Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres

KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Florida Panthers 3–2 on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at home.

Final score, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
Team Goals 2019-2020 record
Florida Panthers 2 35-26-8
at Buffalo Sabres 3 30-31-8

Goals by period

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

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 11 9 14 34
Buffalo Sabres 5 8 5 18

Three stars

  1. L. Ullmark, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
  2. S. Reinhart, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. M. Johansson, Buffalo Sabres (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 12:49 Buffalo Sabres Henri Jokiharju (4) Sam Reinhart (20), Jack Eichel (29) Even strength FLA 0, BUF 1
2nd 01:35 Buffalo Sabres Conor Sheary (7) Marcus Johansson (14), Jimmy Vesey (8) Even strength FLA 0, BUF 2
2nd 05:42 Buffalo Sabres Sam Reinhart (14) Rasmus Dahlin (20), Marcus Johansson (15) Power play FLA 0, BUF 3
3rd 12:40 Florida Panthers Mike Matheson (4) Colton Sceviour (7) Even strength FLA 1, BUF 3
3rd 18:50 Florida Panthers Evgenii Dadonov (17) Jonathan Huberdeau (39), Mike Hoffman (16) Even strength FLA 2, BUF 3

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 34 18
Power play 0 of 3 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 8 8
Hits 8 11
Blocked shots 11 16
Giveaways 6 8
Takeaways 4 0
Faceoffs won 25/52 (48.1%) 27/52 (51.9%)

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 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 11:12
Number 9 B. Boyle C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 0 66.7% 09:56
Number 10 B. Connolly R 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 0 16:30
Number 11 J. Huberdeau L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 100% 20:02
Number 14 D. Toninato C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 33.3% 10:43
Number 16 A. Barkov C 0 0 0 +1 0 3 1 0 0 45.8% 21:30
Number 21 V. Trocheck C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 63.6% 17:21
Number 55 N. Acciari C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 4 0 16:45
Number 63 E. Dadonov L 1 0 1 +1 0 5 1 0 0 15:57
Number 68 M. Hoffman C 0 1 1 +1 0 5 1 1 0 21:10
Number 77 F. Vatrano R 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 13:05
Number 2 J. Brown D 0 0 0 +1 6 0 0 0 0 12:33
Number 3 K. Yandle D 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 0 0 21:44
Number 5 A. Ekblad D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 23:50
Number 6 A. Stralman D 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 18:39
Number 13 M. Pysyk D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 12:03
Number 19 M. Matheson D 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 18:24
Number 61 R. Stillman D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 0 16:30
Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 60 C. Driedger 11 11 0 1.000 32:20
Number 72 S. Bobrovsky 7 4 3 .571 25:37 Loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 J. Eichel C 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 56.5% 20:12
Number 13 J. Vesey L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 1 0 12:50
Number 20 S. Wilson C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 09:38
Number 21 K. Okposo R 0 0 0 +1 4 0 0 0 0 50% 15:14
Number 22 J. Larsson L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 25% 17:49
Number 23 S. Reinhart C 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 100% 20:44
Number 27 C. Lazar C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 0 60% 13:06
Number 28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 16:50
Number 43 C. Sheary L 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 13:34
Number 74 R. Asplund C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:44
Number 90 M. Johansson L 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 75% 18:19
Number 4 Z. Bogosian D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 13:14
Number 10 H. Jokiharju D 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 17:31
Number 19 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 18:44
Number 26 R. Dahlin D 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 15:10
Number 33 C. Miller D 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 12:12
Number 55 R. Ristolainen D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 3 0 24:21
Number 62 B. Montour D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 1 0 19:14
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 35 L. Ullmark 34 32 2 .941 59:43 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 10:34 Buffalo Sabres Kyle Okposo High sticking 2
1st 14:18 Buffalo Sabres Conor Sheary Slashing 2
2nd 02:05 Buffalo Sabres Colin Miller Tripping 2
2nd 05:33 Florida Panthers Anton Stralman Hooking 2
2nd 10:05 Florida Panthers Joshua Brown High sticking double minor 4
2nd 10:05 Buffalo Sabres Kyle Okposo Hooking 2
2nd 16:43 Florida Panthers Joshua Brown Delaying game puck over glass 2

Game information

Florida Panthers head coach
Joel Quenneville
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Ralph Krueger
Referees
Brad Meier, Peter MacDougall
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Tyson Baker
Florida Panthers scratches
MacKenzie Weegar, Jayce Hawryluk, Denis Malgin
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Dalton Smith, Victor Olofsson, Evan Rodrigues

2019-2020 season series

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Sources and further reading

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