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Buffalo Sabres 3, Florida Panthers 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Buffalo Sabres 3, Florida Panthers 2. Shots on goal: BUF 39, FLA 29. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 BUF 1-0 FLA; P2 BUF 0-1 FLA; P3 BUF 2-1 FLA.

Scoring plays: P1 17:48 Alex Tuch (assists: Ryan McLeod, Bowen Byram) to make it BUF 1-0 FLA; P2 13:51 Matthew Tkachuk (assists: Brad Marchand, Sam Bennett) to make it BUF 1-1 FLA; P3 11:38 Beck Malenstyn (assists: Josh Norris, Noah Ostlund) to make it BUF 2-1 FLA; P3 18:43 Peyton Krebs (assists: Tage Thompson, Alex Tuch) to make it BUF 3-1 FLA; P3 19:25 Sam Bennett to make it BUF 3-2 FLA. Top skaters: Sam Bennett (FLA) 1 G, 1 A; Alex Tuch (BUF) 1 G, 1 A; Matthew Tkachuk (FLA) 1 G, 0 A; Beck Malenstyn (BUF) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Alex Lyon (BUF) 28 saves on 29, decision W; Daniil Tarasov (FLA) 36 saves on 38, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BUF
Alex Tuch
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 6 SOG · 19:23 TOI
Goals · FLA
Sam Bennett
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG · 21:19 TOI
Goaltending · BUF
Alex Lyon
28 saves on 29 shots (.966) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

BUF 2 largest lead P3 18:43 (BUF 3, FLA 1) · 2-0 run, P3 11:38–P3 18:43
FLA 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 17:48 Alex Tuch (Ryan McLeod, Bowen Byram) BUF · Power play · snap shot · BUF 1, FLA 0
  • P2 13:51 Matthew Tkachuk (Brad Marchand, Sam Bennett) FLA · Power play · snap shot · BUF 1, FLA 1
  • P3 11:38 Beck Malenstyn (Josh Norris, Noah Ostlund) BUF · slap shot · BUF 2, FLA 1
  • P3 18:43 Peyton Krebs (Tage Thompson, Alex Tuch) BUF · Empty net · wrist shot · BUF 3, FLA 1
  • P3 19:25 Sam Bennett FLA · Power play · BUF 3, FLA 2

Linescore

123 T
BUF 102 3
FLA 011 2

Shots on goal: BUF 39, FLA 29

Biggest Period

The Buffalo Sabres scored 2 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

BUFFLA
39Shots on goal29
71Shot attempts65
25Faceoff wins42
14Hits20
18Blocked shots16
1Power-play goals1
7Takeaways3
14Giveaways15
6Penalty minutes4
96.6%Save %94.7%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
BUF16121139
FLA1111830

