Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers

Thursday, October 20, 2011, 7:30 PM ET BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Florida Panthers 3–0 on Thursday, October 20, 2011 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Buffalo Sabres	3	39-32-11
at Florida Panthers	0	38-26-18

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	11	13	14	38
Florida Panthers	9	7	6	22

Three stars

T. Vanek, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)
R. Miller, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
J. Pominville, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	02:33	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (1)	Jason Pominville (1), Tyler Myers (1)	Even strength	BUF 1, FLA 0
2nd	16:56	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville (1)	Ville Leino (1)	Even strength	BUF 2, FLA 0
3rd	17:31	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (2)	Jason Pominville (2), Marc-Andre Gragnani (1)	Power play	BUF 3, FLA 0

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

Team stats

Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers
Stat	Buffalo Sabres	Florida Panthers
Shots on goal	38	22
Power play	1 of 3	0 of 1
Penalty minutes	7	11
Hits	21	37
Blocked shots	10	12
Giveaways	1	1
Takeaways	6	5
Faceoffs won	22/48 (45.8%)	26/48 (54.2%)

Box score

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	0	2	1	0	0		10:52
Number 9 D. Roy	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	53.8%	17:43
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0		16:42
Number 22 B. Boyes	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	80%	13:05
Number 23 V. Leino	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	1	0	50%	14:13
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	2	0	2	+2	0	5	2	0	1		16:04
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	+1	5	1	1	2	0	46.2%	13:33
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	1	2	3	+2	0	3	0	0	0	25%	16:27
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		13:38
Number 42 N. Gerbe	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	0	0		14:28
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		15:53
Number 72 L. Adam	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	25%	15:34
Number 3 J. Leopold	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2	0		22:18
Number 10 C. Ehrhoff	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	2	0		24:56
Number 17 M. Gragnani	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		17:14
Number 24 R. Regehr	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	0		19:07
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	1	0		15:21
Number 57 T. Myers	D	0	1	1	+1	0	4	3	0	0		21:04

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	22	22	0	1.000	59:48	Win

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 8 T. Kennedy	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	3	0	0	57.1%	14:09
Number 9 S. Weiss	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	68.8%	20:51
Number 10 D. Booth	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	1	0		14:35
Number 12 J. Skille	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	2	1	0		13:28
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		20:33
Number 19 S. Upshall	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	0	0		14:31
Number 22 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0		08:19
Number 24 R. Carter	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	50%	08:26
Number 32 K. Versteeg	R	0	0	0	0	2	4	2	0	0		19:00
Number 57 M. Goc	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	0	42.9%	16:22
Number 73 B. Kearns	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		06:30
Number 82 T. Kopecky	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	33.3%	18:17
Number 4 K. Ellerby	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	4	1	0		15:05
Number 7 D. Kulikov	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		20:33
Number 43 M. Weaver	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		17:42
Number 44 E. Gudbranson	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	3	1	0		16:51
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		25:11
Number 52 J. Garrison	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	2	0		24:34

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	38	35	3	.921	60:00	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	18:24	Florida Panthers	Stephen Weiss	High sticking	2
2nd	11:13	Florida Panthers	Matt Bradley	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	11:13	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	18:20	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Stafford	Slashing	2
3rd	07:48	Florida Panthers	Kris Versteeg	Hooking	2
3rd	16:28	Florida Panthers	Jason Garrison	Boarding	2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Florida Panthers head coach: Kevin Dineen
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen: Tony Sericolo, David Brisebois
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Jochen Hecht, Matt Ellis, Mike Weber
Florida Panthers scratches: Ed Jovanovski, Sean Bergenheim, Shawn Matthias

2011-2012 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Florida Panthers game in the 2011-2012 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Florida Panthers 0	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Thu, Oct 20, 2011
Florida Panthers 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Oct 29, 2011
Florida Panthers 1 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Dec 9, 2011
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Florida Panthers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Sat, Mar 17, 2012

Other NHL games on Oct 20

Other NHL games on Thursday, October 20, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 6	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins, Thu, Oct 20, 2011
Washington Capitals 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Oct 20, 2011
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Oct 20, 2011
Winnipeg Jets 1 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Oct 20, 2011
New York Islanders 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Oct 20, 2011
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Oct 20, 2011
New York Rangers 3 at Calgary Flames 2	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Calgary Flames, Thu, Oct 20, 2011
Minnesota Wild 2 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final/SO	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Oct 20, 2011
Nashville Predators 1 at Vancouver Canucks 5	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Oct 20, 2011
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 0	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Oct 20, 2011

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