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Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers

BB&T Center, Sunrise Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Florida Panthers beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–3 in a shootout on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at home.

Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Buffalo Sabres 3 33-37-12
at Florida Panthers 4 35-36-11

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 0 2 1 0 0 3
Florida Panthers 1 1 1 0 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 4 17 13 2 0 36
Florida Panthers 16 11 10 2 0 39

Three stars

  1. J. Jagr, Florida Panthers (3 assists)
  2. A. Barkov, Florida Panthers (1 goal, 2 assists)
  3. R. Luongo, Florida Panthers (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 16:09 Florida Panthers Aleksander Barkov (8) Jaromir Jagr (11), Jason Demers (8) Even strength BUF 0, FLA 1
2nd 12:14 Florida Panthers Keith Yandle (2) Aleksander Barkov (16), Jaromir Jagr (12) Power play BUF 0, FLA 2
2nd 15:45 Buffalo Sabres Sam Reinhart (7) Rasmus Ristolainen (20), Ryan O'Reilly (11) Power play BUF 1, FLA 2
2nd 16:55 Buffalo Sabres Evander Kane (6) Brian Gionta (7), Cody Franson (7) Even strength BUF 2, FLA 2
3rd 12:19 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Ristolainen (3) Sam Reinhart (10) Even strength BUF 3, FLA 2
3rd 16:09 Florida Panthers Nick Bjugstad (1) Aleksander Barkov (17), Jaromir Jagr (13) Even strength BUF 3, FLA 3

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

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Buffalo Sabres Ryan O'Reilly Saved
1 Florida Panthers Vincent Trocheck Goal (winner)
2 Buffalo Sabres Kyle Okposo Saved
2 Florida Panthers Aleksander Barkov Goal

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Florida Panthers
Shots on goal 36 39
Power play 1 of 3 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 15 13
Hits 14 19
Blocked shots 10 10
Giveaways 7 8
Takeaways 7 10
Faceoffs won 31/66 (47%) 35/66 (53%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 E. Kane L 1 0 1 0 2 6 1 1 0 100% 22:02
12 B. Gionta R 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 17:54
15 J. Eichel C 0 0 0 -1 0 6 1 0 0 50% 20:35
21 K. Okposo R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 18:26
22 J. Larsson L 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 52.6% 17:51
23 S. Reinhart C 1 1 2 +1 2 4 0 0 1 15:36
26 M. Moulson L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 10:27
27 D. Grant C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 50% 08:57
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 11:17
48 W. Carrier L 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 07:59
82 M. Foligno L 0 0 0 +1 5 1 2 1 0 12:34
90 R. O'Reilly C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 0 40.6% 21:16
4 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 13:52
6 C. Franson D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 10:09
29 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 0 0 20:48
47 Z. Bogosian D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 4 0 0 22:08
55 R. Ristolainen D 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 28:57
77 D. Kulikov D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 2 0 24:55
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
40 R. Lehner 39 36 3 .923 65:00 OT loss

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers skaters
Player
7 C. Sceviour C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 18:03
15 P. Thompson R 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 04:51
16 A. Barkov C 1 2 3 +1 0 3 1 1 0 73.3% 19:24
17 D. MacKenzie C 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 37.5% 11:27
18 R. Smith R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 23:55
21 V. Trocheck C 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 46.7% 24:44
22 S. Thornton L 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 03:08
24 S. Griffith C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 16:45
27 N. Bjugstad C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 3 0 0 66.7% 19:24
36 J. Jokinen L 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 1 0 15:52
62 D. Malgin C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 25% 11:06
68 J. Jagr R 0 3 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 18:40
3 K. Yandle D 1 0 1 -1 0 6 0 1 1 24:34
5 A. Ekblad D 0 0 0 -1 2 4 0 1 0 22:18
13 M. Pysyk D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 2 0 18:13
19 M. Matheson D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 1 0 24:07
46 J. Kindl D 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 11:49
55 J. Demers D 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 19:20
Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie
1 R. Luongo 36 33 3 .917 65:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 10:23 Florida Panthers Aaron Ekblad Cross checking 2
1st 19:08 Buffalo Sabres Johan Larsson Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 03:24 Florida Panthers Jakub Kindl Interference 2
2nd 07:12 Buffalo Sabres Evander Kane High sticking 2
2nd 10:57 Buffalo Sabres Zach Bogosian Slashing 2
2nd 14:25 Florida Panthers Jason Demers Cross checking 2
2nd 17:27 Florida Panthers Paul Thompson Roughing 2
2nd 17:27 Buffalo Sabres William Carrier Roughing 2
2nd 17:27 Buffalo Sabres Marcus Foligno Fighting (major) 5
2nd 17:27 Florida Panthers Shawn Thornton Fighting (major) 5
3rd 16:40 Buffalo Sabres Sam Reinhart Holding the stick 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Dan Bylsma
Florida Panthers head coach
Tom Rowe
Referees
Thomas John Luxmore, Trevor Hanson
Linesmen
Tim Nowak, Kory Nagy
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Justin Falk, Nicolas Deslauriers
Florida Panthers scratches
Dylan McIlrath, Kyle Rau, Jonathan Marchessault

2016-2017 season series

Matchup Status Details
Florida Panthers 0 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Florida Panthers 4 Final/SO Game page
Florida Panthers 2 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Florida Panthers 3 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 20

Matchup Status Details
New York Islanders 4 at Boston Bruins 2 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 5 at New Jersey Devils 1 Final Game page
New York Rangers 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 7 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3 Final/SO Game page
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Montreal Canadiens 5 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 0 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 3 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 3 at Dallas Stars 2 Final/OT Game page
Winnipeg Jets 1 at Vancouver Canucks 4 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 1 at San Jose Sharks 4 Final Game page

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