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Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers

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Panthers host the Sabres after Marchand's 2-goal game

Buffalo Sabres (33-19-6, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Florida Panthers (30-25-3, in the Atlantic Division)

Sunrise, Florida; Friday, 7 p.m. EST

Panthers -119, Sabres -101; over/under is 6.5

BOTTOM LINE: The Florida Panthers host the Buffalo Sabres after Brad Marchand's two-goal game against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Panthers' 5-1 win.

Florida has a 7-9-1 record in Atlantic Division play and a 30-25-3 record overall. The Panthers are 12-3-2 in one-goal games.

Buffalo has gone 33-19-6 overall with an 11-4-3 record against the Atlantic Division. The Sabres are 10th in the league with 194 total goals (averaging 3.3 per game).

Friday's game is the fourth time these teams meet this season. The Sabres won the previous meeting 5-3.

TOP PERFORMERS: Sam Bennett has scored 19 goals with 24 assists for the Panthers. Matthew Tkachuk has four goals and five assists over the past 10 games.

Alex Tuch has 21 goals and 26 assists for the Sabres. Tage Thompson has six goals and five assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Panthers: 5-5-0, averaging 3.1 goals, 4.6 assists, 6.6 penalties and 17.7 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.

Sabres: 7-2-1, averaging 3.9 goals, 6.3 assists, 3.4 penalties and nine penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.

INJURIES: Panthers: None listed.

Sabres: None listed.

Regular Season Series

BUF leads series 2-1

Statistics

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3.05 Goals Against Average 3.29
30.1 Shots Against per Game 25.9
82.7 Penalty Kill Percentage 82.4
27 Power Play Goals Against 36
0 Short Handed Goals Against 0
3.34 Goals For per Game 3.02
27.7 Shots per Game 29.2
34 Power Play Goals 41
19.8 Power Play Percentage 19.3
7 Short Handed Goals 6
522 Penalty Minutes 711
Florida Panthers Florida Panthers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Seth Jones, D Injured Reserve Jan 19
Jonah Gadjovich, LW Injured Reserve Jan 5
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Zach Benson, LW Injured Reserve Feb 27
Jordan Greenway, LW Injured Reserve Feb 25
Justin Danforth, RW Injured Reserve Jan 26

Game Information

Amerant Bank Arena

Location: Sunrise, FL
Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Tampa Bay 38 15 80 4
Detroit 34 19 74 6
Montreal 32 17 73 9
Buffalo 33 19 72 6
Boston 33 20 71 5
Ottawa 28 22 64 8
Florida 30 25 63 3
Toronto 27 23 63 9
Full Standings
Sabres Last 5
Date OPP Result
vs MTL L 4-2
@ FLA W 5-3
@ TB L 4-3 OT
vs PIT L 5-2
@ NJ W 2-1
Panthers Last 5
Date OPP Result
vs WPG L 2-1
vs BUF L 5-3
vs BOS W 5-4 SO
@ TB L 6-1
vs TOR W 5-1