Florida Panthers vs Buffalo Sabres

NHL

Panthers

2-2-2, 6 PTS

3-5

Final

Sabres

3-3-0, 6 PTS

KeyBank Center

On the ice

FLA shoots leftBUF shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
FLA	7	7	9	23
BUF	11	13	8	32

In net

Jacob Markstrom9/11 SV, .818

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen13/14 SV, .929

Team	1	2	3	T
FLA	1	2	0	3
BUF	2	1	2	5

Who won: Sabres 5-3

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Florida Panthers 5-3 on Monday, October 12, 2026 at KeyBank Center. The Sabres outscored the Panthers 2-0 in the 3rd period. Tage Thompson led the Sabres in goals (1). Sam Reinhart led the Panthers in goals (2).

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Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

FLABUF

5Blocked Shots17

42Hits14

4Takeaways2

23Shots32

2Power Play Goals2

4Power Play Opportunities5

50.0Power Play Percentage40.0

0Short Handed Goals0

0Shootout Goals0

30Faceoffs Won27

52.6Faceoff Win Percent47.4

15Giveaways14

5Total Penalties4

10Penalty Minutes8

Player of the game

Owen Power

BUF · 2 A, 1 SOG

8.0

Deserved to win

52%

FLA · 3.38 xG

48%

BUF · 3.27 xG

Dead even on chances: this one could have gone either way

Play by play

End of the 3rd period
P3 0:18
Shot
Anton Lundell Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
P3 1:02
Backhand wide left
Beck Malenstyn Backhand Wide Left
B. Malenstyn
P3 1:09
Tip-in wide left
Eetu Luostarinen Tip-In Wide Left
E. Luostarinen
P3 1:19
Shot blocked by B. Malenstyn
Seth Jones shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
S. Jones · 2 A
P3 1:35
Big hit on B. Malenstyn
Sam Reinhart hit Beck Malenstyn
S. Reinhart · 2 G
P3 1:52
Faceoff win vs B. Tkachuk
Tyson Kozak faceoff won against Brady Tkachuk
T. Kozak
P3 1:52
FLAG
Penalty: high-sticking
Josh Norris High-sticking against Sandis Vilmanis (2 min)
J. Norris
P3 2:24
Faceoff win vs S. Lafferty
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Sam Lafferty
R. McLeod · 1 G
P3 2:30
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Niko Mikkola
P3 2:39
Snap shot on goal
Zach Benson Snap Shot saved by Akira Schmid
Z. Benson · 1 A
P3 3:22
Face off
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Lars Eller
P3 3:26
Big hit on N. Ostlund
Garnet Hathaway hit Noah Ostlund
G. Hathaway
P3 3:34
FLAG
Penalty: hooking
Eetu Luostarinen Hooking against Olen Zellweger (2 min)
E. Luostarinen
P3 3:37
Snap shot on goal
Olen Zellweger Snap Shot saved by Akira Schmid
O. Zellweger · 1 A
P3 3:38
Shot blocked by S. Lafferty
Olen Zellweger shot blocked by Sam Lafferty
O. Zellweger · 1 A
P3 3:39
Big hit on J. Doan
Niko Mikkola hit Josh Doan
N. Mikkola
P3 3:43
Snap shot wide right
Peyton Krebs Snap Shot Wide Right
P. Krebs · 2 A
P3 4:39
Wrist shot on goal
Sam Bennett Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
S. Bennett
P3 4:52
Snap shot wide right
Aaron Ekblad Snap Shot Wide Right
A. Ekblad · 1 A
P3 4:53
Shot blocked by B. Malenstyn
Aaron Ekblad shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
A. Ekblad · 1 A
P3 5:12
Big hit on M. Samuelsson
Brady Tkachuk hit Mattias Samuelsson
B. Tkachuk · 1 A
P3 5:16
Shot blocked by Z. Metsa
Matthew Tkachuk shot blocked by Zach Metsa
M. Tkachuk · 1 A
P3 5:22
Snap shot wide left
Carter Verhaeghe Snap Shot Wide Left
C. Verhaeghe
P3 5:31
Wrist shot on goal
Brady Tkachuk Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
B. Tkachuk · 1 A