Buffalo seeks to get into the win column against the injury-depleted Panthers
10/12/24 – 7:00 pm EST at Key Bank Center in Buffalo, NY
Record
Buffalo – 0-3-0 | 0 points
Florida – 1-1-0 | 2 points
Special Teams
Buffalo
Power Play – 0.0% (T-23rd)
Penalty Kill – 81.8% (15th)
Florida
Power Play – 0.0% (T-23rd)
Penalty Kill – 71.4% (T-19th)
Top Scorers
Buffalo
Alex Tuch: 3 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS
Owen Power: 3 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS
Tage Thompson: 3 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS
Florida
Sam Bennett: 2 GP, 2 G, 1 A, 3 PTS
Sam Reinhart: 2 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS
Evan Rodrigues: 2 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS
Starting Goalies
Buffalo – Devon Levi (0-1-0, 3.17 GAA, .919 save %)
Florida – Spencer Knight (0-0-0, 0.00 GAA, .000 save %)
Line Combinations and Pairings
Buffalo
Forwards
Zach Benson - Tage Thompson - Alex Tuch
Jack Quinn - Dylan Cozens – Jiri Kulich
Jordan Greenway - Ryan McLeod - Jason Zucker
Beck Malenstyn – Peyton Krebs – Sam Lafferty
Out – JJ Peterka (concussion), Nicolas Aube-Kubel (IR – lower-body)
Defense
Rasmus Dahlin - Henri Jokiharju
Bowen Byram - Owen Power
Mattias Samuelsson - Connor Clifton
Ex. Jacob Bryson, Kale Clague
Goaltenders
Devon Levi
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Notes
Rasmus Dahlin and Owen Power have both recorded one assist in each of their last two games against the Panthers. An assist in tonight’s game would give Dahlin his second three-game assist streak against Florida in his career (Nov. 24, 2019 to Dec. 2, 2021). In his last five games against the Panthers,
Tage Thompson has registered five points (1+4). Alex Tuch has recorded four points (2+2) in his last four home contests against Florida.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has made at least 30 saves in each of his three career games against the Panthers. In that span, Luukkonen has registered a save percentage of .920 and a goals-against average of 2.96.
In his only start against Florida in his career, Devon Levi made 34 saves on 36 shots (.944).
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