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Florida Panthers vs. Buffalo Sabres: game summary

Final · October 18, 2025 at 1:00 p.m.

Florida Panthers logoFlorida Panthers0
Buffalo Sabres logoBuffalo Sabres3

Shots on goal : FLA 32 — BUF 31 · KeyBank Center

Three stars

Florida Panthers logo FLA

Game stats

BUF Buffalo Sabres logo
32Shots on goal31
50 %Faceoff win %50 %
0/7Power play2/4
12Penalty minutes28
29Hits23
17Blocked shots20
15Giveaways13
3Takeaways4

Shots by period

P1P2P3Total
FLA12101032
BUF8131031

Season series FLA 1 – 3 BUF

Official NHL reports

Shot map

GoalShot on goalMissed shot
← Florida Panthers logoFLA 0 / 32 / 563 / 31 / 46 BUFBuffalo Sabres logo →
Missed shot — Mackie Samoskevich (FLA), P1 00:33 · snapMissed shot — Brad Marchand (FLA), P1 01:41 · wristMissed shot — Mackie Samoskevich (FLA), P1 04:09 · backhandMissed shot — Mackie Samoskevich (FLA), P1 04:16 · wristMissed shot — Tage Thompson (BUF), P1 06:56 · slapMissed shot — Tage Thompson (BUF), P1 07:02 · slapMissed shot — Jason Zucker (BUF), P1 08:06 · snapMissed shot — Jack Quinn (BUF), P1 11:27 · backhandMissed shot — Jason Zucker (BUF), P1 11:34 · wristMissed shot — Mackie Samoskevich (FLA), P1 14:28 · wristMissed shot — Evan Rodrigues (FLA), P1 15:26 · wristMissed shot — Mattias Samuelsson (BUF), P1 16:05 · wristMissed shot — Mackie Samoskevich (FLA), P1 17:44 · wristMissed shot — Jesper Boqvist (FLA), P2 02:56 · wristMissed shot — Alex Tuch (BUF), P2 05:12 · wristMissed shot — Seth Jones (FLA), P2 07:12 · wristMissed shot — Carter Verhaeghe (FLA), P2 07:54 · tip-inMissed shot — Sam Reinhart (FLA), P2 08:56 · wristMissed shot — Jiri Kulich (BUF), P2 13:17 · wristMissed shot — Jiri Kulich (BUF), P2 14:27 · wristMissed shot — Bowen Byram (BUF), P2 18:12 · wristMissed shot — Jack Quinn (BUF), P2 19:46 · snapMissed shot — Seth Jones (FLA), P3 01:24 · wristMissed shot — Seth Jones (FLA), P3 03:49 · wristMissed shot — Sam Reinhart (FLA), P3 05:54 · wristMissed shot — Sam Reinhart (FLA), P3 06:03 · backhandMissed shot — Tage Thompson (BUF), P3 06:47 · backhandMissed shot — Zach Benson (BUF), P3 06:49 · wrap-aroundMissed shot — Anton Lundell (FLA), P3 07:01 · wristMissed shot — Seth Jones (FLA), P3 08:52 · snapMissed shot — Sam Reinhart (FLA), P3 09:14 · wristMissed shot — Sam Bennett (FLA), P3 12:08 · backhandMissed shot — Sam Reinhart (FLA), P3 13:55 · tip-inMissed shot — Sam Reinhart (FLA), P3 13:57 · snapMissed shot — Alex Tuch (BUF), P3 15:34 · backhandMissed shot — Seth Jones (FLA), P3 16:00 · tip-inMissed shot — Jeff Petry (FLA), P3 16:23 · wristMissed shot — Bowen Byram (BUF), P3 17:31 · wristMissed shot — Aaron Ekblad (FLA), P3 19:22 · wristShot on goal — Mackie Samoskevich (FLA), P1 00:19 · tip-inShot on goal — Carter Verhaeghe (FLA), P1 00:24 · wristShot on goal — Brad Marchand (FLA), P1 01:37 · wristShot on goal — Evan Rodrigues (FLA), P1 01:39 · wristShot on goal — Owen Power (BUF), P1 06:51 · wristShot on goal — Bowen Byram (BUF), P1 08:12 · wristShot on goal — Mackie Samoskevich (FLA), P1 08:49 · wristShot on goal — Conor Timmins (BUF), P1 09:18 · deflectedShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P1 10:14 · wristShot on goal — A.J. Greer (FLA), P1 13:23 · snapShot on goal — Carter Verhaeghe (FLA), P1 13:37 · slapShot on goal — Mackie Samoskevich (FLA), P1 14:12 · wristShot on goal — Aaron Ekblad (FLA), P1 15:13 · snapShot on goal — Evan Rodrigues (FLA), P1 15:15 · backhandShot on goal — Brad Marchand (FLA), P1 15:32 · wristShot on goal — Jiri Kulich (BUF), P1 15:58 · wristShot on goal — Jack Quinn (BUF), P1 19:06 · tip-inShot on goal — Jack Quinn (BUF), P1 19:13 · tip-inShot on goal — Mackie Samoskevich (FLA), P1 19:49 · wristShot on goal — Zach Benson (BUF), P2 02:11 · wristShot on goal — Eetu Luostarinen (FLA), P2 02:15 · wristShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P2 02:49 · snapShot on goal — Sam Bennett (FLA), P2 03:12 · tip-inShot on goal — Jeff Petry (FLA), P2 03:14 · wristShot on goal — Aaron Ekblad (FLA), P2 04:00 · slapShot on goal — Josh Doan (BUF), P2 04:39 · tip-inShot on goal — Jiri Kulich (BUF), P2 06:12 · snapShot on goal — Sam Reinhart (FLA), P2 07:16 · wristShot on goal — Seth Jones (FLA), P2 08:23 · slapShot on goal — Gustav Forsling (FLA), P2 08:54 · snapShot on goal — Mackie Samoskevich (FLA), P2 09:10 · wristShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P2 10:00 · wristShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P2 10:58 · wristShot on goal — Josh Doan (BUF), P2 13:06 · wristShot on goal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P2 13:38 · wristShot on goal — Peyton Krebs (BUF), P2 13:48 · deflectedShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P2 17:03 · deflectedShot on goal — Seth Jones (FLA), P2 19:35 · backhandShot on goal — Peyton Krebs (BUF), P2 19:43 · backhandShot on goal — Sam Reinhart (FLA), P2 19:56 · tip-inShot on goal — Conor Timmins (BUF), P3 00:21 · wristShot on goal — Mackie Samoskevich (FLA), P3 01:13 · wristShot on goal — Carter Verhaeghe (FLA), P3 01:16 · wristShot on goal — Josh Doan (BUF), P3 04:22 · wristShot on goal — Aaron Ekblad (FLA), P3 04:32 · slapShot on goal — Brad Marchand (FLA), P3 04:45 · wristShot on goal — Carter Verhaeghe (FLA), P3 06:08 · snapShot on goal — Jiri Kulich (BUF), P3 06:46 · backhandShot on goal — Conor Timmins (BUF), P3 06:54 · slapShot on goal — Brad Marchand (FLA), P3 07:34 · wristShot on goal — Seth Jones (FLA), P3 08:26 · slapShot on goal — Mackie Samoskevich (FLA), P3 08:46 · wristShot on goal — Zach Benson (BUF), P3 09:52 · wristShot on goal — Uvis Balinskis (FLA), P3 09:55 · wristShot on goal — Jason Zucker (BUF), P3 10:45 · slapShot on goal — Seth Jones (FLA), P3 12:17 · slapShot on goal — Josh Doan (BUF), P3 12:28 · wristShot on goal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P3 12:49 · wristShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P3 14:26 · slapShot on goal — Mattias Samuelsson (BUF), P3 17:27 · wristGoal — Josh Doan (BUF), P1 07:13 · deflectedGoal — Josh Doan (BUF), P2 11:12 · tip-inGoal — Owen Power (BUF), P2 14:20 · tip-in

Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.

Goals

1st period

2nd period

Penalties

1st period

  • 00:09BUFZach Benson — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Sam Bennett
  • 03:51BUFBowen Byram — Interference (2 min) · drawn by Seth Jones
  • 07:07FLAUvis Balinskis — Interference (2 min) · drawn by Jiri Kulich
  • 13:28BUFBench — Too many men on the ice (2 min) · served by J. Quinn
  • 19:45BUFPeyton Krebs — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Niko Mikkola

2nd period

  • 00:53FLAAnton Lundell — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Alex Tuch
  • 04:14FLANiko Mikkola — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Tyson Kozak
  • 05:00BUFJason Zucker — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Gustav Forsling
  • 10:40FLABrad Marchand — Interference (2 min) · drawn by Rasmus Dahlin
  • 10:40FLABrad Marchand — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Rasmus Dahlin
  • 10:40BUFTage Thompson — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Brad Marchand
  • 17:04BUFMason Geertsen — Abusive language (10 min)
  • 19:48BUFJosh Doan — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Carter Verhaeghe
  • 19:48BUFMattias Samuelsson — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Eetu Luostarinen
  • 19:48FLAEetu Luostarinen — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Mattias Samuelsson

3rd period

  • 07:10BUFConor Timmins — Delaying game puck over glass (2 min)

Box score

Florida Panthers

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
S. BennettC0001119:08
A. GreerL0001209:12
M. SamoskevichR0007117:46
J. GadjovichL0000409:14
S. ReinhartC0002323:33
A. LundellC00-10118:30
E. RodriguesC0002215:33
C. VerhaegheC0004020:54
E. LuostarinenC00-11112:30
B. MarchandL00-14015:37
J. BoqvistC0000510:44
L. KuninC0000110:47
J. PetryD0001018:16
S. JonesD0004323:48
A. EkbladD00-13223:07
U. BalinskisD0001218:53
G. ForslingD00-11121:06
N. MikkolaD0000006:53
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
D. Tarasov0/0—00:00
S. Bobrovsky(L)28/3190.3 %59:51

Buffalo Sabres

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
Z. BensonL0102117:25
J. ZuckerL0101014:39
P. KrebsC0112314:25
J.KulichC0003015:37
J. QuinnR0002016:20
B. MalenstynL0000309:23
T. KozakC0000109:47
M. GeertsenL0000302:06
R. McLeodC0010118:15
T. ThompsonC0102315:34
A. TuchR0112120:22
J. DoanR2006213:55
B. ByramD0001124:17
C. TimminsD0013124:30
M. SamuelssonD0001222:01
O. PowerD1012023:44
R. DahlinD0104122:36
J. BrysonD0000001:16
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
A. Lyon(W)32/32100.0 %59:48
C. Ellis0/0—00:00

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About this game

Who won Panthers vs Sabres?

Sabres won 3-0 over Panthers on Saturday, October 18, 2025.

When was Panthers vs Sabres played?

On Saturday, October 18, 2025, at 1:00 PM ET at KeyBank Center.

Where was Panthers vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center, in Buffalo.

Have the Panthers and Sabres played this season?

No, this is their first meeting of the season.