Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers

Saturday, April 13, 2024, 5:00 PM ET Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Florida Panthers beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–2 in overtime on Saturday, April 13, 2024 at home.

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

News about this game

Sabres Set to Face Off Against Panthers in Key Atlantic Division Matchup

Fri, Apr 12, 2024

Florida Panthers face Buffalo Sabres at home, aiming for Atlantic Division lead. Panthers on 2-win streak; Sabres 9-11-4 in close games. Tkachuk (85) vs. Tuch (59) in points.
Panthers Secure Home Advantage Through Overtime Victory Against Sabres, Reinhart Delivers Winning Goal

Sat, Apr 13, 2024

Florida secured home advantage in the playoffs' first round with a 3-2 OT victory over Buffalo. Reinhart scored the winning goal; Bobrovsky saved 27, Luukkonen 39.

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Buffalo Sabres	8	14	6	1	29
Florida Panthers	13	11	16	2	42

Three stars

S. Reinhart, Florida Panthers (1 goal)
S. Bobrovsky, Florida Panthers (goaltender)
A. Lundell, Florida Panthers (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:59	Buffalo Sabres	Tyson Jost (3)	Rasmus Dahlin (39), Henri Jokiharju (17)	Even strength	BUF 1, FLA 0
1st	05:02	Florida Panthers	Anton Lundell (13)	Matthew Tkachuk (60), Nick Cousins (8)	Even strength	BUF 1, FLA 1
1st	08:11	Florida Panthers	Kevin Stenlund (11)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	BUF 1, FLA 2
1st	09:48	Buffalo Sabres	Jack Quinn (9)	Bowen Byram (17), Owen Power (27)	Power play	BUF 2, FLA 2
OT	03:58	Florida Panthers	Sam Reinhart (55)	Aleksander Barkov (55)	Even strength	BUF 2, FLA 3

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	29	42
Power play	1 of 2	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	19	4
Hits	17	26
Blocked shots	25	6
Giveaways	13	13
Takeaways	10	9
Faceoffs won	21/58 (36.2%)	37/58 (63.8%)

Box score

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 9 Z. Benson	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0		13:25
Number 12 J. Greenway	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	100%	17:17
Number 13 L. Rousek	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		09:14
Number 17 T. Jost	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0	28.6%	08:55
Number 19 P. Krebs	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	44.4%	10:49
Number 22 J. Quinn	R	1	0	1	-1	0	7	0	2	1		15:37
Number 24 D. Cozens	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	0	25%	17:35
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28.6%	10:50
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0	0		12:13
Number 72 T. Thompson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0	40.9%	20:19
Number 77 J. Peterka	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	0		21:29
Number 89 A. Tuch	R	0	0	0	-1	2	5	2	2	0		22:39
Number 4 B. Byram	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	4	0		22:22
Number 10 H. Jokiharju	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	3	0		23:50
Number 25 O. Power	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	5	0		27:14
Number 26 R. Dahlin	D	0	1	1	-1	0	3	4	5	0		23:38
Number 75 C. Clifton	D	0	0	0	-1	15	1	1	0	0		13:15
Number 78 J. Bryson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		14:24

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 U. Luukkonen	42	39	3	.929	63:36	OT loss

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 K. Okposo	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		08:35
Number 9 S. Bennett	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	63.6%	17:46
Number 10 V. Tarasenko	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0		18:55
Number 13 S. Reinhart	C	1	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	75%	21:29
Number 15 A. Lundell	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	0	63.6%	16:12
Number 16 A. Barkov	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	65%	22:13
Number 17 E. Rodrigues	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0		15:14
Number 18 S. Lorentz	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	33.3%	09:02
Number 19 M. Tkachuk	L	0	1	1	+2	0	7	1	0		22:08
Number 21 N. Cousins	C	0	1	1	+1	2	3	1	2		16:00
Number 27 E. Luostarinen	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0		15:07
Number 82 K. Stenlund	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	75%	09:26
Number 7 D. Kulikov	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	1		20:43
Number 26 U. Balinskis	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		16:21
Number 42 G. Forsling	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	1		28:43
Number 62 B. Montour	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		27:42
Number 77 N. Mikkola	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0		21:12
Number 91 O. Ekman-Larsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		03:04

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 72 S. Bobrovsky	29	27	2	.931	63:58	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:57	Florida Panthers	Nick Cousins	Tripping	2
1st	17:09	Buffalo Sabres	Peyton Krebs	Tripping	2
2nd	16:54	Florida Panthers	Niko Mikkola	Interference	2
3rd	06:04	Buffalo Sabres	Connor Clifton	Match penalty (match)	5
3rd	19:25	Buffalo Sabres	Alex Tuch	High sticking	2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Don Granato
Florida Panthers head coach: Paul Maurice
Referees: Furman South, Peter MacDougall
Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Kilian McNamara
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Victor Olofsson, Kale Clague, Eric Robinson
Florida Panthers scratches: Carter Verhaeghe, Aaron Ekblad, Ryan Lomberg, Josh Mahura, Jonah Gadjovich, Tobias Bjornfot

2023-2024 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Florida Panthers game in the 2023-2024 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 4 at Buffalo Sabres 0	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Feb 15, 2024
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Tue, Feb 27, 2024
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Florida Panthers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Sat, Apr 13, 2024

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