Panthers vs Sabres Live Stream: Score, Rosters, Stats (12 Oct, 2026)

Panthers vs Sabres Live Score (12 Oct, 2026)

Final

3 : 5

Score by Period

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	Total
FLA	1	2	0	3
BUF	2	1	2	5

Play-by-Play

3rd Period 20:00

Game End

3–5

3rd Period 20:00

End of 3rd Period

3–5

3rd Period 19:42

Anton Lundell Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

3–5

3rd Period 18:58

Beck Malenstyn Backhand Wide Left

3–5

3rd Period 18:51

Eetu Luostarinen Tip-In Wide Left

3–5

3rd Period 18:41

Seth Jones shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn

3–5

3rd Period 18:25

Sam Reinhart hit Beck Malenstyn

3–5

3rd Period 18:08

Tyson Kozak faceoff won against Brady Tkachuk

3–5

3rd Period 18:08

Josh Norris High-sticking against Sandis Vilmanis

3–5

3rd Period 17:36

Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Sam Lafferty

3–5

3rd Period 17:36

Off-side

3–5

3rd Period 17:30

Giveaway by Niko Mikkola

3–5

3rd Period 17:21

Zach Benson Snap Shot saved by Akira Schmid

3–5

3rd Period 16:38

Tage Thompson faceoff won against Lars Eller

3–5

3rd Period 16:38

Puck in Crowd

3–5

3rd Period 16:34

Garnet Hathaway hit Noah Ostlund

3–5

3rd Period 16:26

Tage Thompson faceoff won against Lars Eller

3–5

3rd Period 16:26

TV Timeout

3–5

3rd Period 16:26

Eetu Luostarinen Hooking against Olen Zellweger

3–5

3rd Period 16:23

Olen Zellweger Snap Shot saved by Akira Schmid

3–5

3rd Period 16:22

Olen Zellweger shot blocked by Sam Lafferty

3–5

3rd Period 16:21

Niko Mikkola hit Josh Doan

3–5

3rd Period 16:17

Peyton Krebs Snap Shot Wide Right

3–5

3rd Period 15:44

Giveaway by Niko Mikkola

3–5

Scoring Summary

1st Period

5:58

Josh Doan

Assists: Peyton Krebs

Josh Doan Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Peyton Krebs (3)

0 - 1

11:00

Anton Lundell

Assists: Aaron Ekblad, Sandis Vilmanis

Anton Lundell Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Aaron Ekblad (2), Sandis Vilmanis (1)

1 - 1

15:55

Rasmus Dahlin

Assists: Jack Quinn, Tage Thompson

Rasmus Dahlin Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Jack Quinn (1), Tage Thompson (3)

1 - 2

2nd Period

6:26

Sam Reinhart

Assists: Seth Jones, Matthew Tkachuk

Sam Reinhart Goal (1) Poke, assists: Seth Jones (1), Matthew Tkachuk (2)

2 - 2

11:25

Ryan McLeod

Assists: Olen Zellweger, Owen Power

Ryan McLeod Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Olen Zellweger (1), Owen Power (5)

2 - 3

13:41

Sam Reinhart

Assists: Brady Tkachuk, Seth Jones

Sam Reinhart Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Brady Tkachuk (1), Seth Jones (2)

3 - 3

3rd Period

7:15

Noah Ostlund

Assists: Zach Benson, Jack Quinn

Noah Ostlund Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Zach Benson (2), Jack Quinn (2)

3 - 4

13:20

Tage Thompson

Assists: Owen Power, Peyton Krebs

Tage Thompson Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Owen Power (6), Peyton Krebs (4)

