Gets no help against Cats

Luukkonen has lost three straight games, allowing 14 goals on 81 shots in losses to Montreal, San Jose and Tampa Bay. Luukkonen is 20-19-4 with a pair of shutouts, a 3.14 GAA and an .890 save percentage across 45 appearances this season. The Panthers are averaging 3.25 goals per game in 2024-25, eighth in the NHL.

An early-period, post-whistle scrum resulted in a fight between Dunne and Greer. Dunne, listed at 6-foot-4, got a few solid punches in before he and the 6-foot-3 Greer dragged one another to the ice. The sequence also yielded an Aaron Ekblad roughing penalty which resulted in an unsuccessful Sabres power play.

The Florida Panthers got a big 4-0 shutout win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night at the Amerant Bank Arena. With the win, the Panthers extended their winning streak to six games.

The Buffalo Sabres played a blah game on Saturday and it resulted in a 4-0 loss to the Florida Panthers. Vitek Vanecek has made a career out of beating the Sabres, but this 21 save shutout likely was the easiest of his career.

With Jordan Greenway and Jiri Kulich sidelined due to illness, Isak Rosen (12:51 TOI) and Josh Dunne (7:16) joined the lineup after being recalled from Rochester earlier in the day. Dunne’s appearance marked his Sabres debut and his first NHL game since April 11, 2023.