Reinhart gets his 55th goal to win it, Florida tops Buffalo 3-2 in OT to clinch home ice for Round 1

— All Florida needed was one point to ensure its postseason run would start at home. And once that task was done, Sam Reinhart decided to put an exclamation point on things.
Apr 14, 2024, 01:39 am - AP
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1st PeriodBUFFLA
2:59Tyson Jost (3)
Assists: Rasmus Dahlin (39), Henri Jokiharju (17)
10
5:02Anton Lundell (13)
Assists: Matthew Tkachuk (60), Nick Cousins (8)
11
8:11Kevin Stenlund (11) (Shorthanded)
Unassisted
12
9:48Jack Quinn (9) (Power Play)
Assists: Bowen Byram (17), Owen Power (27)
22
2nd Period
No Goals Scored
3rd Period
No Goals Scored
OT SummaryBUFFLA
3:58Sam Reinhart (55)
Assists: Aleksander Barkov (55)
23

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Oliver Ekman-Larsson Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Nick Cousins Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Sam Bennett faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Sam Bennett Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Sam Bennett faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Anton Lundell hit Connor Clifton
  • Takeaway by Eetu Luostarinen
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Anton Lundell Goal (13) Backhand, assists: Matthew Tkachuk (60), Nick Cousins (8)
  • Uvis Balinskis hit Zemgus Girgensons
  • Kevin Stenlund faceoff won against Tyson Jost
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Vladimir Tarasenko Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Sam Bennett Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Matthew Tkachuk Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Nick Cousins Tripping against Rasmus Dahlin
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Kevin Stenlund
  • Takeaway by Kevin Stenlund
  • Kevin Stenlund Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: none
  • Anton Lundell Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Niko Mikkola hit Jack Quinn
  • Jack Quinn shot blocked by Kevin Stenlund
  • Takeaway by Sam Reinhart
  • Sam Bennett hit Peyton Krebs
  • Gustav Forsling hit Jeff Skinner
  • Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Evan Rodrigues Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Kevin Stenlund Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Steven Lorentz hit Jacob Bryson
  • Matthew Tkachuk hit Bowen Byram
  • Sam Bennett Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Uvis Balinskis Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Uvis Balinskis Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Eetu Luostarinen
  • Takeaway by Eetu Luostarinen
  • Eetu Luostarinen hit Alex Tuch
  • Aleksander Barkov hit Connor Clifton
  • Steven Lorentz faceoff won against Tyson Jost
  • Kyle Okposo Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Brandon Montour Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  • Matthew Tkachuk Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Matthew Tkachuk Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Matthew Tkachuk
  • Dmitry Kulikov hit Dylan Cozens
  • Anton Lundell Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Evan Rodrigues Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Evan Rodrigues Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Kevin Stenlund faceoff won against Tyson Jost
  • Kevin Stenlund faceoff won against Tyson Jost
  • Kyle Okposo hit Jacob Bryson
  • Brandon Montour Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Brandon Montour Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Sam Reinhart hit Henri Jokiharju
  • Sam Bennett faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Nick Cousins Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Giveaway by Nick Cousins
  • Anton Lundell Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Eetu Luostarinen hit Rasmus Dahlin
  • Aleksander Barkov Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Sam Reinhart Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Nick Cousins hit Bowen Byram
  • Matthew Tkachuk Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Sam Bennett faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Dmitry Kulikov Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Takeaway by Sam Bennett
  • Matthew Tkachuk Wrap-around saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Nick Cousins Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Evan Rodrigues Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Evan Rodrigues hit Jacob Bryson
  • Uvis Balinskis Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Steven Lorentz hit Connor Clifton
  • Niko Mikkola Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Owen Power shot blocked by Dmitry Kulikov
  • Giveaway by Sam Reinhart
  • Uvis Balinskis hit Tyson Jost
  • Giveaway by Nick Cousins
  • Anton Lundell faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Anton Lundell faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Takeaway by Uvis Balinskis
  • Niko Mikkola Interference against Zach Benson
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Kevin Stenlund faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Anton Lundell hit Dylan Cozens
  • Dmitry Kulikov hit Bowen Byram
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • JJ Peterka shot blocked by Gustav Forsling
  • Sam Bennett faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  • Niko Mikkola Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Giveaway by Niko Mikkola
  • Takeaway by Sam Reinhart
  • Owen Power shot blocked by Nick Cousins
  • Matthew Tkachuk Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Giveaway by Evan Rodrigues
  • Kevin Stenlund faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  • Gustav Forsling Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Vladimir Tarasenko Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Giveaway by Sam Reinhart
  • Brandon Montour hit Lukas Rousek
  • Giveaway by Nick Cousins
  • JJ Peterka shot blocked by Nick Cousins
  • Takeaway by Matthew Tkachuk
  • Sam Bennett Tip-In Wide Left
  • Evan Rodrigues Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Steven Lorentz Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Kyle Okposo
  • Brandon Montour hit Lukas Rousek
  • Vladimir Tarasenko Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Dmitry Kulikov Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Sam Bennett faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Gustav Forsling Slap Shot High and Wide Left
  • Sam Bennett Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Matthew Tkachuk Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Matthew Tkachuk Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Brandon Montour hit Rasmus Dahlin
  • Aleksander Barkov shot blocked by Vladimir Tarasenko
  • Sam Reinhart Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Anton Lundell Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Anton Lundell faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  • Evan Rodrigues Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  • Vladimir Tarasenko Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Vladimir Tarasenko Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  • Sam Bennett faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Niko Mikkola hit Jack Quinn
