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Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers on February 2nd 2026

Buffalo Sabres (5)

at

Florida Panthers (3)

Game No: 876

Started: 2026-02-02 19:08:00

Ended: 2026-02-02 21:38:00

Attendance: 19,474

Three Stars by: Media

Full Recap

Referees

#5 Chris Rooney

#34 Brandon Schrader

Officials

#95 Jonny Murray

#50 Scott Cherrey

Period Time Team Player Penalty PIM Drawn By
2 3:36 BUF Ryan McLeod Delay Game 2
2 12:51 FLA Jeff Petry Tripping 2 Zach Benson
2 17:11 BUF Jack Quinn Slashing 2 Aaron Ekblad
3 0:35 FLA Aaron Ekblad Holding 2 Alex Tuch
3 5:19 FLA Cole Schwindt Hooking 2 Peyton Krebs
3 12:15 BUF Rasmus Dahlin Tripping 2 Eetu Luostarinen
3 13:08 BUF Bowen Byram Slashing 2 Evan Rodrigues

Buffalo Sabres Roster

Coach: Lindy Ruff

# Player Position
4 Bowen Byram D
6 Zach Benson L
8 Michael Kesselring D
17 Jason Zucker L
19 Peyton Krebs C
22 Jack Quinn R
23 Mattias Samuelsson D
25 Owen Power D
26 Rasmus Dahlin D
29 Beck Malenstyn L
34 Alex Lyon G
48 Tyson Kozak C
63 Isak Rosen R
71 Ryan McLeod C
72 Tage Thompson C
73 Zach Metsa D
86 Noah Ostlund C
89 Alex Tuch R
91 Josh Doan R
92 Colten Ellis G

Buffalo Sabres Scratches

# Player Position
12 Jordan Greenway L

Florida Panthers Scratches

# Player Position
6 Donovan Sebrango D
15 Anton Lundell C
63 Brad Marchand L

5 Goals 3
10 Assists 6
10 Plus / Minus -10
4 Penalties 3
8 PIM 6
35 Corsi For 59
37.23 Corsi % 62.77
20 Fenwick For 59
25.32 Fenwick % 74.68
20 Shots 41
14 Shots Blocked 22
15 Missed Shots 18
23 Hits 22
17 Giveaways 17
2 Takeaways 7
20 Blocked Shots 13
30 Faceoffs Won 31
31 Faceoffs Lost 30
49% Faceoff Percentage 51%

Time Spent With Lead

Buffalo Sabres Florida Panthers
Lead Time With Lead Lead Time With Lead
1 25:35 1 8:40
2 2:09 2 9:09

Time Each Lead Lasted

Buffalo Sabres - Florida Panthers Time With Lead
0 - 1 5:17
0 - 2 9:09
1 - 2 3:23
3 - 2 13:15
4 - 3 12:20
5 - 3 2:09

Buffalo Sabres

# Player G A Pts +/- P PIM S SB MS H GV TK B Shots FW FL F%
4 Bowen Byram 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
6 Zach Benson 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Michael Kesselring 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
17 Jason Zucker 1 0 1 -1 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0
19 Peyton Krebs 1 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 7 0 0 0 2 4 33
22 Jack Quinn 0 1 1 -1 1 2 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Mattias Samuelsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 0 0 0
25 Owen Power 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 0
26 Rasmus Dahlin 0 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
29 Beck Malenstyn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 Alex Lyon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
48 Tyson Kozak 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 6 5 55
63 Isak Rosen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
71 Ryan McLeod 0 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 9 7 56
72 Tage Thompson 1 0 1 2 0 0 4 2 6 0 3 0 0 8 9 47
73 Zach Metsa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
86 Noah Ostlund 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 43
89 Alex Tuch 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 4 2 1 1 0 2 2 0 100
91 Josh Doan 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
92 Colten Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Florida Panthers

