The Florida Panthers (3-3) hope the fourth time is the charm when they face the Buffalo Sabres (1-3) this afternoon in search of their first road win of the 2025-26 campaign.
Florida took the lead early when Evan Rodrigues knocked Brad Marchand’s rebound home 1:59 into the action, then stalled offensively the rest of the way, failing to dent Cam Talbot again in a frustrating 3-1 loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday. The assist extended Marchand’s point streak to five games.
The Sabres are feeling better about themselves after blasting the Ottawa Senators 8-4 on Wednesday after they started the season off with losses to the New York Rangers, Boston Bruins and Colorado Avalanche. With number one keeper Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen on the shelf, former Panther Alex Lyon has been carrying the load between the pipes. Zach Wilson leads the team in assists and points with four.
- WHEN: 1 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 West Palm (PB), Thunder 100.3 (Keys)
- SOCIALS: #TimeToHunt, #SabreHood, #FLAvsBUF, @LitterBoxCats, LBC FaceBook
- ENEMY INTEL: Die By The Blade
- FLA IN SEASON SERIES: Game 1 of 4
- LAST MEETING: @FLA 3, BUF 2 (SO) (Recap) – 4/12/2025
- NEXT MEETING: January 12, 2026
- PROJECTED STARTERS: Florida: Bobrovsky (3-1-0 .922 / 1.77 0SO) Buffalo: Lyon (1-3-0 .912 / 3.05 0SO)
- PLAYER STATS: Florida / Buffalo
Saturday in the Atlantic (Standings/Panthers Playoff Chances)
- New York Islanders (1-3-0 2P) at OTTAWA (2-3-0 4P) 3 p.m.
- Seattle (2-0-2 6P) at TORONTO (3-2-0 6P) 7 p.m. (NHL Network)
- New York Rangers (2-3-1 5P) at MONTREAL (4-1-0 8P) 7 p.m.
- TAMPA BAY (1-2-2 4P) at Columbus (1-3-0 2P) 7 p.m.
- BOSTON (3-2-0 6P) at Colorado (4-0-1 9P) 9 p.m
Idle: DET (8P)