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Florida Skates Past Buffalo 6-1 - Recap

The Panthers earned a 6-1 victory over the Sabres on Monday at KeyBank Center.

Bettors who backed the Panthers were rewarded as -335 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go PUSH the closing total of 7.0.

Florida got goals from Brandon Montour, Noel Acciari, Aleksander Barkov, Anthony Duclair, Patric Hornqvist, and Carter Verhaeghe in the victory. Montour opened the scoring at 5:22 of the first period.

Spencer Knight stopped 29 of 30 Buffalo shots in the victory.

Buffalo got a goal from John Hayden in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Craig Anderson stopped 25 of 31 shots for the Sabres, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Florida went 2-for-3, while the Sabres were 0-for-5 with the man advantage.

Buffalo lost the shots on goal battle to Florida by a margin of 31-30.

Florida looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Penguins. The Sabres will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Vegas.