National Hockey League

FINAL Monday, October 12, 2026
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Buffalo Sabres 5
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Match Report

Noah Ostlund scores go-ahead goal in third period in Sabres' 5-3 win over Panthers

— 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.

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Team Stats

5
Blocked Shots
17
42
Hits
14
4
Takeaways
2
23
Shots
32
2
Power Play Goals
2
4
Power Play Opportunities
5
50.0
Power Play Percentage
40.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
30
Faceoffs Won
27
52.6
Faceoff Win Percent
47.4
15
Giveaways
14
5
Total Penalties
4
10
Penalty Minutes
8

Top Performers

FLA

  • Akira Schmid GA 3 · SA 21 · SOS 0
  • Jacob Markstrom GA 2 · SA 11 · SOS 0
  • Sam Reinhart BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 1
  • Sam Bennett BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0

BUF

  • Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen GA 1 · SA 14 · SOS 0
  • Colten Ellis GA 2 · SA 9 · SOS 0
  • Tage Thompson BS 1 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Peyton Krebs BS 1 · HT 2 · TK 0

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd Game End
  2. 20:00 · 3rd End of 3rd Period
  3. 19:42 · 3rd Anton Lundell Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  4. 18:58 · 3rd Beck Malenstyn Backhand Wide Left
  5. 18:51 · 3rd Eetu Luostarinen Tip-In Wide Left
  6. 18:41 · 3rd Seth Jones shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
  7. 18:25 · 3rd Sam Reinhart hit Beck Malenstyn
  8. 18:08 · 3rd Tyson Kozak faceoff won against Brady Tkachuk

Highlights

01:19 Florida Panthers vs. Buffalo Sabres: Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:46 Josh Doan tallies goal vs. Panthers Watch on ESPN 00:36 Anton Lundell nets goal for Panthers Watch on ESPN 00:47 Rasmus Dahlin notches goal on the power play Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

BUF leads series 1-0

Injuries

Buffalo Sabres

  • Jiri Kulich Out
  • Justin Danforth Day-To-Day
  • Sam Carrick Injured Reserve
  • Alex Lyon Injured Reserve
  • Matt Grzelcyk Injured Reserve

Florida Panthers

  • Jacob Markstrom Injured Reserve
  • Brad Marchand Injured Reserve
  • Aleksander Barkov Injured Reserve
  • Jonah Gadjovich Injured Reserve

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