Panthers 4-3 Sabres (15 Oct, 2022) Play-by-Play

Florida Panthers

2-0-0, 2-0-0 away

	1	2	3	T
FLA	2	2	0	4
BUF	2	1	0	3

Buffalo Sabres

1-1-0, 1-1-0 home

Tage Thompson won faceoff against Sam Bennett in defensive zone
Henri Jokiharju credited with hit on Rudolfs Balcers in defensive zone
Ilya Lyubushkin credited with hit on Anton Lundell in defensive zone
Giveaway by Casey Mittelstadt in defensive zone
Ryan Lomberg shot blocked by Henri Jokiharju
Penalty to JJ Peterka 2 minutes for Hooking Brandon Montour
Sam Reinhart shot blocked by Jacob Bryson
Takeaway by Alex Tuch in offensive zone
Giveaway by Henri Jokiharju in defensive zone
Shot missed by Tage Thompson
Rasmus Asplund won faceoff against Aleksander Barkov in neutral zone
Rasmus Asplund won faceoff against Sam Bennett in defensive zone
Sam Bennett shot blocked by Jacob Bryson
Casey Mittelstadt won faceoff against Matthew Tkachuk in defensive zone
Dylan Cozens won faceoff against Sam Bennett in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Dylan Cozens saved by Spencer Knight
Dylan Cozens credited with hit on Brandon Montour in offensive zone
Tage Thompson won faceoff against Anton Lundell in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Rasmus Dahlin saved by Spencer Knight
Shot on goal by Jeff Skinner saved by Spencer Knight
Shot on goal by Mattias Samuelsson saved by Spencer Knight
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin in defensive zone
Aaron Ekblad shot blocked by Tage Thompson
Ilya Lyubushkin credited with hit on Ryan Lomberg in defensive zone
Shot on goal by Alex Tuch saved by Spencer Knight
Goal scored by Alex Tuch assisted by Henri Jokiharju and Eric Comrie
Tage Thompson won faceoff against Aleksander Barkov in offensive zone
Rasmus Asplund won faceoff against Nick Cousins in defensive zone
Shot on goal by Kyle Okposo saved by Spencer Knight
Josh Mahura shot blocked by Alex Tuch
Takeaway by Alex Tuch in neutral zone
Dylan Cozens won faceoff against Eetu Luostarinen in defensive zone
Dylan Cozens won faceoff against Aleksander Barkov in offensive zone
Casey Mittelstadt won faceoff against Sam Bennett in neutral zone
Dylan Cozens won faceoff against Eetu Luostarinen in offensive zone
Dylan Cozens won faceoff against Aleksander Barkov in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Victor Olofsson saved by Spencer Knight
Casey Mittelstadt won faceoff against Sam Bennett in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Tage Thompson saved by Spencer Knight
Shot on goal by Jeff Skinner saved by Spencer Knight
Goal scored by Zemgus Girgensons assisted by JJ Peterka and Rasmus Dahlin
Casey Mittelstadt won faceoff against Sam Bennett in defensive zone
Dylan Cozens credited with hit on Marc Staal in offensive zone
Takeaway by Jacob Bryson in defensive zone
Jack Quinn won faceoff against Anton Lundell in neutral zone
Shot on goal by Ilya Lyubushkin saved by Spencer Knight
Penalty to Rasmus Dahlin 2 minutes for Cross Checking Carter Verhaeghe
Gustav Forsling shot blocked by Jacob Bryson
Sam Bennett shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
Shot on goal by Alex Tuch saved by Spencer Knight
