Panthers 5–2 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Oct 28, 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 🐆 FLA

Carter Verhaeghe

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · 18:57 TOI

2nd star 🐆 FLA

Sam Reinhart

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 20:55 TOI

3rd star 🐆 FLA

Sam Bennett

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 17:55 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐆 Jesper Boqvist Go-ahead 1st · 11:01

Assists: Anton Lundell, Eetu Luostarinen · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

1–0

🐆 Sam Reinhart PP 1st · 11:56

Assists: Aleksander Barkov, Carter Verhaeghe · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

2–0

2nd period

⚔️ Jason Zucker PP 2nd · 10:45

Assists: Tage Thompson, JJ Peterka · beat Sergei Bobrovsky

2–1

⚔️ Rasmus Dahlin Tying 2nd · 12:37

Assists: Owen Power · beat Sergei Bobrovsky

2–2

🐆 Carter Verhaeghe Go-ahead 2nd · 16:44

Assists: Matthew Tkachuk, Sam Bennett · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

3–2

3rd period

🐆 Sam Bennett PP 3rd · 14:35

Assists: Nate Schmidt · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

4–2

🐆 Aleksander Barkov 3rd · 15:43

Assists: Sam Reinhart, Gustav Forsling · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

5–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐆Panthers

L1 Tkachuk · Reinhart · Barkov 19:29

L2 Verhaeghe · Bennett · Rodrigues 17:55

L3 Lundell · Boqvist · Luostarinen 11:57

L4 Greer · Giles · Samoskevich 8:00

D1 Mikkola · Ekblad 21:14

D2 Kulikov · Forsling 20:02

D3 Balinskis · Schmidt 16:54

⚔️Sabres

L1 Cozens · Tuch · Peterka 20:45

L2 Greenway · Thompson · McLeod 17:20

L3 Zucker · Krebs · Quinn 14:04

L4 Malenstyn · Lafferty · Aube-Kubel 7:45

D1 Byram · Dahlin 22:49

D2 Power · Jokiharju 19:56

D3 Clifton · Samuelsson 15:54

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐆FLA BUF⚔️

31 Shots on goal 28

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

19 Hits 24

11 Blocked shots 14

6 Takeaways 5

13 Giveaways 9

10 Penalty minutes 12

FLA shooting 16.1% (5/31) BUF shooting 7.1% (2/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐆Panthers

Sergei Bobrovsky

26/28

.929 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

26/31

.839 SV% · 5 GA · 58:10 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

FLA BUF

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Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Panthers

Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

Panthers

Panthers — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Oct 122024 🐆FLA @ ⚔️BUF 2–5 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

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Who won Panthers vs Sabres on October 28, 2024?

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

Who scored for Panthers?

Aleksander Barkov, Carter Verhaeghe, Jesper Boqvist, Sam Bennett, Sam Reinhart.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jason Zucker, Rasmus Dahlin.

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Sergei Bobrovsky made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 26 saves on 31 shots (.839 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐆 Panthers

BeforeOct 26 🐆FLA @ 🏝️NYI 6–3 AfterNov 1 🐆FLA @ ⭐DAL 6–4

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeOct 26 🐙DET @ ⚔️BUF 3–5 AfterNov 1 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 4–3

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