Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres

Saturday, October 29, 2011, 7:00 PM ET First Niagara Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Florida Panthers beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–2 on Saturday, October 29, 2011 on the road.

Final score, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Florida Panthers	3	38-26-18
at Buffalo Sabres	2	39-32-11

Goals by period

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

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	5	13	18	36
Buffalo Sabres	8	6	12	26

Three stars

J. Garrison, Florida Panthers (1 goal, 1 assist)
T. Fleischmann, Florida Panthers (1 goal)
J. Pominville, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	06:48	Florida Panthers	Marcel Goc (1)	Scottie Upshall (1), Tomas Kopecky (1)	Even strength	FLA 1, BUF 0
2nd	18:14	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (1)	Luke Adam (1), Tyler Myers (1)	Even strength	FLA 1, BUF 1
3rd	12:53	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville (1)	Brad Boyes (1), Christian Ehrhoff (1)	Power play	FLA 1, BUF 2
3rd	16:02	Florida Panthers	Tomas Fleischmann (1)	Tomas Kopecky (2), Jason Garrison (1)	Even strength	FLA 2, BUF 2
3rd	18:17	Florida Panthers	Jason Garrison (1)	Brian Campbell (1), Tomas Kopecky (3)	Power play	FLA 3, BUF 2

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	36	26
Power play	1 of 6	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	23	12
Hits	14	20
Blocked shots	8	7
Giveaways	6	6
Takeaways	6	3
Faceoffs won	26/57 (45.6%)	31/57 (54.4%)

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 8 T. Kennedy	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0	28.6%	08:59
Number 9 S. Weiss	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	52.4%	19:54
Number 12 J. Skille	R	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	2	0		11:31
Number 13 M. Santorelli	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	44.4%	12:49
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	0	0	100%	17:45
Number 16 M. Sturm	L	0	0	0	0	17	3	1	0	0	100%	10:58
Number 18 S. Matthias	L	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	0	0		10:24
Number 19 S. Upshall	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	4	0	0		13:24
Number 22 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		08:29
Number 32 K. Versteeg	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		20:36
Number 57 M. Goc	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	1	0	43.8%	16:27
Number 82 T. Kopecky	R	0	3	3	+2	0	0	1	1	0		16:34
Number 7 D. Kulikov	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0	0		24:06
Number 43 M. Weaver	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0		19:29
Number 44 E. Gudbranson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		10:10
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0		26:00
Number 52 J. Garrison	D	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	1		26:33
Number 55 E. Jovanovski	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	0		13:42

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	26	24	2	.923	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	-1	0	1	1	1	0		07:02
Number 9 D. Roy	C	0	0	0	-1	0	6	1	0	0	68.8%	16:01
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	100%	15:50
Number 22 B. Boyes	R	0	1	1	-1	0	1	3	0	0	100%	14:04
Number 23 V. Leino	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		09:35
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		19:54
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	53.3%	14:21
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	1	36.4%	19:33
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0		14:07
Number 37 M. Ellis	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0	80%	09:55
Number 42 N. Gerbe	C	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	0	0		13:14
Number 72 L. Adam	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	1	0	28.6%	15:31
Number 3 J. Leopold	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		18:19
Number 10 C. Ehrhoff	D	0	1	1	-2	0	3	0	0	0		25:28
Number 17 M. Gragnani	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		16:00
Number 24 R. Regehr	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0		20:27
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		20:47
Number 57 T. Myers	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	2	0		19:18

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	36	33	3	.917	58:58	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:57	Buffalo Sabres	Tyler Myers	Holding	2
1st	13:05	Florida Panthers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
1st	15:24	Florida Panthers	Marco Sturm	Tripping	2
1st	19:28	Buffalo Sabres	Jordan Leopold	Holding	2
2nd	07:07	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Stafford	High sticking	2
2nd	15:28	Florida Panthers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	11:43	Florida Panthers	Shawn Matthias	Hooking	2
3rd	13:15	Florida Panthers	Marco Sturm	Boarding (major)	5
3rd	13:15	Florida Panthers	Marco Sturm	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
3rd	13:15	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Stafford	Roughing	2
3rd	14:41	Buffalo Sabres	Nathan Gerbe	Tripping	2
3rd	14:41	Buffalo Sabres	Nathan Gerbe	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2

Game information

Florida Panthers head coach: Kevin Dineen
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Paul Devorski, Frederick L'Ecuyer
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Steve Miller
Florida Panthers scratches: Mikael Samuelsson, Keaton Ellerby
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Mike Weber, Tyler Ennis

2011-2012 season series

Every Florida Panthers and Buffalo Sabres 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 29

Other NHL games on Saturday, October 29, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 5 at New York Rangers 4	Final/SO	Game page: Ottawa Senators at New York Rangers, Sat, Oct 29, 2011
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Oct 29, 2011
Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Oct 29, 2011
San Jose Sharks 3 at New York Islanders 2	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at New York Islanders, Sat, Oct 29, 2011
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Oct 29, 2011
Winnipeg Jets 0 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Oct 29, 2011
Anaheim Ducks 0 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Nashville Predators, Sat, Oct 29, 2011
Detroit Red Wings 0 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Oct 29, 2011
New Jersey Devils 1 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Dallas Stars, Sat, Oct 29, 2011
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 5	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks, Sat, Oct 29, 2011
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final/OT	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Oct 29, 2011
Washington Capitals 4 at Vancouver Canucks 7	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Oct 29, 2011

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