Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers

Thursday, December 7, 2006, 7:30 PM ET BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Florida Panthers beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–1 on Thursday, December 7, 2006 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers
Team	Goals	2006-2007 record
Buffalo Sabres	1	53-22-7
at Florida Panthers	3	35-31-16

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	0	1	0	1
Florida Panthers	0	1	2	3

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	3	10	5	18
Florida Panthers	17	12	9	38

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	04:53	Florida Panthers	Olli Jokinen (13)	Stephen Weiss (9), Jay Bouwmeester (7)	Power play	BUF 0, FLA 1
2nd	19:27	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Brière (14)	Chris Drury (11), Maxim Afinogenov (20)	Power play	BUF 1, FLA 1
3rd	00:49	Florida Panthers	Ric Jackman (1)	Nathan Horton (13), Gary Roberts (11)	Even strength	BUF 1, FLA 2
3rd	05:53	Florida Panthers	Stephen Weiss (6)	Jay Bouwmeester (8), Nathan Horton (14)	Power play	BUF 1, FLA 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Roy	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0	33.3%	17:27
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	0	0		15:03
Number 13 J. Novotny	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	100%	13:21
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		06:25
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	71.4%	19:48
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0		18:02
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	50%	11:01
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0		18:34
Number 48 D. Brière	C	1	0	1	0	2	3	0	0	1	42.9%	19:24
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		18:43
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	1	1	-1	2	3	1	0	0		15:08
Number 76 A. Peters	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		03:16
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		17:35
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		19:31
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		20:12
Number 38 N. Paetsch	D	0	0	0	0	17	1	0	2	0		12:24
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	4	0		20:23
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		23:11

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	38	35	3	.921	59:05	Loss

Florida Panthers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 S. Weiss	C	1	1	2	0	4	3	0	0	1	46.2%	15:56
Number 10 G. Roberts	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		15:03
Number 11 G. Campbell	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	36.4%	16:03
Number 12 O. Jokinen	C	1	0	1	+1	0	6	0	0	1	40%	20:03
Number 15 J. Stumpel	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	83.3%	18:54
Number 16 N. Horton	R	0	2	2	+1	0	3	0	0	0		18:57
Number 18 V. Peltonen	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		17:46
Number 23 M. Gelinas	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		07:32
Number 50 D. Larman	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	66.7%	06:57
Number 51 R. Globke	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		06:50
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	50%	14:25
Number 85 R. Olesz	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	0		12:57
Number 2 B. Mezei	D	0	0	0	+1	7	0	3	1	0		13:06
Number 4 J. Bouwmeester	D	0	2	2	0	0	1	4	1	0		26:15
Number 5 B. Allen	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	0		17:04
Number 24 R. Salei	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		24:19
Number 26 M. Van Ryn	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		23:13
Number 55 R. Jackman	D	1	0	1	+1	2	5	0	1	0		14:58

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 A. Auld	18	17	1	.944	59:58	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:25	Florida Panthers	Ric Jackman	Holding	2
1st	13:15	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville	Hooking	2
1st	15:36	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Holding	2
1st	15:59	Florida Panthers	Stephen Weiss	Interference	2
2nd	03:58	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	09:26	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	12:00	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Brière	Hooking	2
2nd	18:09	Florida Panthers	Branislav Mezei	Interference	2
2nd	18:18	Florida Panthers	Stephen Weiss	Tripping	2
3rd	05:21	Buffalo Sabres	Jiri Novotny	Holding	2
3rd	14:13	Buffalo Sabres	Nathan Paetsch	Instigator	2
3rd	14:13	Buffalo Sabres	Nathan Paetsch	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	14:13	Buffalo Sabres	Nathan Paetsch	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	14:13	Florida Panthers	Branislav Mezei	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	16:43	Florida Panthers	Bryan Allen	Delaying game puck over glass	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Florida Panthers head coach: Jacques Martin
Referees: Don Koharski, Tim Peel
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Tony Sericolo
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Henrik Tallinder, Tim Connolly, Michael Ryan, Daniel Paille, Clarke MacArthur, Drew Stafford, Michael Funk, Andrej Sekera, Patrick Kaleta, Mark Mancari, Mike Card, Adam Dennis
Florida Panthers scratches: Joe Nieuwendyk, Todd Bertuzzi, Joel Kwiatkowski, Alexei Semenov, Juraj Kolnik, Janis Sprukts, Steve Montador, Gregory Jacina, Anthony Stewart, Kamil Kreps, Martin Lojek, David Booth

Every Buffalo Sabres and Florida Panthers game in the 2006-2007 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 4 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Nov 10, 2006
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Thu, Dec 7, 2006
Florida Panthers 1 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Dec 14, 2006
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Thu, Mar 15, 2007

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Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final/SO	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Dec 7, 2006
Nashville Predators 4 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Dec 7, 2006
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