Fast-starting Florida Panthers beat Buffalo Sabres 7-4

Florida Panthers

32-16-6 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

Final

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buffalo Sabres

21-27-6 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

	1	2	3	T
FLA	3	3	1	7
BUF	0	2	2	4

Smith (Panthers - RW): Goals: 2, Assists: 1
Reinhart (Sabres - C): Goals: 2, Assists: 0
Jokinen (Panthers - LW): Goals: 1, Assists: 2

Feb 9,2016

• Associated Pres

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Shut out one night. On fire the next.
It took Reilly Smith and the Florida Panthers a little under 21 minutes to score four times en route to a 7-4 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night, and put behind their offensive struggles following a 3-0 loss at Detroit.
"You get that first goal, and it's huge," Smith said. "I think it was a great start for our team and a good bounce-back game after last night."
Smith opened the scoring 7:40 in with a one-timer from the right circle that banked in off the crossbar. He added an assist before closing the scoring with an empty-netter
The Atlantic Division-leading Panthers snapped an 0-1-1 skid in which they scored just twice, and totaled seven goals for the second time this season. They won despite playing on consecutive nights, and minus top-line center Aleksander Barkov, who was sidelined by an upper-body injury sustained in the second period against the Red Wings.
"We needed to have a bounce-back game," added Jussi Jokinen, who had a goal and two assists. "We didn't create enough (against Detroit), and we wanted to change that tonight."
The Panthers took control 22 seconds into the second period, when defenseman Alex Petrovic scored on a bouncing shot to make it 4-0 on just 12 shots and chase Sabres starter Robin Lehner.
After Buffalo rookie Sam Reinhart scored a pair of power-play goals, the Panthers stemmed the Sabres' momentum by scoring the next two before the second period was over. Brandon Pirri deflected in Brian Campbell's point shot, and Jaromir Jagr snapped a shot that beat backup Chad Johnson with 2:07 left.
Roberto Luongo stopped 30 shots to improve to 14-2-2 in his past 18 starts. Luongo appeared in his 906th career game, tying Glenn Hall for sixth on the NHL goalies list.
The Panthers improved to 8-0-2 in their past 10 games at Buffalo, where they haven't lost in regulation since a 4-2 loss on March 25, 2011.
Buffalo can't seem to be able to beat anyone at home. The Sabres are 1-7-2 in their past 10 home games, and 9-16-3 overall.
The Sabres blamed this loss on too many miscues, defensive breakdowns and poor goaltending.
"We gave them the opportunities," coach Dan Bylsma said. "That's how we played, and that's disappointing. We battled and we've played hard in a lot of games recently. And it wasn't there for us tonight."
Lehner was caught out of position by failing to protect the short side on two of the four goals he allowed.
Defenseman Zach Bogosian was to blame on Florida's third goal, scored by Jokinen with 25 seconds left in the first period. Bogosian was beaten to the puck at the end boards by Vincent Trocheck, who then set up a tic-tac-toe passing play in front.
The Sabres were booed off the ice to end the first period, and heard more boos when Petrovic scored to make it 4-0.
Evander Kane scored a goal for Buffalo, and also provided the Sabres a lift by winning three fights with Petrovic. They squared off twice in the second period, and once again in the third before being ejected. Kane knocked Petrovic to the ice in all three fights.
"I thought I'd try to get the crowd back into it a bit and kind of set the tone moving forward," Kane said.
After the second fight, Kane drew a big cheer when he raised two fingers on one hand and none in the other and mouthed the words "two-and-oh" to indicate his record against Petrovic.
The trouble was, the Sabres had dug too big of a hole.
"I just think we have to have a tougher mentality at home," Kane said. "I think that's what we've been lacking here a little bit."
Game notes
Jagr scored his 739th career goal, two shy of matching Brett Hull for third on the NHL list. ... The Panthers recalled forward Garrett Wilson from AHL Portland, and also placed D Erik Gudbranson (upper body) on injured reserve. ... Sabres C Zemgus Girgensons sat out after hurting his upper body in a 2-1 overtime loss at Boston on Saturday. ... With 32 wins through 54 games, the Panthers are off to their second-best start in franchise history according to STATS. Florida had 33 wins through 54 games in 1995-96.

Final

Series (Game 4 of 4)

Panthers 7

(32-16-6, 70 pts)

Sabres 4

(21-27-6, 48 pts)

7:00PM,EST,February 9,2016
First Niagara Center, Buffalo, New York

	1	2	3	T
FLA	3	3	1	7
BUF	0	2	2	4

R. Smith (Panthers - RW): Goals: 2, Assists: 1
S. Reinhart (Sabres - C): Goals: 2, Assists: 0
J. Jokinen (Panthers - LW): Goals: 1, Assists: 2

Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.

