Buffalo Sabres 3, Florida Panthers 2: final score and stats
Buffalo Sabres beat Florida Panthers, Buffalo Sabres 3 to Florida Panthers 2, on Friday, February 27, 2026 at Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, FL. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Florida Panthers vs Buffalo Sabres.
NHLFriday, February 27, 2026
DateFeb 27, 2026
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueAmerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, FL
TVESPN+
Attendance19,783
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Florida Panthers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Buffalo SabresFlorida Panthers
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
34-19-6Record30-26-3
6th in Atlantic DivisionStanding5th in Atlantic Division
4-4Road record / home record4-2
LLWLWLast 5WLLWL
L2StreakW1
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
Alex Lyon G · Shoulder
Injured ReserveKonsta Helenius C · Upper Body
OutJustin Danforth RW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveMatt Grzelcyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveFlorida Panthers
Sandis Vilmanis LW · Undisclosed
OutBrad 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Doan | 1 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 16:23 | 3:37 | 0:00 | 12:46 | 22 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Dunne | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:54 | 0:06 | 0:00 | 8:48 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 75.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tyson Kozak | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:45 | 0:08 | 2:23 | 8:14 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14:37 | 0:00 | 0:41 | 13:56 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:57 | 0:07 | 1:37 | 9:13 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan McLeod | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:58 | 2:11 | 4:08 | 9:39 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 30.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Norris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:46 | 3:32 | 0:00 | 14:14 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 47.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Ostlund | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:23 | 1:05 | 0:00 | 13:18 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Quinn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:35 | 2:05 | 0:00 | 12:30 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:39 | 3:45 | 0:01 | 15:53 | 24 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 26.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Tuch | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:23 | 2:00 | 3:22 | 14:01 | 27 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Zucker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:52 | 3:56 | 0:00 | 11:56 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen Byram | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:42 | 2:02 | 2:47 | 18:53 | 31 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 25:04 | 3:50 | 1:09 | 20:05 | 30 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Kesselring | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:19 | 0:00 | 2:00 | 10:19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Zach Metsa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:13 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:13 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Power | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:46 | 0:51 | 2:38 | 20:17 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 23:42 | 0:00 | 3:38 | 20:04 | 31 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lyon | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 28 | .966 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 60:00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Bennett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:19 | 4:45 | 0:41 | 15:53 | 21 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 61.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Greer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:21 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:21 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Luke Kunin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:43 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:43 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 85.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anton Lundell | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16:43 | 0:57 | 3:19 | 12:27 | 24 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 52.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eetu Luostarinen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:09 | 0:00 | 3:35 | 11:34 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Marchand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:10 | 4:43 | 0:00 | 11:27 | 22 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Reinhart | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 22:24 | 4:43 | 1:37 | 16:04 | 26 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Rodrigues | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 17:36 | 1:23 | 1:55 | 14:18 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 75.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mackie Samoskevich | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:49 | 0:46 | 0:00 | 12:03 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Tkachuk | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:34 | 5:09 | 0:36 | 15:49 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Carter Verhaeghe | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 17:21 | 1:23 | 0:00 | 15:58 | 22 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandis Vilmanis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:52 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:52 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:38 | 1:26 | 0:00 | 7:12 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Ekblad | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 27:18 | 3:03 | 3:27 | 20:48 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gustav Forsling | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:51 | 2:11 | 2:09 | 19:31 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Niko Mikkola | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 25:29 | 0:01 | 3:25 | 22:03 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Petry | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16:24 | 0:00 | 2:10 | 14:14 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Sebrango | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 10:23 | 0:00 | 0:30 | 9:53 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Florida Panthers Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniil Tarasov | 2 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 36 | .947 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 58:05 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
Season series
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Buffalo Sabres vs Florida Panthers?
Buffalo Sabres won, 3-2, on Friday, February 27, 2026.
What was the final score of Buffalo Sabres vs Florida Panthers?
Buffalo Sabres 3, Florida Panthers 2.
Who were the top performers?
Buffalo Sabres: Alex Tuch (1 goals). Florida Panthers: Sam Bennett (1 goals).
Where is Buffalo Sabres vs Florida Panthers played?
Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, FL.
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