Buffalo Sabres 2, Florida Panthers 3: final score and stats
Florida Panthers beat Buffalo Sabres, Buffalo Sabres 2 to Florida Panthers 3, on Saturday, April 12, 2025 at Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, FL. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Florida Panthers vs Buffalo Sabres.
NHLSaturday, April 12, 2025
DateApr 12, 2025
Start time6:00 PM ET
VenueAmerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, FL
TVESPN+
Attendance19,318
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT1 | OT2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Florida Panthers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Buffalo SabresFlorida Panthers
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
35-37-7Record47-29-4
6th in Atlantic DivisionStanding5th in Atlantic Division
4-5Road record / home record5-2
LLLWLLast 5WWLLW
L3StreakW2
Team stats
Buffalo SabresFlorida Panthers
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Buffalo Sabres
Konsta Helenius C · Upper Body
Injured ReserveJustin Danforth RW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveMatt Grzelcyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveFlorida Panthers
Brad Marchand LW · Knee
Injured ReserveAleksander Barkov C · Knee
Injured ReserveJonah Gadjovich LW · Neck - Surgery
Injured ReserveBox score
Buffalo Sabres Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Benson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16:14 | 0:01 | 2:19 | 13:54 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Peyton Krebs | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16:45 | 0:01 | 1:29 | 15:15 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jiri Kulich | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:20 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 17:20 | 23 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Lafferty | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 8:55 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:55 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 10:12 | 0:00 | 2:31 | 7:41 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:35 | 0:01 | 3:07 | 13:27 | 25 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 66.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Ostlund | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 8:59 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:59 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ Peterka | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:11 | 2:46 | 0:00 | 15:25 | 21 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Quinn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:25 | 1:59 | 0:00 | 9:26 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 19:25 | 0:47 | 0:18 | 18:20 | 24 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14.3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alex Tuch | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20:34 | 2:46 | 2:18 | 15:30 | 24 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Jason Zucker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:45 | 2:46 | 0:00 | 14:59 | 22 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Buffalo Sabres Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Bernard-Docker | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:51 | 0:00 | 0:35 | 14:16 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowen Byram | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 23:08 | 0:01 | 2:45 | 20:22 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Clifton | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 20:43 | 0:01 | 2:37 | 18:05 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 28:20 | 2:46 | 1:49 | 23:45 | 34 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Owen Power | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:27 | 0:00 | 0:58 | 12:29 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 22:11 | 0:00 | 3:14 | 18:57 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 2 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 32 | .941 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 65:00 | 0 | 0 |
Florida Panthers Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Asplund | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:22 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 57.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesper Boqvist | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13:31 | 0:01 | 0:00 | 13:30 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonah Gadjovich | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8:39 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:39 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| A.J. Greer | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:25 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:25 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Anton Lundell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20:09 | 3:38 | 0:11 | 16:20 | 22 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 66.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eetu Luostarinen | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17:55 | 1:57 | 1:52 | 14:06 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Marchand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:54 | 4:07 | 0:10 | 15:37 | 21 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesse Puljujarvi | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 14:48 | 2:20 | 0:00 | 12:28 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Rodrigues | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19:57 | 3:57 | 0:01 | 15:59 | 25 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 53.3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mackie Samoskevich | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:57 | 3:36 | 0:00 | 16:21 | 24 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Nico Sturm | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:28 | 0:01 | 1:19 | 14:08 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 69.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carter Verhaeghe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18:58 | 2:26 | 0:01 | 16:31 | 24 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Florida Panthers Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uvis Balinskis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17:40 | 0:00 | 0:01 | 17:39 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gustav Forsling | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23:03 | 1:52 | 1:27 | 19:44 | 31 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Seth Jones | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26:51 | 2:42 | 1:20 | 22:49 | 33 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaycob Megna | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:52 | 0:00 | 1:26 | 12:26 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Niko Mikkola | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23:07 | 0:01 | 1:20 | 21:46 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Schmidt | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:38 | 3:22 | 0:01 | 13:15 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Florida Panthers Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitek Vanecek | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 26 | .929 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 65:00 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Buffalo Sabres vs Florida Panthers?
Florida Panthers won, 3-2, on Saturday, April 12, 2025.
What was the final score of Buffalo Sabres vs Florida Panthers?
Buffalo Sabres 2, Florida Panthers 3.
Who were the top performers?
Buffalo Sabres: Rasmus Dahlin (1 goals). Florida Panthers: Carter Verhaeghe (1 goals).
Where is Buffalo Sabres vs Florida Panthers played?
Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, FL.
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