Period: All | 1 | 2 | 3

1st Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00		Start of 1st period
0:00	Florida	Nick Bjugstad won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in neutral zone
0:06		Stoppage - Icing
0:06	Buffalo	Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Nick Bjugstad in offensive zone
0:10	Buffalo	Shot on goal by Mark Pysyk saved by Roberto Luongo(Wristshot 48 ft)
0:11		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
0:11	Buffalo	Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Nick Bjugstad in offensive zone
0:42	Florida	Shot on goal by Jaromir Jagr saved by Robin Lehner(Wristshot 16 ft)
1:04	Florida	Shot on goal by Jussi Jokinen saved by Robin Lehner(Wristshot 53 ft)
1:11		Stoppage - Icing
1:11	Florida	Vincent Trocheck won faceoff against Jack Eichel in offensive zone
1:48	Buffalo	Shot missed by Mike Weber, Wide of Net(Slapshot 56 ft)
2:05	Florida	Shot on goal by Steve Kampfer saved by Robin Lehner(Wristshot 57 ft)
2:30	Florida	Quinton Howden credited with hit on Evander Kane in defensive zone
2:36	Buffalo	Shot on goal by Evander Kane saved by Roberto Luongo(Wristshot 54 ft)
2:37		Stoppage - Puck in Netting
2:37	Florida	Derek MacKenzie won faceoff against David Legwand in defensive zone
2:54		Stoppage - Icing
2:54	Florida	Derek MacKenzie won faceoff against David Legwand in offensive zone
3:01	Florida	Derek MacKenzie shot blocked by David Legwand
3:05	Florida	Shawn Thornton credited with hit on Jake McCabe in offensive zone
3:15	Buffalo	Shot on goal by David Legwand saved by Roberto Luongo(Wristshot 55 ft)
3:21	Buffalo	Daniel Catenacci credited with hit on Brian Campbell in offensive zone
3:43	Buffalo	Takeaway by Ryan O'Reilly in offensive zone
3:48	Buffalo	Josh Gorges shot blocked by Dmitry Kulikov
4:29	Florida	Shot on goal by Steve Kampfer saved by Robin Lehner(Wristshot 75 ft)
4:49	Florida	Brent Regner credited with hit on Jack Eichel in defensive zone
5:16	Florida	Shot on goal by Alexander Petrovic saved by Robin Lehner(Slapshot 60 ft)
5:17		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
5:17	Florida	Brandon Pirri won faceoff against Sam Reinhart in offensive zone
5:33	Buffalo	Shot on goal by Brian Gionta saved by Roberto Luongo(Tip-In 14 ft)
6:06	Buffalo	Shot on goal by Brian Gionta saved by Roberto Luongo(Wristshot 34 ft)
6:07		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
6:07	Buffalo	Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Derek MacKenzie in offensive zone
6:32		Stoppage - Icing
6:32	Florida	Nick Bjugstad won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in offensive zone
7:11	Buffalo	Jamie McGinn credited with hit on Jonathan Huberdeau in defensive zone
7:33	Florida	Steve Kampfer credited with hit on Sam Reinhart in neutral zone
7:35	Florida	Giveaway by Jussi Jokinen in offensive zone
7:40	Florida	Goal scored by Reilly Smith(Snap 46 ft) assisted by Jussi Jokinen and Vincent Trocheck
7:40	Buffalo	David Legwand won faceoff against Vincent Trocheck in neutral zone
8:34	Florida	Brandon Pirri won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in offensive zone
8:54	Buffalo	Shot on goal by Jack Eichel saved by Roberto Luongo(Wristshot 36 ft)
9:56	Buffalo	Nicolas Deslauriers credited with hit on Brent Regner in offensive zone
10:05	Buffalo	Daniel Catenacci credited with hit on Derek MacKenzie in offensive zone
10:45	Florida	Goal scored by Brian Campbell(Wristshot 36 ft) assisted by Alexander Petrovic and Nick Bjugstad
10:45	Florida	Vincent Trocheck won faceoff against Sam Reinhart in neutral zone
11:44	Florida	Giveaway by Aaron Ekblad in offensive zone
11:47	Buffalo	Shot on goal by Marcus Foligno saved by Roberto Luongo(Wristshot 56 ft)
11:58	Buffalo	Shot on goal by Cody Franson saved by Roberto Luongo(Slapshot 56 ft)
13:13	Buffalo	Takeaway by Matt Moulson in defensive zone
13:29		Stoppage - Offside; TV timeout
13:29	Buffalo	Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Nick Bjugstad in neutral zone
13:48	Buffalo	Giveaway by Zach Bogosian in offensive zone
14:42	Florida	Vincent Trocheck credited with hit on Josh Gorges in offensive zone
15:00	Florida	Quinton Howden credited with hit on Jack Eichel in defensive zone