Shot on goal by Jeff Skinner saved by Spencer Knight
Dylan Cozens won faceoff against Sam Bennett in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Casey Mittelstadt saved by Spencer Knight
Shot missed by Alex Tuch
Takeaway by Victor Olofsson in neutral zone
Shot on goal by Rasmus Dahlin saved by Spencer Knight
Kyle Okposo credited with hit on Marc Staal in defensive zone
Penalty to Zemgus Girgensons 2 minutes for High Sticking Eetu Luostarinen
Shot on goal by Dylan Cozens saved by Spencer Knight
Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin in defensive zone
Brandon Montour shot blocked by Casey Mittelstadt
Peyton Krebs credited with hit on Gustav Forsling in offensive zone
Penalty to Ilya Lyubushkin 2 minutes for Interference Nick Cousins (served by JJ Peterka)
Penalty to Ilya Lyubushkin 2 minutes for Roughing Ryan Lomberg
Dylan Cozens won faceoff against Aleksander Barkov in neutral zone
Casey Mittelstadt won faceoff against Aleksander Barkov in neutral zone
Aaron Ekblad shot blocked by Henri Jokiharju
Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
Casey Mittelstadt won faceoff against Aleksander Barkov in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Casey Mittelstadt saved by Spencer Knight
Takeaway by Kyle Okposo in offensive zone
Zemgus Girgensons won faceoff against Nick Cousins in defensive zone
Shot missed by Jacob Bryson
Shot missed by Zemgus Girgensons
Shot missed by Rasmus Asplund
Shot on goal by Jeff Skinner saved by Spencer Knight
Peyton Krebs won faceoff against Anton Lundell in neutral zone
Shot on goal by Mattias Samuelsson saved by Spencer Knight
Alex Tuch credited with hit on Matthew Tkachuk in offensive zone
Penalty to Jacob Bryson 2 minutes for Tripping Matthew Tkachuk
Colin White shot blocked by Ilya Lyubushkin
Goal scored by Rasmus Dahlin assisted by Alex Tuch
Takeaway by Casey Mittelstadt in neutral zone
Casey Mittelstadt won faceoff against Anton Lundell in offensive zone
Anton Lundell shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
Shot missed by Mattias Samuelsson
Takeaway by JJ Peterka in offensive zone
Penalty to Peyton Krebs 2 minutes for High Sticking Matthew Tkachuk
Tage Thompson won faceoff against Sam Bennett in offensive zone
Casey Mittelstadt won faceoff against Aleksander Barkov in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Tage Thompson saved by Spencer Knight
Shot on goal by Peyton Krebs saved by Spencer Knight
Shot on goal by Jeff Skinner saved by Spencer Knight
Rasmus Asplund credited with hit on Sam Bennett in offensive zone
Josh Mahura shot blocked by Dylan Cozens
Takeaway by Kyle Okposo in defensive zone
Tage Thompson won faceoff against Aleksander Barkov in neutral zone
Kyle Okposo credited with hit on Gustav Forsling in offensive zone
Jack Quinn credited with hit on Nick Cousins in neutral zone
Jack Quinn credited with hit on Radko Gudas in offensive zone
Tage Thompson won faceoff against Sam Reinhart in neutral zone
Shot on goal by Dylan Cozens saved by Spencer Knight
Shot on goal by Jeff Skinner saved by Spencer Knight
Casey Mittelstadt won faceoff against Aleksander Barkov in offensive zone
