Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers

Thursday, December 4, 2008, 7:30 PM ET BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Florida Panthers beat the Buffalo Sabres 2–1 on Thursday, December 4, 2008 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Buffalo Sabres	1	41-32-9
at Florida Panthers	2	41-30-11

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	18	10	18	46
Florida Panthers	10	10	5	25

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	15:42	Florida Panthers	Gregory Campbell (6)	Michael Frolik (4), Jay Bouwmeester (12)	Even strength	BUF 0, FLA 1
2nd	16:17	Florida Panthers	Keith Ballard (3)	Gregory Campbell (6), Radek Dvorak (8)	Even strength	BUF 0, FLA 2
3rd	11:19	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik (6)	Jaroslav Spacek (12), Derek Roy (12)	Power play	BUF 1, FLA 2

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	1	1	-1	0	2	1	0	0	50%	19:01
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	1	0	1	0	0	6	3	0	1	50%	18:35
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		09:14
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		13:48
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	41.2%	13:20
Number 25 M. Mancari	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	0	0		09:19
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		19:15
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	1	0	55.6%	15:12
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		19:39
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0	33.3%	11:46
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	44.4%	16:47
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0		17:30
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	4	0		21:24
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	1	1	-1	0	4	0	1	0		23:02
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		21:24
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	2	0		15:42
Number 38 N. Paetsch	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0		11:30
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	4	0		20:16

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	25	23	2	.920	59:23	Loss

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	1	0	2	64.7%	18:11
Number 11 G. Campbell	C	1	1	2	+2	0	1	5	0	28.6%	18:38
Number 13 A. Stewart	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		10:50
Number 14 R. Dvorak	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1		18:23
Number 18 V. Peltonen	L	0	0	0	+1	0	4	3	0		16:28
Number 28 K. Kreps	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	66.7%	18:04
Number 41 S. Matthias	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	40%	09:27
Number 53 B. McLean	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0		14:47
Number 67 M. Frolik	R	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	0		16:52
Number 71 K. McArdle	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		05:56
Number 74 N. Tarnasky	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	7	2		09:57
Number 85 R. Olesz	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0		15:02
Number 2 K. Ballard	D	1	0	1	+1	2	1	2	3		18:28
Number 3 K. Skrastins	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	3		20:48
Number 4 J. Bouwmeester	D	0	1	1	+1	2	4	1	0		24:40
Number 22 J. Cullimore	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		18:29
Number 24 B. McCabe	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		19:35
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2		18:18

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Anderson	46	45	1	.978	60:00	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:52	Florida Panthers	Michael Frolik	Hooking	2
1st	05:52	Buffalo Sabres	Nathan Paetsch	Hooking	2
2nd	02:53	Florida Panthers	Keith Ballard	Hooking	2
3rd	10:11	Florida Panthers	Nick Tarnasky	Interference	2
3rd	11:09	Florida Panthers	Jay Bouwmeester	Interference	2
3rd	17:15	Buffalo Sabres	Toni Lydman	Slashing	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Florida Panthers head coach: Peter DeBoer
Referees: Rob Shick, Dean Morton
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Jonny Murray
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Craig Rivet, Andrew Peters, Tim Connolly, Matt Ellis, Patrick Kaleta, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Chris Butler, Nathan Gerbe, Mike Weber
Florida Panthers scratches: Cory Stillman, Richard Zednik, Bryan Allen, Janis Sprukts, Noah Welch, Nathan Horton, Tanner Glass, David Booth, Cory Murphy, Michal Repik, Jason Garrison

Every Buffalo Sabres and Florida Panthers 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
New York Rangers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 6	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Dec 4, 2008
New Jersey Devils 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Dec 4, 2008
New York Islanders 2 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Washington Capitals, Thu, Dec 4, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Dec 4, 2008
Boston Bruins 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Dec 4, 2008
Vancouver Canucks 5 at Detroit Red Wings 6	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Dec 4, 2008
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators, Thu, Dec 4, 2008
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 6	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Dec 4, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Dec 4, 2008