MargusFlorida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
- 1:00 PM EDT
- Keybank Center
- NHL
Closing odds
Line history →Closing market chance to win, from the best moneylines with the margin removed
- FLA 49%
- BUF 51%
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Box score
| FLA | Team stats | BUF |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | SOG | 32 |
| 3 | G | 5 |
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | PPG | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Reinhart | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20:27 |
| Seth Jones | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23:55 |
| Brady Tkachuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16:32 |
| Anton Lundell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14:51 |
| Matthew Tkachuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:25 |
| Sandis Vilmanis | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:21 |
| Aaron Ekblad | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 20:25 |
| Sam Bennett | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:34 |
| Bokondji Imama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8:56 |
| Sam Lafferty | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14:54 |
| Lars Eller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:36 |
| Garnet Hathaway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10:05 |
| Carter Verhaeghe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:37 |
| Eetu Luostarinen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 16:37 |
| Player | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akira Schmid | 21 | 18 | 3 | .857 | 38:08 |
| Jacob Markstrom | 11 | 9 | 2 | .818 | 20:00 |
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | PPG | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Krebs | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15:08 |
| Jack Quinn | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:35 |
| Tage Thompson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17:58 |
| Owen Power | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26:31 |
| Zach Benson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:40 |
| Ryan McLeod | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:04 |
| Noah Ostlund | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:54 |
| Josh Doan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:15 |
| Olen Zellweger | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20:03 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:06 |
| Josh Norris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11:24 |
| Jiri Kulich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13:52 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9:56 |
| Tyson Kozak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:46 |
| Player | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 14 | 13 | 1 | .929 | 33:34 |
| Colten Ellis | 9 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 26:26 |
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| 3 |  Tampa Bay Lightning | 11-3-2 |
| 4 |  Ottawa Senators | 11-6-1 |
| 5 |  Florida Panthers | 9-6-2 |
| 6 |  Buffalo Sabres | 8-5-3 |
| 7 |  Toronto Maple Leafs | 8-8-2 |
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About this match
Buffalo Sabres beat Florida Panthers 5-3 at Keybank Center on Monday, October 12, 2026 in the NHL.
Recent form: Florida Panthers have won 2 of their last 5, Buffalo Sabres 2 of their last 5.
Matthew Tkachuk leads Florida Panthers in points (25 P).
Tage Thompson leads Buffalo Sabres in points (19 P).