Panthers 2-1 Sabres (5 Apr, 2023) Play-by-Play

Buffalo Sabres

37-32-7, 22-12-3 away

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

Florida Panthers

40-31-7, 22-12-4 home

Anthony Duclair hit Mattias Samuelsson
Aleksander Barkov Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Aaron Ekblad Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Carter Verhaeghe Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Eetu Luostarinen Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Takeaway by Radko Gudas
Radko Gudas hit Kyle Okposo
Radko Gudas hit Owen Power
Ryan Lomberg hit Casey Mittelstadt
Giveaway by Brandon Montour
Tyson Jost shot blocked by Marc Staal
Colin White Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Kyle Okposo shot blocked by Josh Mahura
Josh Mahura hit Kyle Okposo
Marc Staal hit Owen Power
Tyson Jost shot blocked by Brandon Montour
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Jeff Skinner
Giveaway by Aaron Ekblad
Zemgus Girgensons shot blocked by Brandon Montour
Aaron Ekblad hit Dylan Cozens
Sam Reinhart Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Carter Verhaeghe Poke saved by Devon Levi
Carter Verhaeghe Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Matthew Tkachuk Deflected Wide of Net
Eetu Luostarinen Hi-sticking against Jordan Greenway
Anton Lundell faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Brandon Montour Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Aaron Ekblad Batted saved by Devon Levi
Brandon Montour Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Eetu Luostarinen Tip-In saved by Devon Levi
Gustav Forsling Slap Shot saved by Devon Levi
Ryan Lomberg hit Henri Jokiharju
Josh Mahura Holding against Peyton Krebs
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Aleksander Barkov Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Aaron Ekblad Slap Shot Wide of Net
Aaron Ekblad Slap Shot Wide of Net
Aaron Ekblad Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Brandon Montour (52), Aleksander Barkov (52)
Givani Smith hit Ilya Lyubushkin
Matthew Tkachuk hit JJ Peterka
Jeff Skinner shot blocked by Gustav Forsling
Jeff Skinner shot blocked by Aaron Ekblad
Takeaway by Aaron Ekblad
Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
Eric Staal faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
Takeaway by Ryan Lomberg
Ryan Lomberg hit Zemgus Girgensons
Nick Cousins hit Casey Mittelstadt
Anthony Duclair Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Anthony Duclair Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Matthew Tkachuk Backhand saved by Devon Levi
Anton Lundell faceoff won against Tage Thompson
Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Jeff Skinner
Aaron Ekblad Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Ryan Lomberg hit Rasmus Dahlin
Takeaway by Givani Smith
Eric Staal Hooking against Dylan Cozens
Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Jeff Skinner
Giveaway by Sam Reinhart
Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Jeff Skinner
Anton Lundell faceoff won against Alex Tuch
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Anton Lundell
Giveaway by Anton Lundell
Giveaway by Eetu Luostarinen
Radko Gudas hit Alex Tuch
Giveaway by Eetu Luostarinen
Eric Staal faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
Brandon Montour Slap Shot saved by Devon Levi
Eric Staal faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
Matthew Tkachuk Deflected saved by Devon Levi
Radko Gudas hit Kyle Okposo
Radko Gudas hit Kyle Okposo
Nick Cousins faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
Brandon Montour Backhand saved by Devon Levi
Colin White Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Nick Cousins Tip-In Wide of Net
Colin White hit Henri Jokiharju
Nick Cousins Slap Shot saved by Devon Levi
Gustav Forsling Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Matthew Tkachuk Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Anton Lundell Snap Shot saved by Devon Levi
Eetu Luostarinen Poke saved by Devon Levi
Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
Kyle Okposo shot blocked by Marc Staal
Josh Mahura hit Mattias Samuelsson
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Aleksander Barkov Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Anthony Duclair Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
Anton Lundell faceoff won against Jeff Skinner
Matthew Tkachuk Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Alex Tuch shot blocked by Sam Reinhart
Ryan Lomberg Backhand Wide of Net
Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
Radko Gudas Slap Shot saved by Devon Levi
Jordan Greenway shot blocked by Josh Mahura
Dylan Cozens shot blocked by Marc Staal
Dylan Cozens shot blocked by Marc Staal
Jack Quinn shot blocked by Aleksander Barkov
Nick Cousins faceoff won against Kyle Okposo
Anton Lundell Backhand saved by Devon Levi
Matthew Tkachuk hit Mattias Samuelsson
Anton Lundell hit Jordan Greenway
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Alex Tuch
Anton Lundell faceoff won against Tage Thompson
Anton Lundell Tip-In Wide of Net
Takeaway by Eetu Luostarinen
Matthew Tkachuk hit Jeff Skinner
Matthew Tkachuk Goal (39) Tip-In, assists: Brandon Montour (53), Anton Lundell (21)
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Alex Tuch
Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Ryan Lomberg Backhand saved by Devon Levi
Ryan Lomberg Backhand Wide of Net
Colin White hit Kyle Okposo
Marc Staal hit Zemgus Girgensons
Nick Cousins faceoff won against Kyle Okposo
Carter Verhaeghe Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Matthew Tkachuk Tip-In Over Net
Josh Mahura Backhand Wide of Net
Matthew Tkachuk hit Dylan Cozens
Carter Verhaeghe Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Aleksander Barkov Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Giveaway by Sam Reinhart
Givani Smith hit Riley Stillman
Gustav Forsling Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
Eric Staal faceoff won against Kyle Okposo
Ryan Lomberg hit Jack Quinn
Anton Lundell Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Alex Tuch
Radko Gudas hit Owen Power
Riley Stillman shot blocked by Radko Gudas
