Boxscore
Game 8 | Oct 5, 2026 | 2026-27 PRE
7
Final
3
Goals 1st 2nd 3rd T
BUF 4 2 1 7
FLA 1 1 1 3
Shots 1st 2nd 3rd T
BUF 13 8 15 36
FLA 10 9 15 34
Scoring Summary
1st Period
02:00
Jordan Martinook (1)
J. Sourdif (1)
1–0
BUF
11:14
Tage Thompson (1)
C. Kreider (1), S. Crosby (1)
2–0
BUF
17:14
Mattias Samuelsson (1)
T. Thompson (1), S. Crosby (2)
3–0
BUF
18:12
David Pastrnak (1)
C. Verhaeghe (1), C. Murphy (1)
GWG
4–0
BUF
18:20
Trevor Zegras (1)
T. Harley (1), D. Strome (1)
4–1
BUF
06:47 T. Harley for High-sticking
2nd Period
02:03
Justin Faulk (1)
C. Kreider (2), T. Thompson (2)
5–1
BUF
04:06
Dylan Strome (1)
T. Zegras (1), D. Holloway (1)
5–2
BUF
18:26
Mikael Backlund (1)
C. Verhaeghe (2), C. Murphy (2)
6–2
BUF
05:20 S. Crosby for Delay of game
08:26 M. Necas for High-sticking
15:03 N. Matinpalo for High-sticking
3rd Period
12:36
Nikita Zadorov (1)
PP
M. Necas (1), A. Wennberg (1)
6–3
BUF
14:45
Tage Thompson (2)
PP
J. Faulk (1), S. Crosby (3)
7–3
BUF
01:02 T. Thompson for Roughing
12:24 Z. Girgensons for Goalie Interference
14:26 T. Harley for High-sticking
19:11 C. Murphy for Tripping
Goalies Summary
Goalie Dec SA SV GA SV% TOI Record
P. Grubauer W 34 31 3 .912 60:00 1-0-0
I. Sorokin L 13 9 4 .692 18:12 0-1-0
A. Schmid 23 20 3 .870 41:48
Game Notes
  • Akira Schmid enters game at 18:12 of 1st period
Team Stats
BUF FLA
36 Shots 34
64 Shot Attempts 67
33% 1/3 Power Play 1/5 20%
51% 48 Faceoffs 46 49%
30 Hits 19
11 Blk Shots 9
10 PiM 6
49% Possession 51%
15:54 OZ Possession 17:30
3 Stars of the Game
  1. BUF T. Thompson
    G:2 A:2 P:4
  2. BUF M. Samuelsson
    G:1 A:0 P:1
  3. BUF J. Faulk
    G:1 A:1 P:2
Season Series
Series tied 1-1
BUF 7 FLA 3 Oct 5 Final FLA 4 BUF 3 Oct 8 Final

Team Summary

Shots Hits Ice time Face-off PP PK EV
Skaters G A P +/- PIM S SAT SB Hit HTT TOI POSS FO% FOT TOI G A S TOI G S TOI G A S
T. Thompson ★1 C/R 2 2 4 +3 2 9 16 0 1 2 21:23 3:15 100 2 1:53 1 0 2 3:25 0 0 16:05 1 2 7
S. Crosby C 0 3 3 +3 2 0 1 0 3 2 21:21 2:20 56 39 1:53 0 1 0 3:23 0 0 16:05 0 2 0
J. Faulk ★3 D 1 1 2 +2 0 2 2 3 1 0 26:19 2:59 - 0 2:43 0 1 1 3:06 0 0 20:30 1 0 1
C. Murphy D 0 2 2 +3 2 0 2 1 2 2 19:24 1:27 - 0 1:34 0 0 0 2:46 0 0 15:04 0 2 0
C. Kreider L/R 0 2 2 +3 0 3 7 0 0 1 18:47 1:51 100 1 1:53 0 0 0 0:48 0 0 16:06 0 2 3
C. Verhaeghe C/L 0 2 2 +2 0 4 6 1 2 1 17:30 1:52 33 3 2:24 0 0 0 1:13 0 0 13:53 0 2 4
M. Samuelsson ★2 D 1 0 1 +2 0 4 5 3 11 1 26:29 3:24 - 0 2:43 0 0 1 3:16 0 0 20:30 1 0 3
D. Pastrnak R 1 0 1 +2 0 4 5 0 1 1 17:05 2:24 0 2 2:24 0 0 0 0:48 0 0 13:53 1 0 4
M. Backlund C/L 1 0 1 +2 0 1 7 0 0 1 16:17 2:15 52 23 2:24 0 0 0 0:00 - - 13:53 1 0 1
