NHL Game Preview: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers with Line Combinations 02/27/2026 | Inside The Rink
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Buffalo Sabres (33-19-6, 72 pts) at Florida Panthers (30-25-3, 63 pts)
Venue: Amerant Bank Arena
Date: Thursday, January 5
Time: 7:00 pm EST
How To Watch: ESPN+/MSG-B/SCRIPPS
Radio: 550 WGR AM/560AM WQAM
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Buffalo Sabres News & Notes:
The Sabres returned from the break with a 2-1 win over the Devils. The win gave them points in three of their last four games, averaging three goals per game while allowing 3.3 goals per game.
Florida Panthers News & Notes:
The Panthers returned from the break with a 5-1 win over the Maple Leafs. They have points in two of their last three games, averaging 3.7 goals per game while also allowing 3.7 goals per game. The defending champions need points as they are on the outside looking in as they look for a three peat.
Buffalo Sabres Projected Lines:
Krebs-Thompson-Tuch
Zucker-McLeod-Quinn
Ostlund-Norris-Doan
Dunne-Kozak-Malenstyn
Samuelsson-Dahlin
Power-Byram
Metsa-Kesselring
Luukkonen
Lyon
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Florida Panthers Projected Lines:
Verhaeghe-Rodrigues-Reinhart
Samoskevich-Bennett-Tkachuk
Luostarinen-Lundell-Marchand
Greer-Schwindt-Vilmanis
Forsling-Ekblad
Mikkola-Balinskis
Sebrango-Petry
Tarasov
Bobrovsky
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Players To Watch:
Buffalo Sabres
Josh Doan has four points in three games against Florida this season, with three goals and an assist.
Florida Panthers
Carter Verhaeghe has four assists in two of the three games against Buffalo this season.
Injury Report:
Buffalo Sabres
D Conor Timmins – IR
F Jiri Kulich – IR
F Justin Danforth – IR
F Zach Benson – IR
F Jordan Greenway – IR
Florida Panthers
D Seth Jones – IR
F Jonah Gadjovich – IR
F Aleksander Barkov – IR
D Dmitry Kulikov – IR
D Tobias Bjornfot – IR
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