Sabres 2–3 Panthers — Final Score & Stats (Apr 12, 2025)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	SO	F
⚔️ BUF	1	0	1	0	2
🐆 FLA	0	2	0	1	3

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐆 FLA

Carter Verhaeghe

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 18:58 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Rasmus Dahlin

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · 28:20 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

JJ Peterka

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 18:11 TOI

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Rasmus Dahlin PP Go-ahead 1st · 19:41

Assists: Jason Zucker, JJ Peterka · beat Vitek Vanecek

1–0

2nd period

🐆 Carter Verhaeghe Tying 2nd · 05:00

Assists: Seth Jones, Evan Rodrigues · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

1–1

🐆 Jesse Puljujarvi Go-ahead 2nd · 14:47

Assists: Uvis Balinskis, Carter Verhaeghe · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

1–2

3rd period

⚔️ JJ Peterka PP Tying 3rd · 12:18

Assists: Rasmus Dahlin, Alex Tuch · beat Vitek Vanecek

2–2

Shootout

🐆 Anton Lundell Go-ahead SO · 00:00

Unassisted · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

2–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Thompson · Tuch · Peterka 19:25

L2 Zucker · Kulich · Krebs 17:20

L3 Benson · McLeod · Quinn 16:14

L4 Malenstyn · Ostlund · Lafferty 8:59

D1 Dahlin · Byram 25:44

D2 Samuelsson · Clifton 21:27

D3 Bernard-Docker · Power 14:09

🐆Panthers

L1 Lundell · Rodrigues · Samoskevich 19:57

L2 Marchand · Verhaeghe · Luostarinen 18:58

L3 Sturm · Boqvist · Puljujarvi 14:48

L4 Gadjovich · Greer · Asplund 8:25

D1 Jones · Mikkola 24:59

D2 Forsling · Balinskis 20:22

D3 Schmidt · Megna 15:15

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF FLA🐆

28 Shots on goal 34

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

20 Hits 34

13 Blocked shots 11

11 Takeaways 7

15 Giveaways 16

17 Penalty minutes 17

BUF shooting 7.1% (2/28) FLA shooting 8.8% (3/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

32/34

.941 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

🐆Panthers

Vitek Vanecek

26/28

.929 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

4 of 5 goals located

BUF FLA

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 12-6-3 (57% win rate, 21 games)

Panthers

Panthers — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 7-8-1 (44% win rate, 16 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-14 (26% win rate, 19 games)

Panthers

Panthers — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 11-3-1 (73% win rate, 15 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Panthers lead the season series 3–1

Mar 82025 ⚔️BUF @ 🐆FLA 0–4 Oct 282024 🐆FLA @ ⚔️BUF 5–2 Oct 122024 🐆FLA @ ⚔️BUF 2–5 Apr 132024 ⚔️BUF @ 🐆FLA 2–3 OT Feb 272024 ⚔️BUF @ 🐆FLA 2–3

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Who won Sabres vs Panthers on April 12, 2025?

Panthers won 3–2 in a shootout. The final score was Sabres 2, Panthers 3.

Who scored for Sabres?

JJ Peterka, Rasmus Dahlin.

Who scored for Panthers?

Carter Verhaeghe, Jesse Puljujarvi.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 32 saves on 34 shots (.941 save percentage).

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Vitek Vanecek made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Panthers played?

At Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, the Panthers home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Panthers season series?

Panthers lead the season series 3–1 after 4 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeApr 10 ⚔️BUF @ 🧥CBJ 2–3 AfterApr 13 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 4–7

🐆 Panthers

BeforeApr 10 🐙DET @ 🐆FLA 1–4 AfterApr 14 🗽NYR @ 🐆FLA 5–3

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