Thompson scores go-ahead goal, and Sabres end season-opening 3-game skid with 5-2 win over Panthers

— Jordan Greenway and Tage Thompson scored 41 seconds apart in the first period, and the Buffalo Sabres ended a season-opening three-game skid with a 5-2 win over the Florida Panthers on Saturday night.
Oct 13, 2024, 02:46 am - AP
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Panthers1102
Sabres2215
1st PeriodFLABUF
9:01Nate Schmidt (1)
Assists: A.J. Greer (2), Jesper Boqvist (2)
10
16:46Jordan Greenway (1)
Assists: Peyton Krebs (1)
11
17:27Tage Thompson (2)
Assists: Alex Tuch (2), Connor Clifton (1)
12
2nd PeriodFLABUF
1:34Henri Jokiharju (1)
Assists: Rasmus Dahlin (1), Jack Quinn (1)
13
16:22Mattias Samuelsson (1)
Assists: Jason Zucker (1), Ryan McLeod (1)
14
18:42Sam Bennett (3) (Power Play)
Assists: Sam Reinhart (2), Evan Rodrigues (2)
24
3rd PeriodFLABUF
18:48Alex Tuch (2) (Empty Net)
Unassisted
25

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Rasmus Dahlin hit Carter Verhaeghe
  • Henri Jokiharju Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Connor Clifton
  • Giveaway by Jack Quinn
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Evan Rodrigues
  • Dennis Gilbert hit Jonah Gadjovich
  • Dmitry Kulikov shot blocked by Dennis Gilbert
  • Evan Rodrigues shot blocked by Ryan McLeod
  • Dennis Gilbert hit Anton Lundell
  • Alex Tuch Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Jack Quinn Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  • Jack Quinn hit Niko Mikkola
  • Giveaway by Connor Clifton
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Jack Quinn Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Connor Clifton Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  • Connor Clifton Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  • Dennis Gilbert hit Jesper Boqvist
  • Gustav Forsling shot blocked by Jordan Greenway
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  • Rasmus Dahlin Snap Shot High and Wide Right
  • Jack Quinn Slap Shot High and Wide Left
  • Alex Tuch faceoff won against Jesper Boqvist
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Aaron Ekblad
  • Giveaway by Dennis Gilbert
  • Giveaway by Owen Power
  • Jack Quinn Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  • Alex Tuch Slap Shot High and Wide Left
  • Jordan Greenway Roughing against A.J. Greer
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
  • Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Aaron Ekblad shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Bowen Byram
  • Jack Quinn hit Sam Reinhart
  • Dylan Cozens hit Aaron Ekblad
  • Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Jesper Boqvist
  • Giveaway by Connor Clifton
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  • Takeaway by Dylan Cozens
  • Bowen Byram Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Evan Rodrigues
  • Jordan Greenway Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Peyton Krebs (1)
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Evan Rodrigues
  • Giveaway by Ryan McLeod
  • Peyton Krebs hit Carter Verhaeghe
  • Tage Thompson Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Tuch (2), Connor Clifton (1)
  • Sam Reinhart shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Takeaway by Alex Tuch
  • Jordan Greenway Tip-In Wide Right
  • Jiri Kulich hit Dmitry Kulikov
  • Jack Quinn Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Dylan Cozens Backhand Wide Left
  • Jiri Kulich Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Takeaway by Jack Quinn
  • Henri Jokiharju Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (1), Jack Quinn (1)
  • Giveaway by Connor Clifton
  • Jason Zucker Interference against Mackie Samoskevich
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  • Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against A.J. Greer
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Evan Rodrigues
  • Jiri Kulich Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  • Tage Thompson Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Owen Power
  • Mattias Samuelsson Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  • Peyton Krebs Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  • Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  • Jiri Kulich Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  • Mattias Samuelsson Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  • Jack Quinn hit Mackie Samoskevich
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Mackie Samoskevich
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Mackie Samoskevich
  • Dylan Cozens hit Uvis Balinskis
  • Owen Power Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Tage Thompson Slap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  • Mattias Samuelsson Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  • Dylan Cozens Backhand saved by Spencer Knight
