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Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers

Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Florida Panthers beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–2 on Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at home.

Team Goals 2023-2024 record
Buffalo Sabres 2 39-37-6
at Florida Panthers 3 52-24-6

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 1 0 1 2
Florida Panthers 2 0 1 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 9 8 13 30
Florida Panthers 11 18 8 37

Three stars

  1. B. Montour, Florida Panthers (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. M. Tkachuk, Florida Panthers (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. S. Bobrovsky, Florida Panthers (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 09:25 Buffalo Sabres Dylan Cozens (12) Jordan Greenway (11), Owen Power (17) Power play BUF 1, FLA 0
1st 12:54 Florida Panthers Sam Bennett (14) Nick Cousins (5), Brandon Montour (16) Even strength BUF 1, FLA 1
1st 15:36 Florida Panthers Matthew Tkachuk (21) Carter Verhaeghe (31), Brandon Montour (17) Power play BUF 1, FLA 2
3rd 09:41 Florida Panthers Brandon Montour (5) Matthew Tkachuk (46), Sam Reinhart (29) Power play BUF 1, FLA 3
3rd 12:44 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson (17) Rasmus Dahlin (30), Alex Tuch (23) Even strength BUF 2, FLA 3

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Florida Panthers
Shots on goal 30 37
Power play 1 of 4 2 of 5
Penalty minutes 14 12
Hits 21 41
Blocked shots 14 11
Giveaways 9 10
Takeaways 8 5
Faceoffs won 28/71 (39.4%) 43/71 (60.6%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 Z. Benson L 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 1 0 11:27
12 J. Greenway L 0 1 1 0 4 1 2 0 0 14:03
19 P. Krebs C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 40% 12:21
21 K. Okposo R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 57.1% 10:21
24 D. Cozens C 1 0 1 0 0 4 3 0 1 50% 19:24
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 55.6% 10:38
37 C. Mittelstadt C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.1% 20:00
50 E. Robinson L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:06
53 J. Skinner L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 25% 19:54
72 T. Thompson C 1 0 1 +1 0 7 2 1 0 42.9% 18:52
77 J. Peterka R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 12:39
89 A. Tuch R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 1 0 33.3% 21:08
6 E. Johnson D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 0 03:31
10 H. Jokiharju D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 23:32
25 O. Power D 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 23:35
26 R. Dahlin D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 1 0 30:49
75 C. Clifton D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 15:31
78 J. Bryson D 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 14:35
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
1 U. Luukkonen 37 34 3 .919 59:40 Loss

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers skaters
Player
9 S. Bennett C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 7 0 0 46.7% 16:53
12 J. Gadjovich L 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 08:15
13 S. Reinhart C 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 0 0 60% 19:00
15 A. Lundell C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 50% 12:59
16 A. Barkov C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 1 0 73.7% 19:36
17 E. Rodrigues C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 100% 11:10
19 M. Tkachuk L 1 1 2 +1 2 7 2 1 1 22:01
21 N. Cousins C 0 1 1 +1 2 1 2 2 0 13:27
23 C. Verhaeghe C 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 14:57
27 E. Luostarinen C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 12:57
82 K. Stenlund C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 64.7% 13:37
94 R. Lomberg L 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 10:04
5 A. Ekblad D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 2 0 21:29
7 D. Kulikov D 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 1 0 16:40
42 G. Forsling D 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 1 0 20:53
62 B. Montour D 1 2 3 +1 2 5 0 0 1 21:00
77 N. Mikkola D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 3 2 0 19:04
91 O. Ekman-Larsson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 16:35
Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie
72 S. Bobrovsky 30 28 2 .933 59:38 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 06:44 Buffalo Sabres Zach Benson Holding 2
1st 06:44 Florida Panthers Dmitry Kulikov Interference 2
1st 07:40 Florida Panthers Brandon Montour Hooking 2
1st 15:22 Buffalo Sabres Jacob Bryson High sticking 2
1st 19:35 Florida Panthers Matthew Tkachuk Roughing 2
2nd 07:44 Buffalo Sabres Connor Clifton High sticking 2
2nd 14:23 Buffalo Sabres Jordan Greenway Roughing 2
2nd 14:23 Florida Panthers Nick Cousins Roughing 2
2nd 14:23 Buffalo Sabres Jordan Greenway Roughing 2
2nd 17:09 Florida Panthers Dmitry Kulikov Slashing 2
3rd 00:31 Florida Panthers Niko Mikkola Tripping 2
3rd 09:01 Buffalo Sabres Zach Benson Tripping 2
3rd 09:01 Buffalo Sabres Bench Unsportsmanlike conduct bench (bench minor) 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Don Granato
Florida Panthers head coach
Paul Maurice
Referees
Thomas John Luxmore, Michael Markovic
Linesmen
Brandon Gawryletz, Kilian McNamara
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Victor Olofsson, Tyson Jost, Ryan Johnson
Florida Panthers scratches
Steven Lorentz, William Lockwood, Josh Mahura

2023-2024 season series

Matchup Status Details
Florida Panthers 4 at Buffalo Sabres 0 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Florida Panthers 3 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Florida Panthers 3 Final/OT Game page

Other NHL games on Feb 27

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 3 at Detroit Red Wings 8 Final Game page
Arizona Coyotes 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 6 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 6 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 1 at Nashville Predators 4 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 2 at Winnipeg Jets 4 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Calgary Flames 4 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 1 at Colorado Avalanche 5 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Vancouver Canucks 3 Final/OT Game page
New Jersey Devils 7 at San Jose Sharks 2 Final Game page

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