Panthers 3-2 Sabres (28 Feb, 2024) Box Score

Buffalo Sabres

27-28-4, 14-12-3 away

	1	2	3	T
BUF	1	0	1	2
FLA	2	0	1	3

Florida Panthers

39-16-4, 19-8-2 home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#9
Dylan CozensD. Cozens#24
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Jordan GreenwayJ. Greenway#12
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Casey MittelstadtC. Mittelstadt#37
Kyle OkposoK. Okposo#21
JJ PeterkaJ. Peterka#77
Eric RobinsonE. Robinson#50
Jeff SkinnerJ. Skinner#53
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
defensemen
Jacob BrysonJ. Bryson#78
Connor CliftonC. Clifton#75
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Erik JohnsonE. Johnson#6
Henri JokiharjuH. Jokiharju#10
Owen PowerO. Power#25

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	0	1	2	4	0	0	0	18	11:27	0:04	1:10	10:13	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	23	19:24	4:12	4:23	10:49	6	6	50.0
0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	16	10:38	0:00	0:58	9:40	5	4	55.6
0	1	0	1	1	0	2	4	2	0	0	22	14:03	2:31	2:17	9:15	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	18	12:21	1:38	0:00	10:43	4	6	40.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	20:00	3:51	0:00	16:09	1	10	9.1
0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	15	10:21	2:25	0:00	7:56	4	3	57.1
0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	12:39	2:04	0:00	10:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12	9:06	0:00	0:00	9:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	21	19:54	4:31	0:00	15:23	1	3	25.0
1	0	1	7	4	1	0	0	2	1	1	20	18:52	4:38	0:00	14:14	6	8	42.9
0	1	1	1	3	1	0	0	1	1	2	24	21:08	3:42	2:59	14:27	1	2	33.3
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	1	2	1	2	1	0	0	24	14:35	0:00	3:14	11:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	2	1	2	0	0	1	23	15:31	0:00	2:07	13:24	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	31	30:49	6:06	3:34	21:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	6	3:31	0:00	0:14	3:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	30	23:32	0:20	0:37	22:35	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	2	1	1	33	23:35	1:39	2:43	19:13	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
37	3	34	.919	26	7	1	0	0	59:40	0

Florida Panthers


forwards
Aleksander BarkovA. Barkov#16
Sam BennettS. Bennett#9
Nick CousinsN. Cousins#21
Jonah GadjovichJ. Gadjovich#12
Ryan LombergR. Lomberg#94
Anton LundellA. Lundell#15
Eetu LuostarinenE. Luostarinen#27
Sam ReinhartS. Reinhart#13
Evan RodriguesE. Rodrigues#17
Kevin StenlundK. Stenlund#82
Matthew TkachukM. Tkachuk#19
Carter VerhaegheC. Verhaeghe#23
defensemen
Aaron EkbladA. Ekblad#5
Oliver Ekman-LarssonO. Ekman-Larsson#91
Gustav ForslingG. Forsling#42
Dmitry KulikovD. Kulikov#7
Niko MikkolaN. Mikkola#77
Brandon MontourB. Montour#62

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	3	1	1	0	0	3	1	1	27	19:36	4:33	2:08	12:55	14	5	73.7
1	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	22	16:53	1:40	0:09	15:04	7	8	46.7
0	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	0	0	20	13:27	0:00	0:00	13:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	10	8:15	0:00	0:00	8:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	12	10:04	0:00	0:00	10:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	21	12:59	1:40	1:50	9:29	7	7	50.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	21	12:57	0:00	4:15	8:42	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	25	19:00	4:34	1:38	12:48	3	2	60.0
0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	17	11:10	1:40	0:00	9:30	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	18	13:37	0:00	4:13	9:24	11	6	64.7
1	1	1	7	1	1	1	2	2	0	1	23	22:01	4:34	0:07	17:20	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	17	14:57	4:34	0:00	10:23	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	3	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	27	21:29	1:39	4:38	15:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	22	16:35	1:31	1:43	13:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	25	20:53	0:02	4:39	16:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	2	4	3	1	2	23	16:40	0:09	1:59	14:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	2	1	2	3	1	0	23	19:04	0:00	2:05	16:59	0	0	0.0
1	2	1	5	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	23	21:00	4:34	0:32	15:54	0	0	0.0

goalies
Sergei BobrovskyS. Bobrovsky#72

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
30	2	28	.933	22	4	2	0	0	59:38	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Sabres	1	0	1	2
	Panthers	2	0	1	3

1st Period		BUF	FLA
9:25	Dylan Cozens (12) (Power Play) Assists: Jordan Greenway (11), Owen Power (17)	1	0
12:54	Sam Bennett (14) Assists: Nick Cousins (5), Brandon Montour (16)	1	1
15:36	Matthew Tkachuk (21) (Power Play) Assists: Carter Verhaeghe (31), Brandon Montour (17)	1	2

2nd Period
No Goals Scored

3rd Period			BUF	FLA
9:41		Brandon Montour (5) (Power Play) Assists: Matthew Tkachuk (46), Sam Reinhart (29)	1	3
12:44		Tage Thompson (17) Assists: Rasmus Dahlin (30), Alex Tuch (23)	2	3

Regular Season Series

FLA leads 2-0

Panthers
4
Sabres
0

Game 1

16/2

Sabres
2
Panthers
3

Game 2

28/2

Sabres
2
Panthers
3

Game 3

13/4

Amerant Bank Arena

12:00 AM, 28 February 2024

Sunrise, FL

Attendance: 18,243

Referees:
TJ Luxmore
Michael Markovic

Linesmen:
Brandon Gawryletz
Kilian McNamara

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	29	16	2	60
Florida	27	17	3	57
Tampa Bay	25	16	3	53
Ottawa	24	18	4	52
Montreal	23	19	4	50
Boston	22	19	6	50
Detroit	21	21	4	46
Buffalo	17	23	5	39

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Buffalo Sabres

Florida Panthers

Regular Season Series

FLA leads 2-0

Game Information

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

NHL News

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