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Buffalo Sabres v Florida Panthers

Monday 12 October 2026, 13:00 US Eastern time

Buffalo Sabres7th · 7 ptsLWWLL J. Doan 5'R. Dahlin 15'R. McLeod 31'N. Ostlund 47'T. Thompson 53'

5 – 3 Full time

Florida Panthers4th · 8 ptsWLLWL A. Lundell 11'S. Reinhart 26', 33'

Updated 07:15 US Eastern time

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Match summary

Updated 07:15 US Eastern time

Buffalo Sabres beat Florida Panthers 5-3. Scorers: J. Doan 5', A. Lundell 11', R. Dahlin 15', S. Reinhart 26', R. McLeod 31', S. Reinhart 33', N. Ostlund 47', T. Thompson 53'.

Buffalo Sabres have won two of their last five league matches. Florida Panthers have won two of their last five league matches.

Match events

KOStart13:00
5'J. DoanAssist: P. Krebs1-0
11'A. LundellAssist: A. Ekblad, S. Vilmanis1-1
15'R. DahlinAssist: J. Quinn, T. Thompson2-1
26'S. ReinhartAssist: S. Jones, M. Tkachuk2-2
31'R. McLeodAssist: O. Zellweger, O. Power3-2
33'S. ReinhartAssist: B. Tkachuk, S. Jones3-3
47'N. OstlundPower-play4-3
53'T. ThompsonAssist: O. Power, P. Krebs5-3
FTFull time5-3

Match info

Competition: NHL
Start: Monday 12 October 2026, 13:00US Eastern time
Ground: Not in our data yet
Referee: Not published for this league
Attendance: 19,070

Box score

By period, then every player's numbers

Team	P1	P2	P3	T
Buffalo Sabres	2	1	2	5
Florida Panthers	1	2	0	3

Buffalo Sabres · Skaters

Player	goals	assists	plus_minus	shots_on_goal	penalty_minutes	time_on_ice
Z. Benson	0	1	0	2	0	19:40
J. Doan	1	0	2	3	0	16:15
K. Helenius	0	0	0	1	0	14:52
T. Kozak	0	0	0	0	0	10:46
P. Krebs	0	2	1	0	0	15:08
J. Kulich	0	0	1	2	0	13:52
B. Malenstyn	0	0	0	0	2	9:56
R. McLeod	1	0	1	2	0	16:04
J. Norris	0	0	0	2	4	11:24
N. Ostlund	1	0	0	3	0	17:54
J. Quinn	0	2	0	1	0	17:35
T. Thompson	1	1	1	1	0	17:58
L. Crevier	0	0	0	2	0	15:03
R. Dahlin	1	0	0	4	0	9:06
Z. Metsa	0	0	1	0	0	15:38
O. Power	0	2	3	1	0	26:31
M. Samuelsson	0	0	0	2	0	26:59
O. Zellweger	0	1	0	6	2	20:03

Florida Panthers · Skaters

Player	goals	assists	plus_minus	shots_on_goal	penalty_minutes	time_on_ice
S. Bennett	0	0	-2	1	0	15:34
L. Eller	0	0	0	0	0	12:36
G. Hathaway	0	0	0	1	0	10:05
B. Imama	0	0	0	0	0	8:56
S. Lafferty	0	0	-1	0	0	14:54
A. Lundell	1	0	1	3	0	14:51
E. Luostarinen	0	0	1	2	2	16:37
S. Reinhart	2	0	-1	2	0	20:27
M. Tkachuk	0	1	-2	2	0	18:25
B. Tkachuk	0	1	-2	3	0	16:32
C. Verhaeghe	0	0	-1	0	0	17:37
S. Vilmanis	0	1	1	0	0	12:21
A. Ekblad	0	1	-1	3	4	20:25
G. Forsling	0	0	-1	2	0	24:10
R. Gudas	0	0	0	0	2	12:27
S. Jones	0	2	-1	4	0	23:55
D. Kulikov	0	0	0	0	2	14:32
N. Mikkola	0	0	-1	0	0	19:48

Buffalo Sabres · Goalies

Player	saves	shots_against	goals_against	saves_pct	time_on_ice
C. Ellis	7	9	2	.778	26:26
U. Luukkonen	13	14	1	.929	33:34

Florida Panthers · Goalies

Player	saves	shots_against	goals_against	saves_pct	time_on_ice
A. Schmid	18	21	3	.857	38:08
J. Markstrom	9	11	2	.818	20:00

Starters first, in bold. Numbers from our data feed.

Match stats

Full match

Updated 07:15 US Eastern time

Buffalo SabresFlorida Panthers

32Shots23
14Hits42
27Faceoffs won30
8Penalty minutes10
14Giveaways15
2Takeaways4

Form

Last five league matches, newest first

Buffalo Sabres

W2Utah MammothH1-4L
W2Dallas StarsH0-4L
W2Minnesota WildH3-2W
W1Chicago BlackhawksH4-3W
W1Columbus Blue JacketsA3-6L

Florida Panthers

W2Minnesota WildH1-4L
W2Los Angeles KingsA2-1W
W2Anaheim DucksA2-3L
W1San Jose SharksA3-4L
W1Carolina HurricanesA1-0W

Head-to-head

League meetings

No league meetings in our data

These two teams have not met in this league in the seasons we hold.

NHL table

Latest table · Atlantic Division

Full table

#	Team	P	Diff	Pts
1	Ottawa Senators	7	+2	10
2	Tampa Bay Lightning	6	+1	8
3	Boston Bruins	6	+7	8
4	Florida Panthers	7	-1	8
5	Montreal Canadiens	6	-3	7
6	Toronto Maple Leafs	7	+1	7
7	Buffalo Sabres	7	-7	7
8	Detroit Red Wings	6	-6	4

Squad news

Injuries, suspensions and ban risk

No squad news for this league

Injuries and suspensions aren't published for the NHL.

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Buffalo Sabres 5 – 3Full time

Florida Panthers

33'S. Reinhart
47'N. Ostlund
53'T. Thompson

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Buffalo Sabres v Florida Panthers questions.

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What was the score in Buffalo Sabres v Florida Panthers?

Buffalo Sabres beat Florida Panthers 5-3.

Who scored in Buffalo Sabres v Florida Panthers?

J. Doan 5', A. Lundell 11', R. Dahlin 15', S. Reinhart 26', R. McLeod 31', S. Reinhart 33', N. Ostlund 47', T. Thompson 53'.

What was the attendance at Buffalo Sabres v Florida Panthers?

19,070.

When do Buffalo Sabres and Florida Panthers play next?

Buffalo Sabres: Toronto Maple Leafs v Buffalo Sabres, 15 October at 23:00 UTC; Florida Panthers: Florida Panthers v Vancouver Canucks, 15 October at 23:00 UTC.

Are there live scores for Buffalo Sabres v Florida Panthers?

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