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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Florida 3, Buffalo 2
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, April 12, 2025
Where: Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, Florida
Referees: Michael Markovic, Brandon Schrader
Linesmen: Tommy Hughes, Ryan Jackson
Attendance: 19318
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final OT123OTT
Buffalo 10102
Florida 0201SO3
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • OT
  • SO
1
Buffalo   Florida
  0:00 Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  0:12 Giveaway by Jesse Puljujarvi.
  0:18 Jesse Puljujarvi hits Rasmus Dahlin.
Peyton Krebs hits Seth Jones. 0:21  
  0:27 Shot by Jesse Puljujarvi misses the net
  0:31 Nico Sturm hits Alex Tuch.
Connor Clifton hits Eetu Luostarinen. 0:52  
  1:31 Shot by Evan Rodrigues misses the net
  1:33 Jaycob Megna shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  1:36 Rasmus Asplund wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty.
Sam Lafferty blocks shot from Jonah Gadjovich. 1:39  
  2:10 Giveaway by Nate Schmidt.
  2:23 Jesper Boqvist wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  2:36 Giveaway by Nico Sturm.
Peyton Krebs hits Jesse Puljujarvi. 2:48  
  2:56 Jesse Puljujarvi hits Peyton Krebs.
  3:27 Brad Marchand blocks shot from Connor Clifton.
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 3:35  
  3:36 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
  3:52 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Sam Lafferty hits Niko Mikkola. 4:22  
  4:32 Jonah Gadjovich hits Rasmus Dahlin.
  4:35 Rasmus Asplund hits Mattias Samuelsson.
Bowen Byram shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 5:15  
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Anton Lundell. 5:34  
Connor Clifton penalty for boarding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nico Sturm. 5:34  
  5:38 Takeaway by Brad Marchand.
  5:44 Seth Jones shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  6:57 Carter Verhaeghe shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Beck Malenstyn blocks shot from Carter Verhaeghe. 7:07  
Beck Malenstyn blocks shot from Carter Verhaeghe. 7:10  
  7:12 Eetu Luostarinen wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
  7:15 Eetu Luostarinen shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Takeaway by Jiri Kulich. 7:52  
Shot by Connor Clifton misses the net 8:49  
  9:04 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Jacob Bernard-Docker blocks shot from Gustav Forsling. 9:11  
  9:16 Uvis Balinskis hits Beck Malenstyn.
  9:24 Evan Rodrigues hits Alex Tuch.
Takeaway by Alex Tuch. 10:14  
Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net 10:18  
  10:37 Jesper Boqvist shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  10:42 Jesse Puljujarvi hits Ryan McLeod.
Shot by Jack Quinn misses the net 10:59  
Mattias Samuelsson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 11:31  
  11:33 Anton Lundell wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich.
Takeaway by Zach Benson. 11:50  
Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net 11:56  
  12:02 Takeaway by Seth Jones.
Shot by Jack Quinn misses the net 12:33  
Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 13:12  
  13:36 Jesse Puljujarvi hits Owen Power.
  13:42 Jaycob Megna shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  13:55 Shot by Nate Schmidt misses the net
  14:03 Jesper Boqvist hits Jacob Bernard-Docker.
  14:16 Jaycob Megna blocks shot from Beck Malenstyn.
  14:28 Jonah Gadjovich hits Mattias Samuelsson.
  14:41 Seth Jones blocks shot from Noah Ostlund.
  14:44 Anton Lundell wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Connor Clifton hits Eetu Luostarinen. 14:50  
  15:07 Anton Lundell wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
Ryan McLeod blocks shot from Uvis Balinskis. 15:22  
Giveaway by Jack Quinn. 15:26  
Alex Tuch hits Carter Verhaeghe. 15:57  
  16:27 Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Alex Tuch.
  16:29 Shot by Seth Jones misses the net
Rasmus Dahlin hits Jesse Puljujarvi. 16:32  
  16:42 Jesse Puljujarvi hits Peyton Krebs.
Mattias Samuelsson hits Jesper Boqvist. 16:45  
  16:58 Jesse Puljujarvi hits Beck Malenstyn.
Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson. 17:13  
  17:34 A.J. Greer hits Bowen Byram.
  17:39 Shot by Jaycob Megna misses the net
  17:48 Anton Lundell wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty.
Sam Lafferty blocks shot from Gustav Forsling. 17:50  
  18:16 Eetu Luostarinen blocks shot from Anton Lundell.
  18:21 Shot by Brad Marchand misses the net
  18:26 Shot by Gustav Forsling misses the net
  18:28 Giveaway by Gustav Forsling.
Zach Benson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 18:33  
Jiri Kulich shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 18:34  
  18:36 Gustav Forsling blocks shot from Owen Power.
  18:40 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against JJ Peterka.
  18:54 Evan Rodrigues penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by JJ Peterka.
Jason Zucker wins the faceoff against Nico Sturm. 18:54  
  19:26 Nico Sturm shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Rasmus Asplund. 19:41  
Rasmus Dahlin scores a power play goal. Assisted by Jason Zucker and JJ Peterka. 19:41  
  19:43 Rasmus Asplund wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
2
Buffalo   Florida
  0:00 Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Alex Tuch.
Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 0:23  
  0:36 Seth Jones shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  0:37 Jesse Puljujarvi shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  0:38 Jesper Boqvist shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Anton Lundell. 0:47  
Giveaway by Jason Zucker. 0:58  
  1:00 Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  1:05 Shot by Anton Lundell misses the net
  2:09 Shot by Nate Schmidt misses the net
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Rasmus Asplund. 2:11  
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Rasmus Asplund. 2:17  
  2:47 Jonah Gadjovich shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  2:49 Jonah Gadjovich shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  2:59 Niko Mikkola blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
  3:01 Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
  3:08 Jesse Puljujarvi hits Jacob Bernard-Docker.
  3:15 Jesper Boqvist hits Owen Power.
Tage Thompson blocks shot from Gustav Forsling. 3:35  
  3:39 Jesper Boqvist hits Zach Benson.
  3:45 Anton Lundell hits Owen Power.
Bowen Byram blocks shot from Eetu Luostarinen. 3:55  
  3:57 Anton Lundell wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
Shot by Ryan McLeod misses the net 4:06  
Connor Clifton blocks shot from Brad Marchand. 4:15  
  4:56 Shot by Seth Jones misses the net
  5:00 Rasmus Asplund wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty.
  5:00 Carter Verhaeghe scores. Assisted by Seth Jones and Evan Rodrigues.
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 5:26  
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Nico Sturm. 5:28  
Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 5:31  
  5:43 Jesse Puljujarvi shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Jacob Bernard-Docker blocks shot from Uvis Balinskis. 5:45  
Jacob Bernard-Docker hits Jesper Boqvist. 5:55  
Peyton Krebs hits Uvis Balinskis. 5:58  
  6:00 Jesper Boqvist hits Jacob Bernard-Docker.
  6:04 Jesse Puljujarvi hits Jacob Bernard-Docker.
Alex Tuch hits Eetu Luostarinen. 6:22  
Jiri Kulich shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 6:24  
Jiri Kulich shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 6:25  
Takeaway by Tage Thompson. 7:07  
  7:09 Seth Jones blocks shot from Tage Thompson.
  7:36 Takeaway by Jaycob Megna.
Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin. 7:39  
  7:47 Nate Schmidt hits Jack Quinn.
  8:03 Giveaway by Nate Schmidt.
  8:15 Shot by Mackie Samoskevich misses the net
  9:32 A.J. Greer hits Peyton Krebs.
Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net 9:41  
Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net 9:57  
Peyton Krebs hits Jesper Boqvist. 10:01  
Jiri Kulich shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 10:19  
  10:21 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich.
  11:27 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  11:29 Giveaway by Carter Verhaeghe.
Takeaway by Tage Thompson. 11:37  
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 11:42  
Beck Malenstyn shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 11:48  
Takeaway by Beck Malenstyn. 12:02  
  12:21 Anton Lundell wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  12:36 Takeaway by Eetu Luostarinen.
  12:36 Giveaway by Eetu Luostarinen.
  12:39 Takeaway by Eetu Luostarinen.
  12:59 Jaycob Megna blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net 13:06  
Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net 13:15  
  13:23 Giveaway by Jaycob Megna.
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin. 13:24  
Takeaway by Peyton Krebs. 13:26  
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Nico Sturm. 13:35  
Connor Clifton shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 13:40  
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Nico Sturm. 13:42  
  13:53 Seth Jones shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  14:33 Jesper Boqvist hits Mattias Samuelsson.
Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 14:47  
  14:47 Jesse Puljujarvi scores. Assisted by Uvis Balinskis and Carter Verhaeghe.
  15:15 Carter Verhaeghe hits Jacob Bernard-Docker.
  15:24 Uvis Balinskis penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Zach Benson.
Zach Benson penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Uvis Balinskis. 15:24  
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 15:24  
Giveaway by Ryan McLeod. 15:47  
Alex Tuch blocks shot from Evan Rodrigues. 15:53  
Owen Power shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 16:25  
Giveaway by JJ Peterka. 16:49  
  16:50 Giveaway by Carter Verhaeghe.
  17:14 Nate Schmidt blocks shot from Jack Quinn.
  17:33 Jonah Gadjovich hits Jiri Kulich.
  17:37 Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
Peyton Krebs blocks shot from Nico Sturm. 17:44  
  17:46 Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  17:58 Jesper Boqvist shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Jason Zucker penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jesper Boqvist. 18:01  
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Anton Lundell. 18:01  
Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 18:46  
  19:00 Takeaway by Evan Rodrigues.
  19:00 Shot by Evan Rodrigues misses the net
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Eetu Luostarinen. 19:03  
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Eetu Luostarinen. 19:05  
  19:34 Gustav Forsling shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  19:36 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  19:57 Carter Verhaeghe shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  19:58 Jesse Puljujarvi shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
3
Buffalo   Florida
  0:00 Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  0:09 Niko Mikkola shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  0:15 Jesse Puljujarvi hits Rasmus Dahlin.
