Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres

KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Florida Panthers beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–2 on Thursday, February 1, 2018 on the road.

Final score, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
Team Goals 2017-2018 record
Florida Panthers 4 44-30-8
at Buffalo Sabres 2 25-45-12

Goals by period

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

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 16 7 9 32
Buffalo Sabres 11 12 9 32

Three stars

  1. K. Yandle, Florida Panthers (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. D. Malgin, Florida Panthers (1 goal)
  3. R. O'Reilly, Buffalo Sabres (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 07:02 Buffalo Sabres Ryan O'Reilly (14) Sam Reinhart (11), Kyle Okposo (21) Power play FLA 0, BUF 1
1st 11:06 Florida Panthers Keith Yandle (6) Aleksander Barkov (29), Vincent Trocheck (29) Power play FLA 1, BUF 1
1st 14:29 Florida Panthers Mike Matheson (6) Nick Bjugstad (14) Power play FLA 2, BUF 1
1st 18:11 Florida Panthers Denis Malgin (8) Keith Yandle (22), Jonathan Huberdeau (32) Even strength FLA 3, BUF 1
2nd 00:32 Buffalo Sabres Zemgus Girgensons (5) Johan Larsson (6) Shorthanded FLA 3, BUF 2
3rd 17:36 Florida Panthers Colton Sceviour (7) Jared McCann (8), Keith Yandle (23) Even strength FLA 4, BUF 2

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 32 32
Power play 2 of 7 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 35 47
Hits 16 21
Blocked shots 16 5
Giveaways 3 2
Takeaways 3 3
Faceoffs won 35/62 (56.5%) 27/62 (43.5%)

Box score

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 7 C. Sceviour C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 3 2 0 100% 14:59
Number 11 J. Huberdeau L 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 18:01
Number 16 A. Barkov C 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 48% 22:01
Number 17 D. MacKenzie C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 70% 13:58
Number 18 M. Haley L 0 0 0 0 14 0 1 2 0 09:51
Number 21 V. Trocheck C 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 60% 21:33
Number 23 C. Brickley L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 10:30
Number 27 N. Bjugstad C 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 50% 14:42
Number 62 D. Malgin C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 2 0 0 14:31
Number 63 E. Dadonov L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 16:05
Number 78 M. Mamin C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 09:56
Number 90 J. McCann L 0 1 1 +1 2 0 0 2 0 40% 12:53
Number 3 K. Yandle D 1 2 3 0 0 4 0 0 1 26:16
Number 5 A. Ekblad D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 0 3 0 21:21
Number 6 A. Petrovic D 0 0 0 0 15 0 1 1 0 12:46
Number 13 M. Pysyk D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 4 2 0 18:53
Number 19 M. Matheson D 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 1 1 23:45
Number 52 M. Weegar D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 12:24
Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 29 H. Sateri 32 30 2 .938 60:00 Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 E. Kane L 0 0 0 -1 19 3 2 0 0 25% 17:20
Number 10 J. Josefson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33.3% 09:29
Number 13 N. Baptiste R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 08:57
Number 15 J. Eichel C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 0 0 61.5% 21:33
Number 17 J. Nolan C 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 09:39
Number 20 S. Wilson C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 16:17
Number 21 K. Okposo R 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 0 0 19:50
Number 22 J. Larsson L 0 1 1 +1 17 1 2 0 0 33.3% 13:50
Number 23 S. Reinhart C 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 0 0 18:36
Number 28 Z. Girgensons C 1 0 1 +1 0 5 0 0 0 11:04
Number 29 J. Pominville R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 08:55
Number 90 R. O'Reilly C 1 0 1 -1 0 2 1 0 1 46.4% 21:23
Number 4 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 15:45
Number 6 M. Scandella D 0 0 0 +1 2 3 1 0 0 22:58
Number 8 C. Nelson D 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 0 0 14:54
Number 19 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 -1 5 0 3 1 0 19:07
Number 55 R. Ristolainen D 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 27:24
Number 93 V. Antipin D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 13:13
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 31 C. Johnson 32 28 4 .875 59:40 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 05:30 Florida Panthers Jared McCann Tripping 2
1st 10:22 Buffalo Sabres Johan Larsson Holding the stick 2
1st 10:28 Buffalo Sabres Marco Scandella Delaying game puck over glass 2
1st 13:43 Buffalo Sabres Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
1st 19:02 Buffalo Sabres Evander Kane Hooking 2
2nd 02:42 Buffalo Sabres Victor Antipin Hooking 2
2nd 08:53 Florida Panthers Micheal Haley Cross checking 2
3rd 11:27 Florida Panthers Aaron Ekblad Cross checking 2
3rd 17:59 Buffalo Sabres Evander Kane Interference (major) 5
3rd 17:59 Buffalo Sabres Evander Kane Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 17:59 Florida Panthers Nick Bjugstad Roughing 2
3rd 17:59 Buffalo Sabres Evander Kane Roughing 2
3rd 19:25 Florida Panthers Alexander Petrovic Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 19:25 Buffalo Sabres Jake McCabe Fighting (major) 5
3rd 19:25 Buffalo Sabres Johan Larsson Cross checking (major) 5
3rd 19:25 Florida Panthers Alexander Petrovic Fighting (major) 5
3rd 19:25 Buffalo Sabres Johan Larsson Match penatly 10 minutes (match) 10
3rd 19:57 Florida Panthers Micheal Haley Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 19:57 Florida Panthers Micheal Haley Unsportsmanlike conduct 2

Game information

Florida Panthers head coach
Bob Boughner
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Phil Housley
Referees
Kendrick Nicholson, Brad Meier
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Steve Miller
Florida Panthers scratches
Radim Vrbata, Jamie McGinn, Ian McCoshen
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Benoit Pouliot, Justin Falk, Evan Rodrigues

2017-2018 season series

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