Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres

Thursday, January 3, 2019, 7:00 PM ET KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Florida Panthers 4–3 on Thursday, January 3, 2019 at home.

Final score, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2018-2019 record
Florida Panthers	3	36-32-14
at Buffalo Sabres	4	33-39-10

Goals by period

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

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	10	13	15	38
Buffalo Sabres	12	11	10	33

Three stars

J. Skinner, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)
T. Thompson, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
A. Barkov, Florida Panthers (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:42	Buffalo Sabres	Jeff Skinner (27)	Sam Reinhart (31)	Even strength	FLA 0, BUF 1
1st	07:15	Buffalo Sabres	Tage Thompson (5)	Vladimir Sobotka (3), Conor Sheary (8)	Even strength	FLA 0, BUF 2
2nd	13:42	Florida Panthers	Frank Vatrano (11)	Colton Sceviour (6)	Even strength	FLA 1, BUF 2
3rd	01:20	Buffalo Sabres	Sam Reinhart (9)	Lawrence Pilut (4), Zach Bogosian (6)	Even strength	FLA 1, BUF 3
3rd	12:15	Florida Panthers	Mike Hoffman (19)	Aleksander Barkov (25), Jonathan Huberdeau (35)	Power play	FLA 2, BUF 3
3rd	16:14	Buffalo Sabres	Jeff Skinner (28)	Unassisted	Even strength	FLA 2, BUF 4
3rd	18:31	Florida Panthers	Aleksander Barkov (16)	Keith Yandle (27), Aaron Ekblad (8)	Even strength	FLA 3, BUF 4

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	38	33
Power play	1 of 3	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	6
Hits	17	16
Blocked shots	9	18
Giveaways	6	5
Takeaways	1	3
Faceoffs won	33/72 (45.8%)	39/72 (54.2%)

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 7 C. Sceviour	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	0	0	16.7%	13:04
Number 8 J. Hawryluk	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	0	0		10:20
Number 11 J. Huberdeau	L	0	1	1	0	0	7	1	0	0		22:17
Number 16 A. Barkov	C	1	1	2	+1	0	3	0	0	0	63%	24:44
Number 22 T. Brouwer	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	0	100%	08:49
Number 62 D. Malgin	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	28.6%	11:50
Number 63 E. Dadonov	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		20:44
Number 68 M. Hoffman	C	1	0	1	0	2	4	0	0	1		20:55
Number 72 F. Vatrano	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	3	0	0		14:41
Number 90 J. McCann	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	0		08:05
Number 91 J. Lammikko	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	62.5%	10:58
Number 95 H. Borgstrom	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	36.8%	14:37
Number 3 K. Yandle	D	0	1	1	-1	0	5	2	0	0		25:13
Number 5 A. Ekblad	D	0	1	1	0	2	3	0	0	0		23:31
Number 13 M. Pysyk	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	3	3	0		18:45
Number 19 M. Matheson	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	2	0		21:25
Number 52 M. Weegar	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		15:05
Number 55 B. Kiselevich	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		11:35

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 R. Luongo	33	29	4	.879	57:22	Loss

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 17 V. Sobotka	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	2	0	38.1%	20:27
Number 21 K. Okposo	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0		14:14
Number 22 J. Larsson	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0	0	61.9%	19:21
Number 23 S. Reinhart	C	1	1	2	+1	0	2	0	1	0	100%	18:15
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		07:59
Number 37 C. Mittelstadt	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	37.5%	08:48
Number 43 C. Sheary	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0	100%	15:07
Number 49 C. Smith	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		13:20
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	2	0	2	+1	0	4	2	0	0	62.5%	17:25
Number 71 E. Rodrigues	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	80%	17:21
Number 72 T. Thompson	C	1	0	1	+1	2	5	0	1	0		15:26
Number 81 R. Elie	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		08:01
Number 4 Z. Bogosian	D	0	1	1	+2	0	3	2	1	0		20:17
Number 6 M. Scandella	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	4	0		16:00
Number 19 J. McCabe	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	3	0		24:01
Number 24 L. Pilut	D	0	1	1	+3	0	2	0	2	0		14:13
Number 26 R. Dahlin	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		15:43
Number 55 R. Ristolainen	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0		28:20

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 L. Ullmark	38	35	3	.921	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	12:42	Buffalo Sabres	Rasmus Dahlin	Interference	2
2nd	09:24	Buffalo Sabres	Tage Thompson	Tripping	2
2nd	15:59	Florida Panthers	Mike Hoffman	Hooking	2
3rd	05:51	Florida Panthers	Mark Pysyk	Tripping	2
3rd	06:26	Florida Panthers	Aaron Ekblad	Slashing	2
3rd	10:33	Buffalo Sabres	Kyle Okposo	Slashing	2

Game information

Florida Panthers head coach: Bob Boughner
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Phil Housley
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Pierre Lambert
Linesmen: Travis Gawryletz, Devin Berg
Florida Panthers scratches: Micheal Haley, Chris Wideman, Nick Bjugstad
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Matt Hunwick, Nathan Beaulieu, Jack Eichel

2018-2019 season series

Every Florida Panthers and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2018-2019 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Florida Panthers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Fri, Nov 30, 2018
Florida Panthers 5 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Dec 18, 2018
Florida Panthers 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Jan 3, 2019
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Florida Panthers 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Tue, Feb 19, 2019

Other NHL games on Jan 3

Other NHL games on Thursday, January 3, 2019
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Jan 3, 2019
Calgary Flames 4 at Boston Bruins 6	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Boston Bruins, Thu, Jan 3, 2019
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Jan 3, 2019
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at New York Islanders 3	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at New York Islanders, Thu, Jan 3, 2019
Vancouver Canucks 0 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Jan 3, 2019
Washington Capitals 2 at St. Louis Blues 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Jan 3, 2019
Tampa Bay Lightning 6 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Jan 3, 2019

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