Buffalo Sabres vs Florida Panthers Live Score, Rosters, Stats & Streaming Info

Buffalo Sabres vs Florida Panthers Live Score (31 Dec, 2026)

Scheduled

December 31, 2026

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Team Stats

BUF

FLA

0 Power Play Goals 1

15 Penalty Minutes 35

4.50 Avg Goals Against 2.00

19.0 Avg Shots Against 23.5

60.0 Penalty Kill % 90.0

2 Power Play Goals Against 1

0 Short Handed Goals Against 0

3.50 Avg Goals 2.00

27.0 Avg Shots 23.0

0.0 Power Play % 7.7

0 Short Handed Goals 0

Game Leaders

BUF

FLA

Jack Quinn#22 · RW

Goals

Eetu Luostarinen#27 · C

Owen Power#25 · D

Assists

Dmitry Kulikov#7 · D

Owen Power#25 · D

Points

Eetu Luostarinen#27 · C

Game Information

Stage Regular Season

Season 2027

Puck Drop Wed, Dec 30, 7:00 PM

Venue Amerant Bank Arena

Location Sunrise, FL

Broadcast Scripps Sports

Injury Report

Buffalo Sabres

#34 · G · Array

#21 · D · Array

#50 · G · Array

#3 · D · Array

#17 · LW · Array

Florida Panthers

Gustav Forsling

#42 · D · Array

DTD

#16 · C · Array

#63 · LW · Array

#44 · RW · Array

#12 · LW · Array

Head-to-Head

BUF

Last 5 Games

FLA

3◂

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Feb 27, 2026

5◂

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Feb 2, 2026

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Jan 12, 2026

▸4

3◂

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Oct 18, 2025

Last 5 Games

Date	Opponent	Result	Competition
10/13/26	@ MTL	L3-4	NHL Regular Season
10/12/26	vs FLA	W5-3	NHL Regular Season
10/10/26	vs UTA	L1-4	NHL Regular Season
10/8/26	vs DAL	L0-4	NHL Regular Season
10/6/26	vs MIN	W3-2	NHL Regular Season

Date	Opponent	Result	Competition
10/13/26	@ CBJ	W7-3	NHL Regular Season
10/12/26	@ BUF	L3-5	NHL Regular Season
10/10/26	vs MIN	L1-4	NHL Regular Season
10/6/26	@ LA	W2-1	NHL Regular Season
10/4/26	@ ANA	L2-3	NHL Regular Season

Division Standings

Eastern Conference — Atlantic Division

Team	GP	W	L	OT	Pct	PTS	DIFF	Strk
Bruins	7	5	2	0	—	10	+10	W3
Senators	7	5	2	0	—	10	+2	L1
Lightning	6	4	2	0	—	8	+1	L1
Panthers	7	3	2	2	—	8	-1	W1
Canadiens	6	3	2	1	—	7	-3	W2
Maple Leafs	7	3	3	1	—	7	+1	L1
Sabres	7	3	3	1	—	7	-7	L1
Red Wings	6	1	3	2	—	4	-6	L3

Sabres

1st in Eastern Conference

Panthers

1st in Eastern Conference

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

Caleb Jones D 29 6' 1" 194 lbs

#73

Zach Metsa D 27 5' 9" 198 lbs

#25

Owen Power D 23 6' 6" 226 lbs

#23

Mattias Samuelsson D 26 6' 4" 229 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

#43

Conor Sheary LW 34 5' 8" 180 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" 193 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 28 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

Goaltenders

#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 35 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

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

Sam Lafferty C 31 6' 2" 205 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

Sabres

5th in Atlantic Division

Panthers

3rd in Atlantic Division

General

Games Played

2145:54

Time On Ice

2167:13

357:39

Time On Ice Per Game

361:12

Plus/Minus Rating

0:00

Production

0:00

2297

Shifts

2231

Losses

Wins

Offensive

Goals

Assists

169

Faceoffs Won

169

189

Faceoffs Lost

185

Game-Winning Goals

Points

Power Play Goals

Power Play Assists

Short Handed Goals

Short Handed Assists

164

Shots

160

Shootout Attempts

Shootout Goals

0.0

Shootout Shot Percentage

0.0

9.8

Shooting Percentage

7.5

47.2

Faceoff Win Percent

47.7

Defensive

3.67

Goals Against Average

2.83

107

Saves

131

.836

Save Percentage

.891

Goals Against

129

Shots Against

148

Overtime Losses

Shootout Saves

Shootout Shots Against

.000

Shootout Save Percentage

.000

Penalties

Penalty Minutes