Final
Monday, October 12, 2026
KeyBank Center, Buffalo
SN, TVAS, MSG-B, SCRIPPS
Scoring
1st period
2nd period
3rd period

Florida Panthers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | S | HITS | BLK | GVA | TKA | FO% | TOI | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | B. Tkachuk | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 16:32 | 23 |
| 9 | S. Bennett | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 15:34 | 20 |
| 13 | S. Reinhart | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 20:27 | 21 |
| 14 | B. Imama | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 08:56 | 11 |
| 15 | A. Lundell | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 14:51 | 23 |
| 18 | S. Lafferty | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 14:54 | 18 |
| 19 | M. Tkachuk | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 18:25 | 22 |
| 20 | L. Eller | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 12:36 | 17 |
| 21 | G. Hathaway | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 10:05 | 15 |
| 23 | C. Verhaeghe | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 17:37 | 18 |
| 27 | E. Luostarinen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 16:37 | 22 |
| 95 | S. Vilmanis | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 12:21 | 17 |
| 3 | S. Jones | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 23:55 | 27 |
| 5 | A. Ekblad | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 20:25 | 27 |
| 6 | R. Gudas | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 12:27 | 18 |
| 7 | D. Kulikov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 14:32 | 21 |
| 42 | G. Forsling | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 24:10 | 28 |
| 77 | N. Mikkola | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 19:48 | 26 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | J. MarkstromSTART | 11 | 9 | 2 | .818 | 20:00 | |
| 40 | A. Schmid | L | 21 | 18 | 3 | .857 | 38:08 |

Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | S | HITS | BLK | GVA | TKA | FO% | TOI | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Z. Benson | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 19:40 | 21 |
| 9 | J. Norris | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 11:24 | 20 |
| 19 | P. Krebs | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 15:08 | 21 |
| 20 | J.Kulich | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 13:52 | 18 |
| 22 | J. Quinn | R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 17:35 | 17 |
| 29 | B. Malenstyn | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 09:56 | 19 |
| 48 | T. Kozak | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 10:46 | 19 |
| 71 | R. McLeod | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 16:04 | 21 |
| 72 | T. Thompson | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 17:58 | 24 |
| 86 | N. Ostlund | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 17:54 | 20 |
| 91 | J. Doan | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | 16:15 | 22 |
| 94 | K. Helenius | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 14:52 | 17 |
| 8 | O. Zellweger | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 20:03 | 23 |
| 23 | M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 26:59 | 30 |
| 25 | O. Power | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 26:31 | 29 |
| 26 | R. Dahlin | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 09:06 | 13 |
| 46 | L. Crevier | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 15:03 | 21 |
| 73 | Z. Metsa | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 15:38 | 21 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | U. Luukkonen | W | 14 | 13 | 1 | .929 | 33:34 |
| 92 | C. EllisSTART | 9 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 26:26 |