Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
· KeyBank Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Florida Panthers 5–3 on Monday, October 12, 2026 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Florida Panthers |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
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 |
7 |
7 |
9 |
23 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
11 |
13 |
8 |
32 |
Three stars
- N. Ostlund, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
- R. McLeod, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
- J. Quinn, Buffalo Sabres (2 assists)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
05:58 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Josh Doan (1) |
Peyton Krebs (3) |
Even strength |
FLA 0, BUF 1 |
| 1st |
11:00 |
Florida Panthers |
Anton Lundell (1) |
Aaron Ekblad (2), Sandis Vilmanis (1) |
Even strength |
FLA 1, BUF 1 |
| 1st |
15:55 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin (2) |
Jack Quinn (1), Tage Thompson (3) |
Power play |
FLA 1, BUF 2 |
| 2nd |
06:26 |
Florida Panthers |
Sam Reinhart (1) |
Seth Jones (1), Matthew Tkachuk (2) |
Power play |
FLA 2, BUF 2 |
| 2nd |
11:25 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Ryan McLeod (1) |
Olen Zellweger (1), Owen Power (5) |
Even strength |
FLA 2, BUF 3 |
| 2nd |
13:41 |
Florida Panthers |
Sam Reinhart (2) |
Brady Tkachuk (1), Seth Jones (2) |
Power play |
FLA 3, BUF 3 |
| 3rd |
07:15 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Noah Ostlund (2) |
Zach Benson (2), Jack Quinn (2) |
Power play |
FLA 3, BUF 4 |
| 3rd |
13:20 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tage Thompson (4) |
Owen Power (6), Peyton Krebs (4) |
Even strength |
FLA 3, BUF 5 |
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 |
23 |
32 |
| Power play |
2 of 4 |
2 of 5 |
| Penalty minutes |
10 |
8 |
| Hits |
42 |
14 |
| Blocked shots |
5 |
17 |
| Giveaways |
15 |
14 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
2 |
| Faceoffs won |
30/57 (52.6%) |
27/57 (47.4%) |
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 8 B. Tkachuk |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
16:32 |
| Number 9 S. Bennett |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
70.6% |
15:34 |
| Number 13 S. Reinhart |
C |
2 |
0 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
77.8% |
20:27 |
| Number 14 B. Imama |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:56 |
| Number 15 A. Lundell |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
40% |
14:51 |
| Number 18 S. Lafferty |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:54 |
| Number 19 M. Tkachuk |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:25 |
| Number 20 L. Eller |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
44.4% |
12:36 |
| Number 21 G. Hathaway |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:05 |
| Number 23 C. Verhaeghe |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
17:37 |
| Number 27 E. Luostarinen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:37 |
| Number 95 S. Vilmanis |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:21 |
| Number 3 S. Jones |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:55 |
| Number 5 A. Ekblad |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:25 |
| Number 6 R. Gudas |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:27 |
| Number 7 D. Kulikov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:32 |
| Number 42 G. Forsling |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
24:10 |
| Number 77 N. Mikkola |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:48 |
Florida Panthers goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 25 J. Markstrom |
11 |
9 |
2 |
.818 |
20:00 |
|
| Number 40 A. Schmid |
21 |
18 |
3 |
.857 |
38:08 |
Loss |
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 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
19:40 |
| Number 9 J. Norris |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
62.5% |
11:24 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
15:08 |
| Number 20 J.Kulich |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:52 |
| Number 22 J. Quinn |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:35 |
| Number 29 B. Malenstyn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
09:56 |
| Number 48 T. Kozak |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
10:46 |
| Number 71 R. McLeod |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
16:04 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
17:58 |
| Number 86 N. Ostlund |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
33.3% |
17:54 |
| Number 91 J. Doan |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:15 |
| Number 94 K. Helenius |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:52 |
| Number 8 O. Zellweger |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:03 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
26:59 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
26:31 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
09:06 |
| Number 46 L. Crevier |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:03 |
| Number 73 Z. Metsa |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
15:38 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 U. Luukkonen |
14 |
13 |
1 |
.929 |
33:34 |
Win |
| Number 92 C. Ellis |
9 |
7 |
2 |
.778 |
26:26 |
|
Penalties
Penalties, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
15:15 |
Florida Panthers |
Dmitry Kulikov |
Holding |
2 |
| 1st |
17:01 |
Florida Panthers |
Radko Gudas |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
| 2nd |
03:26 |
Florida Panthers |
Aaron Ekblad |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
05:55 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Olen Zellweger |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
12:48 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Beck Malenstyn |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
06:15 |
Florida Panthers |
Aaron Ekblad |
Holding the stick |
2 |
| 3rd |
13:39 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Josh Norris |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
16:26 |
Florida Panthers |
Eetu Luostarinen |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
18:08 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Josh Norris |
High sticking |
2 |
Game information
- Florida Panthers head coach
- Paul Maurice
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Referees
- Eric Furlatt, Carter Sandlak
- Linesmen
- James Tobias, Joe Mahon
- Florida Panthers scratches
- Brad Marchand, Uvis Balinskis
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Sam Carrick, Matt Grzelcyk, Justin Danforth
2026-2027 season series
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Status |
Details |
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