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Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres

KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Florida Panthers beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–2 on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 on the road.

Team Goals 2018-2019 record
Florida Panthers 5 36-32-14
at Buffalo Sabres 2 33-39-10

Goals by period

Team Total
Florida Panthers 0 1 4 5
Buffalo Sabres 1 1 0 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Florida Panthers 9 11 16 36
Buffalo Sabres 6 17 9 32

Three stars

  1. E. Dadonov, Florida Panthers (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. F. Vatrano, Florida Panthers (1 goal)
  3. R. Luongo, Florida Panthers (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 03:48 Buffalo Sabres Jeff Skinner (25) Jack Eichel (32), Sam Reinhart (25) Even strength FLA 0, BUF 1
2nd 09:17 Florida Panthers Troy Brouwer (7) Jared McCann (7), Mike Matheson (12) Even strength FLA 1, BUF 1
2nd 11:08 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Ristolainen (4) Sam Reinhart (26), Jeff Skinner (12) Even strength FLA 1, BUF 2
3rd 00:58 Florida Panthers Aleksander Barkov (15) Keith Yandle (25), Jonathan Huberdeau (30) Power play FLA 2, BUF 2
3rd 03:30 Florida Panthers Evgenii Dadonov (15) Unassisted Even strength, Penalty shot FLA 3, BUF 2
3rd 04:42 Florida Panthers Frank Vatrano (9) Evgenii Dadonov (17), Henrik Borgstrom (1) Even strength FLA 4, BUF 2
3rd 17:30 Florida Panthers Evgenii Dadonov (16) Aleksander Barkov (18), Jonathan Huberdeau (31) Even strength, Empty net FLA 5, BUF 2

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

Team stats

Stat Florida Panthers Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 36 32
Power play 1 of 3 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 11 11
Hits 20 11
Blocked shots 11 5
Giveaways 9 12
Takeaways 4 9
Faceoffs won 23/52 (44.2%) 29/52 (55.8%)

Box score

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers skaters
Player
8 J. Hawryluk R 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 07:55
11 J. Huberdeau L 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 20:43
16 A. Barkov C 1 1 2 -1 0 4 0 1 1 42.9% 20:51
18 M. Haley L 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 50% 08:19
22 T. Brouwer R 1 0 1 0 0 3 4 0 0 14:44
62 D. Malgin C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 10:06
63 E. Dadonov L 2 1 3 +3 0 8 0 0 0 17:01
68 M. Hoffman C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19:05
72 F. Vatrano R 1 0 1 +1 0 4 1 2 0 13:31
90 J. McCann L 0 1 1 0 4 5 0 1 0 77.8% 16:15
91 J. Lammikko C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 14:51
95 H. Borgstrom C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 1 0 45.5% 14:48
3 K. Yandle D 0 1 1 +2 2 2 0 0 0 20:36
5 A. Ekblad D 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 0 0 22:09
6 A. Petrovic D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 14:10
13 M. Pysyk D 0 0 0 +3 0 0 2 2 0 19:01
19 M. Matheson D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 1 0 20:48
52 M. Weegar D 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 19:28
Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie
1 R. Luongo 32 30 2 .938 59:39 Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 J. Eichel C 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 0 0 73.7% 20:23
17 V. Sobotka C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 87.5% 14:10
21 K. Okposo R 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 12:43
22 J. Larsson L 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 36.4% 16:03
23 S. Reinhart C 0 2 2 -1 0 1 0 0 0 21:10
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 5 1 3 0 0 12:13
29 J. Pominville R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:20
37 C. Mittelstadt C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 33.3% 12:40
43 C. Sheary L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 12:18
53 J. Skinner L 1 1 2 0 2 5 1 1 0 50% 20:25
71 E. Rodrigues C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 25% 14:36
72 T. Thompson C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 11:46
4 Z. Bogosian D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 23:02
6 M. Scandella D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:22
26 R. Dahlin D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 25:55
45 B. Guhle D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:22
48 M. Hunwick D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:20
55 R. Ristolainen D 1 0 1 -1 2 4 2 0 0 24:19
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
40 C. Hutton 35 31 4 .886 59:04 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:59 Florida Panthers Jared McCann Tripping 2
1st 15:06 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Ristolainen Slashing 2
2nd 03:38 Florida Panthers Jared McCann Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 14:09 Buffalo Sabres Jeff Skinner Tripping 2
2nd 16:35 Florida Panthers Keith Yandle Roughing 2
2nd 19:09 Buffalo Sabres Kyle Okposo Hooking 2
3rd 09:12 Buffalo Sabres Zemgus Girgensons Fighting (major) 5
3rd 09:12 Florida Panthers Micheal Haley Fighting (major) 5

Game information

Florida Panthers head coach
Bob Boughner
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Phil Housley
Referees
Gord Dwyer, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen
Shandor Alphonso, Libor Suchanek
Florida Panthers scratches
Colton Sceviour, Nick Bjugstad, Bogdan Kiselevich
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Nathan Beaulieu, Remi Elie

2018-2019 season series

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Florida Panthers 3 Final/OT Game page
Florida Panthers 5 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Florida Panthers 4 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 18

Matchup Status Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 7 at New Jersey Devils 2 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 1 at New York Rangers 3 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 4 at Minnesota Wild 0 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 2 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 0 at Dallas Stars 2 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 4 at Edmonton Oilers 1 Final Game page
New York Islanders 3 at Arizona Coyotes 1 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Vancouver Canucks 2 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 1 at Los Angeles Kings 4 Final Game page

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