Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers

Saturday, February 28, 2015, 3:00 PM ET BB&T Center, Sunrise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Florida Panthers beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–3 on Saturday, February 28, 2015 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers
Team	Goals	2014-2015 record
Buffalo Sabres	3	23-51-8
at Florida Panthers	5	38-29-15

Goals by period

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	2	0	1	3
Florida Panthers	0	3	2	5

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	6	4	4	14
Florida Panthers	10	19	18	47

Three stars

B. Pirri, Florida Panthers (2 goals)
S. Upshall, Florida Panthers (1 goal)
M. Neuvirth, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:57	Buffalo Sabres	Cody Hodgson (4)	Zach Bogosian (12), Nicolas Deslauriers (9)	Even strength	BUF 1, FLA 0
1st	07:18	Buffalo Sabres	Andrej Meszaros (3)	Johan Larsson (2), Cody Hodgson (7)	Even strength	BUF 2, FLA 0
2nd	12:01	Florida Panthers	Brandon Pirri (10)	Brian Campbell (18), Jussi Jokinen (26)	Power play	BUF 2, FLA 1
2nd	13:24	Florida Panthers	Brandon Pirri (11)	Brian Campbell (19), Brad Boyes (19)	Power play	BUF 2, FLA 2
2nd	18:31	Florida Panthers	Nick Bjugstad (22)	Jussi Jokinen (27), Brad Boyes (20)	Even strength	BUF 2, FLA 3
3rd	12:54	Buffalo Sabres	Torrey Mitchell (6)	Matt Moulson (20), Nikita Zadorov (11)	Even strength	BUF 3, FLA 3
3rd	14:02	Florida Panthers	Scottie Upshall (7)	Derek MacKenzie (5), Shawn Thornton (2)	Even strength	BUF 3, FLA 4
3rd	19:43	Florida Panthers	Derek MacKenzie (4)	Brad Boyes (21), Jussi Jokinen (28)	Even strength, Empty net	BUF 3, FLA 5

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	14	47
Power play	0 of 3	2 of 6
Penalty minutes	14	8
Hits	28	26
Blocked shots	17	9
Giveaways	1	3
Takeaways	2	1
Faceoffs won	30/63 (47.6%)	33/63 (52.4%)

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 12 B. Gionta	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		20:33
Number 17 T. Mitchell	C	1	0	1	-1	0	1	1	1	0	56.3%	10:36
Number 19 C. Hodgson	C	1	1	2	+1	0	2	0	0	0	28.6%	13:31
Number 20 Z. Dalpe	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0		07:27
Number 22 J. Larsson	L	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	0		13:42
Number 26 M. Moulson	L	0	1	1	-1	0	4	0	0	0		13:00
Number 37 M. Ellis	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	66.7%	07:41
Number 44 N. Deslauriers	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		09:27
Number 65 B. Flynn	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	46.7%	20:18
Number 80 C. Stewart	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		20:22
Number 82 M. Foligno	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	42.9%	20:21
Number 84 P. Varone	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0	0	62.5%	12:15
Number 6 M. Weber	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	4	2	0		19:40
Number 41 A. Meszaros	D	1	0	1	+2	2	2	3	0	0		16:48
Number 47 Z. Bogosian	D	0	1	1	-1	2	1	1	3	0		27:35
Number 51 N. Zadorov	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	3	0		15:09
Number 55 R. Ristolainen	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	4	4	0		21:32
Number 61 A. Benoit	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		19:32

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 M. Neuvirth	46	42	4	.913	59:06	Loss

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	-2	0	5	0	0	0		18:14
Number 12 J. Hayes	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		18:07
Number 16 A. Barkov	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	0	46.2%	19:12
Number 17 D. MacKenzie	C	1	1	2	+1	0	1	4	3	0	50%	12:26
Number 19 S. Upshall	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	0		10:42
Number 21 V. Trocheck	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	38.5%	14:54
Number 22 S. Thornton	L	0	1	1	-1	0	1	2	0	0		08:10
Number 24 B. Boyes	R	0	3	3	+2	0	0	0	0	0	80%	16:08
Number 27 N. Bjugstad	C	1	0	1	+1	4	7	1	0	0	71.4%	12:38
Number 36 J. Jokinen	L	0	3	3	+2	0	3	0	1	0	50%	17:45
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		17:09
Number 73 B. Pirri	C	2	0	2	0	0	9	1	0	2		19:00
Number 3 S. Kampfer	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	3	1	0		16:28
Number 5 A. Ekblad	D	0	0	0	+2	2	3	1	0	0		20:22
Number 7 D. Kulikov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	2	0		16:06
Number 44 E. Gudbranson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	1	0		15:59
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	2	2	+2	0	1	0	0	0		23:51
Number 72 A. Petrovic	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	1	0		16:49

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 R. Luongo	14	11	3	.786	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:49	Buffalo Sabres	Zac Dalpe	Hooking	2
1st	10:35	Buffalo Sabres	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
1st	12:39	Florida Panthers	Nick Bjugstad	Cross checking	2
1st	12:39	Florida Panthers	Nick Bjugstad	Roughing	2
1st	12:39	Buffalo Sabres	Rasmus Ristolainen	Roughing	2
1st	15:56	Buffalo Sabres	Andrej Meszaros	Holding	2
1st	18:29	Florida Panthers	Aaron Ekblad	Holding	2
2nd	00:59	Florida Panthers	Steven Kampfer	Tripping	2
2nd	06:20	Buffalo Sabres	Mike Weber	Interference	2
2nd	10:03	Buffalo Sabres	Johan Larsson	High sticking	2
2nd	11:57	Buffalo Sabres	Zach Bogosian	Interference	2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Ted Nolan
Florida Panthers head coach: Gerard Gallant
Referees: Eric Furlatt, Francois St-Laurent
Linesmen: Brad Lazarowich, Brian Murphy
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Tyson Strachan, Tyler Ennis
Florida Panthers scratches: Tomas Kopecky, Tomas Fleischmann, Garrett Wilson

2014-2015 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Florida Panthers 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 Feb 28

Other NHL games on Saturday, February 28, 2015
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators, Sat, Feb 28, 2015
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New York Islanders, Sat, Feb 28, 2015
New Jersey Devils 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 0	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Feb 28, 2015
Arizona Coyotes 1 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Boston Bruins, Sat, Feb 28, 2015
Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Feb 28, 2015
New York Rangers 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Feb 28, 2015
Minnesota Wild 3 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Feb 28, 2015
St. Louis Blues 2 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Feb 28, 2015
Ottawa Senators 4 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Feb 28, 2015

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