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
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
CUMULATIVEFLA xG
3.54
ACTUAL
4 — 3
BUF xG
2.44
Scoring Timeline
0.15
HIGH xG
13
Sam Reinhart(24)
C · FLA · #13
Uvis Balinskis (7), Carter Verhaeghe (19)FLA 1 - 0 BUF
0.01
LOW xG
78
Jacob Bryson(2)
D · BUF · #78
Ryan McLeod (18), Zach Metsa (1)FLA 1 - 1 BUF
0.03
LOW xG
10
A.J. Greer(8)
L · FLA · #10
Sam Bennett (18), Carter Verhaeghe (20)FLA 2 - 1 BUF
0.58
HIGH xG
9
Zach Benson(5)
L · BUF · #9
Tage Thompson (20)FLA 2 - 2 BUF
0.27
HIGH xG
15
Anton Lundell(14)
C · FLA · #15
Eetu Luostarinen (15), Gustav Forsling (15)FLA 3 - 2 BUF
1.11
HIGH xG
10
A.J. Greer(9)
L · FLA · #10
Carter Verhaeghe (21), Sam Bennett (19)FLA 4 - 2 BUF
0.07
MED xG
89
Alex Tuch(15)
R · BUF · #89
Bowen Byram (15), Rasmus Dahlin (26)FLA 4 - 3 BUF
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
35
Colten Ellis
G · BUF · #35
28/31 saves, .903 SV%, -0.3 GSAx
★2
72
Sergei Bobrovsky
G · FLA · #72
20/23 saves, .869 SV%, -0.5 GSAx
★3
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
| Period | FLA SOG | BUF SOG | FLA xG | BUF xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | 6 | 0.67 | 0.66 |
| 2nd | 9 | 9 | 0.63 | 0.98 |
| 3rd | 10 | 5 | 2.25 | 0.80 |
| Total | 28 | 20 | 3.55 | 2.44 |
Penalties
5 TOTAL1P 02:16
Josh Doaninterference (2 min)
Drawn by Sandis Vilmanis2P 08:33
Sam Bennettslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Tage Thompson2P 13:55
Jeff Petryhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Tage Thompson2P 16:35
Josh Dunnefighting (5 min)
Drawn by Donovan Sebrango2P 16:35
Donovan Sebrangofighting (5 min)
Drawn by Josh Dunne