Sabres vs. Panthers Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Sabres vs. Panthers NHL game on February 27, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Amerant Bank Arena
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Sabres
1 0 2 3
Panthers
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Win %
  • Sabres
    100%
  • Panthers
    0%
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Panthers
0 1 1 2
P3 19:23 Shot on goal by Sam Bennett saved by Alex Lyon
P3 19:03 Shot on goal by Brad Marchand saved by Alex Lyon
P3 18:27 Aaron Ekblad shot blocked by Alex Tuch
P3 16:48 Shot on goal by Beck Malenstyn saved by Daniil Tarasov
P3 16:27 Shot missed by Jason Zucker
P3 16:25 Shot on goal by Jason Zucker saved by Daniil Tarasov
P3 15:20 Shot on goal by Noah Ostlund saved by Daniil Tarasov
P3 14:12 Shot missed by Gustav Forsling
P3 12:36 Shorthanded - Shot missed by Evan Rodrigues
P3 11:37 Shot on goal by Beck Malenstyn saved by Daniil Tarasov
P3 09:30 Shot on goal by Alex Tuch saved by Daniil Tarasov
P3 08:20 Shot missed by Anton Lundell
P3 06:43 Power play - Sam Bennett shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
P3 06:38 Power play - Sam Bennett shot blocked by Owen Power
P3 06:04 Power play - Shot on goal by Sam Reinhart saved by Alex Lyon
P3 05:22 Power play - Shot on goal by Brad Marchand saved by Alex Lyon
P3 04:35 Shot missed by Sam Bennett
P3 03:51 Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Evan Rodrigues
P3 03:26 Shot missed by Carter Verhaeghe
P3 02:56 Brad Marchand shot blocked by Owen Power
Play by Play
  1. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  2. P3 19:43
    Sam Bennett won faceoff against Tage Thompson in neutral zone
  3. P3 19:43
    Stoppage - Offside
  4. P3 19:25
    Anton Lundell won faceoff against Tage Thompson in neutral zone
  5. P3 19:23
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Sam Bennett saved by Alex Lyon
  6. P3 19:03
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brad Marchand saved by Alex Lyon
  7. P3 18:43
    Tyson Kozak won faceoff against Sam Reinhart in neutral zone
  8. P3 18:27
    SHOT
    Aaron Ekblad shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  9. P3 18:10
    Sam Bennett won faceoff against Tage Thompson in offensive zone
  10. P3 16:57
    Evan Rodrigues won faceoff against Josh Norris in neutral zone
  11. P3 16:57
    Stoppage - Puck in Benches
  12. P3 16:48
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Beck Malenstyn saved by Daniil Tarasov
  13. P3 16:27
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jason Zucker
  14. P3 16:25
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jason Zucker saved by Daniil Tarasov
  15. P3 15:58
    Sabres won faceoff against Panthers in offensive zone
  16. P3 15:20
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Noah Ostlund saved by Daniil Tarasov
  17. P3 14:36
    Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson in defensive zone
  18. P3 14:27
    Evan Rodrigues won faceoff against Tyson Kozak in offensive zone
  19. P3 14:27
    Stoppage - Icing
  20. P3 14:12
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Gustav Forsling
  21. P3 12:36
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot missed by Evan Rodrigues
  22. P3 11:38
    Power play - Josh Norris won faceoff against Anton Lundell in neutral zone
  23. P3 11:37
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Beck Malenstyn saved by Daniil Tarasov
  24. P3 11:00
    Josh Norris won faceoff against Evan Rodrigues in neutral zone
  25. P3 10:46
    Sabres won faceoff against Panthers in neutral zone
  26. P3 10:46
    Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
  27. P3 09:30
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Alex Tuch saved by Daniil Tarasov
  28. P3 08:46
    Tage Thompson won faceoff against Anton Lundell in neutral zone
  29. P3 08:46
    Stoppage - Hand Pass
  30. P3 08:31
    Sabres won faceoff against Panthers in defensive zone
  31. P3 08:20
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Anton Lundell
  32. P3 06:43
    SHOT
    Power play - Sam Bennett shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
  33. P3 06:38
    SHOT
    Power play - Sam Bennett shot blocked by Owen Power
  34. P3 06:04
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Sam Reinhart saved by Alex Lyon
  35. P3 05:22
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Brad Marchand saved by Alex Lyon
  36. P3 05:20
    Sabres won faceoff against Panthers in neutral zone
  37. P3 04:35
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Sam Bennett
  38. P3 03:51
    SHOT
    Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Evan Rodrigues
  39. P3 03:26
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Carter Verhaeghe
  40. P3 02:56
    SHOT
    Brad Marchand shot blocked by Owen Power
  41. P3 01:45
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Niko Mikkola
  42. P3 01:34
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  43. P3 01:32
    SHOT
    Matthew Tkachuk shot blocked by Owen Power
  44. P3 00:15
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jeff Petry
  45. P3 00:14
    Evan Rodrigues won faceoff against Josh Norris in offensive zone
  46. P3 00:05
    Anton Lundell won faceoff against Tage Thompson in neutral zone
  47. P3 00:05
    Stoppage - Offside
  48. P3 00:00