3 - 5

Team Stats

FLA

BUF

5 Blocked Shots 17

42 Hits 14

4 Takeaways 2

15 Giveaways 14

2 Power Play Goals 2

4 Power Play Opportunities 5

23 Total Shots 32

10 Penalty Minutes 8

50.0 Power Play % 40.0

0 Short Handed Goals 0

0 Shootout Goals 0

30 Faceoffs Won 27

52.6 Faceoff Percent 47.4

5 Penalties 4

Game Leaders

FLA

BUF

Sam Reinhart#13 · C

Goals

Tage Thompson#72 · C

Seth Jones#3 · D

Assists

Owen Power#25 · D

Sam Reinhart#13 · C

Points

Tage Thompson#72 · C

Player Box Score

Panthers

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Sam Bennett#9 · C	0	2	0	-2	15:34	0:43	0:00	14:51	20	0	0	0	1	0	12	5	70.6	1	0	0
Lars Eller#20 · C	0	1	0	0	12:36	0:33	3:09	8:54	17	0	0	0	0	2	4	5	44.4	0	0	0
Garnet Hathaway#21 · RW	1	5	0	0	10:05	0:00	2:19	7:46	15	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Bokondji Imama#14 · LW	0	1	0	0	8:56	0:00	0:00	8:56	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Sam Lafferty#18 · C	1	2	0	-1	14:54	0:00	1:06	13:48	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0	1	0	0
Anton Lundell#15 · C	0	3	0	1	14:51	1:16	3:13	10:22	23	1	1	0	3	0	4	6	40.0	1	0	0
Eetu Luostarinen#27 · C	1	4	0	1	16:37	1:07	2:55	12:35	22	0	2	0	2	1	0	2	0.0	1	1	2
Sam Reinhart#13 · C	0	2	1	-1	20:27	4:54	1:30	14:03	21	2	2	0	2	2	7	2	77.8	0	0	0
Matthew Tkachuk#19 · LW	0	1	1	-2	18:25	4:54	0:00	13:31	22	0	3	1	2	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Brady Tkachuk#8 · LW	0	7	0	-2	16:32	3:45	0:00	12:47	23	0	0	1	3	3	2	2	50.0	0	0	0
Carter Verhaeghe#23 · C	0	0	0	-1	17:37	3:44	0:00	13:53	18	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	50.0	0	0	0
Sandis Vilmanis#95 · LW	1	0	0	1	12:21	0:26	0:32	11:23	17	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0

Sabres

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Zach Benson#6 · LW	1	0	0	0	19:40	4:49	2:56	11:55	21	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	50.0	0	0	0
Josh Doan#91 · RW	2	0	1	2	16:15	2:35	0:00	13:40	22	1	1	0	3	1	0	0	0.0	3	0	0
Konsta Helenius#94 · C	0	0	1	0	14:52	2:17	0:00	12:35	17	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0
Tyson Kozak#48 · C	0	1	0	0	10:46	0:00	1:16	9:30	19	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	50.0	0	0	0
Peyton Krebs#19 · C	1	2	0	1	15:08	0:00	0:07	15:01	21	0	0	2	0	1	4	2	66.7	1	0	0
Jiri Kulich#20 · C	1	1	0	1	13:52	2:06	0:08	11:38	18	0	1	0	2	1	0	4	0.0	1	0	0
Beck Malenstyn#29 · LW	2	4	0	0	9:56	0:00	1:15	8:41	19	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.0	0	1	2
Ryan McLeod#71 · C	1	0	0	1	16:04	0:33	3:27	12:04	21	1	1	0	2	1	8	8	50.0	1	0	0
Josh Norris#9 · C	1	0	0	0	11:24	2:43	0:00	8:41	20	0	0	0	2	0	5	3	62.5	1	2	4
Noah Ostlund#86 · C	0	0	0	0	17:54	4:38	0:38	12:38	20	1	2	0	3	0	2	4	33.3	1	0	0
Jack Quinn#22 · RW	0	0	0	0	17:35	4:39	0:00	12:56	17	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Tage Thompson#72 · C	1	2	0	1	17:58	4:28	0:08	13:22	24	1	4	1	1	1	6	6	50.0	1	0	0

Panthers

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Aaron Ekblad#5 · D	0	3	0	-1	20:25	0:40	2:19	17:26	27	0	1	3	2	2	2	4
Gustav Forsling#42 · D	0	0	1	-1	24:10	0:04	4:03	20:03	28	1	0	2	5	1	0	0
Radko Gudas#6 · D	1	0	1	0	12:27	0:00	0:42	11:45	18	0	0	0	1	2	1	2
Seth Jones#3 · D	0	2	0	-1	23:55	4:18	3:18	16:19	27	1	2	4	4	1	0	0
Dmitry Kulikov#7 · D	0	4	0	0	14:32	0:00	0:59	13:33	21	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Niko Mikkola#77 · D	0	5	0	-1	19:48	0:00	3:23	16:25	26	0	0	0	1	3	0	0

Sabres

Player	BS	HT	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Louis Crevier#46 · D	2	3	0	15:03	0:00	1:42	13:21	21	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0
Rasmus Dahlin#26 · D	1	0	0	9:06	1:51	0:00	7:15	13	1	2	0	4	0	1	0	0
Zach Metsa#73 · D	3	0	1	15:38	0:00	3:11	12:27	21	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Owen Power#25 · D	0	0	3	26:31	4:58	1:47	19:46	29	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0
Mattias Samuelsson#23 · D	1	1	0	26:59	0:36	3:17	23:06	30	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0
Olen Zellweger#8 · D	0	0	0	20:03	0:37	0:00	19:26	23	0	0	1	6	1	0	1	2