Penalty to Dylan Cozens 2 minutes for Roughing Matthew Tkachuk
Shot missed by Marc Staal
Sam Bennett credited with hit on Henri Jokiharju in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Sam Bennett saved by Eric Comrie
Aleksander Barkov won faceoff against Dylan Cozens in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Aaron Ekblad saved by Eric Comrie
Shot on goal by Aleksander Barkov saved by Eric Comrie
Shot on goal by Matthew Tkachuk saved by Eric Comrie
Shot on goal by Sam Reinhart saved by Eric Comrie
Shot missed by Aaron Ekblad
Shot missed by Aaron Ekblad
Aleksander Barkov won faceoff against Kyle Okposo in offensive zone
Shot missed by Patric Hornqvist
Takeaway by Gustav Forsling in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Patric Hornqvist saved by Eric Comrie
Radko Gudas credited with hit on Jeff Skinner in neutral zone
Ryan Lomberg credited with hit on Rasmus Dahlin in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Rudolfs Balcers saved by Eric Comrie
Dylan Cozens shot blocked by Brandon Montour
Aleksander Barkov won faceoff against Tage Thompson in defensive zone
Shot on goal by Aleksander Barkov saved by Eric Comrie
Shot on goal by Nick Cousins saved by Eric Comrie
Shot on goal by Sam Bennett saved by Eric Comrie
Shot missed by Marc Staal
JJ Peterka shot blocked by Eetu Luostarinen
Shot on goal by Sam Reinhart saved by Eric Comrie
Ilya Lyubushkin shot blocked by Marc Staal
Shot missed by Sam Bennett
Shot on goal by Gustav Forsling saved by Eric Comrie
Goal scored by Colin White assisted by Eetu Luostarinen and Anton Lundell
Shot missed by Aleksander Barkov
Nick Cousins won faceoff against Tage Thompson in offensive zone
Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Gustav Forsling
Giveaway by Rudolfs Balcers in neutral zone
Shot missed by Sam Bennett
Penalty to Matthew Tkachuk 2 minutes for Roughing Alex Tuch
Dylan Cozens shot blocked by Anton Lundell
Aaron Ekblad credited with hit on Victor Olofsson in defensive zone
Anton Lundell credited with hit on Casey Mittelstadt in defensive zone
Shot on goal by Eetu Luostarinen saved by Eric Comrie
Shot on goal by Gustav Forsling saved by Eric Comrie
Goal scored by Matthew Tkachuk assisted by Gustav Forsling
Sam Bennett won faceoff against Dylan Cozens in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Carter Verhaeghe saved by Eric Comrie
Sam Bennett won faceoff against Alex Tuch in offensive zone
Shot missed by Sam Bennett
Shot on goal by Sam Bennett saved by Eric Comrie
Goal scored by Aaron Ekblad assisted by Aleksander Barkov and Sam Reinhart (PPG)
Nick Cousins credited with hit on JJ Peterka in defensive zone
Shot on goal by Sam Reinhart saved by Eric Comrie
Aleksander Barkov won faceoff against Dylan Cozens in offensive zone
Aaron Ekblad credited with hit on Dylan Cozens in defensive zone
Shot missed by Brandon Montour
Shot on goal by Matthew Tkachuk saved by Eric Comrie
Shot on goal by Aaron Ekblad saved by Eric Comrie
Giveaway by Aleksander Barkov in offensive zone
Takeaway by Carter Verhaeghe in neutral zone
Shot on goal by Carter Verhaeghe saved by Eric Comrie
