Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres

First Niagara Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Florida Panthers 2–1 in overtime on Friday, December 9, 2011 at home.

Final score, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
Team Goals 2011-2012 record
Florida Panthers 1 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 Overtime Total
Florida Panthers 0 1 0 0 1
Buffalo Sabres 1 0 0 1 2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Total
Florida Panthers 5 10 6 2 23
Buffalo Sabres 7 6 3 4 20

Three stars

  1. J. Pominville, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
  2. D. Roy, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
  3. D. Stafford, Buffalo Sabres (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 17:50 Buffalo Sabres Derek Roy (1) Drew Stafford (1), Tyler Ennis (1) Even strength FLA 0, BUF 1
2nd 15:48 Florida Panthers Jason Garrison (1) Tomas Fleischmann (1), Kris Versteeg (1) Power play FLA 1, BUF 1
OT 02:19 Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville (1) Paul Szczechura (1), Jordan Leopold (1) Even strength FLA 1, 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 23 20
Power play 1 of 4 0 of 5
Penalty minutes 10 8
Hits 15 21
Blocked shots 11 9
Giveaways 8 10
Takeaways 6 5
Faceoffs won 25/49 (51%) 24/49 (49%)

Box score

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 T. Kennedy L 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 0 0 40% 09:28
Number 9 S. Weiss C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 61.9% 21:26
Number 12 J. Skille R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 13:52
Number 13 M. Santorelli C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 16.7% 09:20
Number 14 T. Fleischmann L 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 18:34
Number 16 M. Sturm L 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 14:13
Number 18 S. Matthias L 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 57.1% 16:01
Number 20 S. Bergenheim L 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 16:57
Number 21 K. Barch R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 07:47
Number 32 K. Versteeg R 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 20:21
Number 63 E. Dadonov L 0 0 0 -1 2 0 3 0 0 07:27
Number 82 T. Kopecky R 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 1 0 33.3% 19:12
Number 7 D. Kulikov D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 1 0 22:35
Number 43 M. Weaver D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 19:06
Number 44 E. Gudbranson D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 13:29
Number 51 B. Campbell D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 27:57
Number 52 J. Garrison D 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 24:02
Number 55 E. Jovanovski D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17:29
Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 S. Clemmensen 20 18 2 .900 62:19 OT loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 C. McCormick C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 09:37
Number 9 D. Roy C 1 0 1 +1 0 4 2 0 0 52.6% 26:19
Number 21 D. Stafford R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 2 0 0 100% 23:35
Number 26 T. Vanek L 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 18:45
Number 29 J. Pominville R 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 40% 19:56
Number 37 M. Ellis L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 50% 12:44
Number 54 Z. Kassian R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 50% 14:19
Number 55 J. Hecht C 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 22.2% 12:57
Number 58 P. Szczechura C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 2 0 0 71.4% 10:37
Number 63 T. Ennis R 0 1 1 +1 0 0 2 1 0 20:31
Number 72 L. Adam C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:06
Number 78 C. Tropp R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 01:38
Number 3 J. Leopold D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 3 0 20:19
Number 10 C. Ehrhoff D 0 0 0 +1 2 2 0 1 0 25:18
Number 17 M. Gragnani D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 1 0 19:21
Number 24 R. Regehr D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 17:45
Number 44 A. Sekera D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 19:11
Number 81 B. McNabb D 0 0 0 +1 2 2 3 0 0 16:54
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 R. Miller 23 22 1 .957 62:19 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:17 Florida Panthers Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
1st 06:06 Buffalo Sabres Brayden McNabb Interference goalkeeper 2
1st 09:59 Florida Panthers Evgenii Dadonov Hooking 2
1st 13:29 Florida Panthers Tim Kennedy High sticking 2
2nd 08:17 Florida Panthers Marco Sturm Hooking 2
2nd 15:24 Buffalo Sabres Christian Ehrhoff Roughing 2
2nd 15:34 Buffalo Sabres Jochen Hecht Holding 2
3rd 05:50 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek High sticking 2
3rd 13:46 Florida Panthers Tomas Kopecky Hooking 2

Game information

Florida Panthers head coach
Kevin Dineen
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Dave Jackson, Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen
Andy McElman, David Brisebois
Florida Panthers scratches
Mikael Samuelsson, Mark Cullen, Keaton Ellerby
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Paul Gaustad, Nathan Gerbe, Ville Leino

2011-2012 season series

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Sources and further reading

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