Panthers 2–5 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Oct 12, 2024)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Alex Tuch

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 20:35 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Mattias Samuelsson

1 G

4 shots · 17:24 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Tage Thompson

1 G

3 shots · 20:56 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐆 Nate Schmidt Go-ahead 1st · 09:01

Assists: A.J. Greer, Jesper Boqvist · beat Devon Levi

1–0

⚔️ Jordan Greenway Tying 1st · 16:46

Assists: Peyton Krebs · beat Spencer Knight

1–1

⚔️ Tage Thompson Go-ahead 1st · 17:27

Assists: Alex Tuch, Connor Clifton · beat Spencer Knight

1–2

2nd period

⚔️ Henri Jokiharju 2nd · 01:34

Assists: Rasmus Dahlin, Jack Quinn · beat Spencer Knight

1–3

⚔️ Mattias Samuelsson 2nd · 16:22

Assists: Jason Zucker, Ryan McLeod · beat Spencer Knight

1–4

🐆 Sam Bennett PP 2nd · 18:42

Assists: Sam Reinhart, Evan Rodrigues · beat Devon Levi

2–4

3rd period

⚔️ Alex Tuch Empty net 3rd · 18:48

Unassisted

2–5

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Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐆Panthers

L1 Verhaeghe · Rodrigues · Lundell 21:01

L2 Reinhart · Bennett · Luostarinen 19:02

L3 Greer · Boqvist · Samoskevich 13:46

L4 Gadjovich · Giles 7:44

D1 Ekblad · Forsling 22:28

D2 Mikkola · Balinskis 17:20

D3 Kulikov · Schmidt 13:22

D4 Boqvist 10:30

⚔️Sabres

L1 Cozens · Thompson · Tuch 20:56

L2 Zucker · McLeod · Kulich 17:50

L3 Greenway · Krebs · Quinn 16:36

L4 Benson · Malenstyn 5:58

D1 Dahlin · Power 23:30

D2 Byram · Clifton 17:29

D3 Samuelsson · Jokiharju 16:00

D4 Gilbert 4:49

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐆FLA BUF⚔️

25 Shots on goal 27

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

26 Hits 26

14 Blocked shots 16

11 Takeaways 7

12 Giveaways 14

8 Penalty minutes 6

FLA shooting 8.0% (2/25) BUF shooting 18.5% (5/27)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐆Panthers

Spencer Knight

22/26

.846 SV% · 4 GA · 58:09 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Devon Levi

23/25

.920 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

FLA BUF

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Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 1–0

Apr 132024 ⚔️BUF @ 🐆FLA 2–3 OT Feb 272024 ⚔️BUF @ 🐆FLA 2–3 Feb 152024 🐆FLA @ ⚔️BUF 4–0 Apr 42023 ⚔️BUF @ 🐆FLA 1–2 Feb 242023 ⚔️BUF @ 🐆FLA 3–1

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Who won Panthers vs Sabres on October 12, 2024?

Sabres won 5–2. The final score was Panthers 2, Sabres 5.

Who scored for Panthers?

Nate Schmidt, Sam Bennett.

Who scored for Sabres?

Alex Tuch, Henri Jokiharju, Jordan Greenway, Mattias Samuelsson, Tage Thompson.

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Spencer Knight made 22 saves on 26 shots (.846 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Devon Levi made 23 saves on 25 shots (.920 save percentage).

Where is Panthers vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Panthers vs Sabres season series?

Sabres lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐆 Panthers

BeforeOct 10 🐆FLA @ 🏛️OTT 1–3 AfterOct 14 🐆FLA @ 🐻BOS 4–3

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeOct 10 👑LAK @ ⚔️BUF 3–1 AfterOct 16 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 5–6

Also on October 12

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