Florida Panthers @ Buffalo Sabres — Oct 12, 2026

NHL KeyBank Center, BuffaloOctober 12, 2026
Florida Panthers FLA 2-2-2, 2-1-2 Away
3
Final
5
Buffalo Sabres BUF 3-3-0, 3-2-0 Home
1 2 3 T
FLA 1 2 0 3
BUF 2 1 2 5
Top Performers
Points
S. Reinhart C FLA
2 PTS
T. Thompson C BUF
2 PTS
Shots
S. Jones D FLA
4 SOG
O. Zellweger D BUF
6 SOG
Saves
A. Schmid G FLA
18 SV
U. Luukkonen G BUF
13 SV
Box Score
Three Stars
1st Star N. Ostlund 1 G, 0 A
2nd Star R. McLeod 1 G, 0 A
3rd Star J. Quinn 0 G, 2 A
Forwards
Panthers
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
S. Reinhart 2 0 2 -1 0 2 2 0 7/9 20:27
A. Lundell 1 0 1 +1 0 3 3 0 4/10 14:51
M. Tkachuk 0 1 1 -2 0 2 1 0 - 18:25
B. Tkachuk 0 1 1 -2 0 3 7 0 2/4 16:32
S. Vilmanis 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 1 - 12:21
C. Verhaeghe 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 1/2 17:37
E. Luostarinen 0 0 0 +1 2 2 4 1 0/2 16:37
S. Bennett 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 0 12/17 15:34
S. Lafferty 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 0/4 14:54
L. Eller 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4/9 12:36
G. Hathaway 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 - 10:05
B. Imama 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 8:56
Sabres
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
T. Thompson 1 1 2 +1 0 1 2 1 6/12 17:58
J. Quinn 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 - 17:35
P. Krebs 0 2 2 +1 0 0 2 1 4/6 15:08
N. Ostlund 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 2/6 17:54
J. Doan 1 0 1 +2 0 3 0 2 - 16:15
R. McLeod 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 1 8/16 16:04
Z. Benson 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1/2 19:40
K. Helenius 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0/1 14:52
J. Kulich 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 1 0/4 13:52
J. Norris 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 1 5/8 11:24
T. Kozak 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1/2 10:46
B. Malenstyn 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 2 - 9:56
Defense
Panthers
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
S. Jones 0 2 2 -1 0 4 2 0 - 23:55
A. Ekblad 0 1 1 -1 4 3 3 0 - 20:25
G. Forsling 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 - 24:10
N. Mikkola 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 0 - 19:48
D. Kulikov 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 - 14:32
R. Gudas 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 - 12:27
Sabres
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
O. Power 0 2 2 +3 0 1 0 0 - 26:31
R. Dahlin 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 - 9:06
O. Zellweger 0 1 1 0 2 6 0 0 - 20:03
M. Samuelsson 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 - 26:59
Z. Metsa 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 3 - 15:38
L. Crevier 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 - 15:03
Goalies
Panthers
PLAYER SA SV GA SV% TOI DEC
A. Schmid 21 18 3 .857 38:08 L
J. Markstrom 11 9 2 .818 20:00 -
Sabres
PLAYER SA SV GA SV% TOI DEC
U. Luukkonen 14 13 1 .929 33:34 W
C. Ellis 9 7 2 .778 26:26 -
G - Goals A - Assists P - Points +/- - Plus/Minus PIM - Penalty Minutes SOG - Shots on Goal HIT - Hits BLK - Blocked Shots FO - Faceoffs Won/Taken TOI - Time on Ice SA - Shots Against SV - Saves GA - Goals Against SV% - Save Percentage DEC - Decision
Team Statistics
Panthers
Sabres
23 Shots on Goal 32
2/4 · 50% Power Play 2/5 · 40%
3/5 · 60% Penalty Kill 2/4 · 50%
52.6% Faceoffs Won 47.4%
42 Hits 14
5 Blocked Shots 17
10 Penalty Minutes 8
4 Takeaways 2
15 Giveaways 14
Play-by-Play
3rd Period 0 - 2 3 - 5
J. Norris High Sticking 2 min
2 min E. Luostarinen Hooking
J. Norris Slashing 2 min
3 - 5 6:40
T. Thompson A: O. Power, P. Krebs Goal
3 - 4 12:45
N. Ostlund A: J. Quinn, Z. Benson PP Goal
2 min A. Ekblad Holding Stick
2nd Period 2 - 1 3 - 3
PP Goal S. Reinhart A: S. Jones, B. Tkachuk
3 - 3 6:19
B. Malenstyn Holding 2 min
2 - 3 8:35
R. McLeod A: O. Power, O. Zellweger Goal
PP Goal S. Reinhart A: S. Jones, M. Tkachuk
2 - 2 13:34
O. Zellweger Tripping 2 min
2 min A. Ekblad Interference
1st Period 1 - 2 1 - 2
2 min R. Gudas Delay of Game
1 - 2 4:05
R. Dahlin A: J. Quinn, T. Thompson PP Goal
2 min D. Kulikov Holding
Goal A. Lundell A: S. Vilmanis, A. Ekblad
1 - 1 9:00
0 - 1 14:02
J. Doan A: P. Krebs Goal
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: BUF +2 Times Tied: 3
Highlights
Panthers 3 - 5 Sabres
October 12, 2026
KeyBank Center
Buffalo, US 19,070 capacity
League
NHL
Season
NHL 26/27
Date
October 12, 2026
Time
5:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m