15:02	Buffalo	Shot on goal by Matt Moulson saved by Roberto Luongo(Snap 60 ft)
15:24	Buffalo	Marcus Foligno credited with hit on Aaron Ekblad in offensive zone
15:45	Buffalo	Shot missed by Sam Reinhart, Wide of Net(Wristshot 55 ft)
15:48	Buffalo	Evander Kane shot blocked by Steve Kampfer
15:49		Stoppage - Puck in Netting; TV timeout
15:49	Florida	Vincent Trocheck won faceoff against Evander Kane in defensive zone
15:58		Stoppage - Icing
15:58	Florida	Vincent Trocheck won faceoff against Evander Kane in defensive zone
16:03		Stoppage - Puck in Benches
16:03	Florida	Vincent Trocheck won faceoff against Sam Reinhart in neutral zone
16:18	Florida	Brent Regner shot blocked by Evander Kane
16:34	Florida	Giveaway by Roberto Luongo in defensive zone
16:37	Buffalo	Evander Kane shot blocked by Brent Regner
17:10	Florida	Shawn Thornton shot blocked by Mark Pysyk
17:21		Stoppage - Puck in Netting
17:21	Buffalo	Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Nick Bjugstad in neutral zone
17:29		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
17:29	Buffalo	Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Nick Bjugstad in offensive zone
17:36	Buffalo	Nicolas Deslauriers shot blocked by Dmitry Kulikov
17:53	Florida	Shot missed by Dmitry Kulikov, Wide of Net(Snap 62 ft)
18:00	Florida	Shot on goal by Nick Bjugstad saved by Robin Lehner(Wristshot 40 ft)
18:32	Buffalo	Jake McCabe credited with hit on Brandon Pirri in neutral zone
18:45	Buffalo	Giveaway by Cody Franson in defensive zone
18:52	Florida	Shot missed by Brent Regner, Wide of Net(Snap 67 ft)
19:05	Florida	Shot on goal by Brent Regner saved by Robin Lehner(Snap 63 ft)
19:06		Stoppage - Puck in Netting
19:06	Buffalo	Jack Eichel won faceoff against Vincent Trocheck in defensive zone
19:31	Buffalo	Zach Bogosian credited with hit on Vincent Trocheck in defensive zone
19:35	Florida	Goal scored by Jussi Jokinen(Tip-In 14 ft) assisted by Reilly Smith and Vincent Trocheck
19:35	Buffalo	David Legwand won faceoff against Derek MacKenzie in neutral zone
19:44	Florida	Derek MacKenzie credited with hit on David Legwand in defensive zone
19:54	Florida	Shot on goal by Derek MacKenzie saved by Robin Lehner(Wristshot 79 ft)
20:00		End of 1st period
2nd Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00		Start of 2nd period
0:00	Florida	Nick Bjugstad won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in neutral zone
0:19		Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
0:19	Florida	Nick Bjugstad won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in offensive zone
0:22	Florida	Goal scored by Alexander Petrovic(Slapshot 46 ft) assisted by Nick Bjugstad
0:22	Florida	Vincent Trocheck won faceoff against Jack Eichel in neutral zone
0:34	Florida	penalty to Brent Regner 2 minutes for Holding Marcus Foligno
0:34	Florida	Shorthanded - Derek MacKenzie won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in defensive zone
0:43	Florida	Shorthanded - Giveaway by Dmitry Kulikov in offensive zone
0:58	Buffalo	Power play - Jack Eichel shot blocked by Reilly Smith
1:08	Buffalo	Power play - Rasmus Ristolainen shot blocked by Reilly Smith
1:09	Buffalo	Power Play Goal Scored by Sam Reinhart(Snap 7 ft) assisted by Rasmus Ristolainen and Ryan O'Reilly
1:09	Buffalo	David Legwand won faceoff against Brandon Pirri in neutral zone
1:29	Florida	Quinton Howden credited with hit on Rasmus Ristolainen in defensive zone
1:45	Buffalo	Evander Kane credited with hit on Alexander Petrovic in defensive zone
1:49	Florida	penalty to Alexander Petrovic 5 minutes for Fighting (maj) Evander Kane
1:49	Buffalo	penalty to Evander Kane 5 minutes for Fighting (maj) Alexander Petrovic
1:49	Buffalo	penalty to Evander Kane 2 minutes for Slashing Alexander Petrovic
1:49	Florida	penalty to Alexander Petrovic 2 minutes for Roughing Evander Kane
1:49	Florida	Nick Bjugstad won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in neutral zone
3:02	Florida	Shot on goal by Derek MacKenzie saved by Chad Johnson(Backhand 15 ft)
3:12	Buffalo	Giveaway by Mark Pysyk in offensive zone
3:23	Florida	penalty to Garrett Wilson 2 minutes for Tripping Zach Bogosian
3:23	Florida	Shorthanded - Vincent Trocheck won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in defensive zone
