Panthers 4-0 Sabres (Mar 8, 2025) Box Score

Buffalo Sabres

24-32-6, 9-18-3 away

	1	2	3	T
BUF	0	0	0	0
FLA	1	2	1	4

Florida Panthers

40-21-3, 22-10-2 home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#9
Josh DunneJ. Dunne#44
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Sam LaffertyS. Lafferty#81
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
Josh NorrisJ. Norris#13
JJ PeterkaJ. Peterka#77
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Isak RosenI. Rosen#63
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
defensemen
Jacob BrysonJ. Bryson#78
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Connor CliftonC. Clifton#75
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	3	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	20	13:58	0:00	0:00	13:58	0	1	0.0
0	0	-2	1	3	1	1	5	4	0	0	12	7:16	0:00	0:00	7:16	1	2	33.3
0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	14:39	0:00	0:00	14:39	5	4	55.6
0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	9:00	0:00	0:00	9:00	0	3	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	12	8:43	0:00	1:19	7:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	24	18:53	1:13	1:19	16:21	5	8	38.5
0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	25	20:27	2:48	0:42	16:57	8	7	53.3
0	0	-1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	20	23:03	3:15	0:00	19:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	15:20	1:14	0:00	14:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	19	12:51	0:47	0:00	12:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	23	18:35	2:46	0:00	15:49	1	0	100.0
0	0	-1	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	23	20:57	2:50	0:42	17:25	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	16:44	0:00	0:40	16:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	22	20:42	1:07	0:41	18:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	21	17:50	0:00	1:19	16:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	1	3	0	0	1	0	1	25	23:02	3:19	0:00	19:43	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	22	19:54	0:41	0:00	19:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	5	0	0	3	1	0	22	18:21	0:00	1:18	17:03	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
35	3	32	.914	28	2	2	0	0	57:45	0

Florida Panthers


forwards
Aleksander BarkovA. Barkov#16
Sam BennettS. Bennett#9
Jesper BoqvistJ. Boqvist#70
A.J. GreerA.J. Greer#10
Anton LundellA. Lundell#15
Eetu LuostarinenE. Luostarinen#27
Tomas NosekT. Nosek#92
Sam ReinhartS. Reinhart#13
Evan RodriguesE. Rodrigues#17
Mackie SamoskevichM. Samoskevich#25
Nico SturmN. Sturm#8
Carter VerhaegheC. Verhaeghe#23
defensemen
Aaron EkbladA. Ekblad#5
Gustav ForslingG. Forsling#42
Seth JonesS. Jones#3
Dmitry KulikovD. Kulikov#7
Niko MikkolaN. Mikkola#77
Nate SchmidtN. Schmidt#88

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	23	19:14	1:17	1:16	16:41	5	6	45.5
1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	17	16:25	1:22	0:00	15:03	7	1	87.5
0	1	2	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	11:48	0:00	0:39	11:09	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	1	0	1	5	6	0	0	14	9:09	0:00	0:00	9:09	0	0	0.0
1	0	3	2	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	22	14:44	0:43	0:41	13:20	3	4	42.9
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	21	14:07	0:38	2:06	11:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	9:42	0:00	0:00	9:42	1	0	100.0
0	1	2	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	24	20:13	1:20	1:17	17:36	1	3	25.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	16:04	0:42	0:00	15:22	1	3	25.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	16	15:11	1:18	0:00	13:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	18	11:23	0:00	2:01	9:22	7	3	70.0
1	0	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	20:03	0:40	0:00	19:23	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	28	22:51	1:16	1:11	20:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	26	21:06	0:00	1:58	19:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	28	21:50	0:44	1:59	19:07	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	22	16:50	0:00	0:49	16:01	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	28	20:06	0:00	2:03	18:03	0	0	0.0
0	2	2	3	3	0	0	0	2	0	2	20	15:14	0:00	0:00	15:14	0	0	0.0

goalies
Vitek VanecekV. Vanecek#41

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
21	0	21	1.000	21	0	0	0	0	60:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

ESPN+		1	2	3	T
	Sabres	0	0	0	0
	Panthers	1	2	1	4

1st Period			BUF	FLA
7:20		A.J. Greer (6) Assists: Nate Schmidt (11), Dmitry Kulikov (9)	0	1

2nd Period			BUF	FLA
9:32		Carter Verhaeghe (17) Assists: Aleksander Barkov (43), Aaron Ekblad (30)	0	2
17:09		Anton Lundell (15) Assists: Nate Schmidt (12), Jesper Boqvist (11)	0	3

3rd Period			BUF	FLA
19:26		Sam Bennett (20) (Empty Net) Assists: Sam Reinhart (36), Niko Mikkola (16)	0	4

0:42

Carter Verhaeghe lights the lamp for Panthers

0:42

Sam Bennett nets goal for Panthers

0:30

Anton Lundell scores goal vs. Sabres

0:46

Regular Season Series

FLA leads 2-1

Panthers
2
Sabres
5

Game 1

10/12

Panthers
5
Sabres
2

Game 2

10/28

Sabres
0
Panthers
4

Game 3

3/8

Sabres
Panthers

Game 4

4/12

Scripps Sports

Amerant Bank Arena

6:00 PM, March 8, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Sunrise, FL

Line: FLA -250

Over/Under: 6.5

Attendance: 19,559

Referees:
Frederick L'Ecuyer
Jake Brenk

Linesmen:
Tyson Baker
CJ Murray

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	40	21	3	83
Toronto	38	22	3	79
Tampa Bay	37	22	4	78
Ottawa	32	25	5	69
Detroit	30	27	6	66
Montreal	30	27	6	66
Boston	29	28	8	66
Buffalo	24	32	6	54

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Carter Verhaeghe lights the lamp for Panthers

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FLA leads 2-1

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