J. Martinook L/R 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 9:49 1:06 40 5 0:00 - - - 2:43 0 0 7:06 1 0 2
J. Sourdif C/R 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 7:06 0:28 43 7 0:00 - - - 0:00 - - 7:06 0 1 0
B. Kulak D 0 0 0 +3 0 1 1 1 0 1 20:14 1:13 - 0 1:34 0 0 0 3:35 0 0 15:05 0 0 1
M. Robertson D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 1 0 13:55 1:00 - 0 0:00 - - - 0:44 0 0 13:11 0 0 0
N. Matinpalo D 0 0 0 -1 2 2 3 0 2 0 13:31 0:46 - 0 0:00 - - - 0:21 0 0 13:10 0 0 2
T. Moore L/R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 1 0 3 12:27 1:10 0 1 0:00 - - - 0:46 0 0 11:41 0 0 1
A. Lee L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 0 1 11:41 0:55 100 1 0:00 - - - 0:00 - - 11:41 0 0 2
Z. Girgensons C/L/R 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 3 1 11:40 0:17 38 8 0:00 - - - 0:00 - - 11:40 0 0 0
O. Sundqvist C/R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 8:00 0:31 50 2 0:00 - - - 0:54 0 0 7:06 0 0 1
BUF Totals 7 13 20 10 36 64 11 30 19 - - 51% 94 - 1 2 4 - 0 0 - 6 11 32
Goalies
Goalie Role Dec SA SV GA SV% GAA GSAA QS TOI Record A PIM
P. Grubauer Start W 34 31 3 .912 3.00 +0.48 60:00 1-0-0 0 0
Skaters
SAT
Shot attempts (on goal + missed + blocked)
POSS
Puck possession time
HTT
Hits taken
Goalies
GSAA
Goals saved above avg: what a league-average goalie would have allowed, minus what was actually allowed
QS
Quality start: at or above league average save %; OR fewer than 20 shots & above .885
RBS
Really bad start: save percentage below .850
PL
Preventable loss: the goals allowed beyond avg. exceed the margin of defeat
Shots Hits Ice time Face-off PP PK EV
Skaters G A P +/- PIM S SAT SB Hit HTT TOI POSS FO% FOT TOI G A S TOI G S TOI G A S
T. Zegras C/L/R 1 1 2 0 0 7 9 0 1 1 20:07 2:14 45 11 3:58 0 0 2 1:45 0 1 14:24 1 1 4
D. Strome C 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 14:32 1:19 65 23 0:08 0 0 0 0:00 - - 14:24 1 1 1
N. Zadorov D 1 0 1 -4 0 3 5 5 2 0 25:46 2:39 - 0 4:25 1 0 2 2:10 0 0 19:11 0 0 1
A. Wennberg C/L 0 1 1 -3 0 2 5 0 0 4 23:42 2:54 100 1 2:51 0 1 0 2:37 0 0 18:14 0 0 2
M. Necas C/R 0 1 1 -3 2 2 6 0 4 6 22:40 2:56 38 32 2:51 0 1 0 1:36 0 0 18:13 0 0 2
T. Harley D 0 1 1 -1 4 1 2 0 2 1 20:25 2:40 - 0 2:24 0 0 0 1:04 0 0 16:57 0 1 1
D. Holloway C/L/R 0 1 1 0 0 1 6 0 1 1 18:27 1:58 50 2 3:58 0 0 1 0:05 0 0 14:24 0 1 0
B. Chiarot D 0 0 0 -4 0 2 2 2 0 0 25:46 1:56 - 0 4:25 0 0 1 2:10 0 0 19:11 0 0 1
J. Slafkovsky L/R 0 0 0 -3 0 5 9 0 0 1 22:40 2:22 0 1 2:51 0 0 1 1:35 0 0 18:14 0 0 4
M. Rielly D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 3 1 21:30 1:50 - 0 2:24 0 0 0 2:07 0 0 16:59 0 0 0