3:31	Florida	Shorthanded - Giveaway by Jussi Jokinen in offensive zone
4:02	Buffalo	Power play - Shot on goal by Sam Reinhart saved by Roberto Luongo(Tip-In 11 ft)
4:06	Buffalo	Power play - Jack Eichel credited with hit on Reilly Smith in defensive zone
5:04	Buffalo	Power Play Goal Scored by Sam Reinhart(Tip-In 9 ft) assisted by Ryan O'Reilly and Jack Eichel
5:04	Florida	Nick Bjugstad won faceoff against David Legwand in neutral zone
5:13	Florida	Shot on goal by Jonathan Huberdeau saved by Chad Johnson(Wristshot 50 ft)
5:18	Florida	Shot missed by Jonathan Huberdeau, Wide of Net(Wristshot 22 ft)
5:44	Florida	Shot on goal by Brent Regner saved by Chad Johnson(Snap 43 ft)
6:10		Stoppage - Icing
6:10	Buffalo	Daniel Catenacci won faceoff against Nick Bjugstad in offensive zone
6:14	Buffalo	Shot on goal by Josh Gorges saved by Roberto Luongo(Slapshot 56 ft)
6:15	Buffalo	Shot on goal by Jake McCabe saved by Roberto Luongo(Wristshot 14 ft)
6:17	Buffalo	Shot on goal by Daniel Catenacci saved by Roberto Luongo(Wristshot 15 ft)
6:18		Stoppage - Puck in Netting; TV timeout
6:18	Buffalo	Daniel Catenacci won faceoff against Vincent Trocheck in offensive zone
6:28	Buffalo	Daniel Catenacci credited with hit on Aaron Ekblad in defensive zone
6:34	Buffalo	Jake McCabe credited with hit on Aaron Ekblad in defensive zone
6:46	Florida	Vincent Trocheck credited with hit on Rasmus Ristolainen in defensive zone
6:54	Buffalo	Shot on goal by Jake McCabe saved by Roberto Luongo(Snap 63 ft)
7:34	Florida	Steve Kampfer shot blocked by Ryan O'Reilly
7:39	Florida	Goal scored by Brandon Pirri(Tip-In 12 ft) assisted by Brian Campbell and Quinton Howden
7:39	Florida	Derek MacKenzie won faceoff against Jack Eichel in neutral zone
8:26	Buffalo	Shot on goal by Jack Eichel saved by Roberto Luongo(Backhand 8 ft)
8:50		Stoppage - Icing
8:50	Buffalo	David Legwand won faceoff against Jonathan Huberdeau in defensive zone
9:03	Buffalo	Jake McCabe credited with hit on Brian Campbell in defensive zone
9:52	Buffalo	Shot on goal by Marcus Foligno saved by Roberto Luongo(Slapshot 32 ft)
9:53	Buffalo	penalty to Evander Kane 5 minutes for Fighting (maj) Alexander Petrovic
9:53	Florida	penalty to Jaromir Jagr 2 minutes for Hooking Ryan O'Reilly
9:53	Florida	penalty to Alexander Petrovic 5 minutes for Fighting (maj) Evander Kane
9:53	Buffalo	Power play - Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Derek MacKenzie in offensive zone
10:00	Buffalo	Power play - Shot on goal by Jack Eichel saved by Roberto Luongo(Slapshot 47 ft)
10:31	Buffalo	Power play - Rasmus Ristolainen shot blocked by Derek MacKenzie
10:38	Buffalo	Power play - Giveaway by Ryan O'Reilly in defensive zone
10:44		Stoppage - Offside
10:44	Buffalo	Power play - David Legwand won faceoff against Vincent Trocheck in neutral zone
12:02	Florida	Shot on goal by Logan Shaw saved by Chad Johnson(Snap 22 ft)
13:11	Florida	Shot on goal by Brian Campbell saved by Chad Johnson(Wristshot 59 ft)
13:28	Florida	Garrett Wilson credited with hit on Nicolas Deslauriers in defensive zone
13:47	Buffalo	Shot on goal by David Legwand saved by Roberto Luongo(Wristshot 31 ft)
13:55	Buffalo	David Legwand shot blocked by Jaromir Jagr
14:25	Buffalo	Shot on goal by Rasmus Ristolainen saved by Roberto Luongo(Wrap-around 8 ft)
15:31	Florida	Brandon Pirri shot blocked by Mark Pysyk
15:49	Florida	Dmitry Kulikov shot blocked by Brian Gionta
16:07	Florida	Brandon Pirri shot blocked by Mike Weber
16:17	Florida	Shot on goal by Logan Shaw saved by Chad Johnson(Wristshot 49 ft)
16:18		Stoppage - ; TV timeout
16:18	Buffalo	Jack Eichel won faceoff against Brandon Pirri in defensive zone
16:26		Stoppage - Icing
16:26	Buffalo	Jack Eichel won faceoff against Brandon Pirri in defensive zone
16:38	Buffalo	Evander Kane shot blocked by Brian Campbell
16:39	Florida	Derek MacKenzie won faceoff against Sam Reinhart in defensive zone
16:53	Florida	Shawn Thornton won faceoff against Jack Eichel in neutral zone
17:06		Stoppage - Icing
17:06	Florida	Derek MacKenzie won faceoff against Jack Eichel in defensive zone
17:08		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
17:08	Florida	Nick Bjugstad won faceoff against Jack Eichel in defensive zone
