samuelsson Roughing 2
2nd 19:48 Florida Panthers Eetu Luostarinen Roughing 2
3rd 07:10 Buffalo Sabres Conor Timmins Delaying game puck over glass 2

Game information

Florida Panthers head coach
Paul Maurice
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Frederick L'Ecuyer, Beau Halkidis
Linesmen
Brad Kovachik, Mark Shewchyk
Florida Panthers scratches
Tobias Bjornfot, Cole Schwindt, Donovan Sebrango
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Justin Danforth, Josh Dunne, Zach Metsa

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 Oct 18

Matchup Status Details
New York Islanders 5 at Ottawa Senators 4 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 3 at New Jersey Devils 5 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 Final/OT Game page
New York Rangers 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 Final/OT Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 1 at St. Louis Blues 3 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 1 at Winnipeg Jets 4 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 1 at Colorado Avalanche 4 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Los Angeles Kings 3 Final/OT Game page
Calgary Flames 1 at Vegas Golden Knights 6 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at San Jose Sharks 0 Final Game page

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