D. Severson D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 0 0 4 13:47 1:56 - 0 0:08 0 0 0 1:03 0 0 12:36 0 0 1
L. Shaw C/L/R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 1 1 13:37 0:31 100 1 3:58 0 0 1 0:00 - - 9:39 0 0 0
P. Wotherspoon D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 0 1 3 12:44 1:41 - 0 0:08 0 0 1 0:00 - - 12:36 0 0 0
B. Jenner C/L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 0 3 10:30 0:53 47 15 0:00 - - - 0:51 0 0 9:39 0 0 2
S. Steel C/L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 0 2 2 9:44 1:09 - 0 0:00 - - - 0:05 0 0 9:39 0 0 2
A. Nylander R 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 6:37 0:33 - 0 0:08 0 0 0 0:00 - - 6:29 0 0 1
M. Stephens C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6:37 0:10 50 8 0:08 0 0 0 0:00 - - 6:29 0 0 1
R. Lavoie C/R 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 2 0 6:29 1:03 - 0 0:00 - - - 0:00 - - 6:29 0 0 1
FLA Totals 3 6 9 6 34 67 9 19 30 - - 49% 94 - 1 2 9 - 0 1 - 2 4 24
Goalies
Goalie Role Dec SA SV GA SV% GAA GSAA QS TOI Record A PIM
I. Sorokin Start L 13 9 4 .692 13.19 -2.67 RBS 18:12 0-1-0 0 0
A. Schmid Relief 23 20 3 .870 4.31 -0.64 – 41:48 0 0
Skaters
SAT
Shot attempts (on goal + missed + blocked)
POSS
Puck possession time
HTT
Hits taken
Goalies
GSAA
Goals saved above avg: what a league-average goalie would have allowed, minus what was actually allowed
QS
Quality start: at or above league average save %; OR fewer than 20 shots & above .885
RBS
Really bad start: save percentage below .850
PL
Preventable loss: the goals allowed beyond avg. exceed the margin of defeat

Lines

5 on 5
# C LW RW OBJ Time TOI
1 S. Crosby C. Kreider T. Thompson 40% 33% 16:06
2 M. Backlund C. Verhaeghe D. Pastrnak 30% 28% 13:53
3 Z. Girgensons A. Lee T. Moore 20% 24% 11:41
4 J. Sourdif J. Martinook O. Sundqvist 10% 15% 7:06
# D D OBJ Time TOI
1 J. Faulk M. Samuelsson 40% 39% 19:06
2 C. Murphy B. Kulak 30% 31% 15:05
3 M. Robertson N. Matinpalo 20% 27% 13:11
4 J. Faulk M. Samuelsson 10% 3% 1:24
Power play
# C LW RW OBJ Time TOI
1 S. Crosby C. Kreider T. Thompson 60% 44% 1:53
2 M. Backlund C. Verhaeghe D. Pastrnak 40% 56% 2:24
# D D OBJ Time TOI
1 J. Faulk M. Samuelsson 60% 63% 2:43
2 C. Murphy B. Kulak 40% 37% 1:34
Penalty kill
# C W OBJ Time TOI
1 S. Crosby T. Thompson 60% 88% 6:09
2 D. Pastrnak C. Kreider 40% 12% 0:48
# D D OBJ Time TOI
1 J. Faulk M. Samuelsson 60% 53% 3:42
2 C. Murphy B. Kulak 40% 47% 3:15
Penalty kill, 3 skaters
# C OBJ Time TOI
1 S. Crosby 60% 0% 0:00
2 T. Thompson 40% 0% 0:00
# D D OBJ Time TOI
1 J. Faulk M. Samuelsson 60% 0% 0:00
2 C. Murphy B. Kulak 40% 0% 0:00
4 on 4
# C W OBJ Time TOI
1 S. Crosby T. Thompson 60% 0% 0:00
2 D. Pastrnak C. Kreider 40% 0% 0:00
# D D OBJ Time TOI
1 J. Faulk M. Samuelsson 60% 0% 0:00
2 C. Murphy B. Kulak 40% 0% 0:00
Last minute
L C LW RW D D
Off S. Crosby C. Kreider T. Thompson J. Faulk M. Samuelsson
Def S. Crosby C. Kreider T. Thompson J. Faulk M. Samuelsson
Extras
Forwards Defensemen
Normal A. Lee, T. Moore, J. Martinook M. Robertson, N. Matinpalo, C. Murphy
Power play A. Lee, T. Moore M. Robertson, N. Matinpalo
Penalty kill J. Martinook C. Murphy
Penalty shots
S. Crosby , T. Thompson , D. Pastrnak , C. Kreider , M. Backlund
Goalies
P. Grubauer , J. Annunen
OT forwards
S. Crosby , T. Thompson , D. Pastrnak , C. Kreider , M. Backlund , C. Verhaeghe , A. Lee , T. Moore , J. Martinook , Z. Girgensons
OT defensemen
J. Faulk , M. Samuelsson , C. Murphy , B. Kulak , M. Robertson
5 on 5
# C LW RW OBJ Time TOI
1 M. Necas A. Wennberg J. Slafkovsky 40% 37% 18:14
2 D. Strome D. Holloway T. Zegras 30% 30% 14:24
3 B. Jenner S. Steel L. Shaw 20% 20% 9:39
4 M. Stephens R. Lavoie A. Nylander 10% 13% 6:29
# D D OBJ Time TOI
1 N. Zadorov B. Chiarot 40% 36% 17:34
2 M. Rielly T. Harley 30% 35% 16:59
3 P. Wotherspoon D. Severson 20% 26% 12:36
4 N. Zadorov B. Chiarot 10% 3% 1:37
Power play
# C LW RW OBJ Time TOI
1 M. Necas A. Wennberg J. Slafkovsky 60% 43% 2:59
2 T. Zegras D. Holloway L. Shaw 40% 57% 3:58
# D D OBJ Time TOI
1 N. Zadorov B. Chiarot 60% 65% 4:33
2 M. Rielly T. Harley 40% 35% 2:24
Penalty kill
# C W OBJ Time TOI
1 M. Necas A. Wennberg 60% 84% 3:35
2 J. Slafkovsky T. Zegras 40% 16% 0:42
# D D OBJ Time TOI
1 N. Zadorov B. Chiarot 60% 51% 2:10
2 M. Rielly T. Harley 40% 49% 2:07
Penalty kill, 3 skaters
# C OBJ Time TOI
1 M. Necas 60% 0% 0:00
2 A. Wennberg 40% 0% 0:00
# D D OBJ Time TOI
1 N. Zadorov B. Chiarot 60% 0% 0:00
2 M. Rielly T. Harley 40% 0% 0:00
4 on 4
# C W OBJ Time TOI
1 M. Necas A. Wennberg 60% 0% 0:00
2 J. Slafkovsky T. Zegras 40% 0% 0:00
# D D OBJ Time TOI
1 N. Zadorov B. Chiarot 60% 0% 0:00
2 M. Rielly T. Harley 40% 0% 0:00
Last minute
L C LW RW D D
Off M. Necas A. Wennberg J. Slafkovsky N. Zadorov B. Chiarot
Def M. Necas A. Wennberg J. Slafkovsky N. Zadorov B. Chiarot
Extras
Forwards Defensemen
Normal M. Stephens, D. Strome, B. Jenner P. Wotherspoon, D. Severson, M. Rielly
Power play M. Stephens, D. Strome P. Wotherspoon, D. Severson
Penalty kill B. Jenner M. Rielly
Penalty shots
M. Necas , A. Wennberg , J. Slafkovsky , T. Zegras , D. Holloway
Goalies
I. Sorokin , A. Schmid
OT forwards
M. Necas , A. Wennberg , J. Slafkovsky , T. Zegras , D. Holloway , D. Strome , B. Jenner , S. Steel , L. Shaw , R. Lavoie
OT defensemen
N. Zadorov , B. Chiarot , M. Rielly , T. Harley , P. Wotherspoon