# Player G A Pts +/- P PIM S SB MS H GV TK B Shots FW FL F%
2 Jeff Petry 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Aaron Ekblad 0 0 0 -2 1 2 3 2 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0
9 Sam Bennett 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 50
10 A.J. Greer 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
11 MacKie Samoskevich 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Sam Reinhart 0 2 2 -1 0 0 5 2 2 1 4 0 2 0 1 0
17 Evan Rodrigues 1 0 1 -1 0 0 5 4 2 1 1 2 0 13 10 57
19 Matthew Tkachuk 0 0 0 -3 0 0 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
22 Tobias Bjornfot 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0
23 Carter Verhaeghe 0 1 1 -2 0 0 7 2 2 0 3 1 0 1 3 25
26 Uvis Balinskis 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
27 Eetu Luostarinen 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 3 57
40 Daniil Tarasov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 Gustav Forsling 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
70 Jesper Boqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0
71 Luke Kunin 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 50
72 Sergei Bobrovsky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 Niko Mikkola 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
79 Cole Schwindt 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 9 9 50
95 Sandis Vilmanis 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0

Buffalo Sabres

TOI
# Player Shifts Avg Shift Total Power Play Shorthanded Even Strength
4 Bowen Byram 30 00:45 22:54 00:54 02:38 19:22
6 Zach Benson 18 00:47 14:10 01:07 01:47 11:16
8 Michael Kesselring 15 00:47 11:48 00:00 00:26 11:22
17 Jason Zucker 23 00:41 16:00 03:18 00:00 12:42
19 Peyton Krebs 25 00:46 19:27 00:00 00:21 19:06
22 Jack Quinn 22 00:44 16:13 03:06 00:00 13:07
23 Mattias Samuelsson 28 00:58 27:26 00:00 04:28 22:58
25 Owen Power 30 00:48 24:17 00:00 03:33 20:44
26 Rasmus Dahlin 27 00:48 21:54 03:20 02:14 16:20
29 Beck Malenstyn 12 00:40 08:04 00:00 02:36 05:28
48 Tyson Kozak 18 00:37 11:14 00:00 02:25 08:49
63 Isak Rosen 6 00:31 03:08 00:00 00:00 03:08
71 Ryan McLeod 26 00:39 16:54 01:08 01:07 14:39
72 Tage Thompson 25 00:48 20:14 03:04 00:08 17:02
73 Zach Metsa 10 00:45 07:30 00:00 00:00 07:30
86 Noah Ostlund 15 00:49 12:15 01:06 00:00 11:09
89 Alex Tuch 29 00:46 22:27 00:52 03:54 17:41
91 Josh Doan 19 00:51 16:22 03:05 00:00 13:17

Florida Panthers

TOI
# Player Shifts Avg Shift Total Power Play Shorthanded Even Strength
2 Jeff Petry 21 00:34 12:00 00:00 00:29 11:31
5 Aaron Ekblad 28 00:43 20:15 00:35 01:20 18:20
9 Sam Bennett 7 00:44 05:11 00:00 00:00 05:11
10 A.J. Greer 22 00:41 15:08 00:00 01:17 13:51
11 MacKie Samoskevich 20 00:32 10:50 00:35 00:00 10:15
13 Sam Reinhart 24 01:01 24:41 06:06 01:48 16:47
17 Evan Rodrigues 24 01:00 24:09 06:05 01:44 16:20
19 Matthew Tkachuk 22 01:05 24:07 06:31 00:00 17:36
22 Tobias Bjornfot 17 00:38 11:01 00:00 00:00 11:01
23 Carter Verhaeghe 22 01:02 22:53 06:06 00:00 16:47
26 Uvis Balinskis 25 00:59 24:57 05:17 01:16 18:24
27 Eetu Luostarinen 22 00:46 17:04 00:10 00:42 16:12
42 Gustav Forsling 28 00:49 23:16 01:24 02:56 18:56
70 Jesper Boqvist 12 00:31 06:14 00:26 00:52 04:56
71 Luke Kunin 10 00:41 06:58 00:00 00:33 06:25
77 Niko Mikkola 24 00:50 20:19 00:00 02:23 17:56
79 Cole Schwindt 22 00:39 14:24 00:00 01:28 12:56
95 Sandis Vilmanis 19 00:44 14:13 00:10 00:00 14:03

Buffalo Sabres

# Player Period Goals Against Shots Against Save Percentage
34 Alex Lyon 1 2 8 0.75
2 1 19 0.947
3 0 14 1

Florida Panthers

# Player Period Goals Against Shots Against Save Percentage
72 Sergei Bobrovsky 1 2 8 0.75
2 1 6 0.833
3 2 6 0.667