FLA
FLA
Florida Panthers
38-38-4 · W1 · L10: 3-6-1
W
L
L
W
L
OT
W
L
W
L
Final
4—3
2026-01-12 · KeyBank Center
BUF
BUF
Buffalo Sabres
49-23-8 · W3 · L10: 5-3-2
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
FLA dominated expected goals 3.5 to 2.4 · FLA controlled 57.3% of 5v5 shot attempts

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
012341ST2ND3RD
FLA xG
3.54
ACTUAL
4 — 3
BUF xG
2.44

Scoring Timeline

0.15
HIGH xG
FLA1P 02:35Power Play
Sam Reinhart
13
Sam Reinhart(24)
C · FLA · #13
Uvis Balinskis (7), Carter Verhaeghe (19)
FLA 1 - 0 BUF
0.01
LOW xG
BUF1P 10:19Even Strength
Jacob Bryson
78
Jacob Bryson(2)
D · BUF · #78
Ryan McLeod (18), Zach Metsa (1)
FLA 1 - 1 BUF
0.03
LOW xG
FLA1P 15:11Even Strength
A.J. Greer
10
A.J. Greer(8)
L · FLA · #10
Sam Bennett (18), Carter Verhaeghe (20)
FLA 2 - 1 BUF
0.58
HIGH xG
BUF2P 17:57Even Strength
Zach Benson
9
Zach Benson(5)
L · BUF · #9
Tage Thompson (20)
FLA 2 - 2 BUF
0.27
HIGH xG
FLA3P 11:07Even Strength
Anton Lundell
15
Anton Lundell(14)
C · FLA · #15
Eetu Luostarinen (15), Gustav Forsling (15)
FLA 3 - 2 BUF
1.11
HIGH xG
FLA3P 18:46Power Play
A.J. Greer
10
A.J. Greer(9)
L · FLA · #10
Carter Verhaeghe (21), Sam Bennett (19)
FLA 4 - 2 BUF
0.07
MED xG
BUF3P 19:46Power Play
Alex Tuch
89
Alex Tuch(15)
R · BUF · #89
Bowen Byram (15), Rasmus Dahlin (26)
FLA 4 - 3 BUF

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Colten Ellis
35
Colten Ellis
G · BUF · #35
28/31 saves, .903 SV%, -0.3 GSAx
★2
Sergei Bobrovsky
72
Sergei Bobrovsky
G · FLA · #72
20/23 saves, .869 SV%, -0.5 GSAx
★3
A.J. Greer
10
A.J. Greer
L · FLA · #10
2G, 2 SOG, 1 HIT

Team Stats

FLABUF
32Shots23
3.54xGF2.44
57.3CF%42.7
48.3FO%51.7
1/1PP0/2
18Hits22
14Blocks19
12Giveaways24
6Takeaways4
9PIM7

Period Breakdown

PeriodFLA SOGBUF SOGFLA xGBUF xG
1st960.670.66
2nd990.630.98
3rd1052.250.80
Total28203.552.44

Penalties

5 TOTAL
1P 02:16
BUF
Josh Doaninterference (2 min)
Drawn by Sandis Vilmanis
2P 08:33
FLA
Sam Bennettslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Tage Thompson
2P 13:55
FLA
Jeff Petryhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Tage Thompson
2P 16:35
BUF
Josh Dunnefighting (5 min)
Drawn by Donovan Sebrango
2P 16:35
FLA
Donovan Sebrangofighting (5 min)
Drawn by Josh Dunne