McLeod's second-period goal, assisted by Olen Zellweger and Owen Power, put Buffalo ahead 3-2. He finished the night with a plus-1 rating and seven of 16 draws won, in addition to finding the back of the net for the first time this year.

There's no shortage of struggling forwards on the Buffalo Sabres' roster. But in Josh Norris and Ryan McLeod, the Sabres have two centers who have been ineffective to a fault, with only one measly assist each so far.

Sam Reinhart scored twice, and Brady Tkachuk got his first point for the Panthers (2-2-2), who have lost four of five (1-2-2). Jacob Markstrom allowed two goals on 11 shots before exiting after the first period. Akira Schmid made 18 saves in relief.

The Buffalo Sabres earned a 5-3 victory over the Florida Panthers on Monday at KeyBank Center, snapping a two-game losing streak with a late third-period goal from Noah Östlund before Tage Thompson added insurance.

Sabres hoping to bounce back from two straight home losses to Western Conference foes against a division rival

The Buffalo Sabres, despite being linked to disgruntled current Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck, appear poised to begin the regular season with the tandem of Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and Alex Lyon between the pipes.However, the bad news is that not ...

The Florida Panthers evened the score three separate times, but came up just short in the 5-3 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Monday at KeyBank Arena. With the loss, the Panthers sit at 2-2-2. “I thought we played pretty well,