Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers

Saturday, December 6, 2014, 7:00 PM ET BB&T Center, Sunrise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Florida Panthers beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–2 on Saturday, December 6, 2014 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers
Team	Goals	2014-2015 record
Buffalo Sabres	2	23-51-8
at Florida Panthers	3	38-29-15

Goals by period

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

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	9	9	10	28
Florida Panthers	10	14	13	37

Three stars

A. Ekblad, Florida Panthers (3 assists)
N. Bjugstad, Florida Panthers (1 goal, 1 assist)
T. Kopecky, Florida Panthers (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	13:05	Florida Panthers	Brad Boyes (5)	Jussi Jokinen (12), Aaron Ekblad (11)	Even strength	BUF 0, FLA 1
2nd	11:02	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Stafford (5)	Cody Hodgson (2), Josh Gorges (3)	Even strength	BUF 1, FLA 1
2nd	12:55	Florida Panthers	Tomas Kopecky (1)	Aaron Ekblad (12), Nick Bjugstad (6)	Even strength	BUF 1, FLA 2
2nd	15:54	Buffalo Sabres	Brian Gionta (3)	Mike Weber (4), Torrey Mitchell (3)	Even strength	BUF 2, FLA 2
2nd	19:43	Florida Panthers	Nick Bjugstad (11)	Aaron Ekblad (13), Tomas Fleischmann (4)	Even strength	BUF 2, FLA 3

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	28	37
Power play	0 of 2	0 of 1
Penalty minutes	7	9
Hits	40	44
Blocked shots	13	8
Giveaways	5	2
Takeaways	4	1
Faceoffs won	28/54 (51.9%)	26/54 (48.1%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 C. McCormick	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	50%	10:05
Number 12 B. Gionta	R	1	0	1	-1	0	1	1	1		16:37
Number 17 T. Mitchell	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	50%	15:15
Number 19 C. Hodgson	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	3	0	77.8%	15:05
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	1		15:44
Number 26 M. Moulson	L	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0		21:04
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	40%	19:46
Number 44 N. Deslauriers	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0		10:10
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1		19:52
Number 65 B. Flynn	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	100%	14:53
Number 80 C. Stewart	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		07:48
Number 82 M. Foligno	L	0	0	0	-1	5	2	3	0		12:43
Number 4 J. Gorges	D	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	3		23:43
Number 6 M. Weber	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	3	0		15:57
Number 51 N. Zadorov	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	1		19:36
Number 55 R. Ristolainen	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	2	2		18:23
Number 57 T. Myers	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	3		27:50
Number 61 A. Benoit	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	0		14:25

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 M. Neuvirth	37	34	3	.919	59:04	Loss

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 J. Huberdeau	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	3	0		15:56
Number 12 J. Hayes	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	0		14:38
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	0	1	1	+2	0	2	5	0		18:19
Number 17 D. MacKenzie	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	0	33.3%	14:20
Number 20 S. Bergenheim	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		13:40
Number 21 V. Trocheck	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	3	1	50%	14:59
Number 22 S. Thornton	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0		10:50
Number 24 B. Boyes	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	33.3%	13:28
Number 27 N. Bjugstad	C	1	1	2	+2	0	4	5	1	61.1%	16:42
Number 36 J. Jokinen	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	44.4%	15:44
Number 73 B. Pirri	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	50%	13:16
Number 82 T. Kopecky	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	0		14:06
Number 4 D. Olsen	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1		18:27
Number 5 A. Ekblad	D	0	3	3	+3	0	3	1	1		21:39
Number 7 D. Kulikov	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	1		18:11
Number 33 W. Mitchell	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0		22:33
Number 44 E. Gudbranson	D	0	0	0	0	5	2	4	1		16:13
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	+3	0	1	0	2		22:59

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 R. Luongo	28	26	2	.929	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:40	Florida Panthers	Dmitry Kulikov	Tripping	2
1st	05:04	Buffalo Sabres	Josh Gorges	Holding	2
1st	15:16	Buffalo Sabres	Marcus Foligno	Fighting (major)	5
1st	15:16	Florida Panthers	Erik Gudbranson	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	15:46	Florida Panthers	Shawn Thornton	Boarding	2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Ted Nolan
Florida Panthers head coach: Gerard Gallant
Referees: Paul Devorski, Greg Kimmerly
Linesmen: Brian Murphy, Jean Morin
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Tyson Strachan, Andrej Meszaros, Patrick Kaleta
Florida Panthers scratches: Aleksander Barkov

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 Dec 6

Other NHL games on Saturday, December 6, 2014
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Dec 6, 2014
St. Louis Blues 6 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at New York Islanders, Sat, Dec 6, 2014
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Dec 6, 2014
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Dec 6, 2014
New York Rangers 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Dec 6, 2014
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Dec 6, 2014
Washington Capitals 4 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Dec 6, 2014
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators, Sat, Dec 6, 2014
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Dallas Stars 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Dallas Stars, Sat, Dec 6, 2014
Boston Bruins 5 at Arizona Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Arizona Coyotes, Sat, Dec 6, 2014
San Jose Sharks 3 at Calgary Flames 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Calgary Flames, Sat, Dec 6, 2014

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