Game Summary
Final: Florida Panthers 4, Buffalo Sabres 3. Shots on goal: FLA 32, BUF 23. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 FLA 2-1 BUF; P2 FLA 0-1 BUF; P3 FLA 2-1 BUF.
Scoring plays: P1 02:35 Sam Reinhart (assists: Uvis Balinskis, Carter Verhaeghe) to make it FLA 1-0 BUF; P1 10:19 Jacob Bryson (assists: Ryan McLeod, Zach Metsa) to make it FLA 1-1 BUF; P1 15:11 A.J. Greer (assists: Sam Bennett, Carter Verhaeghe) to make it FLA 2-1 BUF; P2 17:57 Zach Benson (assists: Tage Thompson) to make it FLA 2-2 BUF; P3 11:07 Anton Lundell (assists: Eetu Luostarinen, Gustav Forsling) to make it FLA 3-2 BUF; P3 18:46 A.J. Greer (assists: Carter Verhaeghe, Sam Bennett) to make it FLA 4-2 BUF; P3 19:46 Alex Tuch (assists: Bowen Byram, Rasmus Dahlin) to make it FLA 4-3 BUF. Top skaters: Carter Verhaeghe (FLA) 0 G, 3 A; A.J. Greer (FLA) 2 G, 0 A; Sam Bennett (FLA) 0 G, 2 A; Sam Reinhart (FLA) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Sergei Bobrovsky (FLA) 20 saves on 23, decision W; Colten Ellis (BUF) 28 saves on 31, decision L.
Standouts
Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.
📊 Game Flow
- P1 2:35 Sam Reinhart (Uvis Balinskis, Carter Verhaeghe) FLA · Power play · tip-in shot · FLA 1, BUF 0
- P1 10:19 Jacob Bryson (Ryan McLeod, Zach Metsa) BUF · snap shot · FLA 1, BUF 1
- P1 15:11 A.J. Greer (Sam Bennett, Carter Verhaeghe) FLA · snap shot · FLA 2, BUF 1
- P2 17:57 Zach Benson (Tage Thompson) BUF · wrist shot · FLA 2, BUF 2
- P3 11:07 Anton Lundell (Eetu Luostarinen, Gustav Forsling) FLA · wrist shot · FLA 3, BUF 2
- P3 18:46 A.J. Greer (Carter Verhaeghe, Sam Bennett) FLA · Empty net · wrist shot · FLA 4, BUF 2
- P3 19:46 Alex Tuch (Bowen Byram, Rasmus Dahlin) BUF · Power play · backhand shot · FLA 4, BUF 3
📋 Team Stats
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLA | 11 | 9 | 12 | 32 |
| BUF | 7 | 10 | 6 | 23 |
🎯 Shot Map
- 4Goals8% of attempts
- 28Saved56% of attempts
- 18Missed the net36% of attempts
- 3Goals7% of attempts
- 20Saved47% of attempts
- 20Missed the net47% of attempts
● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.
🏒 Box Score
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Verhaeghe | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20:39 |
| A.J. Greer | L | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17:35 |
| Sam Bennett | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19:29 |
| Sam Reinhart | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20:55 |
| Anton Lundell | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18:53 |
| Gustav Forsling | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24:12 |
| Uvis Balinskis | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:19 |
| Eetu Luostarinen | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18:29 |
| Niko Mikkola | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 25:16 |
| Aaron Ekblad | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23:58 |
| Evan Rodrigues | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16:40 |
| Mackie Samoskevich | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13:46 |
| Jeff Petry | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13:15 |
| Sandis Vilmanis | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12:03 |
| Donovan Sebrango | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:44 |
| Luke Kunin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 06:25 |
| Jesper Boqvist | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 06:14 |
| Jack Studnicka | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 05:31 |
| Player | Dec | SV | SA | SV% | GA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergei Bobrovsky | W | 20 | 23 | 87.0 | 3 | 59:37 |
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Tuch | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:51 |
| Zach Benson | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18:17 |
| Jacob Bryson | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 08:18 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25:27 |
| Bowen Byram | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24:16 |
| Tage Thompson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 22:08 |
| Ryan McLeod | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:55 |
| Zach Metsa | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:07 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 24:27 |
| Owen Power | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:46 |
| Josh Doan | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:14 |
| Jack Quinn | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18:03 |
| Jason Zucker | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16:53 |
| Josh Norris | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:43 |
| Peyton Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15:47 |
| Jordan Greenway | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 08:07 |
| Josh Dunne | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 07:13 |
| Beck Malenstyn | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 06:41 |
| Player | Dec | SV | SA | SV% | GA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colten Ellis | L | 28 | 31 | 90.3 | 3 | 57:28 |
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