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Buffalo Sabres vs. Florida PanthersFeb 27, 2026

Final· Amerant Bank Arena
away
BUF
3
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FLA
2
Goals123TShots123T
BUF1023BUF16121139
FLA0112FLA1111830
BUF 70FLA 66
BUF 4.06FLA 3.35
PP goals
BUF 1FLA 1
Hits
BUF 14FLA 20
Blocks
BUF 18FLA 16
PIM
BUF 6FLA 4
BUF 37%FLA 63%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Buffalo Sabres edge Florida Panthers 3–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Florida Panthers 3–2 at FLA. Alex Tuch (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 1A. FLA's first power-play unit (Marchand, Ekblad, Reinhart, Bennett and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:41 together.

  1. Points
    Alex Tuch had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:23.Tuch
  2. Points
    Sam Bennett had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:19.Bennett
  3. PP1
    FLA's first power-play unit (Marchand, Ekblad, Reinhart, Bennett and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:41 together.MarchandEkbladReinhartBennettTkachuk
  4. Goalie
    Daniil Tarasov (FLA) faced 38 shots and stopped 36 (.947), +10 against a season average of 28.0; the loss.Tarasov
  5. Usage
    Uvis Balinskis (FLA) played 8:38, −7:53 down on his 16:31 season average over 53 games.Balinskis
  6. New line
    New look for FLA: Greer–Kunin–Vilmanis skated 6:08 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (70.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.GreerKuninVilmanis
  7. Usage
    Matthew Tkachuk (FLA) played 21:34, +3:22 up on his 18:12 season average over 30 games.Tkachuk
  8. Usage
    Aaron Ekblad (FLA) played 27:18, +4:53 up on his 22:25 season average over 71 games.Ekblad

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, BUF at FLA: 136 attempts, 69 on goal, 5 goals, 7.41 expected goals; best chance Peyton Krebs at 0.55 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← BUF attacks left (bottom on phones)FLA attacks right (top on phones) →
  • FLA
  • BUF
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 136 of 136 attempts · FLA 66 · BUF 70

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, BUF at FLA: expected goals 3.35 to 4.06 (BUF led the chances), shot attempts 66 to 70, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdFLABUFTTMKBnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • FLA
  • BUF
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
FLABUFcontrol2nd3rdTuch · 1st 17:48Tkachuk · 2nd 13:51Malenstyn · 3rd 11:38Krebs · 3rd 18:43Bennett · 3rd 19:25
  • FLA pressure
  • BUF pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: BUF 33% of the game, FLA 31%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, BUF at FLA: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Daniil Tarasov (58:05) for FLA and Alex Lyon (60:00) for BUF, 5 goals.

FLA
BUF
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

FLA skaters (rows) against BUF skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the FLA side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, FLA rows versus BUF columns: 250 matchups; most common Mikkola vs Dahlin, 11:01 at 44% xGF.

FLA ↓ · BUF →ThompsonTuchKrebsNorrisDoanOstlundMcLeodZuckerQuinnMalenstynKozakDunnePowerByramDahlinSamuelssonKesselringMetsaL1 ReinhartL1 RodriguesL1 VerhaegheL2 TkachukL2 BennettL2 SamoskevichL3 LundellL3 MarchandL3 LuostarinenL4 GreerL4 VilmanisL4 KuninD1 EkbladD1 ForslingD2 MikkolaD2 PetryD3 SebrangoD3 Balinskis
FLA xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatBUFFLA
7249
3.391.83
3.171.71
148
111
2317
−0.114+0.114
33%31%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Buffalo Sabres

Current BUF line combinations →

Florida Panthers

Current FLA line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 17:48
    BUFAlex TuchPP (Ryan McLeod, Bowen Byram)snap0.12 xG
    BUF: Tuch, McLeod, Byram, Quinn, OstlundFLA: Petry, Reinhart, Rodrigues, Mikkola
    BUF 1 – 0 FLA

