Wednesday, October 21, 2026
NHL action on October 21
A pair of NHL games saw the Flyers win in Buffalo and the Senators surge past the Panthers in Ottawa.
Wednesday night featured two games in the NHL spotlight, with the Philadelphia Flyers earning a road win in Buffalo and the Ottawa Senators taking control at home against the Florida Panthers.
In Buffalo, the Flyers topped the Sabres 3-1 behind Cole Knuble’s two-goal effort. Knuble opened the scoring in the first and added another in the third, while Dan Vladar made 27 saves for Philadelphia. Buffalo's lone goal came from Jason Zucker on the power play late in the second period.
Over in Ottawa, the Senators overcame an early deficit and rolled to a convincing 5-1 win against the Panthers. Tim Stützle scored and picked up an assist, while Jake Sanderson contributed two assists in a balanced attack. Ottawa scored four unanswered goals after the first period, with Linus Ullmark and Samuel Ersson combining for 18 saves in net.
There were no PWHL games on the slate Wednesday night.
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Flyers vs. Sabres | NHL Highlights | Oct 21, 2026
- Cole Knuble scored twice for Philadelphia (14:49 1st, 03:03 3rd) with assists from Oliver Bonk and Denver Barkey.
- Trevor Zegras added a power-play goal late in the first period, set up by Matvei Michkov and Jamie Drysdale.
- Jason Zucker scored Buffalo’s only goal (19:25 2nd, power play) assisted by Jack Quinn and Noah Ostlund.
- Dan Vladar made 27 saves for the Flyers while Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 23 for Buffalo.
- Three stars: 1st - Cole Knuble (PHI), 2nd - Dan Vladar (PHI), 3rd - Jason Zucker (BUF).
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Panthers vs. Senators | NHL Highlights | Oct 21, 2026
- Brady Tkachuk gave Florida a 1-0 lead on a first-period power play, assisted by Matthew Tkachuk and Seth Jones.
- Tim Stützle tied it with a power-play goal, with help from Jake Sanderson and Stephen Halliday.
- Ottawa took over with goals from Claude Giroux, Shane Pinto, Warren Foegele, and Stephen Halliday in the second and third periods.
- Jake Sanderson had two assists. Linus Ullmark made 17 saves and Samuel Ersson made 1 save for Ottawa.
- Akira Schmid stopped 25 of 30 shots for the Panthers.
- Three stars: 1st - Tim Stützle (OTT), 2nd - Jake Sanderson (OTT), 3rd - Dylan Cozens (OTT).
Sources: NHL scores · PWHL