The Florida Panthers (34-15-4) will try to prolong a nine-game road win streak when they play the Buffalo Sabres (23-25-4) on Thursday, February 15 at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+, MSG-B, and BSFL.
Panthers vs. Sabres Game Info
- Date: Thursday, February 15, 2024
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Panthers and Sabres Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Panthers Insights
- The Panthers’ 171 total goals (3.2 per game) rank 11th in the league.
- The Panthers have conceded 132 total goals (only 2.5 per game), the second-fewest in league play.
- Their +39 goal differential is third-best in the league.
- The 44 power-play goals the Panthers have recorded this season (on 175 power-play chances) are the fifth-most in the NHL.
- The Panthers rank sixth in the league with a 25.14% power-play conversion rate.
- The Panthers have scored four shorthanded goals this season.
- The Panthers’ 83.05% penalty-kill success rate is sixth-best in the league.
- The Panthers have the 10th-best faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 51.2%.
- The Panthers connect on 9.4% of their shots (23rd in the league).
- The Panthers have shut out opponents three times this season. As a team, they are averaging 19.0 hits and 12.9 blocked shots per game.
Panthers Key Players
- A leading offensive player this season for Florida, Sam Reinhart has put up 64 points.
- Having scored 18 goals and adding 40 assists, Matthew Tkachuk is a strong contributor for Florida through 53 games.
- Through 53 games, Carter Verhaeghe has proven himself as a contributor for Florida. He has 53 points (26 goals and 27 assists).
- In 39 games played this season, Sergei Bobrovsky (26-10-2) has allowed 92 goals.
Panthers Injuries
Nick Cousins: Concussion Protocol (Questionable)
Sabres Insights
- The Sabres have 155 goals this season (3.0 per game), 19th in the league.
- The Sabres concede 3.1 goals per game (159 in total), 13th in the league.
- They have the 19th-ranked goal differential in the league at -4.
- The Sabres have 22 power-play goals (27th in NHL) on 151 chances.
- The Sabres’ power-play percentage (14.57) puts them 29th in the league.
- The Sabres have three shorthanded goals (20th in NHL).
- The 80.00% penalty-kill percentage of the Sabres is 15th in the NHL.
- The Sabres win 46.5% of faceoffs, 30th-ranked in the NHL.
- With a shooting percentage of 9.4%, the Sabres are 23rd in the league.
- The Sabres have held their opponents scoreless four times.
Sabres Key Players
- Casey Mittelstadt has scored 12 goals (0.2 per game) and collected 32 assists (0.6 per game), fueling the Buffalo offense with 44 total points (0.8 per game).
- Rasmus Dahlin has posted 41 total points (0.8 per game) this season. He has 14 goals and 27 assists.
- Buffalo’s Alex Tuch is among the leading scorers on the team with 36 total points (15 goals and 21 assists).
- Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is 13-13-2 in 29 games this season, conceding 68 goals (2.5 goals against average) with 710 saves and a .913 save percentage (16th in the league).
Sabres Injuries
Jack Quinn: Lower Body (Out), Owen Power: Upper Body (Out), Mattias Samuelsson: Upper Body (Out For Season)