Matthew Tkachuk Backhand saved by Devon Levi
Gustav Forsling hit Casey Mittelstadt
Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Aaron Ekblad
Anton Lundell faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Eric Staal faceoff won against Kyle Okposo
Anthony Duclair Backhand saved by Devon Levi
Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Giveaway by Aleksander Barkov
Anton Lundell Tripping against Kyle Okposo
Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Jeff Skinner
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Gustav Forsling
Aaron Ekblad Tripping against Tage Thompson
Anthony Duclair shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
Kyle Okposo faceoff won against Anton Lundell
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Nick Cousins
Giveaway by Jack Quinn
Kyle Okposo faceoff won against Eric Staal
Radko Gudas shot blocked by Zemgus Girgensons
Kyle Okposo hit Josh Mahura
Henri Jokiharju Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Jack Quinn hit Carter Verhaeghe
Jack Quinn faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Takeaway by Owen Power
Alex Tuch Slashing against Aaron Ekblad
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
Brandon Montour shot blocked by Jordan Greenway
Anthony Duclair shot blocked by Henri Jokiharju
Dylan Cozens Goal (29) Wrist Shot, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (54), Tage Thompson (46)
Tyson Jost Delay Gm - Face-off Violation
Kyle Okposo faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
Mattias Samuelsson hit Anthony Duclair
Giveaway by Tage Thompson
Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Kyle Okposo faceoff won against Eric Staal
Zemgus Girgensons Deflected saved by Alex Lyon
Zemgus Girgensons Backhand saved by Alex Lyon
Giveaway by Jeff Skinner
Tage Thompson Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Jeff Skinner Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Jeff Skinner Tip-In saved by Alex Lyon
Giveaway by Peyton Krebs
Tyson Jost Interference against Anton Lundell
Zemgus Girgensons Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
Mattias Samuelsson hit Aleksander Barkov
Alex Tuch hit Aleksander Barkov
Ilya Lyubushkin hit Aleksander Barkov
Ilya Lyubushkin hit Givani Smith
Jack Quinn hit Givani Smith
Giveaway by Jack Quinn
Zemgus Girgensons Tip-In saved by Alex Lyon
Peyton Krebs Tip-In Over Net
Jeff Skinner faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Mattias Samuelsson hit Anthony Duclair
Henri Jokiharju Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Alex Tuch Tip-In saved by Alex Lyon
Henri Jokiharju Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Peyton Krebs Backhand Wide of Net
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Eric Staal
Mattias Samuelsson Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Tyson Jost faceoff won against Colin White
Henri Jokiharju Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Tyson Jost hit Nick Cousins
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Anton Lundell
Kyle Okposo faceoff won against Anton Lundell
Mattias Samuelsson hit Eetu Luostarinen
Alex Tuch Tip-In saved by Alex Lyon
Jeff Skinner Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Matthew Tkachuk
Peyton Krebs hit Ryan Lomberg
Marc Staal shot blocked by Tyson Jost
Matthew Tkachuk shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
Mattias Samuelsson hit Anton Lundell
Kyle Okposo hit Sam Reinhart
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Carter Verhaeghe
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Anton Lundell
Giveaway by Owen Power
Giveaway by Ilya Lyubushkin
Takeaway by JJ Peterka
Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Jack Quinn Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Giveaway by Peyton Krebs
Gustav Forsling shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
Aleksander Barkov shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
Giveaway by Tage Thompson
Jordan Greenway hit Carter Verhaeghe
Jordan Greenway Wrap-around saved by Alex Lyon
Jordan Greenway Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Jeff Skinner faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Jeff Skinner Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Alex Tuch Backhand saved by Alex Lyon
Radko Gudas shot blocked by JJ Peterka
Zemgus Girgensons Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Peyton Krebs Backhand saved by Alex Lyon
Casey Mittelstadt Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Jordan Greenway hit Brandon Montour
Aleksander Barkov shot blocked by Casey Mittelstadt
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Anton Lundell
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Anton Lundell
JJ Peterka Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Jeff Skinner faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
Alex Tuch Tip-In saved by Alex Lyon
Henri Jokiharju hit Aleksander Barkov
Jack Quinn Deflected Wide of Net
Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson
Henri Jokiharju hit Aleksander Barkov
Jordan Greenway Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Jack Quinn hit Matthew Tkachuk
Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
Alex Tuch Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Kyle Okposo faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
Zemgus Girgensons Tip-In Wide of Net
Kyle Okposo Backhand saved by Alex Lyon
Zemgus Girgensons Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Zemgus Girgensons Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Jeff Skinner faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
Casey Mittelstadt Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Casey Mittelstadt Backhand Over Net
Mattias Samuelsson hit Aaron Ekblad
Mattias Samuelsson Holding against Anthony Duclair
Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Ilya Lyubushkin Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Jeff Skinner faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
Jeff Skinner Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Casey Mittelstadt Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Jeff Skinner faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon

SABRES

PANTHERS

TIME		BUF	FLA
0:00	Start of 1st Period	0	0
0:00	Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Tage Thompson	0	0
0:07	Anthony Duclair hit Mattias Samuelsson	0	0
0:10	Aleksander Barkov Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi	0	0
0:14	Anthony Duclair shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin	0	0
0:16	Aaron Ekblad Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi	0	0
0:46	Carter Verhaeghe Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi	0	0
1:07	Eetu Luostarinen Wrist Shot Wide of Net	0	0
1:09	Goalie Stopped (after SOG)	0	0
1:09	Kyle Okposo faceoff won against Anton Lundell	0	0
1:19	Takeaway by Radko Gudas	0	0
1:37	Radko Gudas hit Kyle Okposo	0	0
1:43	Radko Gudas hit Owen Power	0	0
2:18	Ryan Lomberg hit Casey Mittelstadt	0	0
2:24	Giveaway by Brandon Montour	0	0
2:30	Tyson Jost shot blocked by Marc Staal	0	0
2:32	Net Dislodged Offensive Skater	0	0
2:32	Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Nick Cousins	0	0
2:43	Giveaway by Jack Quinn	0	0
2:50	Colin White Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi	0	0
3:35	Challenge Hm - off-side - no goal	0	0
3:35	Offside	0	0
3:35	Offside	0	0
3:35	Kyle Okposo faceoff won against Eric Staal	0	0
3:44	Kyle Okposo shot blocked by Josh Mahura	0	0
3:59	Radko Gudas shot blocked by Zemgus Girgensons	0	0
4:02	Kyle Okposo hit Josh Mahura	0	0
4:14	Josh Mahura hit Kyle Okposo	0	0
4:37	Marc Staal hit Owen Power	0	0
4:58	Tyson Jost shot blocked by Brandon Montour	0	0
5:06	Henri Jokiharju Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon	0	0
5:07	Goalie Stopped (after SOG)	0	0
5:07	Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Dylan Cozens	0	0
5:14	Jack Quinn hit Carter Verhaeghe	0	0
5:16	Icing	0	0
5:16	Jack Quinn faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov	0	0
5:22	Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon	0	0
5:49	Icing	0	0
5:49	Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Jeff Skinner	0	0
5:56	Takeaway by Owen Power	0	0
6:13	Alex Tuch Slashing against Aaron Ekblad	0	0
6:13	TV timeout	0	0
6:13	Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov	0	0
6:20	Giveaway by Aaron Ekblad	0	0
6:21	Zemgus Girgensons shot blocked by Brandon Montour	0	0
6:25	Aaron Ekblad hit Dylan Cozens	0	0
7:16	Sam Reinhart Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi	0	0
7:18	Carter Verhaeghe Poke saved by Devon Levi	0	0
7:23	Carter Verhaeghe Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi	0	0
7:51	Brandon Montour shot blocked by Jordan Greenway	0	0
8:04	Matthew Tkachuk Deflected Wide of Net	0	0
8:11	Anthony Duclair shot blocked by Henri Jokiharju	0	0
8:19	Eetu Luostarinen Hi-sticking against Jordan Greenway	0	0
8:19	Anton Lundell faceoff won against Dylan Cozens	0	0
8:58	Dylan Cozens Goal (29) Wrist Shot, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (54), Tage Thompson (46)	1	0
8:58	Tyson Jost Delay Gm - Face-off Violation	1	0
8:58	Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Dylan Cozens	1	0
9:44	Brandon Montour Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi	1	0
9:44	Aaron Ekblad Batted saved by Devon Levi	1	0
9:45	Goalie Stopped (after SOG)	1	0
9:45	Kyle Okposo faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov	1	0
10:48	Brandon Montour Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi	1	0
