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Florida Panthers vs Buffalo Sabres

NHL
Panthers
24-18-3, 51 PTS
4-3
Final
Sabres
24-16-4, 52 PTS
KeyBank Center
TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

FLA shoots leftBUF shoots right

Shots on goal

1st2nd3rdT
FLA1191232
BUF710623

In net

Sergei Bobrovsky20/23 SV, .870
Colten Ellis28/31 SV, .903
Team123T
FLA2024
BUF1113

Who won: Panthers 4-3

The Florida Panthers beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 on Monday, January 12, 2026 at KeyBank Center. A.J. Greer led the Panthers in goals (2). Zach Benson led the Sabres in goals (1).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.3A.J. GreerLW
  2. 28.2Carter VerhaegheC
  3. 37.8Sam BennettC
  4. 47.8Sam ReinhartC
  5. 57.7Anton LundellC
  6. 67.5Zach BensonLW
  7. 77.4Tage ThompsonC
  8. 87.3Uvis BalinskisD
  9. 97.2Eetu LuostarinenC
  10. 107.0Ryan McLeodC
  11. 117.0Jacob BrysonD
  12. 126.9Evan RodriguesC

Team stats

FLABUF
14Blocked Shots19
18Hits22
6Takeaways4
32Shots23
1Power Play Goals0
1Power Play Opportunities2
100.0Power Play Percentage0.0
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
29Faceoffs Won31
48.3Faceoff Win Percent51.7
12Giveaways24
3Total Penalties2
9Penalty Minutes7

Player of the game

A.J. Greer

FLA · 2 G, 2 SOG

8.3

Deserved to win

60%
FLA · 2.84 xG
40%
BUF · 2.35 xG

Panthers created better chances: they win this game 60% of the time

Play by play

  1. End of the 3rd period
  2. P3 0:14Josh Norris

    Faceoff win vs A. Lundell

    Josh Norris faceoff won against Anton Lundell

    J. Norris

  3. GOALP3 0:14
    Alex Tuch

    Goal! Backhand

    A. Tuch · 1 G

    Alex Tuch Goal (15) Backhand, assists: Bowen Byram (15), Rasmus Dahlin (26)

    FLA 4 - 3 BUF
  4. P3 0:16Alex Tuch

    Batted wide left

    Alex Tuch Batted Wide Left

    A. Tuch · 1 G

  5. P3 0:24Tage Thompson

    Faceoff win vs S. Bennett

    Tage Thompson faceoff won against Sam Bennett

    T. Thompson · 1 A

  6. P3 0:26Jack Quinn

    Slap shot on goal

    Jack Quinn Slap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky

    J. Quinn

  7. P3 0:36Bowen Byram

    Big hit on A. Lundell

    Bowen Byram hit Anton Lundell

    B. Byram · 1 A

  8. P3 0:36Anton Lundell
    TO

    Giveaway

    Giveaway by Anton Lundell

    A. Lundell · 1 G

  9. P3 1:14Anton Lundell

    Faceoff win vs R. McLeod

    Anton Lundell faceoff won against Ryan McLeod

    A. Lundell · 1 G

  10. GOALP3 1:14
    A.J. Greer

    Goal! Wrist shot

    A.J. Greer · 2 G

    A.J. Greer Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Carter Verhaeghe (21), Sam Bennett (19)

    FLA 4 - 2 BUF
  11. P3 1:23Tage Thompson

    Snap shot above crossbar

    Tage Thompson Snap Shot Above Crossbar

    T. Thompson · 1 A

  12. P3 1:31Mattias Samuelsson

    Snap shot wide right

    Mattias Samuelsson Snap Shot Wide Right

    M. Samuelsson

  13. P3 1:38Sam Bennett

    Shot blocked by T. Thompson

    Sam Bennett shot blocked by Tage Thompson

    S. Bennett · 2 A

  14. P3 1:46Rasmus Dahlin

    Slap shot wide right

    Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot Wide Right

    R. Dahlin · 1 A

  15. P3 2:40Sam Reinhart

    Backhand shot on goal

    Sam Reinhart Backhand saved by Colten Ellis

    S. Reinhart · 1 G

  16. P3 2:50Josh Doan

    Snap shot wide right

    Josh Doan Snap Shot Wide Right

    J. Doan

  17. P3 2:52Tage Thompson

    Tip-in shot on goal

    Tage Thompson Tip-In saved by Sergei Bobrovsky

    T. Thompson · 1 A

  18. P3 3:06Tage Thompson

    Face off

    Tage Thompson faceoff won against Anton Lundell

  19. P3 3:08Evan Rodrigues

    Wrist shot on goal

    Evan Rodrigues Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis

    E. Rodrigues

  20. P3 3:09Peyton Krebs
    TO

    Giveaway

    Giveaway by Peyton Krebs

    P. Krebs

  21. P3 3:21Evan Rodrigues

    Faceoff win vs R. McLeod

    Evan Rodrigues faceoff won against Ryan McLeod

    E. Rodrigues

  22. P3 4:02Jason Zucker

    Big hit on N. Mikkola

    Jason Zucker hit Niko Mikkola

    J. Zucker

  23. P3 4:17Bowen Byram

    Snap shot wide right

    Bowen Byram Snap Shot Wide Right

    B. Byram · 1 A

  24. P3 4:19Josh Norris

    Faceoff win vs S. Bennett

    Josh Norris faceoff won against Sam Bennett

    J. Norris

  25. P3 4:21Tage Thompson

    Shot blocked by A. Ekblad

    Tage Thompson shot blocked by Aaron Ekblad

    T. Thompson · 1 A

Leaders

FLABUF
Goals
A.J. Greer
2
Zach Benson
1
Assists
Carter Verhaeghe
3
Ryan McLeod
1
Points
Carter Verhaeghe
3
Alex Tuch
1

Season seriesSeries tied 1-1

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