Panthers

Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Akira Schmid#40 · G	3	21	0	0	18	.857	13	5	0	38:08	0	0
Jacob Markstrom#25 · G	2	11	0	0	9	.818	9	0	0	20:00	0	0

Sabres

Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Colten Ellis#92 · G	2	9	0	0	7	.778	5	1	1	26:26	0	0
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen#1 · G	1	14	0	0	13	.929	6	7	0	33:34	0	0

Injury Report

Panthers

Brad Marchand

#63 · LW · Array

Aleksander Barkov

#16 · C · Array

Jonah Gadjovich

#12 · LW · Array

Sabres

#26 · D · Array

#17 · LW · Array

#34 · G · Array

#21 · D · Array

#50 · G · Array

Head-to-Head

FLA

Last 4 Games

BUF

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Feb 27, 2026

▸3

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Feb 2, 2026

▸5

4◂

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Jan 12, 2026

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Oct 18, 2025

▸3

Last 5 Games

Date	Opponent	Result	Competition
11/4/26	vs CHI	W5-3	NHL Regular Season
11/2/26	vs DET	L3-5	NHL Regular Season
10/30/26	vs WPG	W5-2	NHL Regular Season
10/27/26	@ WPG	W5-1	NHL Regular Season
10/25/26	@ CHI	W3-2	NHL Regular Season

Date	Opponent	Result	Competition
11/4/26	vs OTT	L1-2	NHL Regular Season
10/31/26	@ LA	W3-2	NHL Regular Season
10/29/26	@ ANA	W7-6	NHL Regular Season
10/27/26	@ SJ	W2-0	NHL Regular Season
10/24/26	@ WSH	L3-4	NHL Regular Season

Game Information

Stage Regular Season

Season 2027

Puck Drop Mon, Oct 12, 1:00 PM

Venue KeyBank Center

Location Buffalo, NY

Broadcast ESPN+, Scripps Sports

Attendance 19,070

Officials Eric Furlatt · Referee, Carter Sandlak · Referee, James Tobias · Linesman, Joe Mahon · Linesman

Game Recap

— Noah Ostlund scored the go-ahead goal on the power play 7:15 into the third period, and the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Florida Panthers 5-3 on Monday in an outing both teams lost key players to injury.

Division Standings

Eastern Conference — Atlantic Division

Team	GP	W	L	OT	Pct	PTS	DIFF	Strk
Senators	6	5	1	0	—	10	+7	W3
Lightning	5	4	1	0	—	8	+4	W4
Bruins	6	4	2	0	—	8	+7	W2
Maple Leafs	6	3	2	1	—	7	+2	W1
Sabres	6	3	3	0	—	6	-6	W1
Panthers	6	2	2	2	—	6	-5	L2
Canadiens	5	2	2	1	—	5	-4	W1
Red Wings	5	1	3	1	—	3	-5	L2