🎯 Shot Map

Buffalo Sabres3 G · 53 attempts
Tage Thompson: saved (snap)Josh Norris: saved (backhand)Ryan McLeod: saved (backhand)Josh Doan: saved (snap)Bowen Byram: saved (wrist)Bowen Byram: missed the netBeck Malenstyn: saved (backhand)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (snap)Bowen Byram: saved (snap)Tyson Kozak: saved (snap)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: saved (snap)Michael Kesselring: saved (snap)Alex Tuch: saved (snap)Peyton Krebs: missed the netAlex Tuch: saved (snap)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (slap)Alex Tuch: goal (snap)Josh Dunne: missed the netMattias Samuelsson: missed the netMichael Kesselring: missed the netMichael Kesselring: missed the netZach Metsa: saved (snap)Jason Zucker: missed the netOwen Power: saved (wrist)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (snap)Tage Thompson: missed the netJack Quinn: saved (snap)Josh Norris: saved (snap)Alex Tuch: missed the netJason Zucker: missed the netJack Quinn: saved (slap)Zach Metsa: missed the netOwen Power: saved (snap)Josh Doan: saved (backhand)Josh Doan: saved (backhand)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (snap)Josh Norris: saved (snap)Tage Thompson: missed the netNoah Ostlund: saved (snap)Ryan McLeod: missed the netNoah Ostlund: saved (wrist)Owen Power: saved (slap)Peyton Krebs: saved (snap)Alex Tuch: saved (backhand)Beck Malenstyn: goal (slap)Noah Ostlund: saved (snap)Jason Zucker: saved (snap)Beck Malenstyn: saved (backhand)Josh Dunne: saved (backhand)Alex Tuch: saved (snap)Alex Tuch: missed the netPeyton Krebs: goal (wrist)
  • 3Goals6% of attempts
  • 36Saved68% of attempts
  • 14Missed the net26% of attempts
Florida Panthers2 G · 48 attempts
Anton Lundell: missed the netBrad Marchand: saved (backhand)Matthew Tkachuk: missed the netUvis Balinskis: saved (snap)Matthew Tkachuk: saved (snap)Gustav Forsling: saved (slap)Sandis Vilmanis: missed the netA.J. Greer: saved (snap)Mackie Samoskevich: saved (snap)Sam Bennett: missed the netDonovan Sebrango: saved (snap)Eetu Luostarinen: saved (deflected)Aaron Ekblad: saved (wrist)Aaron Ekblad: missed the netUvis Balinskis: saved (snap)Sam Bennett: saved (snap)Mackie Samoskevich: missed the netAaron Ekblad: saved (snap)Sandis Vilmanis: missed the netAaron Ekblad: saved (snap)Matthew Tkachuk: saved (snap)Sandis Vilmanis: missed the netLuke Kunin: saved (snap)Luke Kunin: missed the netGustav Forsling: missed the netSam Bennett: saved (snap)Brad Marchand: missed the netGustav Forsling: saved (snap)Matthew Tkachuk: saved (between-legs)Evan Rodrigues: saved (snap)Matthew Tkachuk: goal (snap)Gustav Forsling: saved (slap)Sandis Vilmanis: saved (snap)Jeff Petry: missed the netA.J. Greer: saved (snap)Niko Mikkola: missed the netAaron Ekblad: missed the netCarter Verhaeghe: missed the netBrad Marchand: saved (backhand)Sam Reinhart: saved (backhand)Matthew Tkachuk: saved (slap)Anton Lundell: missed the netA.J. Greer: missed the netGustav Forsling: missed the netBrad Marchand: saved (snap)Sam Reinhart: saved (snap)Brad Marchand: saved (tip-in)Sam Bennett: goal
  • 2Goals4% of attempts
  • 28Saved58% of attempts
  • 18Missed the net38% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

BUF skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Alex Tuch R 112+161319:23
Peyton Krebs C 101+121014:37
Beck Malenstyn L 101+131110:57
Bowen Byram D 011021123:42
Tage Thompson C 011+110119:39
Josh Norris C 011030017:46
Ryan McLeod C 011010015:58
Noah Ostlund C 011030014:23
Rasmus Dahlin D 000+120025:04
Owen Power D 000030423:46
Mattias Samuelsson D 000+133223:42
Josh Doan R 000-133116:23
Jason Zucker L 000011015:52
Jack Quinn R 000020014:35
Michael Kesselring D 000010212:19
Tyson Kozak C 000012310:45
Josh Dunne C 000011008:54
Zach Metsa D 000010006:13
BUF goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Alex Lyon W 282996.6260:00
FLA skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Sam Bennett C 112020021:19
Matthew Tkachuk L 101050021:34
Brad Marchand L 011040016:10
Aaron Ekblad D 000034127:18
Niko Mikkola D 000-100225:29
Gustav Forsling D 000030323:51
Sam Reinhart C 000-120022:24
Evan Rodrigues C 000-111117:36
Carter Verhaeghe C 000-202017:21
Anton Lundell C 000+102116:43
Jeff Petry D 000003016:24
Eetu Luostarinen C 000010215:09
Mackie Samoskevich R 000011212:49
Donovan Sebrango D 000-113110:23
Uvis Balinskis D 000020108:38
A.J. Greer L 000021008:21
Sandis Vilmanis L 000011007:52
Luke Kunin C 000012206:43
FLA goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Daniil Tarasov L 363894.7258:05

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series BUF 3 – 1 FLA
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