17:38	Florida	Shot on goal by Jonathan Huberdeau saved by Chad Johnson(Snap 39 ft)
17:53	Florida	Goal scored by Jaromir Jagr(Wristshot 15 ft) assisted by Jonathan Huberdeau and Aaron Ekblad
17:53	Buffalo	Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Vincent Trocheck in neutral zone
18:33	Florida	Shot on goal by Jussi Jokinen saved by Chad Johnson(Backhand 14 ft)
18:47	Florida	Shot on goal by Logan Shaw saved by Chad Johnson(Wristshot 36 ft)
19:10	Buffalo	Brian Gionta shot blocked by Steve Kampfer
19:11		Stoppage - Puck in Netting; TV timeout
19:11	Buffalo	Sam Reinhart won faceoff against Derek MacKenzie in offensive zone
19:32	Buffalo	Evander Kane shot blocked by Steve Kampfer
19:37		Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
19:37	Florida	Vincent Trocheck won faceoff against David Legwand in defensive zone
19:53		Stoppage - Icing
19:53	Buffalo	David Legwand won faceoff against Vincent Trocheck in defensive zone
20:00		End of 2nd period
3rd Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00		Start of 3rd period
0:00	Florida	Nick Bjugstad won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in neutral zone
0:16	Buffalo	Ryan O'Reilly shot blocked by Alexander Petrovic
0:21	Buffalo	Shot on goal by Zach Bogosian saved by Roberto Luongo(Wristshot 48 ft)
0:22		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
0:22	Buffalo	Evander Kane won faceoff against Vincent Trocheck in offensive zone
0:31	Florida	Shot on goal by Dmitry Kulikov saved by Chad Johnson(Snap 50 ft)
0:34		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
0:34	Buffalo	Jack Eichel won faceoff against Vincent Trocheck in defensive zone
1:02	Buffalo	Shot missed by Rasmus Ristolainen, Wide of Net(Wristshot 51 ft)
1:03		Stoppage - Puck in Netting
1:03	Florida	Brandon Pirri won faceoff against Sam Reinhart in defensive zone
1:50	Buffalo	Mark Pysyk credited with hit on Steve Kampfer in offensive zone
2:04	Florida	Alexander Petrovic credited with hit on Jake McCabe in defensive zone
2:11	Buffalo	Daniel Catenacci credited with hit on Garrett Wilson in offensive zone
2:22	Buffalo	Rasmus Ristolainen shot blocked by Derek MacKenzie
2:23		Stoppage - Puck in Netting
2:23	Buffalo	Jamie McGinn won faceoff against Derek MacKenzie in offensive zone
2:32	Buffalo	Shot missed by Ryan O'Reilly, Wide of Net(Slapshot 52 ft)
2:42	Buffalo	Takeaway by Ryan O'Reilly in offensive zone
2:51	Buffalo	Giveaway by Ryan O'Reilly in offensive zone
3:11		Stoppage - Icing
3:11	Buffalo	Jack Eichel won faceoff against Derek MacKenzie in offensive zone
3:53	Florida	Nick Bjugstad credited with hit on Rasmus Ristolainen in offensive zone
4:00	Buffalo	Shot on goal by Zach Bogosian saved by Roberto Luongo(Tip-In 15 ft)
5:05	Florida	Shot on goal by Steve Kampfer saved by Chad Johnson(Snap 59 ft)
5:51	Florida	Shot on goal by Brian Campbell saved by Chad Johnson(Wristshot 50 ft)
6:14	Buffalo	Josh Gorges credited with hit on Garrett Wilson in defensive zone
6:23	Florida	Shot missed by Shawn Thornton, Wide of Net(Tip-In 16 ft)
6:41		Stoppage - Icing
6:41	Buffalo	Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Derek MacKenzie in offensive zone
6:57	Buffalo	Shot on goal by Zach Bogosian saved by Roberto Luongo(Tip-In 12 ft)
7:06	Florida	Shot on goal by Jonathan Huberdeau saved by Chad Johnson(Wristshot 11 ft)
7:09	Florida	Shot on goal by Nick Bjugstad saved by Chad Johnson(Wristshot 12 ft)
7:10		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
7:10	Florida	Nick Bjugstad won faceoff against Marcus Foligno in offensive zone
7:12	Florida	Shot on goal by Steve Kampfer saved by Chad Johnson(Slapshot 61 ft)
7:13		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
7:13	Florida	Nick Bjugstad won faceoff against Jack Eichel in offensive zone
7:40	Buffalo	Shot on goal by Marcus Foligno saved by Roberto Luongo(Backhand 9 ft)
7:43	Buffalo	Shot missed by Rasmus Ristolainen, Wide of Net(Slapshot 63 ft)
7:49	Florida	penalty to Brent Regner 2 minutes for Hooking Marcus Foligno
7:49	Florida	Shorthanded - Derek MacKenzie won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in defensive zone
8:18	Buffalo	Power play - Shot missed by Jamie McGinn, Wide of Net(Tip-In 12 ft)
8:58	Buffalo	Power play - Shot missed by Rasmus Ristolainen, Wide of Net(Slapshot 51 ft)
