Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres

Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Florida Panthers 5–3 on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at home.

Final score, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Florida Panthers	3	41-30-11
at Buffalo Sabres	5	41-32-9

Goals by period, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	1	1	1	3
Buffalo Sabres	1	0	4	5

Shots on goal by period, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	9	15	9	33
Buffalo Sabres	12	12	21	45

Scoring summary

Every goal, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	09:31	Florida Panthers	Brett McLean (5)	Jassen Cullimore (7), Kamil Kreps (14)	Even strength	FLA 1, BUF 0
1st	19:46	Buffalo Sabres	Craig Rivet (2)	Derek Roy (39), Toni Lydman (16)	Power play	FLA 1, BUF 1
2nd	14:55	Florida Panthers	Richard Zednik (16)	Nathan Horton (21), Nick Boynton (14)	Even strength	FLA 2, BUF 1
3rd	03:25	Florida Panthers	Michael Frolik (19)	Brett McLean (11), Keith Ballard (26)	Even strength	FLA 3, BUF 1
3rd	06:14	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville (16)	Henrik Tallinder (9)	Even strength	FLA 3, BUF 2
3rd	07:05	Buffalo Sabres	Clarke MacArthur (14)	Jason Pominville (38), Tim Connolly (21)	Even strength	FLA 3, BUF 3
3rd	08:21	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly (14)	Jaroslav Spacek (28), Jason Pominville (39)	Power play	FLA 3, BUF 4
3rd	19:28	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov (5)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	FLA 3, BUF 5

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	-2	0	5	0	0	66.7%	15:40
Number 10 D. Booth	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0		16:00
Number 11 G. Campbell	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	2	1	61.5%	15:14
Number 14 R. Dvorak	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	0		15:30
Number 16 N. Horton	R	0	1	1	0	6	5	4	1	25%	15:58
Number 18 V. Peltonen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		14:22
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0		17:20
Number 28 K. Kreps	C	0	1	1	+2	0	1	3	1	40%	12:44
Number 53 B. McLean	C	1	1	2	+2	0	2	0	1	50%	11:19
Number 61 C. Stillman	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		15:34
Number 67 M. Frolik	R	1	0	1	+2	0	2	0	0	100%	12:42
Number 85 R. Olesz	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		12:36
Number 2 K. Ballard	D	0	1	1	+1	5	0	4	3		21:46
Number 3 K. Skrastins	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	2		17:32
Number 4 J. Bouwmeester	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	2		25:02
Number 22 J. Cullimore	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	2		16:48
Number 24 B. McCabe	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	1		24:31
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	3		14:23

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 T. Vokoun	44	40	4	.909	59:30	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	0	0	1	0	1	0	75%	17:28
Number 17 D. Moore	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	1	0	26.7%	15:59
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	1	1	2	+3	0	2	0	1	1	42.9%	18:18
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		14:19
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:35
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		12:23
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	-3	0	3	3	1	0	63.6%	17:21
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	1	2	3	+2	0	5	0	0	0		17:23
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	-3	0	4	4	1	0		12:37
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	1	0	1	0	12	3	1	1	0		12:54
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0		14:50
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	1	0	1	+1	4	6	2	1	0		17:14
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	1	1	-1	0	4	1	1	0		23:09
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0		23:19
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	3	0		19:15
Number 34 C. Butler	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		15:39
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		16:16
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	1	0	1	+2	5	1	2	1	1		19:08

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 M. Tellqvist	33	30	3	.909	59:53	Win

Penalties, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	19:14	Florida Panthers	Gregory Campbell	Holding	2
2nd	02:01	Florida Panthers	Cory Stillman	Hooking	2
2nd	10:04	Buffalo Sabres	Clarke MacArthur	Interference	2
2nd	15:17	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Interference	2
2nd	19:00	Florida Panthers	Bryan McCabe	Interference	2
3rd	07:56	Buffalo Sabres	Dominic Moore	Roughing	2
3rd	07:56	Florida Panthers	Jassen Cullimore	Cross checking	2
3rd	07:56	Florida Panthers	Nathan Horton	Roughing	2
3rd	19:28	Buffalo Sabres	Craig Rivet	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	19:28	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Roughing	2
3rd	19:28	Buffalo Sabres	Clarke MacArthur	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	19:28	Florida Panthers	Keith Ballard	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	19:28	Florida Panthers	Nathan Horton	Roughing	2
3rd	19:28	Florida Panthers	Nathan Horton	Roughing	2

Florida Panthers head coach: Peter DeBoer
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Paul Devorski, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Pierre Champoux
Florida Panthers scratches: Bryan Allen, Janis Sprukts, Steve Eminger, Anthony Stewart, Tanner Glass, Nick Tarnasky, Kenndal McArdle, Shawn Matthias, Michal Repik, Jason Garrison
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Teppo Numminen, Adam Mair, Andrew Peters, Ryan Miller, Nathan Paetsch, Matt Ellis, 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

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Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 6 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at New York Islanders, Wed, Mar 25, 2009
Ottawa Senators 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Mar 25, 2009
Calgary Flames 0 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Mar 25, 2009
San Jose Sharks 5 at Chicago Blackhawks 6	Final/SO	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Mar 25, 2009
Anaheim Ducks 7 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Mar 25, 2009