2nd period

  1. 13:51
    FLAMatthew TkachukPP (Brad Marchand, Sam Bennett)snap0.20 xG
    BUF: Malenstyn, McLeod, Samuelsson, ByramFLA: Marchand, Ekblad, Reinhart, Bennett, Tkachuk
    BUF 1 – 1 FLA

3rd period

  1. 11:38
    BUFBeck Malenstyn (Josh Norris, Noah Ostlund)slap0.06 xG
    BUF: Malenstyn, Norris, Samuelsson, Dahlin, OstlundFLA: Verhaeghe, Reinhart, Rodrigues, Mikkola, Sebrango
    BUF 2 – 1 FLA
  2. 18:43
    BUFPeyton KrebsEN (Tage Thompson, Alex Tuch)wrist0.55 xG
    BUF: Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin, Krebs, ByramFLA: Marchand, Verhaeghe, Ekblad, Reinhart, Bennett, Tkachuk
    BUF 3 – 1 FLA
  3. 19:25
    FLASam Bennettunknown0.12 xG
    BUF: Norris, Dahlin, Byram, Doan, OstlundFLA: Marchand, Ekblad, Reinhart, Bennett, Tkachuk, Lundell
    BUF 3 – 2 FLA

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Tage Thompson CL1011+110.2501019:39——6061
Alex Tuch RL1112+160.7013019:23——6060
Peyton Krebs CL1101+120.5810014:37——6379
Josh Norris CL2011030.2700017:46——5670
Josh Doan RL2000-130.3431016:23——5971
Noah Ostlund CL2011030.1700014:23——6363
Ryan McLeod CL3011010.0100015:58——83100
Jason Zucker LL3000010.2810015:52——5353
Jack Quinn RL3000020.3200014:35——7073
Beck Malenstyn LL4101+130.1511210:57——5046
Tyson Kozak CL4000010.0423010:45——4741
Josh Dunne CL4000010.041028:54——5042
Owen Power DD1000030.0704023:46——5851
Bowen Byram DD1011020.0311023:42——6180
Rasmus Dahlin DD2000+120.1500025:04——6258
Mattias Samuelsson DD2000+130.5132023:42——6281
Michael Kesselring DD3000010.0902212:19——4532
Zach Metsa DD3000010.070006:13——8662
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Alex Lyon(start)W29282.9663.3560:00

Florida Panthers

FLA skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Sam Reinhart CL1000-120.2100022:24——2212
Evan Rodrigues CL1000-110.0711017:36——2416
Carter Verhaeghe CL1000-200.0920017:21——2310
Matthew Tkachuk LL2101050.8900021:34——4123
Sam Bennett CL2112020.2700021:19——3823
Mackie Samoskevich RL2000010.0612012:49——4044
Anton Lundell CL3000+100.0221016:43——3532
Brad Marchand LL3011040.4500016:10——3534
Eetu Luostarinen CL3000010.0802015:09——4662
A.J. Greer LL4000020.341028:21——7686
Sandis Vilmanis LL4000010.201007:52——7483
Luke Kunin CL4000010.242206:43——7176
Aaron Ekblad DD1000030.1141027:18——4929
Gustav Forsling DD1000030.1503223:51——4426
Niko Mikkola DD2000-100.0102025:29——3334
Jeff Petry DD2000000.0030016:24——4549
Donovan Sebrango DD3000-110.0031010:23——4461
Uvis Balinskis DD3000020.150108:38——1424
FLA goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Daniil Tarasov(start)L38362.9473.3358:05

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Alex Tuch (BUF PP) 1st 17:48 · assists Ryan McLeod, Bowen Byram · Forecheck turnover · 43.8 mph shot.

Alex Tuch · 1st 17:48 · BUF PP

Play
turnover-forecheck
Passes
0
Shot
43.8 mph
Distance
25 ft

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Beck Malenstyn · 3rd 11:38 · BUF

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
3 (royal road)
Shot
71.6 mph
Distance
50 ft
Entry to goal
5.8 s

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Sam Bennett · 3rd 19:25 · FLA

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
17.4 mph
Distance
38 ft
Entry to goal
5.6 s

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