Penalty to Ryan Lomberg 2 minutes for Roughing Ilya Lyubushkin
Shot missed by Brandon Montour
Penalty to Josh Mahura 2 minutes for Holding Victor Olofsson
Shot on goal by Aleksander Barkov saved by Eric Comrie
Shot missed by Sam Reinhart
Shot on goal by Nick Cousins saved by Eric Comrie
Takeaway by Nick Cousins in neutral zone
Aleksander Barkov won faceoff against Jeff Skinner in defensive zone
Aleksander Barkov won faceoff against Tage Thompson in defensive zone
Shot on goal by Aleksander Barkov saved by Eric Comrie
Shot missed by Sam Bennett
Radko Gudas credited with hit on Dylan Cozens in offensive zone
Giveaway by Colin White in neutral zone
Shot on goal by Anton Lundell saved by Eric Comrie
Aleksander Barkov won faceoff against Tage Thompson in offensive zone
Owen Power shot blocked by Sam Reinhart
Sam Bennett won faceoff against Dylan Cozens in defensive zone
Shot on goal by Rudolfs Balcers saved by Eric Comrie
Shot missed by Josh Mahura
Shot missed by Josh Mahura
Aleksander Barkov won faceoff against Tage Thompson in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Matthew Tkachuk saved by Eric Comrie
Goal scored by Brandon Montour assisted by Matthew Tkachuk and Aleksander Barkov (PPG)
Sam Bennett won faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt in offensive zone
Radko Gudas credited with hit on Dylan Cozens in defensive zone
Shot missed by Sam Reinhart
Giveaway by Spencer Knight in defensive zone
Aleksander Barkov won faceoff against Tage Thompson in defensive zone
Giveaway by Aaron Ekblad in defensive zone
Anton Lundell won faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt in defensive zone
Penalty to Brandon Montour 2 minutes for Interference Casey Mittelstadt
Penalty to Sam Bennett 2 minutes for Tripping Rasmus Dahlin
Takeaway by Gustav Forsling in defensive zone
Aleksander Barkov won faceoff against Dylan Cozens in defensive zone
Dylan Cozens shot blocked by Gustav Forsling
Aleksander Barkov won faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt in defensive zone
Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Brandon Montour
Shot missed by Gustav Forsling
Shot on goal by Nick Cousins saved by Eric Comrie
Radko Gudas credited with hit on Jeff Skinner in defensive zone
Shot on goal by Colin White saved by Eric Comrie
Gustav Forsling credited with hit on Victor Olofsson in neutral zone
Shot on goal by Gustav Forsling saved by Eric Comrie
Sam Bennett won faceoff against Rasmus Asplund in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Gustav Forsling saved by Eric Comrie
Shot on goal by Aaron Ekblad saved by Eric Comrie
Anton Lundell won faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Aaron Ekblad saved by Eric Comrie
Anton Lundell won faceoff against Rasmus Asplund in offensive zone
Kyle Okposo shot blocked by Aaron Ekblad
Aleksander Barkov won faceoff against Rasmus Asplund in neutral zone
Shot on goal by Sam Reinhart saved by Eric Comrie
Henri Jokiharju shot blocked by Brandon Montour
Aleksander Barkov won faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt in neutral zone
Penalty to Matthew Tkachuk 2 minutes for Roughing Dylan Cozens

