Monday, February 2, 2026
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Scoring Summary
| Period | Time | Team | Goal | Strength | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 00:37 | FLA | Sandis Vilmanis (2) — A.J. Greer (10) , Niko Mikkola (8) | EV | 0-1 |
| 1 | 05:54 | FLA | Evan Rodrigues (10) — Sam Reinhart (26) , Tobias Bjornfot (1) | EV | 0-2 |
| 1 | 15:03 | BUF | Tage Thompson (29) — Peyton Krebs (17) , Rasmus Dahlin (34) | EV | 1-2 |
| 1 | 18:26 | BUF | Peyton Krebs (7) — Rasmus Dahlin (35) , Alex Tuch (26) | EV | 2-2 |
| 2 | 05:44 | BUF | Zach Benson (7) — Ryan McLeod (27) , Owen Power (13) | EV | 3-2 |
| 2 | 18:59 | FLA | Uvis Balinskis (4) — Sam Reinhart (27) , Carter Verhaeghe (26) | PP | 3-3 |
| 3 | 05:31 | BUF | Jason Zucker (14) — Josh Doan (21) , Jack Quinn (23) | PP | 4-3 |
| 3 | 17:51 | BUF | Josh Doan (17) — Peyton Krebs (18) , Ryan McLeod (28) | EV | 5-3 |
Penalty Summary
| Period Per | Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 03:36 | BUF | Ryan McLeod | Delaying Game | 2 |
| 2 | 12:51 | FLA | Jeff Petry | Tripping | 2 |
| 2 | 17:11 | BUF | Jack Quinn | Slashing | 2 |
| 3 | 00:35 | FLA | Aaron Ekblad | Holding | 2 |
| 3 | 05:19 | FLA | Cole Schwindt | Hooking | 2 |
| 3 | 12:15 | BUF | Rasmus Dahlin | Tripping | 2 |
| 3 | 13:08 | BUF | Bowen Byram | Slashing | 2 |
Team Statistics
| Statistic | Buffalo Sabres | Florida Panthers |
|---|---|---|
| Shots | 20 | 42 |
| Faceoff % | 49.2% | 50.8% |
| Hits | 23 | 22 |
| Blocked Shots | 20 | 13 |
| Giveaways | 17 | 17 |
| Takeaways | 2 | 7 |
Skaters
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Player | Pos | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | S | HIT | BLK | GV | TK | SHFT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Zach Benson | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14:10 |
| 17 | Jason Zucker | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 16:00 |
| 19 | Peyton Krebs | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 19:27 |
| 22 | Jack Quinn | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16:13 |
| 29 | Beck Malenstyn | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 08:04 |
| 48 | Tyson Kozak | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 11:14 |
| 63 | Isak Rosen | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 03:08 |
| 71 | Ryan McLeod | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 16:54 |
| 72 | Tage Thompson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 20:14 |
| 86 | Noah Ostlund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12:15 |
| 89 | Alex Tuch | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 22:27 |
| 91 | Josh Doan | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16:22 |
| 4 | Bowen Byram | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 22:54 |
| 8 | Michael Kesselring | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 11:48 |
| 23 | Mattias Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 27:26 |
| 25 | Owen Power | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 24:17 |
| 26 | Rasmus Dahlin | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 21:54 |
| 73 | Zach Metsa | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 07:30 |
Florida Panthers
| # | Player | Pos | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | S | HIT | BLK | GV | TK | SHFT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Sam Bennett | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 05:11 |
| 10 | A.J. Greer | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 15:08 |
| 11 | Mackie Samoskevich | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10:50 |
| 13 | Sam Reinhart | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 24:41 |
| 17 | Evan Rodrigues | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 24:09 |
| 19 | Matthew Tkachuk | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 24:07 |
| 23 | Carter Verhaeghe | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 22:53 |
| 27 | Eetu Luostarinen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17:04 |
| 70 | Jesper Boqvist | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 06:14 |
| 71 | Luke Kunin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 06:58 |
| 79 | Cole Schwindt | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14:24 |
| 95 | Sandis Vilmanis | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 14:13 |
| 2 | Jeff Petry | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12:00 |
| 5 | Aaron Ekblad | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 20:15 |
| 22 | Tobias Bjornfot | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 11:01 |
| 26 | Uvis Balinskis | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 24:57 |
| 42 | Gustav Forsling | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 23:16 |
| 77 | Niko Mikkola | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 20:19 |
Goalies
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | EV | PP | SH | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Alex Lyon | 42 | 39 | 3 | .929 | 28/30 | 11/12 | 0/0 | 59:55 |
| 92 | Colten Ellis | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 00:00 |
Florida Panthers
| # | Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | EV | PP | SH | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Daniil Tarasov | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 00:00 |
| 72 | Sergei Bobrovsky | 20 | 15 | 5 | .750 | 11/15 | 3/4 | 1/1 | 58:08 |