Florida Panthers vs Buffalo Sabres

Regular season · Monday, October 12, 2026 · KeyBank Center

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3–5

Final

SOG 23–32

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Recap

Sabres pull away in the third to top Panthers 5-3

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Florida Panthers 5-3 on Monday afternoon at KeyBank Center, never trailing on the way to the win. Josh Doan opened the scoring at 5:58 of the first period, and after Anton Lundell tied it, Rasmus Dahlin put Buffalo back in front with a power-play goal. Ryan McLeod scored in the second, and Sam Reinhart scored twice in the period, including a power-play goal at 13:41 that made it 3-3.

Noah Ostlund broke the tie with a power-play goal at 7:15 of the third, the eventual winner, and Tage Thompson added insurance at 13:20. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 13 of 14 shots for the win, while Akira Schmid took the loss with 18 saves on 21 shots. Ostlund was named the first star, with Ryan McLeod and Jack Quinn joining him. Reinhart finished with two goals, and Seth Jones chipped in two assists for Florida.

Written with AI from official NHL data and checked against it. The box score and play-by-play are the official record. How we write these

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
FLA	1	2	0	3	23
BUF	2	1	2	5	32

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Josh Doan (1)Peyton Krebs (3)0–105:58 BUF
Anton Lundell (1)Aaron Ekblad (2), Sandis Vilmanis (1)Helenius 1:50 into shift1–111:00 FLA
Rasmus Dahlin (2)Jack Quinn (1), Tage Thompson (3)1–215:55 BUF · PPG

2nd period

Sam Reinhart (1)Seth Jones (1), Matthew Tkachuk (2)Samuelsson 1:04 into shift2–206:26 FLA · PPG
Ryan McLeod (1)Olen Zellweger (1), Owen Power (5)2–311:25 BUF
Sam Reinhart (2)Brady Tkachuk (1), Seth Jones (2)3–313:41 FLA · PPG

3rd period

Noah Ostlund (2)Zach Benson (2), Jack Quinn (2)3–407:15 BUF · PPG
Tage Thompson (4)Owen Power (6), Peyton Krebs (4)3–513:20 BUF

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:50

1–1 · 1st 11:00 · Lundell. Helenius was 1:50 into his shift when it went in.

GoalFLA on iceBUF on iceDefenders’ longest

0–1 BUF

1st 5:58 · Doan

Tkachuk 0:49

NormalTkachuk 0:49

1–1 FLA

1st 11:00 · Lundell

Stuck out there: Helenius 1:50

Stuck out thereHelenius 1:50

1–2 BUF

1st 15:55 · PP · Dahlin

Jones 0:40

NormalJones 0:40

2–2 FLA

2nd 6:26 · PP · Reinhart

Long shift: Samuelsson 1:04

Long shiftSamuelsson 1:04

2–3 BUF

2nd 11:25 · McLeod

Jones 0:45

NormalJones 0:45

3–3 FLA

2nd 13:41 · PP · Reinhart

Samuelsson 0:53

NormalSamuelsson 0:53

3–4 BUF

3rd 7:15 · PP · Ostlund

Luostarinen 0:38

Fresh legsLuostarinen 0:38

3–5 BUF

3rd 13:20 · Thompson

Bennett 0:45

NormalBennett 0:45

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

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

FLABUF

23Shots on goal32

53%Faceoff %47%

2/4Power play2/5

10Penalty minutes8

42Hits14

5Blocked shots17

15Giveaways14

4Takeaways2

Penalties

1st 15:15Dmitry Kulikov · holding2 min
1st 17:01Radko Gudas · delaying game puck over glass2 min
2nd 03:26Aaron Ekblad · interference2 min
2nd 05:55Olen Zellweger · tripping2 min
2nd 12:48Beck Malenstyn · holding2 min
3rd 06:15Aaron Ekblad · holding the stick2 min
3rd 13:39Josh Norris · slashing2 min
3rd 16:26Eetu Luostarinen · hooking2 min
3rd 18:08Josh Norris · high sticking2 min

Season series

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers skaters

13Sam ReinhartC	2	0	2	-1	2	2	0	0	78	20:27
3Seth JonesD	0	2	2	-1	4	2	0	0	–	23:55
8Brady TkachukL	0	1	1	-2	3	7	0	0	50	16:32
15Anton LundellC	1	0	1	+1	3	3	0	0	40	14:51
19Matthew TkachukL	0	1	1	-2	2	1	0	0	–	18:25
95Sandis VilmanisL	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	–	12:21
5Aaron EkbladD	0	1	1	-1	3	3	0	4	–	20:25
9Sam BennettC	0	0	0	-2	1	2	0	0	71	15:34
14Bokondji ImamaL	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	08:56
18Sam LaffertyC	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	–	14:54
20Lars EllerC	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	44	12:36
21Garnet HathawayR	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	0	–	10:05
23Carter VerhaegheC	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	50	17:37
27Eetu LuostarinenC	0	0	0	+1	2	4	1	2	–	16:37
6Radko GudasD	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	–	12:27
7Dmitry KulikovD	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	–	14:32
42Gustav ForslingD	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	–	24:10
77Niko MikkolaD	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	0	–	19:48

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
25Jacob MarkstromG		11	9	2	.818	20:00
40Akira SchmidG	L	21	18	3	.857	38:08

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters

19Peyton KrebsC	0	2	2	+1	0	2	1	0	67	15:08
22Jack QuinnR	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	–	17:35
72Tage ThompsonC	1	1	2	+1	1	2	1	0	50	17:58
25Owen PowerD	0	2	2	+3	1	0	0	0	–	26:31
6Zach BensonL	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	50	19:40
71Ryan McLeodC	1	0	1	+1	2	0	1	0	50	16:04
86Noah OstlundC	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	33	17:54
91Josh DoanR	1	0	1	+2	3	0	2	0	–	16:15
8Olen ZellwegerD	0	1	1	0	6	0	0	2	–	20:03
26Rasmus DahlinD	1	0	1	0	4	0	1	0	–	09:06
9Josh NorrisC	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	4	63	11:24
20Jiri KulichC	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	0	–	13:52
29Beck MalenstynL	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	2	–	09:56
48Tyson KozakC	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50	10:46
94Konsta HeleniusC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	14:52
23Mattias SamuelssonD	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	–	26:59
46Louis CrevierD	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	0	–	15:03
73Zach MetsaD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	0	–	15:38

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG	W	14	13	1	.929	33:34
92Colten EllisG		9	7	2	.778	26:26