PANTHERS

SABRES

TIME		FLA	BUF
0:00	Start of 1st period	0	0
0:00	Aleksander Barkov won faceoff against Rasmus Asplund in neutral zone	0	0
0:27	Shot missed by Marc Staal	0	0
0:31	Stoppage - Puck in Crowd	0	0
0:31	Tage Thompson won faceoff against Sam Bennett in defensive zone	0	0
0:49	Henri Jokiharju credited with hit on Rudolfs Balcers in defensive zone	0	0
0:50	Sam Bennett credited with hit on Henri Jokiharju in offensive zone	0	0
1:07	Shot on goal by Sam Bennett saved by Eric Comrie	0	0
1:26	Ilya Lyubushkin credited with hit on Anton Lundell in defensive zone	0	0
2:10	Giveaway by Casey Mittelstadt in defensive zone	0	0
2:14	Ryan Lomberg shot blocked by Henri Jokiharju	0	0
2:40	Penalty to JJ Peterka 2 minutes for Hooking Brandon Montour	0	0
2:40	Aleksander Barkov won faceoff against Dylan Cozens in offensive zone	0	0
2:53	Shot on goal by Aaron Ekblad saved by Eric Comrie	0	0
3:00	Shot on goal by Aleksander Barkov saved by Eric Comrie	0	0
3:01	Shot on goal by Matthew Tkachuk saved by Eric Comrie	0	0
3:07	Shot on goal by Sam Reinhart saved by Eric Comrie	0	0
3:18	Shot missed by Aaron Ekblad	0	0
3:27	Shot missed by Aaron Ekblad	0	0
3:27	Stoppage - Puck in Netting	0	0
3:27	Aleksander Barkov won faceoff against Kyle Okposo in offensive zone	0	0
3:43	Sam Reinhart shot blocked by Jacob Bryson	0	0
4:08	Takeaway by Alex Tuch in offensive zone	0	0
4:30	Shot missed by Patric Hornqvist	0	0
4:37	Takeaway by Gustav Forsling in offensive zone	0	0
4:40	Shot on goal by Patric Hornqvist saved by Eric Comrie	0	0
4:43	Giveaway by Henri Jokiharju in defensive zone	0	0
5:15	Shot missed by Tage Thompson	0	0
5:29	Radko Gudas credited with hit on Jeff Skinner in neutral zone	0	0
5:37	Ryan Lomberg credited with hit on Rasmus Dahlin in offensive zone	0	0
5:52	Stoppage - Offside	0	0
5:52	Rasmus Asplund won faceoff against Aleksander Barkov in neutral zone	0	0
6:23	Stoppage - Icing	0	0
6:23	Rasmus Asplund won faceoff against Sam Bennett in defensive zone	0	0
6:46	Sam Bennett shot blocked by Jacob Bryson	0	0
6:51	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)	0	0
6:51	Shot on goal by Rudolfs Balcers saved by Eric Comrie	0	0
6:51	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)	0	0
6:51	Casey Mittelstadt won faceoff against Matthew Tkachuk in defensive zone	0	0
7:13	Stoppage - Icing	0	0
7:13	Dylan Cozens won faceoff against Sam Bennett in offensive zone	0	0
7:20	Shot on goal by Dylan Cozens saved by Spencer Knight	0	0
7:58	Dylan Cozens shot blocked by Brandon Montour	0	0
8:01	Dylan Cozens credited with hit on Brandon Montour in offensive zone	0	0
8:08	Stoppage - Icing	0	0
8:08	Tage Thompson won faceoff against Anton Lundell in offensive zone	0	0
8:10	Shot on goal by Rasmus Dahlin saved by Spencer Knight	0	0
8:10	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)	0	0
8:10	Aleksander Barkov won faceoff against Tage Thompson in defensive zone	0	0
8:14	Shot on goal by Jeff Skinner saved by Spencer Knight	0	0
8:21	Shot on goal by Mattias Samuelsson saved by Spencer Knight	0	0
8:33	Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin in defensive zone	0	0
8:35	Shot on goal by Aleksander Barkov saved by Eric Comrie	0	0
8:48	Aaron Ekblad shot blocked by Tage Thompson	0	0
9:33	Shot on goal by Nick Cousins saved by Eric Comrie	0	0
9:49	Ilya Lyubushkin credited with hit on Ryan Lomberg in defensive zone	0	0
10:23	Shot on goal by Alex Tuch saved by Spencer Knight	0	0
10:29	Shot on goal by Sam Bennett saved by Eric Comrie	0	0
10:35	Goal scored by Alex Tuch assisted by Henri Jokiharju and Eric Comrie	0	1
10:35	Anton Lundell won faceoff against Dylan Cozens in neutral zone	0	1
10:53	Shot missed by Marc Staal	0	1
11:27	JJ Peterka shot blocked by Eetu Luostarinen	0	1
11:51	Stoppage - Icing	0	1
11:51	Tage Thompson won faceoff against Aleksander Barkov in offensive zone	0	1
