Panthers and Sabres Finish 3-3 in Buffalo After Reinhart Goals

The Florida Panthers and Buffalo Sabres finished a 3-3 NHL game in Buffalo on October 12, 2026, as both teams traded leads and Sam Reinhart scored twice for Florida. Audacy reported the game at KeyBank Center. Buffalo opened the scoring when Josh Doan gave the Sabres a 1-0 advantage 5:58 into the first period.

Anton Lundell later tied the game before Rasmus Dahlin restored Buffalo's lead with a power-play goal, according to Audacy. Florida changed goaltenders to start the second period, with Akira Schmid replacing Jacob Markstrom. Audacy reported Sam Reinhart tied the game on a power play after collecting a loose puck that slipped through Colten Ellis' pads.

Buffalo regained the lead when Ryan McLeod scored after receiving a pass from Olen Zellweger. The Sabres then lost Dahlin for the remainder of the game because of an upper body injury, according to Audacy.

Reinhart scored his second goal of the game on another power play to make the score 3-3. Audacy reported the goal came with assists from Seth Jones and Brady Tkachuk. The scoring summary included two first-period goals for Buffalo, one first-period goal for Florida, and three second-period goals. Audacy listed Doan, Dahlin, McLeod, Lundell, and Reinhart among the goal scorers.

Before the matchup, Sports Yahoo reported the Panthers entered with a 2-1-2 record while the Sabres were 2-3-0. The report noted Florida was dealing with injuries to Aleksander Barkov and Brad Marchand. Sports Yahoo also reported Buffalo had allowed eight goals across its previous two games while scoring once in that span. The team started Colten Ellis in goal before he was replaced by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen during the game.