9:13	Buffalo	Power play - Shot on goal by Rasmus Ristolainen saved by Roberto Luongo(Wristshot 59 ft)
9:14		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
9:14	Florida	Shorthanded - Derek MacKenzie won faceoff against Evander Kane in defensive zone
9:34	Buffalo	Power play - Shot on goal by Brian Gionta saved by Roberto Luongo(Wristshot 12 ft)
9:43	Buffalo	Power play - Shot on goal by Evander Kane saved by Roberto Luongo(Wristshot 49 ft)
9:46	Buffalo	Power play - Shot on goal by Zach Bogosian saved by Roberto Luongo(Slapshot 56 ft)
9:47		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
9:47	Florida	Shorthanded - Vincent Trocheck won faceoff against Evander Kane in defensive zone
10:14	Buffalo	Goal scored by Evander Kane(Wristshot 36 ft) assisted by Josh Gorges
10:14	Florida	Nick Bjugstad won faceoff against David Legwand in neutral zone
12:03	Buffalo	Evander Kane credited with hit on Alexander Petrovic in neutral zone
12:03		Stoppage - ; TV timeout
12:03	Florida	penalty to Alexander Petrovic 2 minutes for Unsportsmanlike conduct Evander Kane
12:03	Buffalo	penalty to Evander Kane 2 minutes for Unsportsmanlike conduct Alexander Petrovic
12:03	Florida	penalty to Alexander Petrovic 5 minutes for Fighting (maj) Evander Kane
12:03	Buffalo	penalty to Evander Kane 5 minutes for Fighting (maj) Alexander Petrovic
12:03	Florida	penalty to Alexander Petrovic 10 minutes for Game misconduct Evander Kane
12:03	Buffalo	penalty to Evander Kane 10 minutes for Game misconduct Alexander Petrovic
12:03	Florida	Brandon Pirri won faceoff against Jack Eichel in neutral zone
12:12		Stoppage - Offside
12:12	Florida	Brandon Pirri won faceoff against Jack Eichel in neutral zone
12:21		Stoppage - Icing
12:21	Buffalo	Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Brandon Pirri in offensive zone
12:23	Buffalo	Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Brandon Pirri in defensive zone
12:23	Buffalo	penalty to Marcus Foligno 2 minutes for Interference Logan Shaw
13:32		Stoppage - Offside
13:32	Buffalo	Shorthanded - David Legwand won faceoff against Jussi Jokinen in neutral zone
14:02	Florida	Power play - Shot on goal by Jaromir Jagr saved by Chad Johnson(Tip-In 15 ft)
14:04	Florida	Power play - Shot on goal by Jaromir Jagr saved by Chad Johnson(Backhand 13 ft)
14:11	Florida	Power play - Shot on goal by Vincent Trocheck saved by Chad Johnson(Wristshot 50 ft)
14:31	Florida	Shot on goal by Derek MacKenzie saved by Chad Johnson(Wristshot 38 ft)
14:32		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
14:32	Florida	Derek MacKenzie won faceoff against Jamie McGinn in offensive zone
14:40	Buffalo	Takeaway by Zach Bogosian in defensive zone
14:47	Florida	Dmitry Kulikov credited with hit on Jake McCabe in defensive zone
14:55	Buffalo	Shot missed by Jamie McGinn, Wide of Net(Tip-In 13 ft)
15:47	Buffalo	Shot missed by Matt Moulson, Over Net(Wristshot 29 ft)
16:32	Florida	Shot on goal by Aaron Ekblad saved by Chad Johnson(Snap 59 ft)
17:04	Buffalo	Shot missed by Marcus Foligno, Wide of Net(Backhand 26 ft)
17:17	Buffalo	Goal scored by Mike Weber(Wristshot 49 ft) assisted by David Legwand and Cody Franson
17:17	Florida	Nick Bjugstad won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in neutral zone
17:42	Buffalo	Shot on goal by Jamie McGinn saved by Roberto Luongo(Wristshot 47 ft)
17:43		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
17:43	Buffalo	Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Derek MacKenzie in offensive zone
17:48	Buffalo	Shot missed by Zach Bogosian, Wide of Net(Snap 57 ft)
17:52	Florida	Derek MacKenzie credited with hit on Ryan O'Reilly in defensive zone
17:56	Buffalo	Shot on goal by Jamie McGinn saved by Roberto Luongo(Slapshot 14 ft)
18:03	Florida	Goal scored by Reilly Smith(Wristshot 102 ft) assisted by Jussi Jokinen
18:03	Florida	Derek MacKenzie won faceoff against Sam Reinhart in neutral zone
18:52	Florida	Garrett Wilson credited with hit on Nicolas Deslauriers in offensive zone
19:00		Stoppage - Offside
19:00	Buffalo	David Legwand won faceoff against Brandon Pirri in neutral zone
19:10	Buffalo	Shot on goal by Jake McCabe saved by Roberto Luongo(Wristshot 62 ft)
20:00		End of 3rd period
20:00		End of Game