12:18	Shot on goal by Sam Reinhart saved by Eric Comrie	0	1
12:20	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)	0	1
12:20	Rasmus Asplund won faceoff against Nick Cousins in defensive zone	0	1
12:40	Ilya Lyubushkin shot blocked by Marc Staal	0	1
12:45	Shot on goal by Kyle Okposo saved by Spencer Knight	0	1
12:51	Stoppage - Referee or Linesman	0	1
12:51	Casey Mittelstadt won faceoff against Sam Bennett in neutral zone	0	1
13:10	Shot missed by Sam Bennett	0	1
13:16	Josh Mahura shot blocked by Alex Tuch	0	1
13:33	Takeaway by Alex Tuch in neutral zone	0	1
13:54	Shot on goal by Gustav Forsling saved by Eric Comrie	0	1
13:54	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)	0	1
13:54	Dylan Cozens won faceoff against Eetu Luostarinen in defensive zone	0	1
14:03	Goal scored by Colin White assisted by Eetu Luostarinen and Anton Lundell	1	1
14:03	Tage Thompson won faceoff against Aleksander Barkov in neutral zone	1	1
14:28	Shot missed by Aleksander Barkov	1	1
14:34	Stoppage - Icing	1	1
14:34	Nick Cousins won faceoff against Tage Thompson in offensive zone	1	1
14:46	Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Gustav Forsling	1	1
14:46	Stoppage - Puck in Netting	1	1
14:46	Dylan Cozens won faceoff against Aleksander Barkov in offensive zone	1	1
15:02	Shot on goal by Mattias Samuelsson saved by Spencer Knight	1	1
15:02	Casey Mittelstadt won faceoff against Sam Bennett in neutral zone	1	1
15:25	Giveaway by Rudolfs Balcers in neutral zone	1	1
15:40	Shot missed by Sam Bennett	1	1
15:52	Penalty to Matthew Tkachuk 2 minutes for Roughing Alex Tuch	1	1
15:52	Dylan Cozens won faceoff against Eetu Luostarinen in offensive zone	1	1
16:01	Dylan Cozens shot blocked by Anton Lundell	1	1
16:01	Stoppage - Puck in Netting	1	1
16:01	Dylan Cozens won faceoff against Aleksander Barkov in offensive zone	1	1
16:43	Aaron Ekblad credited with hit on Victor Olofsson in defensive zone	1	1
16:50	Shot on goal by Victor Olofsson saved by Spencer Knight	1	1
16:52	Stoppage - Puck Frozen	1	1
16:52	Casey Mittelstadt won faceoff against Sam Bennett in offensive zone	1	1
17:21	Shot on goal by Tage Thompson saved by Spencer Knight	1	1
17:24	Shot on goal by Jeff Skinner saved by Spencer Knight	1	1
17:25	Anton Lundell credited with hit on Casey Mittelstadt in defensive zone	1	1
18:03	Shot on goal by Eetu Luostarinen saved by Eric Comrie	1	1
18:07	Shot on goal by Gustav Forsling saved by Eric Comrie	1	1
18:09	Goal scored by Matthew Tkachuk assisted by Gustav Forsling	2	1
18:09	Aleksander Barkov won faceoff against Rasmus Asplund in neutral zone	2	1
18:51	Goal scored by Zemgus Girgensons assisted by JJ Peterka and Rasmus Dahlin	2	2
18:51	Matthew Tkachuk won faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt in neutral zone	2	2
18:59	Stoppage - Icing	2	2
18:59	Casey Mittelstadt won faceoff against Sam Bennett in defensive zone	2	2
19:13	Dylan Cozens credited with hit on Marc Staal in offensive zone	2	2
19:24	Takeaway by Jacob Bryson in defensive zone	2	2
19:32	Stoppage - Offside	2	2
19:32	Jack Quinn won faceoff against Anton Lundell in neutral zone	2	2
19:42	Shot on goal by Ilya Lyubushkin saved by Spencer Knight	2	2
20:00	End of 1st period	2	2

Regular Season Series

FLA leads 1-0

Panthers
4
Sabres
3

Game 1

15/10

Panthers
4
Sabres
1

Game 2

16/1

Sabres
3
Panthers
1

Game 3

25/2

Sabres
1
Panthers
2

Game 4

5/4

KeyBank Center

6:00 PM, 15 October 2022

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 11,481

Referees:
Chris Lee
Dan O'Rourke

Linesmen:
Shandor Alphonso

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	13	6	2	28
Florida	12	8	1	25
Buffalo	11	9	1	23
Boston	10	9	3	23
Tampa Bay	10	7	2	22
Detroit	8	10	2	18
Ottawa	8	11	1	17
Montreal	7	11	2	16

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