nhl Game Recap
Panthers Down Buffalo 3-2 - Match Report
Florida needed a shootout to earn a 3-2 victory over Buffalo on Saturday in NHL action at Amerant Bank Arena.
Florida won as a -150 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Florida got goals from Carter Verhaeghe, and Jesse Puljujarvi in the victory. Verhaeghe opened the scoring at 5:00 of the second period.
Vitek Vanecek stopped 26 of 28 Buffalo shots in the victory.
JJ Peterka, and Rasmus Dahlin scored for the Sabres, finding the net behind Vitek Vanecek.
Buffalo got a 32-stop effort from Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen in the loss.
On the power play, Florida went 0-for-3, while the Sabres were 2-for-3 with the man advantage.
Buffalo lost the shots on goal battle to Florida by a margin of 34-28.
Florida heads into a battle against the Rangers. Buffalo, meanwhile, will have their next action against Tampa Bay.