Giveaway by Alex Tuch. 0:19  
Rasmus Dahlin hits Jesse Puljujarvi. 0:37  
  0:40 Shot by Niko Mikkola misses the net
  0:42 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Giveaway by Jiri Kulich. 0:55  
Tage Thompson hits Evan Rodrigues. 1:18  
  1:21 Gustav Forsling hits Zach Benson.
  2:31 A.J. Greer shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  2:41 A.J. Greer shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  2:44 A.J. Greer wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  2:45 Jonah Gadjovich penalty for fighting against Alex Tuch - 5 mins (Major).
Alex Tuch penalty for fighting against Jonah Gadjovich - 5 mins (Major). 2:45  
  2:45 Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
  2:48 Jesper Boqvist blocks shot from Seth Jones.
Zach Benson hits Niko Mikkola. 2:58  
  2:59 Nico Sturm hits Mattias Samuelsson.
Connor Clifton blocks shot from Jesper Boqvist. 3:05  
  3:20 Niko Mikkola shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  3:21 Nico Sturm shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin. 3:24  
Rasmus Dahlin penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Carter Verhaeghe. 4:02  
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Anton Lundell. 4:02  
Giveaway by Ryan McLeod. 4:06  
  4:07 Giveaway by Brad Marchand.
Bowen Byram shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 5:23  
Jacob Bernard-Docker hits Eetu Luostarinen. 6:00  
  6:06 Eetu Luostarinen hits Mattias Samuelsson.
  6:41 Giveaway by Rasmus Asplund.
Shot by Connor Clifton misses the net 6:54  
Bowen Byram shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 7:20  
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 7:21  
Zach Benson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 7:25  
  7:26 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
  7:40 Mackie Samoskevich hits Rasmus Dahlin.
Takeaway by Tage Thompson. 7:58  
  9:04 Nate Schmidt hits Peyton Krebs.
Connor Clifton shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 9:21  
  9:23 Rasmus Asplund wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
  9:32 Niko Mikkola hits Zach Benson.
Tage Thompson hits Niko Mikkola. 9:53  
  9:54 Giveaway by Rasmus Asplund.
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin. 9:56  
  10:12 Uvis Balinskis hits Tage Thompson.
  10:19 A.J. Greer penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Zach Benson. Served by Rasmus Asplund.
  10:19 A.J. Greer penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tage Thompson.
Tage Thompson penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Uvis Balinskis. 10:19  
  10:19 Mackie Samoskevich penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Rasmus Dahlin.
  10:19 Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Alex Tuch.
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 12:12  
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 12:18  
JJ Peterka scores a power play goal. Assisted by Rasmus Dahlin and Alex Tuch. 12:18  
Giveaway by Bowen Byram. 12:25  
  12:30 Mackie Samoskevich shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 12:40  
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 12:42  
  12:48 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  13:02 Takeaway by Anton Lundell.
Tage Thompson hits Anton Lundell. 13:03  
  13:07 Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  13:08 Anton Lundell wins the faceoff against Alex Tuch.
  13:17 Giveaway by Gustav Forsling.
Alex Tuch hits Uvis Balinskis. 13:28  
Shot by Jason Zucker misses the net 13:41  
Shot by Jacob Bernard-Docker misses the net 13:45  
Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net 14:03  
Giveaway by Ryan McLeod. 14:22  
  14:25 Giveaway by Niko Mikkola.
Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 15:17  
Connor Clifton penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Carter Verhaeghe. 15:21  
  15:21 Carter Verhaeghe penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Connor Clifton.
  15:21 Anton Lundell wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
  17:25 Nate Schmidt blocks shot from Alex Tuch.
Takeaway by Peyton Krebs. 18:11  
  18:19 Jesse Puljujarvi blocks shot from Mattias Samuelsson.
  18:24 Niko Mikkola hits Jason Zucker.
Giveaway by Ryan McLeod. 19:06  
  19:18 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich.
  19:37 Giveaway by Anton Lundell.
1 OT
Buffalo   Florida
  0:00 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
  0:34 Shot by Seth Jones misses the net
  0:56 Giveaway by Mackie Samoskevich.
Jiri Kulich shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 1:12  
  1:27 Anton Lundell shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  1:54 Seth Jones blocks shot from JJ Peterka.
Shot by Jason Zucker misses the net 2:13  
  2:21 Jesper Boqvist shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Bowen Byram hits Brad Marchand. 2:23  
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 2:47  
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 3:04  
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 4:32  
Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin. 4:41  
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin. 4:43  
  4:49 Shot by Mackie Samoskevich misses the net
Shootout
Round 1
FLA Anton Lundell scores on shootout attempt.
BUF Jack Quinn misses the net.
Round 2
BUF Shootout attempt by JJ Peterka. Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
BUF Shootout attempt by JJ Peterka. Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Round 3
FLA Shootout attempt by Mackie Samoskevich. Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
BUF Shootout attempt by Alex Tuch. Saved by Vitek Vanecek.