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  • Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Aaron Ekblad shot blocked by Jiri Kulich
  • Dylan Cozens Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Jesper Boqvist
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Jesper Boqvist
  • Mattias Samuelsson Slap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  • Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Jason Zucker
  • Jordan Greenway Backhand Off Crossbar
  • Ryan McLeod Backhand Wide Right
  • Mattias Samuelsson Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Jason Zucker (1), Ryan McLeod (1)
  • Peyton Krebs hit Sam Bennett
  • Evan Rodrigues shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Giveaway by Dennis Gilbert
  • Jordan Greenway Slashing against Aaron Ekblad
  • Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  • Alex Tuch hit Evan Rodrigues
  • Owen Power Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Peyton Krebs hit Jesper Boqvist
  • Sam Reinhart shot blocked by Jiri Kulich
  • Eetu Luostarinen shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Dylan Cozens hit Eetu Luostarinen
  • Takeaway by Alex Tuch
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  • Jack Quinn Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  • Dylan Cozens hit Niko Mikkola
  • Takeaway by Jiri Kulich
  • Henri Jokiharju shot blocked by Dylan Cozens
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Jesper Boqvist
  • Connor Clifton Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  • Connor Clifton Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  • Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Jordan Greenway hit Dmitry Kulikov
  • Ryan McLeod Tip-In Wide Right
  • Ryan McLeod Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Jesper Boqvist
  • Beck Malenstyn Tip-In Wide Left
  • Zach Benson Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  • Connor Clifton hit Evan Rodrigues
  • Gustav Forsling shot blocked by Connor Clifton
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  • Tage Thompson hit Eetu Luostarinen
  • Anton Lundell shot blocked by Henri Jokiharju
  • Peyton Krebs Slap Shot Hit Right Post
  • Giveaway by Owen Power
  • Ryan McLeod Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  • Evan Rodrigues shot blocked by Jordan Greenway
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Jesper Boqvist
  • A.J. Greer shot blocked by Connor Clifton
  • Jordan Greenway Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  • Alex Tuch Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  • Gustav Forsling shot blocked by Jiri Kulich
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  • Sam Bennett shot blocked by Jordan Greenway
  • Takeaway by Alex Tuch
  • Alex Tuch Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: none
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Jesper Boqvist
  • Takeaway by Dmitry Kulikov
  • Uvis Balinskis Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Adam Boqvist Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Puck in Netting
  • Patrick Giles faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Icing
  • Sam Bennett faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Nate Schmidt Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Niko Mikkola hit Connor Clifton
  • Giveaway by Patrick Giles
  • Evan Rodrigues Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • A.J. Greer Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Gustav Forsling Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Jonah Gadjovich Tip-In saved by Devon Levi
  • Anton Lundell Backhand Hit Right Post
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Icing
  • Takeaway by Dmitry Kulikov
  • Sam Bennett Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Jack Quinn shot blocked by Uvis Balinskis
  • Off-side
  • Mackie Samoskevich hit Mattias Samuelsson
  • Nate Schmidt Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: A.J. Greer (2), Jesper Boqvist (2)
  • Off-side
  • Anton Lundell faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
  • Giveaway by Uvis Balinskis
  • A.J. Greer Backhand saved by Devon Levi
  • Goalie Stopped
  • A.J. Greer Slashing against Jordan Greenway
  • Net Dislodged Defensive Skater
  • Anton Lundell faceoff won against Jack Quinn
  • Icing
  • Giveaway by Jesper Boqvist
  • Aaron Ekblad hit Tage Thompson
  • Tage Thompson shot blocked by Patrick Giles
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Gustav Forsling Holding against Alex Tuch
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by A.J. Greer
  • Tage Thompson shot blocked by Dmitry Kulikov
  • Puck in Netting
  • Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nate Schmidt hit Peyton Krebs
  • Takeaway by Gustav Forsling
