Sabres vs. Panthers — December 30, 2026: preview

BUFBUF
8-7-4
OT1 · L10: 4-4-2
OT
L
L
W
L
W
W
W
OT
L
Thu, Dec 31
@
Amerant Bank Arena
FLAFLA
11-7-2
W2 · L10: 6-4-0
W
W
L
L
W
L
W
W
W
L
PUCKLAB EDGEFLA 67%

Matchup: Buffalo Sabres (8-7-4) at Florida Panthers (11-7-2). PuckLab Edge: Panthers, 67% (better special teams, better goal differential, home ice advantage).

Head to Head

SEASON AVG
BUFFLA
Scoring & Defense
2.89GF/GP3.25
3.58GA/GP3.00
−13Goal Diff+5
Analytics
53.95v5 CF%54.2
51.75v5 xGF%50.7
.870SV%.890
45.5FO %47.7
Special Teams & Discipline
15.9PP%23.8
69.7PK%86.3
9.2PIM / GP15.4
Record Splits
4-1-4Road / Home5-2-0

Season Series

BUFFLA
1
0
Oct 12Final
FLAFLA 3—5 BUFBUF
SOG: 23-32xG: 3.7-3.2
Series Leaders
Sam ReinhartFLA2G0A2PTage ThompsonBUF1G1A2PSeth JonesFLA0G2A2PPeyton KrebsBUF0G2A2PJack QuinnBUF0G2A2P
BUF

BUF Top Skaters

5v5Regular Season
PlayerGPGAPixG/60CF%
Tage ThompsonC19129211.1553.0Jack QuinnR19910190.7356.9Owen PowerD19312150.1955.3Zach BensonL19213150.9262.6Noah OstlundC1947110.7856.5
FLA

FLA Top Skaters

5v5Regular Season
PlayerGPGAPixG/60CF%
Matthew TkachukL20424280.7657.6Seth JonesD20319220.2256.1Brady TkachukL201011211.0659.0Carter VerhaegheC201010200.6754.0Sam ReinhartC20118190.6552.4

Team Profile

BUF
Avg Age
26.5
Avg Height
6'1"
Avg Weight
202 lbs
FLA
Avg Age
30.0
Avg Height
6'2"
Avg Weight
203 lbs
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