Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres

Thursday, March 12, 2009, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Florida Panthers 3–1 on Thursday, March 12, 2009 at home.

Final score, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Florida Panthers	1	41-30-11
at Buffalo Sabres	3	41-32-9

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

Shots on goal by period, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	8	13	10	31
Buffalo Sabres	10	9	4	23

Scoring summary

Every goal, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:04	Buffalo Sabres	Jaroslav Spacek (8)	Jason Pominville (34), Tim Connolly (19)	Even strength	FLA 0, BUF 1
1st	09:36	Florida Panthers	Michal Repik (2)	David Booth (20)	Even strength	FLA 1, BUF 1
1st	17:05	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Paille (8)	Andrej Sekera (14), Jaroslav Spacek (27)	Even strength	FLA 1, BUF 2
3rd	17:08	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (34)	Derek Roy (37)	Power play	FLA 1, BUF 3

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

Florida Panthers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 S. Weiss	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	66.7%	19:50
Number 10 D. Booth	L	0	1	1	+1	2	4	0	0		20:05
Number 11 G. Campbell	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	1	42.9%	15:44
Number 13 A. Stewart	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		03:32
Number 14 R. Dvorak	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	2		15:03
Number 18 V. Peltonen	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1		17:21
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1		20:29
Number 28 K. Kreps	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	52%	17:24
Number 32 M. Repik	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	0		03:50
Number 53 B. McLean	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		08:17
Number 61 C. Stillman	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	1		18:18
Number 67 M. Frolik	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	100%	14:06
Number 2 K. Ballard	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		24:28
Number 3 K. Skrastins	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1		18:59
Number 4 J. Bouwmeester	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	1		25:48
Number 22 J. Cullimore	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1		17:12
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		14:44
Number 55 S. Eminger	D	0	0	0	-1	2	3	1	0		18:40

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 T. Vokoun	23	20	3	.870	58:32	Loss

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	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0	57.9%	17:11
Number 17 D. Moore	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	42.1%	15:26
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	0	50%	19:53
Number 20 D. Paille	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		11:06
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	2	0		14:14
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		09:15
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	1	0	1	-1	2	3	0	0	1		14:45
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	+1	2	3	0	2	0	53.8%	15:58
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	1	0		19:11
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	2	0		09:58
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		14:56
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		13:32
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0		24:05
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	1	1	2	+1	0	2	0	3	0		22:44
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	0		20:01
Number 34 C. Butler	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		15:12
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		17:33
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		17:15

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 P. Lalime	31	30	1	.968	59:45	Win

Penalties, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	00:18	Florida Panthers	Richard Zednik	Holding the stick	2
2nd	07:09	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad	Holding	2
2nd	13:45	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Cross checking	2
2nd	19:49	Florida Panthers	Jay Bouwmeester	Interference	2
3rd	08:21	Florida Panthers	Steve Eminger	Cross checking	2
3rd	09:38	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville	Tripping	2
3rd	10:31	Buffalo Sabres	Henrik Tallinder	Hooking	2
3rd	15:30	Florida Panthers	David Booth	Hooking	2

Florida Panthers head coach: Peter DeBoer
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Eric Furlatt, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Steve Barton
Florida Panthers scratches: Bryan McCabe, Bryan Allen, Janis Sprukts, Nathan Horton, Tanner Glass, Nick Tarnasky, Rostislav Olesz, Kenndal McArdle, Shawn Matthias, Jason Garrison
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Teppo Numminen, Andrew Peters, Ryan Miller, Nathan Paetsch, Matt Ellis, Clarke MacArthur, Mark Mancari, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Nathan Gerbe, Tim Kennedy, Mike Weber, Jhonas Enroth

Every Florida Panthers and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Florida Panthers 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Thu, Dec 4, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Florida Panthers 2	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Mon, Jan 19, 2009
Florida Panthers 1 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Mar 12, 2009
Florida Panthers 3 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Mar 25, 2009

Other NHL games on Thursday, March 12, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 3 at Boston Bruins 5	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 12, 2009
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at New Jersey Devils 5	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Mar 12, 2009
Washington Capitals 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Mar 12, 2009
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final/SO	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Mar 12, 2009
Calgary Flames 6 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final/SO	Game page: Calgary Flames at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Mar 12, 2009
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Mar 12, 2009
New York Islanders 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final/OT	Game page: New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Mar 12, 2009
New York Rangers 4 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Nashville Predators, Thu, Mar 12, 2009
San Jose Sharks 1 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Mar 12, 2009
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Dallas Stars, Thu, Mar 12, 2009
Minnesota Wild 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final/SO	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Mar 12, 2009
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Mar 12, 2009