Game Information

Arena: First Niagara Center Location: Buffalo, New York	Referees: Dean Morton, Dean Morton Linesmen: David Brisebois, Steve Miller
Attendance: 18,521 (99.1% full)

Team Statistical Comparison

Key:  Florida   Buffalo
Total Shots  35    34	PIM  37    31	Hits    15  16	Giveaways    5    5	Takeaways    0  4	Faceoffs Won  37    30

1st Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	FLA	BUF
7:40		Reilly Smith (17) Assists: Jussi Jokinen, Vincent Trocheck	1	0
10:45		Brian Campbell (5) Assists: Alex Petrovic, Nick Bjugstad	2	0
19:35		Jussi Jokinen (11) Assists: Reilly Smith, Vincent Trocheck	3	0
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
No penalties this period
2nd Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	FLA	BUF
0:22		Alex Petrovic (2) Assist: Nick Bjugstad	4	0
1:09		Sam Reinhart (15) (Power Play) Assists: Rasmus Ristolainen, Ryan O'Reilly	4	1
5:04		Sam Reinhart (16) (Power Play) Assists: Ryan O'Reilly, Jack Eichel	4	2
7:39		Brandon Pirri (11) Assists: Brian Campbell, Quinton Howden	5	2
17:53		Jaromir Jagr (17) Assists: Jonathan Huberdeau, Aaron Ekblad	6	2
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
0:34		Brent Regner: 2 Minutes for Holding
1:49		Evander Kane: 2 Minutes for Slashing
1:49		Evander Kane: 5 Minute Major for Fighting
1:49		Alex Petrovic: 5 Minute Major for Fighting
1:49		Alex Petrovic: 2 Minutes for Roughing
3:23		Garrett Wilson: 2 Minutes for Tripping
9:53		Evander Kane: 5 Minute Major for Fighting
9:53		Alex Petrovic: 5 Minute Major for Fighting
9:53		Jaromir Jagr: 2 Minutes for Hooking
3rd Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	FLA	BUF
10:14		Evander Kane (13) Assist: Josh Gorges	6	3
17:17		Mike Weber (1) Assists: David Legwand, Cody Franson	6	4
18:03		Reilly Smith (18) Assist: Jussi Jokinen	7	4
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
7:49		Brent Regner: 2 Minutes for Hooking
12:03		Evander Kane: 5 Minute Major for Fighting
12:03		Alex Petrovic: 5 Minute Major for Fighting
12:03		Evander Kane: 2 Minutes for Unsportsmanlike Conduct
12:03		Evander Kane: 10 Minute Game Misconduct
12:03		Alex Petrovic: 10 Minute Game Misconduct
12:03		Alex Petrovic: 2 Minutes for Unsportsmanlike Conduct
12:23		Marcus Foligno: 2 Minutes for Interference

