Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres

Friday, January 2, 2015, 7:00 PM ET First Niagara Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Florida Panthers beat the Buffalo Sabres 2–0 on Friday, January 2, 2015 on the road.

Final score, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2014-2015 record
Florida Panthers	2	38-29-15
at Buffalo Sabres	0	23-51-8

Goals by period

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

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	19	10	4	33
Buffalo Sabres	7	11	12	30

Three stars

R. Luongo, Florida Panthers (goaltender)
B. Boyes, Florida Panthers (1 goal)
N. Bjugstad, 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	03:29	Florida Panthers	Brad Boyes (7)	Aleksander Barkov (5), Sean Bergenheim (8)	Even strength	FLA 1, BUF 0
1st	11:51	Florida Panthers	Nick Bjugstad (14)	Jimmy Hayes (7), Aaron Ekblad (16)	Power play	FLA 2, BUF 0

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	33	30
Power play	1 of 1	0 of 1
Penalty minutes	2	2
Hits	22	31
Blocked shots	13	9
Giveaways	4	6
Takeaways	3	4
Faceoffs won	28/65 (43.1%)	37/65 (56.9%)

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 11 J. Huberdeau	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0		12:40
Number 12 J. Hayes	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		14:28
Number 16 A. Barkov	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1	0	21.4%	16:51
Number 17 D. MacKenzie	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	66.7%	15:29
Number 19 S. Upshall	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	2	0		13:36
Number 20 S. Bergenheim	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	0	0		17:52
Number 21 V. Trocheck	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	50%	13:24
Number 24 B. Boyes	R	1	0	1	+1	0	5	0	0	0	25%	18:03
Number 27 N. Bjugstad	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	3	1	1	66.7%	13:23
Number 36 J. Jokinen	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		15:07
Number 63 D. Bolland	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	0	0	52.9%	15:24
Number 73 B. Pirri	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	60%	13:04
Number 4 D. Olsen	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		15:49
Number 5 A. Ekblad	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	2	0	0		19:39
Number 7 D. Kulikov	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		22:55
Number 33 W. Mitchell	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		23:36
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	0		21:58
Number 74 S. O'Brien	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0		16:03

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 R. Luongo	30	30	0	1.000	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	0	0	2	0	0	58.8%	13:19
Number 19 C. Hodgson	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		15:50
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	3	0	0		14:33
Number 22 J. Larsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		10:04
Number 25 M. Grigorenko	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	61.1%	17:59
Number 26 M. Moulson	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		19:29
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	55%	18:48
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		10:12
Number 44 N. Deslauriers	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	4	0	0		11:33
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0		19:32
Number 65 B. Flynn	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	50%	13:36
Number 80 C. Stewart	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	100%	17:43
Number 4 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	2	0		25:18
Number 6 M. Weber	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0		17:26
Number 24 T. Strachan	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0		23:31
Number 51 N. Zadorov	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0		17:32
Number 55 R. Ristolainen	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		19:07
Number 61 A. Benoit	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0		17:06

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 M. Neuvirth	33	31	2	.939	57:02	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	11:31	Buffalo Sabres	Mike Weber	Tripping	2
3rd	19:21	Florida Panthers	Dave Bolland	Tripping	2

Game information

Florida Panthers head coach: Gerard Gallant
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Ted Nolan
Referees: Tom Kowal, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Matt MacPherson, David Brisebois
Florida Panthers scratches: Tomas Kopecky, Tomas Fleischmann, Erik Gudbranson
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Brian Gionta, Andrej Meszaros

2014-2015 season series

Every Florida Panthers and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2014-2015 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 1 at Buffalo Sabres 0	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Oct 17, 2014
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Sat, Dec 6, 2014
Florida Panthers 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Dec 13, 2014
Florida Panthers 2 at Buffalo Sabres 0	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Jan 2, 2015
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Florida Panthers 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Sat, Feb 28, 2015

Other NHL games on Jan 2

Other NHL games on Friday, January 2, 2015
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 4 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Jan 2, 2015
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins, Fri, Jan 2, 2015
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Jan 2, 2015
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Jan 2, 2015
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final/SO	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Colorado Avalanche, Fri, Jan 2, 2015
New York Islanders 2 at Calgary Flames 1	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Calgary Flames, Fri, Jan 2, 2015
St. Louis Blues 3 at Anaheim Ducks 4	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Jan 2, 2015

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