Buffalo Sabres vs Florida Panthers, ESPN+ Hockey Night

NHL

Sabres

27-28-4, 58 PTS

2-3

Final

Panthers

39-16-4, 82 PTS

Amerant Bank Arena

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

BUF shoots leftFLA shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
BUF	9	8	13	30
FLA	11	18	8	37

In net

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen34/37 SV, .919

Sergei Bobrovsky28/30 SV, .933

Team	1	2	3	T
BUF	1	0	1	2
FLA	2	0	1	3

Who won: Panthers 3-2

The Florida Panthers beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 in ESPN+ Hockey Night on Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at Amerant Bank Arena. The Panthers lead the series 2-0. Brandon Montour led the Panthers in goals (1). Tage Thompson led the Sabres in goals (1).

Recap · Feb 27

Matthew Tkachuk scores in return, Florida Panthers defeat Buffalo Sabres 3-2

Matthew Tkachuk scored a goal and had an assist in his return from injury and the Florida Panthers defeated the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 on Tuesday night.

What it means

Season series: FLA leads series 2-0.
Sabres 14-12-3 on the road; Panthers 19-8-2 at home.

Latest headlines

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Injuries and inactives

Sabres2nd in Atlantic Division

Josh Doan RW
Lower Body
Day-To-Day
Alex Lyon G
Upper Body
Injured Reserve
Conor Timmins D
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Jason Zucker LW
Abdomen, Surgery
Injured Reserve
Topias Leinonen G
Lower Body
Injured Reserve

Panthers1st in Atlantic Division

Aaron Ekblad D
Personal
Out
Brad Marchand LW
Leg, left
Day-To-Day
Aleksander Barkov C
Lower Body, left
Injured Reserve
Jonah Gadjovich LW
Upper Body, Surgery
Injured Reserve
MacKenzie Entwistle RW
Undisclosed
Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Sabres2nd in Atlantic Division

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Panthers1st in Atlantic Division

Sergei Bobrovsky G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

FLA leads series 2-0

Last meeting: Panthers 4, Sabres 0 (Feb 15)

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Game info

Venue: Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, FL · Attendance 18,243
Officials: TJ Luxmore (Referee), Michael Markovic (Referee), Brandon Gawryletz (Linesman), Kilian McNamara (Linesman)