10:50	Mattias Samuelsson hit Anthony Duclair	1	0
11:10	Giveaway by Tage Thompson	1	0
11:15	Eetu Luostarinen Tip-In saved by Devon Levi	1	0
11:20	Gustav Forsling Slap Shot saved by Devon Levi	1	0
11:37	Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon	1	0
11:38	Goalie Stopped (after SOG)	1	0
11:38	Kyle Okposo faceoff won against Eric Staal	1	0
11:55	Ryan Lomberg hit Henri Jokiharju	1	0
12:08	Zemgus Girgensons Deflected saved by Alex Lyon	1	0
12:10	Zemgus Girgensons Backhand saved by Alex Lyon	1	0
12:11	Josh Mahura Holding against Peyton Krebs	1	0
12:11	Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Dylan Cozens	1	0
12:44	Giveaway by Jeff Skinner	1	0
13:11	Tage Thompson Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon	1	0
13:12	Jeff Skinner Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon	1	0
13:14	Jeff Skinner Tip-In saved by Alex Lyon	1	0
13:15	Goalie Stopped (after SOG)	1	0
13:15	Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Peyton Krebs	1	0
13:54	Giveaway by Peyton Krebs	1	0
14:08	Tyson Jost Interference against Anton Lundell	1	0
14:08	Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Dylan Cozens	1	0
14:14	Zemgus Girgensons Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon	1	0
14:15	Goalie Stopped (after SOG)	1	0
14:15	Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Sam Reinhart	1	0
14:30	Mattias Samuelsson hit Aleksander Barkov	1	0
14:57	Aleksander Barkov Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi	1	0
15:14	Alex Tuch hit Aleksander Barkov	1	0
15:29	Aaron Ekblad Slap Shot Wide of Net	1	0
15:34	Aaron Ekblad Slap Shot Wide of Net	1	0
15:41	Ilya Lyubushkin hit Aleksander Barkov	1	0
15:47	Aaron Ekblad Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Brandon Montour (52), Aleksander Barkov (52)	1	1
15:47	Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Nick Cousins	1	1
16:27	Ilya Lyubushkin hit Givani Smith	1	1
16:30	Givani Smith hit Ilya Lyubushkin	1	1
16:58	Jack Quinn hit Givani Smith	1	1
17:05	Giveaway by Jack Quinn	1	1
17:11	Matthew Tkachuk hit JJ Peterka	1	1
17:43	Zemgus Girgensons Tip-In saved by Alex Lyon	1	1
17:49	Peyton Krebs Tip-In Over Net	1	1
17:50	Puck in Netting	1	1
17:50	Jeff Skinner faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov	1	1
17:54	Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon	1	1
17:56	Jeff Skinner shot blocked by Gustav Forsling	1	1
18:01	Jeff Skinner shot blocked by Aaron Ekblad	1	1
18:03	Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot Wide of Net	1	1
18:07	Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon	1	1
18:20	Mattias Samuelsson hit Anthony Duclair	1	1
18:34	Takeaway by Aaron Ekblad	1	1
18:36	Puck in Benches	1	1
18:36	Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt	1	1
18:57	Henri Jokiharju Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon	1	1
20:00	End of 1st Period	1	1

Regular Season Series

FLA wins 3-1

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

Amerant Bank Arena

12:00 AM, 5 April 2023

Sunrise, FL

Attendance: 17,255

Referees:
Eric Furlatt
Graham Skilliter

Linesmen:
Travis Gawryletz
Matt MacPherson

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	12	6	2	26
Florida	12	7	1	25
Tampa Bay	10	6	2	22
Boston	9	9	3	21
Buffalo	9	9	1	19
Detroit	8	9	2	18
Ottawa	8	10	1	17
Montreal	7	10	2	16

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