Buffalo Sabres vs Florida Panthers
Regular season · Friday, February 27, 2026 · Amerant Bank Arena
SN · MSG-B · SCRIPPS
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Friday, February 27, 2026 at Amerant Bank Arena. The Sabres outshot the Panthers 39-29.
Goals came from Alex Tuch, Matthew Tkachuk, Beck Malenstyn, Peyton Krebs and Sam Bennett.
Alex Lyon made 28 saves on 29 shots for the win; Daniil Tarasov stopped 36 of 38.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Alex Tuch (23)Ryan McLeod (31), Bowen Byram (20)1–017:48 BUF · PPG
2nd period
Matthew Tkachuk (5)Brad Marchand (26), Sam Bennett (25)1–113:51 FLA · PPG
3rd period
Beck Malenstyn (5)Josh Norris (12), Noah Ostlund (10)2–111:38 BUF
Peyton Krebs (9)Tage Thompson (31), Alex Tuch (27)3–118:43 BUF · EN
Sam Bennett (20)Unassisted3–219:25 FLA
Tired legs
Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.
1–0 BUF
1st 17:48 · PP · Tuch
Reinhart 0:35
1–1 FLA
2nd 13:51 · PP · Tkachuk
Malenstyn 0:06
2–1 BUF
3rd 11:38 · Malenstyn
Verhaeghe 0:52
3–1 BUF
3rd 18:43 · EN · Krebs
Verhaeghe 1:14
3–2 FLA
3rd 19:25 · Bennett
Ostlund 0:15
Hover or tap a bar for the skater.
1.9×
Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).
30%
of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.
Team stats
Penalties
- 1st 02:00
Beck Malenstyn · tripping2 min - 1st 15:57
A.J. Greer · hooking2 min - 2nd 09:47Bench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 2nd 13:45Michael Kesselring · hooking2 min
- 2nd 17:55Gustav Forsling · holding2 min
- 3rd 05:20Josh Dunne · hooking2 min
- 3rd 11:38Bench · delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 89Alex TuchR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 6 | 19:23 |
| 9Josh NorrisC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17:46 |
| 19Peyton KrebsC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 14:37 |
| 29Beck MalenstynL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 10:57 |
| 71Ryan McLeodC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:58 |
| 72Tage ThompsonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 19:39 |
| 86Noah OstlundC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14:23 |
| 4Bowen ByramD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23:42 |
| 17Jason ZuckerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:52 |
| 22Jack QuinnR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:35 |
| 44Josh DunneC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 08:54 |
| 48Tyson KozakC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:45 |
| 91Josh DoanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 16:23 |
| 8Michael KesselringD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:19 |
| 23Mattias SamuelssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 23:42 |
| 25Owen PowerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23:46 |
| 26Rasmus DahlinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 25:04 |
| 73Zach MetsaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 06:13 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34Alex LyonG | W | 29 | 28 | 2 | .966 | 60:00 |
| 92Colten EllisG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
Florida Panthers
| 9Sam BennettC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21:19 |
| 19Matthew TkachukL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 21:34 |
| 63Brad MarchandL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16:10 |
| 10A.J. GreerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 08:21 |
| 11Mackie SamoskevichR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:49 |
| 13Sam ReinhartC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 22:24 |
| 15Anton LundellC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:43 |
| 17Evan RodriguesC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:36 |
| 23Carter VerhaegheC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 17:21 |
| 27Eetu LuostarinenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:09 |
| 71Luke KuninC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 06:43 |
| 95Sandis VilmanisL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 07:52 |
| 2Jeff PetryD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:24 |
| 5Aaron EkbladD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27:18 |
| 6Donovan SebrangoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 10:23 |
| 26Uvis BalinskisD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 08:38 |
| 42Gustav ForslingD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23:51 |
| 77Niko MikkolaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 25:29 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40Daniil TarasovG | L | 38 | 36 | 2 | .947 | 58:05 |
| 72Sergei BobrovskyG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |