Game Night | Sabres vs. Panthers

Buffalo Sabres (23-25-4) vs. Florida Panthers (34-15-4)

Thursday, February 15 at 7 p.m.

The Sabres' four-game homestand concludes with a visit from the reigning Eastern Conference champions. It is the first of three games this season between the two Atlantic Division opponents.

HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN

TV: MSG/MSG+ (pregame coverage begins at 6:30 p.m.)

Streaming: Fubo (within Buffalo broadcast market), ESPN+ (out of market)

Radio: WGR 550

LAST TIME OUT

Buffalo

Sabres 7, Kings 0 (Feb.13)

Goal scorers: JJ Peterka, Jordan Greenway (2), Kyle Okposo, Rasmus Dahlin, Zach Benson, Alex Tuch

Goaltending: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (W, 33/33)

Florida

Panthers 5, Penguins 2 (Feb. 14)

Goal scorers: Matthew Tkachuk, Jonah Gadjovich, Aaron Ekblad, Anton Lundell (2)

Goaltending: Sergei Bobrovsky (W, 25/27)

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Buffalo

• Sabres captain Kyle Okposo has scored goals in consecutive games. 
• Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is coming off a 33-save shutout against Los Angeles, which improved his save percentage to an NHL-best .944 in 11 games since Jan. 1 (minimum two games played). 

Florida

• Forward Sam Reinhart leads the Panthers with 64 points and ranks second in the NHL with 39 goals this season. 
• Forward Matthew Tkachuk enters Tuesday on a three-game point streak, with two goals and six assists in that span.

THE ROAD AHEAD

Saturday, Feb. 17: Buffalo at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 19: Buffalo vs. Anaheim, 12:30 p.m. | Tickets