Panthers

7th in Eastern Conference

Sabres

10th in Eastern Conference

Goaltenders

#31

Cooper Black G 25 6' 8" 223 lbs

#25

Jacob Markstrom G 36 6' 6" 207 lbs

#40

Akira Schmid G 26 6' 5" 190 lbs

Defensemen

#26

Uvis Balinskis D 30 6' 0" 196 lbs

Aaron Ekblad D 30 6' 4" 220 lbs

#42

Gustav Forsling D 30 6' 1" 199 lbs

Radko Gudas D 36 6' 0" 208 lbs

Seth Jones D 32 6' 4" 213 lbs

Dmitry Kulikov D 36 6' 1" 212 lbs

#77

Niko Mikkola D 30 6' 6" 204 lbs

Left Wings

#12

Jonah Gadjovich LW 28 6' 3" 211 lbs

#14

Bokondji Imama LW 30 6' 1" 223 lbs

#63

Brad Marchand LW 38 5' 9" 180 lbs

#29

Cole Reinhardt LW 26 6' 1" 207 lbs

Brady Tkachuk LW 27 6' 4" 226 lbs

#19

Matthew Tkachuk LW 28 6' 2" 202 lbs

#95

Sandis Vilmanis LW 22 6' 1" 192 lbs

Centers

#16

Aleksander Barkov C 31 6' 3" 214 lbs

Sam Bennett C 30 6' 1" 193 lbs

#20

Lars Eller C 37 6' 2" 207 lbs

#15

Anton Lundell C 25 6' 1" 196 lbs

#27

Eetu Luostarinen C 28 6' 3" 191 lbs

#13

Sam Reinhart C 30 6' 1" 196 lbs

#23

Carter Verhaeghe C 31 6' 2" 183 lbs

Right Wings

#21

Garnet Hathaway RW 34 6' 2" 212 lbs

#79

Cole Schwindt RW 25 6' 3" 210 lbs

Goaltenders

#92

Colten Ellis G 26 6' 1" 191 lbs

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G 27 6' 5" 223 lbs

#34

Alex Lyon G 33 6' 1" 199 lbs

Defensemen

#46

Louis Crevier D 25 6' 8" 228 lbs

#26

Rasmus Dahlin D 26 6' 3" 204 lbs

#48

Matt Grzelcyk D 32 5' 10" 180 lbs

#82

Caleb Jones D 29 6' 1" 194 lbs

#73

Zach Metsa D 28 5' 9" 198 lbs

#25

Owen Power D 23 6' 6" 226 lbs

Jack Rathbone D 27 5' 11" 188 lbs

#23

Mattias Samuelsson D 26 6' 4" 234 lbs

#21

Conor Timmins D 28 6' 3" 213 lbs

Olen Zellweger D 23 5' 10" 193 lbs

Left Wings

Zach Benson LW 21 5' 10" 177 lbs

#29

Beck Malenstyn LW 28 6' 3" 209 lbs

#17

Jason Zucker LW 34 5' 11" 198 lbs

Centers

#10

Sam Carrick C 34 6' 0" 202 lbs

#94

Konsta Helenius C 20 5' 11" 190 lbs

#48

Tyson Kozak C 23 5' 11" 185 lbs

#19

Peyton Krebs C 25 6' 0" 188 lbs

#20

Jiri Kulich C 22 6' 1" 195 lbs

#71

Ryan McLeod C 27 6' 3" 204 lbs

Josh Norris C 27 6' 2" 196 lbs

#86

Noah Ostlund C 22 5' 11" 180 lbs

#72

Tage Thompson C 29 6' 6" 220 lbs

Right Wings

#15

Justin Danforth RW 33 5' 8" 193 lbs

#91

Josh Doan RW 24 6' 2" 198 lbs

#22

Jack Quinn RW 25 6' 1" 185 lbs

Panthers

5th in Atlantic Division

Sabres

7th in Atlantic Division

General

Games Played

5696:22

Time On Ice

5375:05

356:01

Time On Ice Per Game

358:20

Plus/Minus Rating

0:00

Production

0:00

6019

Shifts

5678

Losses

Wins

Offensive

Goals

Assists

459

Faceoffs Won

393

486

Faceoffs Lost

476

Game-Winning Goals

137

Points

123

Power Play Goals

Power Play Assists

Short Handed Goals

Short Handed Assists

461

Shots

417

Shootout Attempts

Shootout Goals

0.0

Shootout Shot Percentage

50.0

11.3

Shooting Percentage

10.6

48.6

Faceoff Win Percent

45.2

Defensive

2.94

Goals Against Average

3.33

340

Saves

359

.885

Save Percentage

.880

Goals Against

387

Shots Against

409

Overtime Losses

Shootout Saves

Shootout Shots Against

.000

Shootout Save Percentage

.000

Penalties

212

Penalty Minutes

144

FAQs: Florida Panthers vs Buffalo Sabres

How can I watch Panthers vs. Sabres live?

You can stream Panthers vs. Sabres on ESPN+. TV coverage is on MSGB and Scripps Sports. The game’s viewing options can vary by location and package, so those TV options are not available to every viewer.

What time does Panthers vs. Sabres start?

The game starts at 1:00 p.m. ET on Monday, October 12, 2026. It’s an afternoon matchup, and the Sabres’ promotional schedule also gives a 1:00 p.m. start for the game against Florida.

Where is the game being played?

The Panthers and Sabres will play at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York. Buffalo is the home team for this matchup, with Florida visiting for the Monday afternoon game.

Is this a regular-season game?

Yes, Panthers vs. Sabres is a regular-season game, not a preseason matchup. The October 12 game is scheduled as part of Buffalo’s 2026-27 season.

Are Family Packs available for this game?

Yes, the Sabres offer Family Packs presented by Coca-Cola for the October 12 game against Florida. Each pack includes four tickets, four hot dogs, four bags of chips and four drinks. Drink choices are Coca-Cola products or water.