BUF
Buffalo Sabres
49-23-8 · W3 · L10: 5-3-2
W
L
OT
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
Final
3—2
2026-02-27 · Amerant Bank Arena
FLA
Florida Panthers
38-38-4 · W1 · L10: 3-6-1
W
L
W
L
L
L
L
W
W
W
BUF dominated expected goals 5.4 to 4.7 · BUF controlled 59.4% of 5v5 shot attempts
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEBUF xG
5.42
ACTUAL
3 — 2
FLA xG
4.66
Scoring Timeline
0.13
HIGH xG
1P 17:48Power Play
89
Alex Tuch(23)
R · BUF · #89
Ryan McLeod (31), Bowen Byram (20)BUF 1 - 0 FLA
0.23
HIGH xG
2P 13:51Power Play
19
Matthew Tkachuk(5)
L · FLA · #19
Brad Marchand (26), Sam Bennett (25)BUF 1 - 1 FLA
0.06
MED xG
3P 11:38Even Strength
29
Beck Malenstyn(5)
L · BUF · #29
Josh Norris (12), Noah Ostlund (10)BUF 2 - 1 FLA
1.11
HIGH xG
3P 18:43Power Play
19
Peyton Krebs(9)
C · BUF · #19
Tage Thompson (31), Alex Tuch (27)BUF 3 - 1 FLA
0.26
HIGH xG
3P 19:25Power Play
9
Sam Bennett(20)
C · FLA · #9
BUF 3 - 2 FLA
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
34
Alex Lyon
G · BUF · #34
28/29 saves, .965 SV%, +2.9 GSAx
★2
40
Daniil Tarasov
G · FLA · #40
36/38 saves, .947 SV%, +1.6 GSAx
★3
89
Alex Tuch
R · BUF · #89
1G, 1A, 6 SOG, 1 HIT
Team Stats
BUFFLA
39Shots29
5.42xGF4.66
59.4CF%40.6
37.3FO%62.7
1/3PP1/4
14Hits20
18Blocks16
15Giveaways16
7Takeaways3
8PIM6
Period Breakdown
| Period | BUF SOG | FLA SOG | BUF xG | FLA xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 15 | 11 | 0.68 | 1.13 |
| 2nd | 12 | 10 | 2.03 | 2.07 |
| 3rd | 9 | 7 | 2.70 | 1.46 |
| Total | 36 | 28 | 5.41 | 4.66 |
Penalties
7 TOTAL1P 02:00
Beck Malenstyntripping (2 min)
Drawn by Donovan Sebrango1P 15:57
A.J. Greerhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Josh Dunne2P 09:47
Teamtoo-many-men-on-the-ice (2 min)
2P 13:45
Michael Kesselringhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Sam Bennett2P 17:55
Gustav Forslingholding (2 min)
Drawn by Josh Doan3P 05:20
Josh Dunnehooking (2 min)
Drawn by Aaron Ekblad3P 11:38
Teamdelaying-game-unsuccessful-challenge (2 min)