Buffalo Sabres 5–3 Florida Panthers · SternSports

Buffalo Sabres 5–3 Florida Panthers · SternSports

Buffalo Sabres3-3-0

53Final

Florida Panthers2-2-2

Shots

32Shots23
2/5Power plays2/4
0Short-handed goals0

Puck

27 (47%)Faceoffs won30 (53%)
2Takeaways4
14Giveaways15
14Hits42
17Blocked shots5

Discipline

4Penalties5
8Penalty minutes10

Shots

32Shots23
2/5Power plays2/4
0Short-handed goals0

Puck

27 (47%)Faceoffs won30 (53%)
2Takeaways4
14Giveaways15

Stats

Shots

32Shots23
2/5Power plays2/4
0Short-handed goals0

Puck

27 (47%)Faceoffs won30 (53%)
2Takeaways4
14

Panthers

forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
S. Bennett	0	2	0	-2	15:34	0:43	0:00	14:51	20	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	5	70.6	1	0	0
L. Eller	0	1	0	0	12:36	0:33	3:09	8:54	17	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	5	44.4	0	0	0
G. Hathaway	1	5	0	0	10:05	0:00	2:19	7:46	15	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
B. Imama	0	1	0	0	8:56	0:00	0:00	8:56	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
S. Lafferty	1	2	0	-1	14:54	0:00	1:06	13:48	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0	1	0	0
A. Lundell	0	3	0	1	14:51	1:16	3:13	10:22	23	1	1	0	3	0	0	4	6	40.0	1	0	0
E. Luostarinen	1	4	0	1	16:37	1:07	2:55	12:35	22	0	2	0	2	1	0	0	2	0.0	1	1	2
S. Reinhart	0	2	1	-1	20:27	4:54	1:30	14:03	21	2	2	0	2	2	0	7	2	77.8	0	0	0
M. Tkachuk	0	1	1	-2	18:25	4:54	0:00	13:31	22	0	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
B. Tkachuk	0	7	0	-2	16:32	3:45	0:00	12:47	23	0	0	1	3	3	0	2	2	50.0	0	0	0
C. Verhaeghe	0	0	0	-1	17:37	3:44	0:00	13:53	18	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	50.0	0	0	0
S. Vilmanis	1	0	0	1	12:21	0:26	0:32	11:23	17	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0

defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
A. Ekblad	0	3	0	-1	20:25	0:40	2:19	17:26	27

goalies	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
A. Schmid	3	21	0	0	18	.857	13	5	0	38:08	0	0
J. Markstrom	2	11	0	0	9

Western Conference

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	DIFF	PTS
1	Golden KnightsVegas Golden Knights	11	8	3	0	+14	16
2	OilersEdmonton Oilers	9	7	1	1	+14	15
3	MammothUtah Mammoth	10	7	3	0	+7	14
4	WildMinnesota Wild	10	6	2	2	+6	14
5	KrakenSeattle Kraken	10	6	3	1	+5	13
6	StarsDallas Stars	9	5	3	1	+8	11
7	AvalancheColorado Avalanche	10	5	4	1	+10	11
8	SharksSan Jose Sharks	10	5	4	1	−8	11
9	JetsWinnipeg Jets	9	4	3	2	−2	10
10	PredatorsNashville Predators	8	3	2	3	−1	9
11	BluesSt. Louis Blues	9	4	4	1	0	9
12	DucksAnaheim Ducks	9	4	5	0	−3	8
13	BlackhawksChicago Blackhawks	9	3	6	0	−15	6
14	CanucksVancouver Canucks	11	2	8	1	−18	5
15	KingsLos Angeles Kings	7	1	4	2	−10	4
16	FlamesCalgary Flames	8	2	6	0	−20	4

Players

Sabres

forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Z. Benson	1	0	0	0	19:40	4:49	2:56	11:55	21	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	1	50.0	0	0	0
J. Doan	2	0	1	2	16:15	2:35	0:00	13:40	22	1	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	0.0	3	0	0
K. Helenius	0	0	1	0	14:52	2:17	0:00	12:35	17	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0
T. Kozak	0	1	0	0	10:46	0:00	1:16	9:30	19	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	50.0	0	0	0
P. Krebs	1	2	0	1	15:08	0:00	0:07	15:01	21	0	0	2	0	1	0	4	2	66.7	1	0	0
J. Kulich	1	1	0	1	13:52	2:06	0:08	11:38	18	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	4	0.0	1	0	0
B. Malenstyn	2	4	0	0	9:56	0:00	1:15	8:41	19	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	1	2
R. McLeod	1	0	0	1	16:04	0:33	3:27	12:04	21	1	1	0	2	1	0	8	8	50.0	1	0	0
J. Norris	1	0	0	0	11:24	2:43	0:00	8:41	20	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	3	62.5	1	2	4
N. Ostlund	0	0	0	0	17:54	4:38	0:38	12:38	20	1	2	0	3	0	0	2	4	33.3	1	0	0
J. Quinn	0	0	0	0	17:35	4:39	0:00	12:56	17	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
T. Thompson	1	2	0	1	17:58	4:28	0:08	13:22	24	1	4	1	1	1	0	6	6	50.0	1	0	0

defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
L. Crevier	2	3	0	0	15:03	0:00	1:42	13:21	21

goalies	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
C. Ellis	2	9	0	0	7	.778	5	1	1	26:26	0	0
U. Luukkonen	1	14	0	0	13

Panthers

forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
S. Bennett	0	2	0	-2	15:34	0:43	0:00	14:51

Game

Team	1	2	3
BUF	2	1	2
FLA	1	2	0

Leaders

Face-off: 12 Oct 2026, 19:00
Venue: KeyBank Center, Buffalo
Attendance: 19’070

Match report on ESPN: Noah Ostlund scores go-ahead goal in third period in Sabres' 5-3 win over Panthers

Top stats

32Shots23

Standings

Eastern Conference

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	DIFF	PTS
1	Hurricanes	11	8	2	1	+15	17
2	Bruins	10	7	2	1	+14	15
3	Rangers	11	7	3	1	+9	15
4	Lightning	9	7	2	0	+8	14
5	Senators	9	6	3	0	+1	12
6	Panthers	9	5	2	2	+5	12
7	Maple Leafs	11	5	4	2	+3	12
8	Islanders	9	5	3	1	+7	11
11	Sabres	9	4	3	2	−7	10

Western Conference

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	DIFF	PTS
1	Golden Knights	11	8	3	0	+14	16
2	Oilers	9	7	1	1	+14	15

Head to head

Earlier meetings