Florida Panthers 2, Buffalo Sabres 5: final score and stats
Buffalo Sabres beat Florida Panthers, Florida Panthers 2 to Buffalo Sabres 5, on Saturday, October 12, 2024 at KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Buffalo Sabres vs Florida Panthers.
NHLSaturday, October 12, 2024
DateOct 12, 2024
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueKeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
TVESPN+
Attendance16,644
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Panthers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Florida PanthersBuffalo Sabres
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
1-2-0Record1-3-0
5th in Atlantic DivisionStanding6th in Atlantic Division
7-7Road record / home record4-6
WWWLLLast 5LLLLW
W3StreakL4
Team stats
Florida PanthersBuffalo Sabres
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.
Florida Panthers
Brad Marchand LW · Knee
Injured ReserveAleksander Barkov C · Knee
Injured ReserveJonah Gadjovich LW · Neck - Surgery
Injured ReserveBuffalo Sabres
Konsta Helenius C · Upper Body
Injured ReserveJustin Danforth RW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveMatt Grzelcyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveBox score
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 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 19:02 | 1:51 | 0:21 | 16:50 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 61.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesper Boqvist | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:46 | 0:02 | 1:48 | 11:56 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 20.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonah Gadjovich | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7:55 | 0:02 | 0:00 | 7:53 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Giles | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:34 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:34 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 75.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Greer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:20 | 0:02 | 1:56 | 14:22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Anton Lundell | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 20:48 | 0:34 | 2:38 | 17:36 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 47.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eetu Luostarinen | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 18:01 | 0:34 | 3:16 | 14:11 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Reinhart | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 20:04 | 1:51 | 1:41 | 16:32 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Rodrigues | 0 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 21:01 | 1:51 | 0:20 | 18:50 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mackie Samoskevich | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:19 | 0:34 | 0:00 | 10:45 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carter Verhaeghe | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3 | 21:11 | 1:51 | 0:00 | 19:20 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 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 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 15:45 | 0:34 | 0:34 | 14:37 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Boqvist | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10:30 | 1:51 | 0:00 | 8:39 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Ekblad | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 23:05 | 0:34 | 4:01 | 18:30 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gustav Forsling | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21:52 | 0:02 | 1:11 | 20:39 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Dmitry Kulikov | 2 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 14:10 | 0:00 | 1:17 | 12:53 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Niko Mikkola | 3 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 18:54 | 0:02 | 3:21 | 15:31 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Schmidt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:34 | 0:00 | 1:36 | 10:58 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Florida Panthers Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Knight | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .846 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 58:09 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:03 | 1:29 | 0:00 | 8:34 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Cozens | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21:54 | 3:27 | 1:25 | 17:02 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Greenway | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17:05 | 0:03 | 1:20 | 15:42 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Peyton Krebs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14:20 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:20 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jiri Kulich | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17:39 | 1:36 | 0:00 | 16:03 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1:52 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 1:52 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:50 | 0:23 | 1:03 | 16:24 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 62.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Quinn | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16:36 | 2:32 | 0:00 | 14:04 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:56 | 3:31 | 0:02 | 17:23 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 61.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Tuch | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 20:35 | 2:28 | 1:07 | 17:00 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Zucker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:58 | 3:34 | 0:00 | 14:24 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen Byram | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:32 | 2:25 | 0:00 | 15:07 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Clifton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:26 | 0:03 | 1:27 | 15:56 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 23:45 | 4:23 | 0:23 | 18:59 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Gilbert | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4:49 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4:49 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Henri Jokiharju | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:35 | 0:54 | 0:34 | 13:07 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Power | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:14 | 3:12 | 0:58 | 19:04 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17:24 | 0:00 | 1:29 | 15:55 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon Levi | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .920 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Florida Panthers vs Buffalo Sabres?
Buffalo Sabres won, 5-2, on Saturday, October 12, 2024.
What was the final score of Florida Panthers vs Buffalo Sabres?
Florida Panthers 2, Buffalo Sabres 5.
Who were the top performers?
Florida Panthers: Nate Schmidt (1 goals). Buffalo Sabres: Alex Tuch (1 goals).
Where is Florida Panthers vs Buffalo Sabres played?
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY.
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