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Florida Panthers vs Buffalo Sabres — Monday, October 12, 2026

Florida Panthers
FLA
vs
Buffalo Sabres
BUF
2-0-2
FLA record
2-2-0
BUF record
2-0-2
FLA last 10
2-2-0
BUF last 10
2
FLA goals for / game
2.5
BUF goals for / game

What is true about this game today

Florida Panthers come in on 2 days of rest. Buffalo Sabres come in on 2 days of rest. Buffalo Sabres are 5 games into a homestand.

The recent history between these two

Their last 19 meetings, going back to 2021. Florida Panthers lead 14 to 5, at 5.89 goals a game.

DateResultHostGoals
Feb 27, 2026Sabres 3, Panthers 2FLA5
Feb 2, 2026Sabres 5, Panthers 3FLA8
Jan 12, 2026Panthers 4, Sabres 3BUF7
Oct 18, 2025Sabres 3, Panthers 0BUF3
Apr 12, 2025Panthers 3, Sabres 2 (OT)FLA5
Mar 8, 2025Panthers 4, Sabres 0FLA4
Oct 28, 2024Panthers 5, Sabres 2BUF7
Oct 12, 2024Sabres 5, Panthers 2BUF7

See the projection for this game

ArakIce projects a win probability and a total for Florida Panthers against Buffalo Sabres, and flags where the number sits against the book.

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What the model weighs here

The projection starts from expected goals, meaning the quality of chances each club creates and gives up, which holds up better than goals scored. It then adjusts for what is only true of this game: who is confirmed in net, rest and travel, whether either club is on the second night of a back to back, and the referee crew where it moves the total.

Schedule, standings and results from the NHL public API. Head to head history from ArakIce's own game database.

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