    Tage Thompson won faceoff against Anton Lundell in neutral zone
  49. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  50. P2 18:52
    Power play - Giveaway by Jason Zucker in offensive zone
  51. P2 18:51
    Shorthanded - Aaron Ekblad credited with hit on Jason Zucker in defensive zone
  52. P2 18:31
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Josh Norris saved by Daniil Tarasov
  53. P2 17:55
    Power play - Josh Norris won faceoff against Anton Lundell in offensive zone
  54. P2 17:55
    Stoppage - Visitor Timeout
  55. P2 17:55
    Penalty to Gustav Forsling 2 minutes for Holding (Drawn by Josh Doan)
  56. P2 17:52
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Mattias Samuelsson saved by Daniil Tarasov
  57. P2 16:56
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Owen Power saved by Daniil Tarasov
  58. P2 16:49
    Josh Norris won faceoff against Evan Rodrigues in neutral zone
  59. P2 16:13
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Alex Tuch
  60. P2 16:09
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Zach Metsa
  61. P2 15:33
    SHOT
    Jeff Petry shot blocked by Josh Doan
  62. P2 15:23
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Sandis Vilmanis saved by Alex Lyon
  63. P2 14:23
    SHOT
    Sabres shot blocked by teammate
  64. P2 14:14
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jason Zucker
  65. P2 13:51
    Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Anton Lundell in neutral zone
  66. P2 13:50
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Matthew Tkachuk
  67. P2 13:45
    Sabres won faceoff against Panthers in neutral zone
  68. P2 13:43
    SHOT
    Sam Bennett shot blocked by Owen Power
  69. P2 13:11
    Sabres won faceoff against Panthers in neutral zone
  70. P2 12:53
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Alex Tuch
  71. P2 12:38
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Josh Norris saved by Daniil Tarasov
  72. P2 12:15
    Carter Verhaeghe credited with hit on Zach Metsa in offensive zone
  73. P2 12:07
    Stoppage - Puck in Penalty Benches
  74. P2 12:02
    Evan Rodrigues won faceoff against Josh Norris in defensive zone
  75. P2 11:54
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Tage Thompson
  76. P2 11:46
    Power play - Anton Lundell won faceoff against Tage Thompson in offensive zone
  77. P2 11:15
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Gustav Forsling saved by Alex Lyon
  78. P2 10:36
    Power play - Sam Reinhart won faceoff against Tyson Kozak in offensive zone
  79. P2 10:13
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Sam Bennett saved by Alex Lyon
  80. P2 09:47
    Power play - Sam Bennett won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in offensive zone
  81. P2 09:47
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  82. P2 09:46
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Evan Rodrigues
  83. P2 09:11
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Luke Kunin
  84. P2 09:04
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Luke Kunin saved by Alex Lyon
  85. P2 08:24
    Luke Kunin won faceoff against Tyson Kozak in offensive zone
  86. P2 08:24
    Stoppage - Offside
  87. P2 07:48
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Matthew Tkachuk saved by Alex Lyon
  88. P2 07:01
    Tage Thompson won faceoff against Sam Bennett in neutral zone
  89. P2 06:41
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Mattias Samuelsson saved by Daniil Tarasov
  90. P2 06:35
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ryan McLeod
  91. P2 06:01
    Sabres won faceoff against Panthers in defensive zone
  92. P2 05:59
    SHOT
    Aaron Ekblad shot blocked by Owen Power
  93. P2 05:39
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Owen Power saved by Daniil Tarasov
  94. P2 05:07
    SHOT
    Eetu Luostarinen shot blocked by Tage Thompson
  95. P2 04:46
    Rasmus Dahlin won faceoff against Panthers in neutral zone
  96. P2 03:42
    SHOT
    Ryan McLeod shot blocked by Gustav Forsling
  97. P2 03:22
    Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Panthers in defensive zone
  98. P2 02:54
    Stoppage - Hand Pass
  99. P2 02:41
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Zach Metsa saved by Daniil Tarasov
  100. P2 02:29
    Anton Lundell won faceoff against Peyton Krebs in defensive zone
  101. P2 02:12
    Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin in offensive zone
  102. P2 02:08
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Michael Kesselring
  103. P2 01:54
    Josh Norris won faceoff against Evan Rodrigues in defensive zone
  104. P2 01:54
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  105. P2 01:49
    Sabres won faceoff against Panthers in neutral zone
  106. P2 00:35
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Mattias Samuelsson
  107. P2 00:26
    SHOT
    Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Eetu Luostarinen
  108. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  109. P1 19:12
    Peyton Krebs won faceoff against Eetu Luostarinen in neutral zone
  110. P1 19:12
    Stoppage - Puck in Benches
  111. P1 17:48
    Josh Dunne won faceoff against Sam Bennett in neutral zone
  112. P1 17:47
    GOAL
    Power play - Goal scored by Alex Tuch assisted by Ryan McLeod
    1-0
  113. P1 17:07
