# Buffalo beat Florida 5-3 > Buffalo took the lead in the third period and defeated Florida 5-3. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/buffalo-sabres-beat-florida-panthers-5-3-october-2026 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Sports - Country: United States - Published: 2026-10-13T02:11:42+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-13T02:11:42+00:00 - Event / data period: 2026-10-12 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/buffalo-sabres-beat-florida-panthers-5-3-october-2026.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/buffalo-sabres-beat-florida-panthers-5-3-october-2026.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/buffalo-sabres-beat-florida-panthers-5-3-october-2026.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/buffalo-sabres-beat-florida-panthers-5-3-october-2026.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/buffalo-sabres-beat-florida-panthers-5-3-october-2026.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/buffalo-sabres-beat-florida-panthers-5-3-october-2026.md) The Buffalo Sabres defeated the Florida Panthers 5-3 on October 12. In its report that day, the club said Noah Östlund scored the go-ahead power-play goal in the third period before Tage Thompson extended the lead to two. Josh Doan and Ryan McLeod scored their first goals of the season. Buffalo starter Colten Ellis was replaced after allowing two goals; Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 13 of 14 shots in relief and earned the win. Rasmus Dahlin left in the second period with an upper-body injury. ## Data ### Event result Competition or match information published by the organiser. Methodology: Date and result are taken from the cited official organiser report. | date | label | description | status | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-10-12 | Buffalo beat Florida 5-3 | The Buffalo Sabres defeated the Florida Panthers 5-3 on October 12. In its report that day, the club said Noah Östlund scored the go-ahead power-play goal in the third period before Tage Thompson extended the lead to two. | occurred | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/buffalo-sabres-beat-florida-panthers-5-3-october-2026/data/event-result?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/buffalo-sabres-beat-florida-panthers-5-3-october-2026/data/event-result?lang=en&format=csv) ### Match score Visiting and home scores from the official game report. Methodology: Goal counts are taken from the final score in the organiser’s game report. | Match date | Visiting team | Visiting team goals | Home team | Home team goals | |---|---|---|---|---| | 2026-10-12 | Florida Panthers | 3 | Buffalo Sabres | 5 | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/buffalo-sabres-beat-florida-panthers-5-3-october-2026/data/match-score?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/buffalo-sabres-beat-florida-panthers-5-3-october-2026/data/match-score?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [Buffalo Sabres / NHL.com]() (Source checked: 2026-10-13; Published: 2026-10-12) --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)