Buffalo Sabres vs Florida Panthers Live Stream: Score, Rosters, Stats (31 Dec, 2026)

Buffalo Sabres vs Florida Panthers Live Score (31 Dec, 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
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

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

Division Standings

Eastern Conference — Atlantic Division

Team	GP	W	L	OT	Pct	PTS	DIFF	Strk
Bruins	16	11	4	1	—	23	+20	W2
Canadiens	15	9	3	3	—	21	+5	L1
Senators	17	10	6	1	—	21	+2	W1
Lightning	14	9	3	2	—	20	+7	W1
Panthers	16	9	5	2	—	20	+5	W1
Maple Leafs	17	8	7	2	—	18	+6	L1
Sabres	15	7	5	3	—	17	-7	L1
Red Wings	16	7	6	3	—	17	-2	L1

Sabres

9th in Eastern Conference

Panthers

5th 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

#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

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

Sabres

7th in Atlantic Division

Panthers

4th in Atlantic Division

General

Games Played

5375:05

Time On Ice

5696:22

358:20

Time On Ice Per Game

356:01

Plus/Minus Rating

0:00

Production

0:00

5678

Shifts

6019

Losses

Wins

Offensive

Goals

Assists

393

Faceoffs Won

459

476

Faceoffs Lost

486

Game-Winning Goals

123

Points

137

Power Play Goals

Power Play Assists

Short Handed Goals

Short Handed Assists

417

Shots

461

Shootout Attempts

Shootout Goals

50.0

Shootout Shot Percentage

0.0

10.6

Shooting Percentage

11.3

45.2

Faceoff Win Percent

48.6

Defensive

3.33

Goals Against Average

2.94

359

Saves

340

.880

Save Percentage

.885

Goals Against

409

Shots Against

387

Overtime Losses

Shootout Saves

Shootout Shots Against

.000

Shootout Save Percentage

.000

Penalties

144

Penalty Minutes

212