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Panthers vs Sabres

Final · Mon Oct 12 · 1:00 PM ET · KeyBank Center

Florida PanthersPanthers2-2-2
3
FinalOct 12, 2026
Buffalo SabresSabres3-3-0
5
TVMSGBStreamESPN+Scripps Sports

Closing line

US sportsbooks, consensus at puck drop
Moneyline
FLA−105
BUF−115
Puck line
FLA +1.5−295
BUF −1.5+207
Total O/U
Over 5.5−131
Under 5.5+109
  • Puck line: Sabres −1.5 covered.
  • Total O/U: over 5.5 (8 goals).

Recap

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Florida Panthers 5-3 at KeyBank Center in Buffalo on Oct 12, 2026 to move to 3-3-0.

The Sabres scored 2 power-play goals.

Kalshi had the Sabres at 51% and Polymarket at 51% to win before puck drop. Among the public, 54% of moneyline bets and 57% of the money were on the Panthers.

Score by period

Florida Panthers and Buffalo Sabres, score by period
Team123T
FLA1203
BUF2125

W: Luukkonen · L: Schmid

Market win chance

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FLA on top, BUF below · Kalshi and Polymarket prices, averaged · tap or hover for any moment

Scoring plays

First Period

  1. BUFGoal · 5:58Josh Doan Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Peyton Krebs (3)0-1
  2. FLAGoal · 11:00Anton Lundell Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Aaron Ekblad (2), Sandis Vilmanis (1)1-1
  3. BUFGoal · 15:55Rasmus Dahlin Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Jack Quinn (1), Tage Thompson (3)1-2

Second Period

  1. FLAGoal · 6:26Sam Reinhart Goal (1) Poke, assists: Seth Jones (1), Matthew Tkachuk (2)2-2
  2. BUFGoal · 11:25Ryan McLeod Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Olen Zellweger (1), Owen Power (5)2-3
  3. FLAGoal · 13:41Sam Reinhart Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Brady Tkachuk (1), Seth Jones (2)3-3

Third Period

  1. BUFGoal · 7:15Noah Ostlund Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Zach Benson (2), Jack Quinn (2)3-4
  2. BUFGoal · 13:20Tage Thompson Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Owen Power (6), Peyton Krebs (4)3-5

Team stats

FLABUF
Shots
23
32
Power Play Goals
2
2
Faceoff Win Percent
52.6
47.4
Hits
42
14
Blocked Shots
5
17
Penalty Minutes
10
8

Top performers

Florida PanthersBuffalo Sabres

Goals

Sam Reinhart2
Tage Thompson1

Assists

Seth Jones2
Owen Power2

Points

Sam Reinhart2
Tage Thompson2

Player stats

Panthers · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Sam Bennett C020-215:34001070.60
Lars Eller C010012:36000044.40
Garnet Hathaway RW150010:0500100.00
Bokondji Imama LW01008:5600000.00
Sam Lafferty C120-114:5400000.00
Anton Lundell C030114:51103040.00
Eetu Luostarinen C140116:3700200.02
Sam Reinhart C021-120:27202077.80
Matthew Tkachuk LW011-218:2501200.00
Brady Tkachuk LW070-216:32013050.00
Carter Verhaeghe C000-117:37000050.00
Sandis Vilmanis LW100112:2101000.00

Panthers · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Aaron Ekblad D030-120:2501300.04
Gustav Forsling D001-124:1000200.00
Radko Gudas D101012:2700000.02
Seth Jones D020-123:5502400.00
Dmitry Kulikov D040014:3200000.02
Niko Mikkola D050-119:4800000.00

Panthers · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Akira Schmid G32118.85738:080
Jacob Markstrom G2119.81820:000

Sabres · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Zach Benson LW100019:40012050.00
Josh Doan RW201216:1510300.00
Konsta Helenius C001014:5200100.00
Tyson Kozak C010010:46000050.00
Peyton Krebs C120115:08020066.70
Jiri Kulich C110113:5200200.00
Beck Malenstyn LW24009:5600000.02
Ryan McLeod C100116:04102050.00
Josh Norris C100011:24002062.54
Noah Ostlund C000017:54103033.30
Jack Quinn RW000017:3502100.00
Tage Thompson C120117:58111050.00

Sabres · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Louis Crevier D230015:0300200.00
Rasmus Dahlin D10009:0610400.00
Zach Metsa D300115:3800000.00
Owen Power D000326:3102100.00
Mattias Samuelsson D110026:5900200.00
Olen Zellweger D000020:0301600.02

Sabres · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Colten Ellis G297.77826:260
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G11413.92933:340

Three stars

  1. Noah Ostlund (BUF)
  2. Ryan McLeod (BUF)
  3. Jack Quinn (BUF)

Betting splits at puck drop

Consensus
MoneylineFLA · BUF
Bets54%46%
Money57%43%
Puck lineFLA · BUF
Bets61%39%
Money27%73%
Total O/UOver · Under
Bets82%18%
Money83%17%

Scores and stats: ESPN. Closing line: TheRundown. Prediction-market prices: Kalshi and Polymarket. Betting splits: a consensus across several sportsbooks. Odds change constantly: confirm the price at the book. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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