Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres

Thursday, December 23, 2010, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Florida Panthers beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–3 on Thursday, December 23, 2010 on the road.

Final score, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2010-2011 record
Florida Panthers	4	30-40-12
at Buffalo Sabres	3	43-29-10

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	15	2	12	29
Buffalo Sabres	9	20	19	48

Three stars

C. Higgins, Florida Panthers (2 goals)
J. Leopold, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)
J. Garrison, Florida Panthers (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:10	Florida Panthers	Chris Higgins (1)	Evgenii Dadonov (1)	Even strength	FLA 1, BUF 0
1st	12:10	Florida Panthers	Stephen Weiss (1)	Michael Frolik (1), Bryan McCabe (1)	Power play	FLA 2, BUF 0
1st	13:53	Florida Panthers	Chris Higgins (2)	Stephen Weiss (1), Evgenii Dadonov (2)	Even strength	FLA 3, BUF 0
2nd	05:44	Buffalo Sabres	Jordan Leopold (1)	Jason Pominville (1), Jochen Hecht (1)	Even strength	FLA 3, BUF 1
2nd	08:15	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville (1)	Tyler Myers (1), Andrej Sekera (1)	Power play	FLA 3, BUF 2
2nd	12:21	Buffalo Sabres	Jordan Leopold (2)	Tyler Myers (2)	Even strength	FLA 3, BUF 3
3rd	14:53	Florida Panthers	Jason Garrison (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	FLA 4, BUF 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
Stat	Florida Panthers	Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal	29	48
Power play	1 of 4	1 of 5
Penalty minutes	14	22
Hits	12	22
Blocked shots	18	10
Giveaways	5	7
Takeaways	2	1
Faceoffs won	35/61 (57.4%)	26/61 (42.6%)

Box score

Florida Panthers

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	+3	2	2	3	0	1	38.9%	22:13
Number 10 D. Booth	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	0		20:34
Number 13 M. Santorelli	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	75%	18:24
Number 16 D. Hordichuk	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		00:49
Number 18 S. Matthias	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0	62.5%	10:30
Number 19 M. Reasoner	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	60%	18:44
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	2	0	2	+2	0	3	1	2	0	50%	17:59
Number 26 S. Bernier	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		14:18
Number 27 S. Reinprecht	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	60%	08:05
Number 37 B. Thomas	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		06:22
Number 63 E. Dadonov	L	0	2	2	+1	0	4	2	1	0	100%	15:53
Number 67 M. Frolik	R	0	1	1	-1	2	3	0	1	0		15:09
Number 5 B. Allen	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	2	2	0		16:35
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	2	0		20:28
Number 7 D. Kulikov	D	0	0	0	+1	4	1	1	1	0		18:22
Number 24 B. McCabe	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	1	0		22:58
Number 43 M. Weaver	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0		20:03
Number 52 J. Garrison	D	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	3	0		22:00

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 T. Vokoun	48	45	3	.938	60:00	Win

Buffalo Sabres

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 8 C. McCormick	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	2	0	25%	12:39
Number 9 D. Roy	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		01:46
Number 20 R. Niedermayer	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	63.6%	18:14
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0	0		17:02
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	+1	0	4	3	0	0		16:37
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		18:01
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	4	1	3	0	0	45.5%	13:18
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	1	1	2	0	0	6	1	1	1	33.3%	20:50
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	0	14	0	2	0	0		05:24
Number 42 N. Gerbe	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0	0	100%	15:55
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	1	1	+1	0	7	1	0	0	39.1%	17:54
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	0	0	0	-2	0	6	1	0	0	50%	16:52
Number 3 J. Leopold	D	2	0	2	+1	0	3	0	0	0		19:41
Number 4 S. Montador	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0		17:44
Number 6 M. Weber	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		16:01
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	1	1	-2	0	0	0	0	0		22:41
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		15:01
Number 57 T. Myers	D	0	2	2	-1	0	4	0	1	0		26:10

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	29	25	4	.862	58:44	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:40	Buffalo Sabres	Ryan Miller	Delaying game puck over glass	2
1st	02:49	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad	Hooking	2
1st	07:19	Florida Panthers	Stephen Weiss	Slashing	2
1st	10:44	Florida Panthers	Dmitry Kulikov	Roughing	2
1st	10:44	Buffalo Sabres	Patrick Kaleta	Roughing	2
1st	10:44	Buffalo Sabres	Patrick Kaleta	Roughing	2
1st	10:44	Buffalo Sabres	Patrick Kaleta	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
1st	11:20	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad	Hooking	2
2nd	07:07	Florida Panthers	Michael Frolik	Hooking	2
2nd	18:40	Florida Panthers	Dennis Wideman	Cross checking	2
3rd	02:49	Florida Panthers	Dmitry Kulikov	High sticking	2
3rd	14:26	Buffalo Sabres	Cody McCormick	Roughing	2
3rd	14:26	Florida Panthers	Bryan Allen	Roughing	2
3rd	18:34	Florida Panthers	Bryan McCabe	Cross checking	2

Game information

Florida Panthers head coach: Peter DeBoer
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Bill McCreary, Greg Kimmerly
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Mark Shewchyk
Florida Panthers scratches: Keaton Ellerby
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Tim Connolly, Chris Butler, Luke Adam

2010-2011 season series

Every Florida Panthers and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2010-2011 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Florida Panthers 6	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Fri, Dec 17, 2010
Florida Panthers 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Dec 23, 2010
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Florida Panthers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Thu, Feb 10, 2011
Florida Panthers 2 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Mar 25, 2011

Other NHL games on Dec 23

Other NHL games on Thursday, December 23, 2010
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins, Thu, Dec 23, 2010
New York Islanders 5 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Dec 23, 2010
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at New York Rangers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers, Thu, Dec 23, 2010
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Washington Capitals 2	Final/SO	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, Thu, Dec 23, 2010
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Dec 23, 2010
Vancouver Canucks 7 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Dec 23, 2010
Detroit Red Wings 3 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Dec 23, 2010
Ottawa Senators 2 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Nashville Predators, Thu, Dec 23, 2010
Calgary Flames 3 at Dallas Stars 2	Final/SO	Game page: Calgary Flames at Dallas Stars, Thu, Dec 23, 2010
Minnesota Wild 3 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Dec 23, 2010
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final/SO	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Dec 23, 2010
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Dec 23, 2010

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