  • Giveaway by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Anton Lundell faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Steven Lorentz hit Bowen Byram
  • Gustav Forsling Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Giveaway by Gustav Forsling
  • Vladimir Tarasenko hit Alex Tuch
  • Sam Reinhart Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Dmitry Kulikov Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Niko Mikkola Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Sam Bennett shot blocked by Nick Cousins
  • Vladimir Tarasenko hit Peyton Krebs
  • Sam Reinhart Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Sam Reinhart Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
  • Matthew Tkachuk Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Anton Lundell faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Giveaway by Gustav Forsling
  • Takeaway by Aleksander Barkov
  • Sam Reinhart Goal (55) Wrist Shot, assists: Aleksander Barkov (55)
  • Henri Jokiharju hit Vladimir Tarasenko
  • Oliver Ekman-Larsson shot blocked by Owen Power
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Takeaway by Dylan Cozens
  • Giveaway by Zach Benson
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Jordan Greenway hit Eetu Luostarinen
  • Gustav Forsling shot blocked by Jordan Greenway
  • Tyson Jost Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (39), Henri Jokiharju (17)
  • Rasmus Dahlin hit Steven Lorentz
  • High Stick
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Icing
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
  • Off-side
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  • Icing
  • Off-side
  • JJ Peterka Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Kevin Stenlund
  • Bowen Byram Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Jack Quinn Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Bowen Byram (17), Owen Power (27)
  • Puck in Benches
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  • Icing
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  • Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • On-Ice Official
  • Off-side
  • Jack Quinn Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Tyson Jost hit Gustav Forsling
  • Rasmus Dahlin hit Evan Rodrigues
  • Evan Rodrigues shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Takeaway by Lukas Rousek
  • Jeff Skinner hit Matthew Tkachuk
  • Matthew Tkachuk shot blocked by Jordan Greenway
  • Nick Cousins shot blocked by Owen Power
  • Gustav Forsling shot blocked by Owen Power
  • JJ Peterka Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Uvis Balinskis shot blocked by Henri Jokiharju
  • Eetu Luostarinen shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Evan Rodrigues shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Off-side
  • Peyton Krebs Tripping against Nick Cousins
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
  • Connor Clifton hit Vladimir Tarasenko
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Vladimir Tarasenko shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  • Rasmus Dahlin hit Aleksander Barkov
  • Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Giveaway by Dylan Cozens
  • Giveaway by Bowen Byram
  • Evan Rodrigues shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  • Icing
  • Henri Jokiharju Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Sam Reinhart shot blocked by Owen Power
  • Giveaway by JJ Peterka
  • Sam Bennett shot blocked by Dylan Cozens
  • Gustav Forsling shot blocked by Jack Quinn
  • Henri Jokiharju hit Anton Lundell
  • Giveaway by Peyton Krebs
  • Bowen Byram hit Anton Lundell
  • Evan Rodrigues shot blocked by Henri Jokiharju
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Puck in Netting
  • Takeaway by Jacob Bryson
  • Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Icing
  • Gustav Forsling shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  • Evan Rodrigues shot blocked by Owen Power
  • Icing
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Steven Lorentz
  • Icing
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Kevin Stenlund
  • Connor Clifton Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • JJ Peterka Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  • Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Sam Reinhart shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  • Icing
  • Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  • Giveaway by Henri Jokiharju
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Giveaway by Connor Clifton
  • Peyton Krebs Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Jeff Skinner hit Brandon Montour
  • Icing
  • Takeaway by Alex Tuch
  • Icing
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
  • Jack Quinn Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Icing
  • Jeff Skinner Backhand saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • High Stick
  • Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Jack Quinn Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Jack Quinn Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Jack Quinn Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Goalie Stopped
  • TV Timeout
  • Alex Tuch Tip-In saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Tage Thompson Slap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Giveaway by Dylan Cozens
  • Jeff Skinner Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Rasmus Dahlin hit Gustav Forsling
  • Tage Thompson Slap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Alex Tuch hit Sam Reinhart
  • Takeaway by Alex Tuch
  • Off-side
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Tyson Jost faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
  • Giveaway by JJ Peterka
  • Aleksander Barkov shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Giveaway by Alex Tuch
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Steven Lorentz
  • Gustav Forsling shot blocked by Lukas Rousek
  • Puck in Netting
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Video Review
  • Connor Clifton Match Penalty against Nick Cousins served by Lukas Rousek
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  • Jordan Greenway Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Net Dislodged by Goaltender
  • Takeaway by Alex Tuch
  • Gustav Forsling shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  • Icing
  • Takeaway by Zemgus Girgensons
  • Vladimir Tarasenko shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  • Puck in Netting
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  • Alex Tuch hit Dmitry Kulikov
  • Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Giveaway by Dylan Cozens
  • Owen Power Slap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Peyton Krebs hit Niko Mikkola
  • Kevin Stenlund shot blocked by Jack Quinn
  • Giveaway by Tage Thompson
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Owen Power hit Nick Cousins
  • Jordan Greenway hit Nick Cousins
  • Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Jack Quinn Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Alex Tuch High-sticking against Sam Bennett
  • Takeaway by Henri Jokiharju
  • Matthew Tkachuk shot blocked by Henri Jokiharju
  • Sam Bennett shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Icing
  • Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
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