Florida Panthers 4, Buffalo Sabres 3: final score and stats
Florida Panthers beat Buffalo Sabres, Florida Panthers 4 to Buffalo Sabres 3, on Monday, January 12, 2026 at KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Buffalo Sabres vs Florida Panthers.
NHLMonday, January 12, 2026
DateJan 12, 2026
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueKeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
TVESPN+
Attendance16,343
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Panthers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Florida PanthersBuffalo Sabres
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
24-18-3Record24-16-4
5th in Atlantic DivisionStanding6th in Atlantic Division
6-7Road record / home record4-6
WLLWLLast 5LLWLW
W1StreakL2
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
Sandis Vilmanis LW · Undisclosed
OutBrad Marchand LW · Knee
Injured ReserveAleksander Barkov C · Knee
Injured ReserveJonah Gadjovich LW · Neck - Surgery
Injured ReserveBuffalo Sabres
Alex Lyon G · Shoulder
Injured ReserveKonsta Helenius C · Upper Body
OutJustin 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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19:29 | 0:19 | 0:00 | 19:10 | 23 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 18.8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jesper Boqvist | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6:14 | 0:00 | 0:25 | 5:49 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Greer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:35 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 17:35 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Kunin | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6:25 | 0:00 | 1:06 | 5:19 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anton Lundell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:53 | 0:19 | 1:28 | 17:06 | 27 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 60.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eetu Luostarinen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18:29 | 0:00 | 1:22 | 17:07 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Reinhart | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:55 | 0:19 | 1:34 | 19:02 | 27 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Rodrigues | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:40 | 0:00 | 2:05 | 14:35 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mackie Samoskevich | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13:46 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:46 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Studnicka | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5:31 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carter Verhaeghe | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20:39 | 0:19 | 0:00 | 20:20 | 23 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandis Vilmanis | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12:03 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:03 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:19 | 0:19 | 0:53 | 21:07 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Ekblad | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23:58 | 0:00 | 2:37 | 21:21 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gustav Forsling | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 24:12 | 0:00 | 2:34 | 21:38 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Niko Mikkola | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25:16 | 0:00 | 1:26 | 23:50 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Petry | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 13:15 | 0:00 | 0:30 | 12:45 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Donovan Sebrango | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10:44 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:44 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Florida Panthers Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergei Bobrovsky | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .870 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 59:37 | 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 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18:17 | 1:40 | 0:00 | 16:37 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Doan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:14 | 1:51 | 0:00 | 17:23 | 23 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Josh Dunne | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7:13 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Jordan Greenway | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:07 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:07 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 15:47 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:47 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6:41 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:41 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:55 | 1:35 | 0:19 | 16:01 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 42.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Norris | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:43 | 2:13 | 0:00 | 14:30 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 43.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Quinn | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18:03 | 1:40 | 0:00 | 16:23 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22:08 | 2:20 | 0:00 | 19:48 | 24 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 60.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Tuch | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 18:51 | 2:09 | 0:19 | 16:23 | 25 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Zucker | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 16:53 | 2:18 | 0:00 | 14:35 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Bryson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8:18 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:18 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowen Byram | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24:16 | 1:47 | 0:19 | 22:10 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25:27 | 1:58 | 0:00 | 23:29 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Metsa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:07 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:07 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Power | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 23:46 | 0:29 | 0:00 | 23:17 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 3 | 6 | 0 | -1 | 24:27 | 0:00 | 0:19 | 24:08 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colten Ellis | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 28 | .903 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 57:28 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Florida Panthers vs Buffalo Sabres?
Florida Panthers won, 4-3, on Monday, January 12, 2026.
What was the final score of Florida Panthers vs Buffalo Sabres?
Florida Panthers 4, Buffalo Sabres 3.
Who were the top performers?
Florida Panthers: A.J. Greer (2 goals). Buffalo Sabres: Zach Benson (1 goals).
Where is Florida Panthers vs Buffalo Sabres played?
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY.
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