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Florida Panthers vs Buffalo Sabres

NHL
Panthers
3-4-0, 6 PTS
0-3
Final
Sabres
2-3-0, 4 PTS
KeyBank Center
TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

FLA shoots leftBUF shoots right

Shots on goal

1st2nd3rdT
FLA12101032
BUF8131031

In net

Sergei Bobrovsky28/31 SV, .903
Alex Lyon32/32 SV, 1.000
Team123T
FLA0000
BUF1203

Who won: Sabres 3-0

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Florida Panthers 3-0 on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at KeyBank Center. The Sabres outscored the Panthers 2-0 in the 2nd period. Josh Doan led the Sabres in goals (2).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.3Josh DoanRW
  2. 28.2Alex LyonG
  3. 37.7Owen PowerD
  4. 47.4Peyton KrebsC
  5. 57.4Alex TuchRW
  6. 67.3Rasmus DahlinD
  7. 77.2Conor TimminsD
  8. 87.1Zach BensonLW
  9. 97.1Tage ThompsonC
  10. 107.0Jason ZuckerLW
  11. 116.8Mackie SamoskevichRW
  12. 126.7Ryan McLeodC

Team stats

FLABUF
17Blocked Shots20
29Hits23
3Takeaways4
32Shots31
0Power Play Goals2
7Power Play Opportunities4
0.0Power Play Percentage50.0
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
32Faceoffs Won32
50.0Faceoff Win Percent50.0
15Giveaways13
6Total Penalties10
12Penalty Minutes28

Player of the game

Josh Doan

BUF · 2 G, 6 SOG

8.3

Deserved to win

70%
FLA · 4.00 xG
30%
BUF · 2.57 xG

Panthers deserved better: 70% on chances, lost 0-3

Play by play

  1. End of the 3rd period
  2. P3 0:35Jiri Kulich

    Faceoff win vs L. Kunin

    Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Luke Kunin

    J. Kulich

  3. P3 0:38Aaron Ekblad

    Wrist shot wide right

    Aaron Ekblad Wrist Shot Wide Right

    A. Ekblad

  4. P3 0:51Aaron Ekblad

    Shot blocked by M. Samuelsson

    Aaron Ekblad shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson

    A. Ekblad

  5. P3 1:21Jesper Boqvist
    TO

    Giveaway

    Giveaway by Jesper Boqvist

    J. Boqvist

  6. P3 1:35Alex Tuch
    TO

    Takeaway

    Takeaway by Alex Tuch

    A. Tuch · 1 A

  7. P3 2:29Bowen Byram

    Wrist shot wide left

    Bowen Byram Wrist Shot Wide Left

    B. Byram

  8. P3 2:31Tage Thompson

    Faceoff win vs L. Kunin

    Tage Thompson faceoff won against Luke Kunin

    T. Thompson · 1 A

  9. P3 2:33Mattias Samuelsson

    Wrist shot on goal

    Mattias Samuelsson Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky

    M. Samuelsson

  10. P3 2:40Evan Rodrigues

    Big hit on J. Quinn

    Evan Rodrigues hit Jack Quinn

    E. Rodrigues

  11. P3 2:49Jiri Kulich
    TO

    Giveaway

    Giveaway by Jiri Kulich

    J. Kulich

  12. P3 3:32Seth Jones

    Hit

    Seth Jones hit Josh Doan

  13. P3 3:37Jeff Petry

    Wrist shot above crossbar

    Jeff Petry Wrist Shot Above Crossbar

    J. Petry

  14. P3 4:00Seth Jones

    Tip-in wide right

    Seth Jones Tip-In Wide Right

    S. Jones

  15. P3 4:22Anton Lundell
    TO

    Giveaway

    Giveaway by Anton Lundell

  16. P3 4:26Alex Tuch

    Backhand wide left

    Alex Tuch Backhand Wide Left

    A. Tuch · 1 A

  17. P3 5:07Jiri Kulich

    Shot blocked by U. Balinskis

    Jiri Kulich shot blocked by Uvis Balinskis

    J. Kulich

  18. P3 5:18Tage Thompson

    Shot blocked by U. Balinskis

    Tage Thompson shot blocked by Uvis Balinskis

    T. Thompson · 1 A

  19. P3 5:24Jonah Gadjovich

    Big hit on M. Samuelsson

    Jonah Gadjovich hit Mattias Samuelsson

    J. Gadjovich

  20. P3 5:25Luke Kunin

    Face off

    Luke Kunin faceoff won against Jiri Kulich

  21. P3 5:34Rasmus Dahlin

    Slap shot on goal

    Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky

    R. Dahlin · 1 A

  22. P3 5:36Sam Reinhart

    Big hit on O. Power

    Sam Reinhart hit Owen Power

    S. Reinhart

  23. P3 6:03Sam Reinhart

    Snap shot wide left

    Sam Reinhart Snap Shot Wide Left

    S. Reinhart

  24. P3 6:05Sam Reinhart

    Tip-in wide right

    Sam Reinhart Tip-In Wide Right

    S. Reinhart

  25. P3 6:22Peyton Krebs

    Faceoff win vs S. Bennett

    Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Sam Bennett

    P. Krebs · 1 A

Leaders

FLABUF
Goals
-
Josh Doan
2
Assists
-
Alex Tuch
1
Points
-
Josh Doan
2

Season seriesBUF leads series 1-0

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