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Buffalo Sabres
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Florida Panthers
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February 27, 2026 at 12:00 AM - PREGAME
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Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
BUF
1
C
Tage Thompson
31G - 30A
(61P)
2
R
Alex Tuch
22G - 26A
(48P)
3
D
Rasmus Dahlin
11G - 37A
(48P)
4
C
Ryan McLeod
11G - 30A
(41P)
5
R
Josh Doan
18G - 21A
(39P)
BUF Injuries
Danforth, Justin
Lower Body
Day to Day
Danforth (lower body) is trending toward a post-Olympic return to action, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald reports Monday.
Feb 28, 2026
Benson, Zach
Upper Body
Day to Day
Benson (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Wednesday, per the NHL media site.
Mar 3, 2026
Timmins, Conor
Leg
Day to Day
Timmins (leg) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, per Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550.
Mar 3, 2026
Greenway, Jordan
Abdomen
Day to Day
Greenway (abdomen) was placed on injured reserve Wednesday, per the NHL media site.
Mar 8, 2026
Kulich, Jiri
Ear
Week to Week
Head coach Lindy Ruff said Monday that Kulich (ear) is slated to miss significant time due to a blood clot issue, Brayton J. Wilson of WBEN reports.
Mar 21, 2026
Trades
Jan 24 2026
The Buffalo Sabres acquired Gavin Bayreuther from the Carolina Hurricanes for Viktor Neuchev
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FLA
1
C
Sam Reinhart
27G - 29A
(56P)
2
L
Brad Marchand
27G - 25A
(52P)
3
C
Carter Verhaeghe
17G - 26A
(43P)
4
C
Sam Bennett
19G - 24A
(43P)
5
C
Anton Lundell
16G - 26A
(42P)
FLA Injuries
Gadjovich, Jonah
Upper Body
Day to Day
Gadjovich (upper body) is not expected to return until after the Olympic break, Jameson Olive of the Florida Panthers' official site reports Monday.
Mar 1, 2026
Jones, Seth
Upper Body
Day to Day
Jones (upper body) was moved from regular IR to long-term injured reserve Monday, per PuckPedia.
Mar 1, 2026
Kulikov, Dmitry
Upper Body
Day to Day
Kulikov underwent surgery for his upper-body injury and is expected to be shelved for at least five months, Sean Shapiro of DLLS Sports reports Wednesday.
Mar 1, 2026
Nosek, Tomas
Knee
Day to Day
Nosek (knee) was moved to non-roster, injured reserve Tuesday.
Mar 1, 2026
Barkov, Aleksander
Knee
Month to Month
Barkov (knee) was shifted to injured reserve Tuesday.
Apr 26, 2026
Trades
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Goaltending
BUF
14-8-3
2.72 GAA
91.3% SV
FLA
22-17-1
3.08 GAA
87.4% SV
BUF
12-7-2
2.65 GAA
90.5% SV
FLA
8-8-2
2.83 GAA
89.9% SV
BUF
7-4-1
3.11 GAA
89.6% SV
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Goaltenders
BUF
33-19-6
GAA: 3.05
SV%: 0.898
vs
FLA
30-25-3
GAA: 3.29
SV%: 0.873