buffalo sabres 5, florida panthers 3; oct 12 2026; sam reinhart scores twice, tage thompson, ryan mcleod, jacob markstrom leaves game after first period This article: Reinhart Gets Going, But Sabres Power Past Panthers originally appeared on Florida Hockey Now.
The Buffalo Sabres defeated the Florida Panthers 5-3 on Monday afternoon, powered by two third-period goals. Sam Reinhart scored two power-play goals for Florida against his former team to tie the game twice, but Noah Ostlund and Tage Thompson secured the victory for Buffalo. The loss marked the second consecutive regulation defeat for the Panthers.
Florida goaltender Jacob Markstrom left after the first period due to an apparent injury and was replaced by Akira Schmid. With his pair of goals, Reinhart became Florida's all-time franchise leader in power-play goals with 85, surpassing Sasha Barkov.
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