Buffalo Sabres vs Florida Panthers Prediction 2/27/2026 Today’s NHL Picks

The Buffalo Sabres and the Florida Panthers meet Friday in NHL action from the Amerant Bank Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Buffalo Sabres vs. Florida Panthers prediction.

Buffalo Sabres Recap

The Buffalo Sabres come into this game looking to add on to their 2-1 win over New Jersey last time out to sit at 33-19-6 this season. After this game, Buffalo will head on the road for a game against Tampa Bay.

Sabres Snap Two-Game Skid

Tage Thompson leads the Sabres in scoring with 61 points coming on a team-high 31 goals and 30 assists while Alex Tuch has 48 points with 22 goals and 26 assists and Rasmus Dahlin has 48 points with a team-high 37 assists. Josh Doan has 39 points with 18 goals and 21 assists and Ryan McLeod has 41 points with 11 goals and 30 assists. Bowen Byram has 29 points with 10 goals and 19 assists while Jack Quinn’s added 37 points with 12 goals and 25 assists this season. Alex Lyon has gone 14-8-3 with a 2.72 GAA and a .913 save percentage in goal for Buffalo while Colten Ellis is 7-4-1 with a 3.11 GAA and an .896 save percentage so far this season. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has gone 12-7-2 with a 2.65 GAA and a .903 save percentage up to this point in the year.

Florida Panthers Recap

The Florida Panthers come into this game looking to build on their 5-1 win over Toronto last time out to improve to 30-25-3 this season. After this game, Florida will head on the road for a game against the New York Islanders.

Panthers Alternate Wins & Losses In 4 Straight

Sam Reinhart leads the Panthers in scoring with 56 points coming on 27 goals and 29 assists while Brad Marchand has 52 points with 27 goals and 25 assists as well on the year. Anton Lundell has 42 points with 16 goals and 26 assists while Seth Jones has 24 points with 6 goals and 18 assists and Sam Bennett has 43 points with 19 goals and 24 assists. Carter Verhaeghe has 43 points with 17 goals and 26 assists and Evan Rodrigues has 27 points with 11 goals and 16 assists. Mackie Samoskevich has 21 points with 6 goals and 15 assists. Sergei Bobrovsky’s gone 22-17-1 with a 3.08 GAA and an .874 save percentage while Daniil Tarasov has gone 8-8-2 with a 2.83 GAA and an .899 save percentage so far this season.

Buffalo Sabres @ Florida Panthers Betting Trends: February 27, 2026

Why the Florida Panthers will win

• The Panthers have won each of their last eight games against the Sabres following a win.
• The Sabres have lost five of their last six games at Amerant Bank Arena.
• The Sabres have failed to cover the puck line in four of their last five games as an away underdog when playing with a rest advantage.
• The Panthers have covered the puck line in four of their last five games on the second leg of a back-to-back against the Sabres.
• The Panthers have won the second period in each of their last seven games as home favorites against Atlantic Division opponents when trailing after the first period.

Why the Buffalo Sabres will win

• The Sabres have won eight of their last nine games as underdogs following a road win.
• The Panthers have lost each of their last four games as home favorites following a win.
• The Sabres have covered the puck line in each of their last 12 games as underdogs.
• The Panthers have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last seven games as a home favorite when playing with a rest disadvantage.
• The Panthers have lost the third period in six of their last seven games.

Total Goals Facts

• Each of the Panthers’ last six home games against the Sabres following a win have gone UNDER the total goals line.
• Six of the Sabres’ last seven night games at Amerant Bank Arena have gone UNDER the total goals line.
• Five of the last six games between teams from the same division have gone UNDER the total goals line.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Sabres’ last nine games as underdogs against Atlantic Division opponents.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Panthers’ last 13 games as home favorites.

Florida Panthers Player Prop Facts

• Brad Marchand has scored at least one goal in five of his last six appearances against Eastern Conference opponents at Amerant Bank Arena.
• Anton Lundell has recorded at least one assist in each of his last six appearances with the Panthers as home favorites against Atlantic Division opponents.
• A.J. Greer has scored two goals against the Sabres this season – equal-most against any opponent.

Buffalo Sabres Player Prop Facts

• Tage Thompson has scored a goal in four of the Sabres’ last five road games.
• Tage Thompson has recorded at least one assist in seven of the Sabres’ last eight games against Atlantic Division opponents.
• Josh Doan has scored three goals against the Panthers this season – most against any opponent.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Florida Panthers rank 25th in the league for goals against per game this season (3.29).
• The Florida Panthers rank 8th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (82.35%).
• The Buffalo Sabres rank 6th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (82.69%).
• The Buffalo Sabres have recorded the equal-longest road winning streak (7 games) in the NHL this season.

Buffalo Sabres vs. Florida Panthers Prediction

I’m on the Sabres here. I just think that Buffalo is still providing a lot of value and even though the Panthers got to play their back-to-back at home, we still are likely getting Daniil Tarasov here for Florida and Tarasov’s been Florida’s far less effective goaltender this season. I think Buffalo continues to rack up the wins and gets the job done here. Give me Buffalo.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Buffalo +115