Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers
· FLA Live Arena, Sunrise · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Florida Panthers beat the Buffalo Sabres 7–4 on Thursday, December 2, 2021 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
| Florida Panthers |
0 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
7 |
6 |
18 |
31 |
| Florida Panthers |
13 |
21 |
11 |
45 |
Three stars
- J. Huberdeau, Florida Panthers (1 goal, 4 assists)
- A. Ekblad, Florida Panthers (2 goals, 1 assist)
- S. Reinhart, Florida Panthers (1 goal, 3 assists)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
03:21 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Vinnie Hinostroza (3) |
Rasmus Dahlin (12), Cody Eakin (4) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, FLA 0 |
| 1st |
07:41 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Dylan Cozens (7) |
Kyle Okposo (10) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, FLA 0 |
| 1st |
14:25 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Vinnie Hinostroza (4) |
Dylan Cozens (7) |
Even strength |
BUF 3, FLA 0 |
| 2nd |
09:57 |
Florida Panthers |
Lucas Carlsson (1) |
Jonathan Huberdeau (17), Sam Reinhart (9) |
Even strength |
BUF 3, FLA 1 |
| 2nd |
11:16 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Casey Mittelstadt (1) |
Rasmus Asplund (8), Henri Jokiharju (2) |
Even strength |
BUF 4, FLA 1 |
| 2nd |
12:32 |
Florida Panthers |
Sam Reinhart (6) |
Lucas Carlsson (2), Jonathan Huberdeau (18) |
Even strength |
BUF 4, FLA 2 |
| 2nd |
15:40 |
Florida Panthers |
Aaron Ekblad (7) |
Jonathan Huberdeau (19), Sam Reinhart (10) |
Even strength |
BUF 4, FLA 3 |
| 3rd |
01:07 |
Florida Panthers |
Aaron Ekblad (8) |
MacKenzie Weegar (13), Jonathan Huberdeau (20) |
Power play |
BUF 4, FLA 4 |
| 3rd |
08:05 |
Florida Panthers |
Anton Lundell (4) |
Carter Verhaeghe (10), Aaron Ekblad (15) |
Even strength |
BUF 4, FLA 5 |
| 3rd |
18:37 |
Florida Panthers |
Jonathan Huberdeau (8) |
Sam Reinhart (11) |
Even strength, Empty net |
BUF 4, FLA 6 |
| 3rd |
19:55 |
Florida Panthers |
Anton Lundell (5) |
Carter Verhaeghe (11), MacKenzie Weegar (14) |
Even strength, Empty net |
BUF 4, FLA 7 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers
| Stat |
Buffalo Sabres |
Florida Panthers |
| Shots on goal |
31 |
45 |
| Power play |
0 of 3 |
1 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
8 |
| Hits |
15 |
16 |
| Blocked shots |
20 |
15 |
| Giveaways |
18 |
19 |
| Takeaways |
2 |
14 |
| Faceoffs won |
33/63 (52.4%) |
30/63 (47.6%) |
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 17 M. Jankowski |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
10:45 |
| Number 20 C. Eakin |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
55.6% |
11:07 |
| Number 21 K. Okposo |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:03 |
| Number 24 D. Cozens |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
46.7% |
14:20 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:25 |
| Number 29 V. Hinostroza |
C |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:40 |
| Number 37 C. Mittelstadt |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
54.5% |
19:02 |
| Number 53 J. Skinner |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
19:15 |
| Number 57 B. Murray |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:33 |
| Number 71 V. Olofsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:36 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
18:49 |
| Number 74 R. Asplund |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:45 |
| Number 8 R. Hagg |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
18:15 |
| Number 10 H. Jokiharju |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
16:06 |
| Number 13 M. Pysyk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:05 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
25:14 |
| Number 33 C. Miller |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:18 |
| Number 78 J. Bryson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:13 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 80 A. Dell |
43 |
38 |
5 |
.884 |
58:15 |
Loss |
Florida Panthers
Florida Panthers skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 S. Bennett |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
61.1% |
19:14 |
| Number 11 J. Huberdeau |
L |
1 |
4 |
5 |
+2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:50 |
| Number 13 S. Reinhart |
C |
1 |
3 |
4 |
+3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:00 |
| Number 15 A. Lundell |
C |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
41.7% |
15:59 |
| Number 19 J. Thornton |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
71.4% |
08:00 |