Player Summary

Florida Panthers Time On Ice Faceoffs Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL % N. Bjugstad C 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 15:23 0:51 0:00 14:32 12 6 66.7 B. Campbell D 1 1 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 23:59 1:09 1:43 21:07 0 0 00.0 A. Ekblad D 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 28 24:10 0:51 3:54 19:25 0 0 00.0 Q. Howden C 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 15 12:57 0:00 0:00 12:57 0 0 00.0 J. Huberdeau C 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 16:21 0:51 0:17 15:13 0 1 00.0 J. Jagr RW 1 0 3 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 19 16:46 1:09 0:00 15:37 0 0 00.0 J. Jokinen LW 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 23 16:03 1:08 3:00 11:55 0 1 00.0 S. Kampfer D 0 0 2 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 27 18:39 0:01 2:02 16:36 0 0 00.0 D. Kulikov D 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 28 22:33 0:00 3:44 18:49 0 0 00.0 D. MacKenzie C 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 20 14:47 0:01 2:59 11:47 10 8 55.6 A. Petrovic D 1 1 4 2 0 1 6 29 1 0 0 19 14:29 0:00 1:09 13:20 0 0 00.0 B. Pirri C 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 13:17 0:51 0:00 12:26 5 6 45.5 B. Regner D 0 0 -1 2 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 23 14:20 0:00 0:00 14:20 0 0 00.0 L. Shaw RW 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 13:01 1:09 0:17 11:35 0 0 00.0 R. Smith RW 2 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 22 17:18 0:51 3:39 12:48 0 0 00.0 S. Thornton RW 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 12:07 0:00 0:00 12:07 1 0 100.0 V. Trocheck C 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 21 16:30 1:08 2:20 13:02 9 8 52.9 G. Wilson LW 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 14 11:04 0:00 0:00 11:04 0 0 00.0 Florida Panthers Scratches Player Detail C. Knight Scratched A. Barkov Upper Body D. Bolland Lower Body Injury Buffalo Sabres Time On Ice Faceoffs Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL % Z. Bogosian D 0 0 -3 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 26 20:34 1:42 0:01 18:51 0 0 00.0 D. Catenacci C 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 13 8:31 0:00 0:06 8:25 2 0 100.0 N. Deslauriers LW 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 14:19 0:00 0:50 13:29 0 0 00.0 J. Eichel C 0 1 -2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 21:04 4:48 0:01 16:15 5 9 35.7 M. Foligno LW 0 0 2 3 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 22 15:01 0:16 0:00 14:45 0 1 00.0 C. Franson D 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25 15:16 1:26 0:56 12:54 0 0 00.0 B. Gionta RW 0 0 -1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 15:35 1:28 0:06 14:01 0 0 00.0 J. Gorges D 0 1 -2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 29 20:17 0:18 1:03 18:56 0 0 00.0 E. Kane LW 1 0 -1 3 0 1 6 29 2 0 0 19 11:57 0:35 0:00 11:22 1 4 20.0 D. Legwand C 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 14:32 0:53 1:53 11:46 8 5 61.5 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 13 9:34 0:00 0:00 9:34 0 0 00.0 J. McGinn LW 0 0 -4 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 18:49 3:55 0:00 14:54 1 1 50.0 M. Moulson LW 0 0 -2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 13:03 2:05 0:00 10:58 0 0 00.0 R. O'Reilly C 0 2 -4 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 25 22:53 4:48 1:04 17:01 12 11 52.2 M. Pysyk D 0 0 -1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 27 18:56 0:02 0:01 18:53 0 0 00.0 S. Reinhart C 2 0 -3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 17:44 4:32 0:00 13:12 1 6 14.3 R. Ristolainen D 0 1 -4 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 25:11 4:32 1:03 19:36 0 0 00.0 M. Weber D 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 15:14 0:00 0:56 14:18 0 0 00.0 Buffalo Sabres Scratches Player Detail Z. Girgensons Lower Body Injury C. Colaiacovo Scratched J. Larsson Scratched

Goaltending Summary

Florida Panthers Goaltending Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM R. Luongo 34 4 30 .882 60:00 0	Buffalo Sabres Goaltending Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM C. Johnson 22 2 20 .909 39:08 0 R. Lehner 12 4 8 .667 20:22 0

Shots On Goal

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Florida	11	12	12	35
Buffalo	9	12	13	34

Power Play Summary

Team	PPG / PPO
Florida	0 of 1
Buffalo	2 of 4

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.