  • Sam Reinhart Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Off-side
  • Jesper Boqvist faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Icing
  • Anton Lundell faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Puck in Benches
  • Sam Reinhart Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Sam Bennett Wrap-around saved by Devon Levi
  • Giveaway by Spencer Knight
  • Dylan Cozens shot blocked by Niko Mikkola
  • Sam Bennett faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Evan Rodrigues Slap Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Carter Verhaeghe Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Carter Verhaeghe hit Alex Tuch
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Mackie Samoskevich Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Eetu Luostarinen hit Ryan McLeod
  • Puck in Benches
  • Giveaway by Gustav Forsling
  • Jonah Gadjovich hit Tage Thompson
  • Jesper Boqvist hit Alex Tuch
  • Giveaway by Jesper Boqvist
  • Aaron Ekblad hit Jack Quinn
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Sam Bennett hit Jack Quinn
  • Dmitry Kulikov Hooking against Jiri Kulich
  • Anton Lundell faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Anton Lundell
  • Eetu Luostarinen Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Jesper Boqvist hit Owen Power
  • Anton Lundell hit Jack Quinn
  • Aaron Ekblad Slap Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Jonah Gadjovich hit Mattias Samuelsson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Evan Rodrigues faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Puck in Netting
  • Niko Mikkola hit Jack Quinn
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Anton Lundell Slap Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Eetu Luostarinen hit Zach Benson
  • Icing
  • Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Eetu Luostarinen
  • Giveaway by Aaron Ekblad
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Anton Lundell hit Bowen Byram
  • Off-side
  • Evan Rodrigues faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Evan Rodrigues hit Henri Jokiharju
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Icing
  • Puck in Benches
  • Takeaway by Evan Rodrigues
  • Patrick Giles hit Dennis Gilbert
  • Takeaway by Aaron Ekblad
  • Sam Bennett faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Adam Boqvist Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Sam Bennett Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Sam Reinhart (2), Evan Rodrigues (2)
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Anton Lundell faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Takeaway by Sam Reinhart
  • Sam Reinhart Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Bowen Byram shot blocked by Aaron Ekblad
  • Alex Tuch shot blocked by Niko Mikkola
  • Puck in Netting
  • Giveaway by Dmitry Kulikov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Evan Rodrigues faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
  • Jiri Kulich shot blocked by Dmitry Kulikov
  • Evan Rodrigues Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Puck in Netting
  • Giveaway by Nate Schmidt
  • Aaron Ekblad hit Owen Power
  • Takeaway by Evan Rodrigues
  • Takeaway by Evan Rodrigues
  • Giveaway by Evan Rodrigues
  • Evan Rodrigues Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Patrick Giles faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Giveaway by Patrick Giles
  • Jason Zucker shot blocked by Patrick Giles
  • Takeaway by Gustav Forsling
  • Icing
  • Bowen Byram shot blocked by A.J. Greer
  • Jason Zucker shot blocked by Niko Mikkola
  • Giveaway by Eetu Luostarinen
  • Jonah Gadjovich hit Alex Tuch
  • Evan Rodrigues hit Connor Clifton
  • Icing
  • Jesper Boqvist faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • On-Ice Official
  • Icing
  • Carter Verhaeghe hit Jordan Greenway
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sam Bennett faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Icing
  • Sam Bennett faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Gustav Forsling Delaying Game
  • Takeaway by Eetu Luostarinen
  • Uvis Balinskis hit Ryan McLeod
  • Carter Verhaeghe hit Peyton Krebs
  • Icing
  • Anton Lundell faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Sam Reinhart Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Aaron Ekblad Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Icing
  • Adam Boqvist shot blocked by Sam Bennett
  • Jordan Greenway shot blocked by Adam Boqvist
  • Evan Rodrigues Poke saved by Devon Levi
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sam Bennett faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Takeaway by Evan Rodrigues
  • Icing
  • Niko Mikkola Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
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