BUF
BUF
Buffalo Sabres
34-19-6 · W2 · L10: 7-2-1
W
L
OT
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
Final
3—2
2026-02-27 · Amerant Bank Arena
FLA
FLA
Florida Panthers
30-26-3 · L1 · L10: 4-6-0
W
L
W
L
L
L
L
W
W
W
BUF dominated expected goals 3.9 to 3.6 · BUF controlled 59.4% of 5v5 shot attempts · 1 empty-net goal padded the final margin

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
012341ST2ND3RD
BUF xG
3.88
ACTUAL
3 — 2
FLA xG
3.56

Scoring Timeline

0.13
HIGH xG
BUF1P 17:48Power Play
Alex Tuch
89
Alex Tuch(23)
R · BUF · #89
Ryan McLeod (31), Bowen Byram (20)
BUF 1 - 0 FLA
0.25
HIGH xG
FLA2P 13:51Power Play
Matthew Tkachuk
19
Matthew Tkachuk(5)
L · FLA · #19
Brad Marchand (26), Sam Bennett (25)
BUF 1 - 1 FLA
0.02
LOW xG
BUF3P 11:38Even Strength
Beck Malenstyn
29
Beck Malenstyn(5)
L · BUF · #29
Josh Norris (12), Noah Ostlund (10)
BUF 2 - 1 FLA
0.53
HIGH xG
BUF3P 18:43Power PlayEN
Peyton Krebs
19
Peyton Krebs(9)
C · BUF · #19
Tage Thompson (31), Alex Tuch (27)
BUF 3 - 1 FLA
0.04
MED xG
FLA3P 19:25Power Play
Sam Bennett
9
Sam Bennett(20)
C · FLA · #9
BUF 3 - 2 FLA

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Daniil Tarasov
40
Daniil Tarasov
G · FLA · #40
36/38 saves, .947 SV%, +2.1 GSAx
★2
Alex Lyon
34
Alex Lyon
G · BUF · #34
28/29 saves, .965 SV%, +1.7 GSAx
★3
Alex Tuch
89
Alex Tuch
R · BUF · #89
1G, 1A, 6 SOG, 1 HIT

Team Stats

BUFFLA
39Shots29
3.88xGF3.57
59.4CF%40.6
37.3FO%62.7
1/3PP1/4
14Hits20
18Blocks16
15Giveaways16
7Takeaways3
8PIM6

Period Breakdown

PeriodBUF SOGFLA SOGBUF xGFLA xG
1st15110.781.16
2nd12101.951.38
3rd971.151.02
Total36283.883.56

Penalties

7 TOTAL
1P 02:00
BUF
Beck Malenstyntripping (2 min)
Drawn by Donovan Sebrango
1P 15:57
FLA
A.J. Greerhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Josh Dunne
2P 09:47
BUF
Teamtoo-many-men-on-the-ice (2 min)
2P 13:45
BUF
Michael Kesselringhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Sam Bennett
2P 17:55
FLA
Gustav Forslingholding (2 min)
Drawn by Josh Doan
3P 05:20
BUF
Josh Dunnehooking (2 min)
Drawn by Aaron Ekblad
3P 11:38
FLA
Teamdelaying-game-unsuccessful-challenge (2 min)