Panthers 3-2 Sabres (Apr 12, 2025) Box Score

Buffalo Sabres

35-37-7, 13-23-4 away

	1	2	3	SO	T
BUF	1	0	1	0	2
FLA	0	2	0	1	3

Florida Panthers

47-29-4, 27-11-2 home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#9
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Jiri KulichJ. Kulich#20
Sam LaffertyS. Lafferty#81
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
Noah OstlundN. Ostlund#36
JJ PeterkaJ. Peterka#77
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
Jason ZuckerJ. Zucker#17
defensemen
Jacob Bernard-DockerJ. Bernard-Docker#24
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	0	2	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	22	16:14	0:01	2:19	13:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	2	0	23	16:45	0:01	1:29	15:15	3	9	25.0
0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	23	17:20	0:00	0:00	17:20	3	3	50.0
0	0	-2	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	13	8:55	0:00	0:00	8:55	0	3	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	15	10:12	0:00	2:31	7:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	25	16:35	0:01	3:07	13:27	12	6	66.7
0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	8:59	0:00	0:00	8:59	0	0	0.0
1	1	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	21	18:11	2:46	0:00	15:25	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	11:25	1:59	0:00	9:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	1	2	3	3	0	24	19:25	0:47	0:18	18:20	1	6	14.3
0	1	0	2	5	1	1	5	3	1	1	24	20:34	2:46	2:18	15:30	0	4	0.0
0	1	0	2	2	0	1	2	0	0	1	22	17:45	2:46	0:00	14:59	1	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	16	14:51	0:00	0:35	14:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	31	23:08	0:01	2:45	20:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	2	2	2	4	2	0	0	27	20:43	0:01	2:37	18:05	0	0	0.0
1	1	-1	6	2	0	1	2	2	2	4	34	28:20	2:46	1:49	23:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	13:27	0:00	0:58	12:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	28	22:11	0:00	3:14	18:57	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
34	2	32	.941	25	6	1	0	0	65:00	0

Florida Panthers


forwards
Rasmus AsplundR. Asplund#74
Jesper BoqvistJ. Boqvist#70
Jonah GadjovichJ. Gadjovich#12
A.J. GreerA.J. Greer#10
Anton LundellA. Lundell#15
Eetu LuostarinenE. Luostarinen#27
Brad MarchandB. Marchand#63
Jesse PuljujarviJ. Puljujarvi#20
Evan RodriguesE. Rodrigues#17
Mackie SamoskevichM. Samoskevich#25
Nico SturmN. Sturm#8
Carter VerhaegheC. Verhaeghe#23
defensemen
Uvis BalinskisU. Balinskis#26
Gustav ForslingG. Forsling#42
Seth JonesS. Jones#3
Jaycob MegnaJ. Megna#6
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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	12	7:22	0:00	0:00	7:22	4	3	57.1
0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	19	13:31	0:01	0:00	13:30	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	1	5	3	0	0	14	8:39	0:00	0:00	8:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	2	4	2	0	0	13	8:25	0:00	0:00	8:25	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	22	20:09	3:38	0:11	16:20	8	4	66.7
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	22	17:55	1:57	1:52	14:06	1	2	33.3
0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	21	19:54	4:07	0:10	15:37	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	4	1	1	0	0	9	0	1	21	14:48	2:20	0:00	12:28	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	4	2	0	1	2	1	1	0	25	19:57	3:57	0:01	15:59	8	7	53.3
0	0	1	1	2	0	1	2	1	0	1	24	19:57	3:36	0:00	16:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	21	15:28	0:01	1:19	14:08	9	4	69.2
1	1	2	3	0	0	1	2	1	0	2	24	18:58	2:26	0:01	16:31	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	2	0	0	25	17:40	0:00	0:01	17:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	31	23:03	1:52	1:27	19:44	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	3	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	33	26:51	2:42	1:20	22:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	18	13:52	0:00	1:26	12:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	30	23:07	0:01	1:20	21:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	2	0	2	22	16:38	3:22	0:01	13:15	0	0	0.0

goalies
Vitek VanecekV. Vanecek#41

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
28	2	26	.929	23	1	2	0	0	65:00	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	SO	T
	Sabres	1	0	1	0	2
	Panthers	0	2	0	1	3

1st Period			BUF	FLA
19:41		Rasmus Dahlin (17) (Power Play) Assists: Jason Zucker (31), JJ Peterka (39)	1	0

2nd Period			BUF	FLA
5:00		Carter Verhaeghe (19) Assists: Seth Jones (26), Evan Rodrigues (16)	1	1
14:47		Jesse Puljujarvi (4) Assists: Uvis Balinskis (14), Carter Verhaeghe (32)	1	2

3rd Period			BUF	FLA
12:18		JJ Peterka (26) (Power Play) Assists: Rasmus Dahlin (49), Alex Tuch (30)	2	2

OT Summary
No Goals Scored

Shootout Summary			BUF	FLA
	Anton Lundell Goal Wrist Shot		0	1
	Jack Quinn Wrist Shot High and Wide Right		0	1
	Evan Rodrigues Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen		0	1
	JJ Peterka Wrist Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek		0	1
	Mackie Samoskevich Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen		0	1
	Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek		0	1

1:58

Buffalo Sabres vs. Florida Panthers: Game Highlights

1:58

JJ Peterka tallies goal for Buffalo Sabres on the power play

0:48

Jesse Puljujarvi scores goal for Panthers

0:39

Regular Season Series

FLA wins 3-1

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
2
Panthers
3

Game 4

4/12

Amerant Bank Arena

6:00 PM, April 12, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Sunrise, FL

Line: FLA -155

Over/Under: 5.5

Attendance: 19,318

Referees:
Brandon Schrader
Michael Markovic

Linesmen:
Tommy Hughes
Ryan Jackson

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	49	26	4	102
Tampa Bay	45	26	8	98
Florida	47	29	4	98
Ottawa	44	30	6	94
Montreal	39	31	10	88
Detroit	37	35	7	81
Buffalo	35	37	7	77
Boston	32	39	9	73

New York Islanders defenseman Adam Pelech injured in 1-0 win

A day after his team was eliminated from postseason contention, New York Islanders defenseman Adam Pelech did not return to a 1-0 victory Sunday, after he was hit high by New Jersey Devils forward Paul Cotter at the six-minute mark of the second period.

Bo Horvat lights the lamp vs. Devils

Bo Horvat scores on a wrist shot for the game's lone goal in the Islanders' win.

Bo Horvat scores, Ilya Sorokin makes 25 saves and Islanders top Devils 1-0

— Bo Horvat scored late in the second period and Ilya Sorokin made 25 saves and the New York Islanders topped the New Jersey Devils 1-0 on Sunday.

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Bo Horvat lights the lamp vs. Devils

Bo Horvat scores, Ilya Sorokin makes 25 saves and Islanders top Devils 1-0