Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
· National Hockey League
Doan scores 2 goals and Lyon makes 32 saves as the Sabres beat the Panthers 3-0
Owen Power also scored for Buffalo, which earned its second straight win since losing its first three games of the season. It was Lyon's first shutout since Oct. 22, 2024, for Detroit against the New York Islanders.
Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 28 shots for Florida in its fourth consecutive loss since the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions began the season with three straight wins. Defenseman Niko Mikkola departed in the second period with an upper-body injury.
Doan was credited with his first goal of the season when Tage Thompson’s shot from the circle glanced off Doan's leg and past Bobrovsky 7:13 into the first period.
Jason Zucker set up Doan in front at 11:12 of the second, and Power added his first of the year at 14:20.
Doan was acquired in a June trade with Utah for JJ Peterka.
Mikkola got hurt on a tie-up with Sabres forward Tyson Kozak. Florida is without forwards Matthew Tkachuk and Aleksander Barkov and defenseman Dmitry Kulikov because of injuries.
Sabres defenseman Jacob Bryson was sidelined by an injury in the first.
Sabres: Face the Canadiens in Montreal on Monday.
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Regular Season SeriesBUF leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 7:13 | Josh Doan Goal (1) Deflected, assists: Tage Thompson (3), Rasmus Dahlin (4) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 11:12 | Josh Doan Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Jason Zucker (1), Zach Benson (5) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 14:20 | Owen Power Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Alex Tuch (3), Peyton Krebs (2) |
Statistics
 FLA |
 BUF |
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|---|---|---|
| 17 | Blocked Shots | 20 |
| 29 | Hits | 23 |
| 3 | Takeaways | 4 |
| 32 | Shots | 31 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 2 |
| 7 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 50.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 32 | Faceoffs Won | 32 |
| 50.0 | Faceoff Win Percent | 50.0 |
| 15 | Giveaways | 13 |
| 6 | Total Penalties | 10 |
| 12 | Penalty Minutes | 28 |
Buffalo Sabres Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, G | Injured Reserve | Oct 21 |
| Beck Malenstyn, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 20 |
| Justin Danforth, RW | Injured Reserve | Oct 18 |
| Jacob Bryson, D | Out | Oct 18 |
| Josh Norris, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 13 |
Florida Panthers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Dmitry Kulikov, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 15 |
| Matthew Tkachuk, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 7 |
| Tomas Nosek, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 7 |
| Aleksander Barkov, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 7 |