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Rasmus Dahlin saved by Daniil Tarasov
  114. P1 15:58
    Sabres won faceoff against Panthers in neutral zone
  115. P1 15:57
    Power play - Josh Norris won faceoff against Anton Lundell in offensive zone
  116. P1 15:57
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Luke Kunin
  117. P1 15:50
    Sabres won faceoff against Panthers in neutral zone
  118. P1 15:49
    Tyson Kozak won faceoff against Luke Kunin in defensive zone
  119. P1 15:05
    Josh Norris won faceoff against Evan Rodrigues in neutral zone
  120. P1 14:49
    Evan Rodrigues won faceoff against Josh Norris in defensive zone
  121. P1 14:49
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
  122. P1 14:29
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Peyton Krebs
  123. P1 14:26
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Alex Tuch saved by Daniil Tarasov
  124. P1 12:42
    Luke Kunin won faceoff against Tyson Kozak in offensive zone
  125. P1 12:11
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Michael Kesselring saved by Daniil Tarasov
  126. P1 12:04
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  127. P1 12:02
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Alex Tuch saved by Daniil Tarasov
  128. P1 11:49
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Aaron Ekblad
  129. P1 10:37
    Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Sam Bennett in defensive zone
  130. P1 10:28
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Josh Norris
  131. P1 10:26
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Josh Doan
  132. P1 10:21
    Sabres won faceoff against Panthers in neutral zone
  133. P1 10:21
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd - TV timeout
  134. P1 10:08
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Rasmus Dahlin saved by Daniil Tarasov
  135. P1 09:57
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Tyson Kozak saved by Daniil Tarasov
  136. P1 09:34
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  137. P1 09:32
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Aaron Ekblad saved by Alex Lyon
  138. P1 09:11
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Bowen Byram saved by Daniil Tarasov
  139. P1 07:50
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Mattias Samuelsson saved by Daniil Tarasov
  140. P1 07:47
    Josh Norris won faceoff against Sam Bennett in defensive zone
  141. P1 07:47
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  142. P1 07:45
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Luke Kunin
  143. P1 06:34
    Tage Thompson won faceoff against Anton Lundell in offensive zone
  144. P1 06:34
    Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
  145. P1 05:48
    Evan Rodrigues won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in neutral zone
  146. P1 05:48
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Matthew Tkachuk
  147. P1 05:46
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Mackie Samoskevich saved by Alex Lyon
  148. P1 05:09
    Josh Norris won faceoff against Sam Bennett in offensive zone
  149. P1 05:01
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Josh Doan saved by Daniil Tarasov
  150. P1 03:55
    SHOT
    Power play - Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  151. P1 03:46
    Shorthanded - Alex Tuch credited with hit on Evan Rodrigues in defensive zone
  152. P1 03:26
    Stoppage - Puck in Benches
  153. P1 03:18
    SHOT
    Power play - Uvis Balinskis shot blocked by Tyson Kozak
  154. P1 02:39
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Uvis Balinskis saved by Alex Lyon
  155. P1 02:30
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Matthew Tkachuk
  156. P1 02:00
    Power play - Sam Bennett won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in offensive zone
  157. P1 02:00
    Penalty to Beck Malenstyn 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Donovan Sebrango)
  158. P1 01:35
    Stoppage - Offside
  159. P1 00:50
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Josh Norris saved by Daniil Tarasov
  160. P1 00:16
    SHOT
    Brad Marchand shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  161. P1 00:14
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Anton Lundell
Stats
Sabres
STATS
Panthers
39Shots on Goal29
37% Faceoff Win % 63%
3/1 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 4/1
8Penalty Infraction Mins6
14Hits20
18 Shots Blocked 16
15Giveaways16
SabresBUF
PanthersFLA
39Shots on Goal29
37% Faceoff Win % 63%
3/1 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 4/1
8Penalty Infraction Mins6
14Hits20
18 Shots Blocked 16
15Giveaways16

Sabres vs. Panthers: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

  • Teams: Sabres vs. Panthers
  • Date: Friday, February 27, 2026
  • Time: 7:00 PM ET
  • Venue: Amerant Bank Arena

Current Betting Odds

  • Spread: Panthers favored at -1.5
  • Total (Over/Under): 6
  • Moneyline Odds: Sabres +100, Panthers -115

Dimers' Win Probabilities

  • Sabres: 48%
  • Panthers: 52%

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Our Prediction: Who Wins?

After extensive simulations, our model gives the Sabres a win probability of 48%, while the Panthers have a win probability of 52%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.

Summary

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