| Number 23 C. Verhaeghe |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
16:46 |
| Number 27 E. Luostarinen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
40% |
16:44 |
| Number 70 P. Hornqvist |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:42 |
| Number 74 O. Tippett |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:14 |
| Number 77 F. Vatrano |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:17 |
| Number 94 R. Lomberg |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:10 |
| Number 98 M. Mamin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:37 |
| Number 5 A. Ekblad |
D |
2 |
1 |
3 |
+3 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
28:51 |
| Number 7 R. Gudas |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
|
16:59 |
| Number 8 M. Kiersted |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:23 |
| Number 32 L. Carlsson |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:50 |
| Number 52 M. Weegar |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
|
30:01 |
| Number 62 B. Montour |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:39 |
Florida Panthers goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 S. Knight |
19 |
19 |
0 |
1.000 |
28:44 |
Win |
| Number 72 S. Bobrovsky |
12 |
8 |
4 |
.667 |
31:13 |
|
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
01:09 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Henri Jokiharju |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
18:13 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Mark Pysyk |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
18:54 |
Florida Panthers |
Patric Hornqvist |
Unsportsmanlike conduct |
2 |
| 2nd |
18:54 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Kyle Okposo |
Unsportsmanlike conduct |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:53 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Henri Jokiharju |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
03:57 |
Florida Panthers |
Jonathan Huberdeau |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
08:53 |
Florida Panthers |
Aaron Ekblad |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
16:15 |
Florida Panthers |
Eetu Luostarinen |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Don Granato
- Florida Panthers head coach
- Andrew Brunette
- Referees
- Furman South, Gord Dwyer
- Linesmen
- Matt MacPherson, Mark Shewchyk
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Will Butcher, John Hayden, Anders Bjork
- Florida Panthers scratches
- Kevin Connauton, Anthony Duclair, Aleksi Heponiemi
2021-2022 season series
Every Buffalo Sabres and Florida Panthers game in the 2021-2022 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Buffalo Sabres
4
 at Florida Panthers
7
|
Final
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Thu, Dec 2, 2021
|
|
Florida Panthers
6
at Buffalo Sabres
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, Mon, Mar 7, 2022
|
|
Florida Panthers
5
at Buffalo Sabres
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, Sun, Apr 3, 2022
|
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Buffalo Sabres
3
at Florida Panthers
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Fri, Apr 8, 2022
|
Other NHL games on Dec 2
Other NHL games on Thursday, December 2, 2021
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Colorado Avalanche
4
 at Montreal Canadiens
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Dec 2, 2021
|
 St. Louis Blues
2
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
4
|
Final
|
Game page: St. Louis Blues at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Dec 2, 2021
|
 Chicago Blackhawks
4
 at Washington Capitals
3
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Washington Capitals, Thu, Dec 2, 2021
|
 Ottawa Senators
3
 at Carolina Hurricanes
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Ottawa Senators at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Dec 2, 2021
|
 San Jose Sharks
2
 at New York Islanders
1
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: San Jose Sharks at New York Islanders, Thu, Dec 2, 2021
|
 Boston Bruins
2
 at Nashville Predators
0
|
Final
|
Game page: Boston Bruins at Nashville Predators, Thu, Dec 2, 2021
|
 New Jersey Devils
2
 at Minnesota Wild
5
|
Final
|
Game page: New Jersey Devils at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Dec 2, 2021
|
 Columbus Blue Jackets
2
 at Dallas Stars
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Dallas Stars, Thu, Dec 2, 2021
|
 Calgary Flames
3
 at Los Angeles Kings
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Calgary Flames at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Dec 2, 2021
|
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