FLA
Florida Panthers
24-18-3 · W2 · L10: 5-4-1
W
L
L
W
L
OT
W
L
W
L
Final
4—3
2026-01-12 · KeyBank Center
BUF
Buffalo Sabres
24-16-4 · L1 · L10: 8-2-0
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
FLA dominated expected goals 3.1 to 2.5 · FLA controlled 57.3% of 5v5 shot attempts · 1 empty-net goal padded the final margin
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEFLA xG
3.08
ACTUAL
4 — 3
BUF xG
2.49
Scoring Timeline
0.12
HIGH xG
1P 02:35Power Play
13
Sam Reinhart(24)
C · FLA · #13
Uvis Balinskis (7), Carter Verhaeghe (19)FLA 1 - 0 BUF
0.01
LOW xG
1P 10:19Even Strength
78
Jacob Bryson(2)
D · BUF · #78
Ryan McLeod (18), Zach Metsa (1)FLA 1 - 1 BUF
0.05
MED xG
1P 15:11Even Strength
10
A.J. Greer(8)
L · FLA · #10
Sam Bennett (18), Carter Verhaeghe (20)FLA 2 - 1 BUF
0.57
HIGH xG
2P 17:57Even Strength
9
Zach Benson(5)
L · BUF · #9
Tage Thompson (20)FLA 2 - 2 BUF
0.51
HIGH xG
3P 11:07Even Strength
15
Anton Lundell(14)
C · FLA · #15
Eetu Luostarinen (15), Gustav Forsling (15)FLA 3 - 2 BUF
0.53
HIGH xG
3P 18:46Power PlayEN10
A.J. Greer(9)
L · FLA · #10
Carter Verhaeghe (21), Sam Bennett (19)FLA 4 - 2 BUF
0.05
MED xG
3P 19:46Power Play
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%, -0.5 GSAx
★2
72
Sergei Bobrovsky
G · FLA · #72
20/23 saves, .869 SV%, -1.1 GSAx
★3
10
A.J. Greer
L · FLA · #10
2G, 2 SOG, 1 HIT
Team Stats
FLABUF
32Shots23
3.08xGF2.48
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 | 0.52 | 0.56 |
| 2nd | 9 | 9 | 0.56 | 1.11 |
| 3rd | 10 | 5 | 2.00 | 0.82 |
| Total | 28 | 20 | 3.08 | 2.49 |
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