Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers

Thursday, February 28, 2013, 7:30 PM ET BB&T Center, Sunrise Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Florida Panthers 4–3 in a shootout on Thursday, February 28, 2013 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers
Team	Goals	2012-2013 record
Buffalo Sabres	4	21-21-6
at Florida Panthers	3	15-27-6

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Buffalo Sabres	11	5	8	1	0	25
Florida Panthers	9	16	14	4	0	43

Three stars

N. Gerbe, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)
R. Miller, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
B. Campbell, Florida Panthers (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:30	Buffalo Sabres	Nathan Gerbe (1)	Steve Ott (1), Tyler Ennis (1)	Even strength	BUF 1, FLA 0
1st	11:00	Buffalo Sabres	Tyler Ennis (1)	Unassisted	Power play	BUF 2, FLA 0
1st	14:24	Florida Panthers	Drew Shore (1)	Dmitry Kulikov (1), Brian Campbell (1)	Power play	BUF 2, FLA 1
1st	15:20	Florida Panthers	Marcel Goc (1)	Tomas Fleischmann (1), Jack Skille (1)	Even strength	BUF 2, FLA 2
1st	16:46	Buffalo Sabres	Nathan Gerbe (2)	Steve Ott (2), Mike Weber (1)	Even strength	BUF 3, FLA 2
3rd	18:34	Florida Panthers	Brian Campbell (1)	Marcel Goc (1)	Even strength	BUF 3, FLA 3

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

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Florida Panthers	Jonathan Huberdeau	Saved
1	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Goal (winner)
2	Florida Panthers	Peter Mueller	Saved
2	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville	Goal

Team stats

Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers
Stat	Buffalo Sabres	Florida Panthers
Shots on goal	25	43
Power play	1 of 1	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	15	9
Hits	33	27
Blocked shots	13	10
Giveaways	2	8
Takeaways	3	10
Faceoffs won	27/62 (43.5%)	35/62 (56.5%)

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 9 S. Ott	C	0	2	2	+2	0	0	3	0	0	58.8%	19:54
Number 12 K. Porter	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	40%	17:06
Number 19 C. Hodgson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0	43.5%	16:46
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		18:02
Number 25 M. Grigorenko	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	66.7%	05:02
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0		19:55
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	1	0		18:52
Number 32 J. Scott	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0		04:44
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	1	0		11:39
Number 42 N. Gerbe	C	2	0	2	+2	0	3	2	0	0		17:27
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		12:45
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	1	1	2	+2	0	3	2	0	1	14.3%	19:19
Number 6 M. Weber	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	2	0		17:28
Number 10 C. Ehrhoff	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2	0		27:39
Number 24 R. Regehr	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	5	1	0		23:40
Number 27 A. Pardy	D	0	0	0	+1	6	1	3	0	0		14:00
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	4	2	0		24:16
Number 57 T. Myers	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	3	3	0		23:12

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	43	40	3	.930	64:33	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 9 S. Weiss	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	57.1%	19:52
Number 11 J. Huberdeau	L	0	0	0	-2	0	8	2	0	0		21:08
Number 12 J. Skille	R	0	1	1	+1	0	6	3	0	0		15:03
Number 13 M. Santorelli	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	100%	08:17
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	0	0		22:00
Number 15 D. Shore	C	1	0	1	-2	2	3	0	0	1	50%	21:09
Number 18 S. Matthias	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		13:48
Number 22 G. Parros	R	0	0	0	0	5	2	2	0	0		04:26
Number 25 J. Smithson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	40%	06:07
Number 57 M. Goc	C	1	1	2	+2	0	4	3	0	0	61.9%	19:16
Number 82 T. Kopecky	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0		18:23
Number 88 P. Mueller	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	100%	18:22
Number 7 D. Kulikov	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	3	0		25:53
Number 17 F. Kuba	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	1	0		24:09
Number 23 T. Strachan	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	2	0		23:26
Number 43 M. Weaver	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		02:11
Number 44 E. Gudbranson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	4	1	0		21:05
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	1	1	2	+1	0	2	0	2	0		33:16

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 S. Clemmensen	10	7	3	.700	16:46
Number 60 J. Theodore	15	15	0	1.000	48:14	OT loss

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:47	Buffalo Sabres	John Scott	Fighting (major)	5
1st	02:47	Florida Panthers	George Parros	Fighting (major)	5
1st	10:51	Florida Panthers	Drew Shore	Hooking	2
1st	13:43	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Pardy	Hooking	2
1st	19:48	Buffalo Sabres	Mike Weber	Interference	2
1st	19:48	Florida Panthers	Tomas Kopecky	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	07:25	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Interference	2
3rd	05:25	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Pardy	Tripping	2
3rd	11:33	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Pardy	Slashing	2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Ron Rolston
Florida Panthers head coach: Kevin Dineen
Referees: Paul Devorski, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Tony Sericolo, David Brisebois
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Jordan Leopold, TJ Brennan, Marcus Foligno
Florida Panthers scratches: Alex Kovalev, Colby Robak

2012-2013 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Florida Panthers game in the 2012-2013 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, Sun, Feb 3, 2013
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Florida Panthers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Thu, Feb 28, 2013
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Florida Panthers 5	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Thu, Mar 28, 2013

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Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at New York Rangers 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers, Thu, Feb 28, 2013
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Feb 28, 2013
New Jersey Devils 1 at Winnipeg Jets 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Winnipeg Jets, Thu, Feb 28, 2013
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at St. Louis Blues 0	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Feb 28, 2013
Edmonton Oilers 5 at Dallas Stars 1	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Dallas Stars, Thu, Feb 28, 2013
Calgary Flames 4 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Feb 28, 2013
Minnesota Wild 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Feb 28, 2013
Detroit Red Wings 2 at San Jose Sharks 1	Final/SO	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Feb 28, 2013