Sabres at Florida Panthers, February 27, 2026

2025-26 · Friday, February 27

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Buffalo won 3-2

WAR Box

Every skater who dressed, graded against the other skaters on the ice that night. A C is an ordinary NHL performance.

Team gradeBWon by 12G · 4A · 38 shots · 18 blocks

Production: C
Offense: A-
Defense: A-
Power play: C-
Penalty kill: F

Skater	TOI	Grade	Prod	Off	Def	PP	PK
Mattias Samuelsson	23:42	B+	C-	A+	A		D-
Bowen Byram	23:42	B	D+	A+	A+	C+	D-
Jack Quinn	14:35	B-	D	A-	A-	C+
Alex Tuch	19:23	B-	B	B	B	C+	D
Peyton Krebs	14:37	B-	D-	A	B		C-
Owen Power	23:46	B-	C	B-	A-	D	D
Ryan McLeod	15:58	B-	D+	B+	A+	D+	D-
Josh Norris	17:46	C+	C-	B+	C+	C+
Noah Ostlund	14:23	C+	C	B	C+	B+
Beck Malenstyn	10:57	C+	B	C	B-	B-	D
Rasmus Dahlin	25:04	C+	D-	A-	B	C-	D
Josh Doan	16:23	C+	C	B+	C	C-
Jason Zucker	15:52	C+	D-	C+	A-	C-
Tage Thompson	19:39	C	D	B	C	C-	C+
Tyson Kozak	10:45	C-	C-	D+	C	B-	D
Josh Dunne	8:54	C-	D	D+	B-	B-
Zach Metsa	6:13	D+	D	D	C
Michael Kesselring	12:19	D+	D+	C-	D-		D

Goaltender	TOI	Grade	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Alex LyonW	60:00	A	28	1	.964	+2.45

A grade compares a skater with everyone who played that night, adjusted for how he was used — heavier minutes and defensive-zone starts raise the bar. Goaltenders are graded against expectation instead, on goals saved above expected. How this is calculated

Box score

Skaters · 18

Player	TOI	G	A	P	Shots	Blocks
Rasmus Dahlin	25:04	0	0	0	2	0
Owen Power	23:46	0	0	0	3	4
Mattias Samuelsson	23:42	0	0	0	3	2
Bowen Byram	23:42	0	1	1	2	1
Tage Thompson	19:39	0	0	0	1	1
Alex Tuch	19:23	1	0	1	6	2
Josh Norris	17:46	0	1	1	3	0
Josh Doan	16:23	0	0	0	3	2
Ryan McLeod	15:58	0	1	1	1	0
Jason Zucker	15:52	0	0	0	1	0
Peyton Krebs	14:37	0	0	0	1	0
Jack Quinn	14:35	0	0	0	2	0
Noah Ostlund	14:23	0	1	1	3	0
Michael Kesselring	12:19	0	0	0	1	2
Beck Malenstyn	10:57	1	0	1	3	1
Tyson Kozak	10:45	0	0	0	1	3
Josh Dunne	8:54	0	0	0	1	0
Zach Metsa	6:13	0	0	0	1	0

Goaltending

Player	TOI	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Alex LyonW	60:00	28	1	.964	+2.45