The Florida Panthers (23-18-3) will continue its six-game road trip when they face the surging Buffalo Sabres (24-15-4) at KeyBank Center for the second time this season.
Florida shook off disappointing losses to Toronto and Montreal and left Canada with a big two points after grinding out a 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night. Gustav Forsling and Carter Verhaeghe each had a goal and and assist and Evan Rodrigues ended a long goalless drought to knot the score in the first period. Aaron Ekblad contributed a pair of helpers and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 17 of 19 shots to collect his 18th win of the campaign.
Jack Quinn notched a pair and leading scorer Tage Thompson had a goal and an assist in Buffalo’s 5-3 home ice victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday, giving them 13th wins in 14 games. The Sabres’ 14-game run is the best in franchise history. The torrid stretch has elevated them from the bottom rung of the Eastern Conference into a playoff position as the team tries to halt the longest postseason drought in NHL history at 14 seasons.
- WHEN: 7 p.m. ET
- WHERE: KeyBank Center – Buffalo, NY
- ON THE TUBE: Scripps, MSG-B
- ON THE DIAL: 104.3 WQAM (D/B), 106.3 ESPN (PB), Thunder 100.3 (Keys)
- SOCIALS: #TimeToHunt, #SabreHood, #FLAvsBUF, @LitterBoxCats, LBC FaceBook
- ENEMY INTEL: Die By The Blade
- FLA IN SEASON SERIES: Game 2 of 4 (0-1)
- LAST MEETING: @BUF 3, FLA 0 (Recap) – 10/18/2025
- NEXT MEETING: February 2, 2026
- PROJECTED STARTERS: Florida: Bobrovsky (18-12-1 .881 / 2.90 3SO) Buffalo: Ellis (5-3-0 .900 / 3.10 0SO)
- PLAYER STATS: Florida / Buffalo
Monday in the Atlantic (Standings/Panthers Playoff Chances)
- Carolina (28-14-3 58P) at DETROIT (27-15-4 58P) 7 p.m.
- TAMPA BAY (27-13-3 57P) at Philadelphia (22-13-8 52P) 7 p.m.
- Vancouver (16-23-5 37P) at MONTREAL (25-14-6 56P) 7 p.m.
- TORONTO (22-15-7 51P) at Colorado (33-4-7 73P) 10 p.m.
Idle: BOS (52P), OTT (45P)