4–2

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
FLA	1	1	2	4
BUF	1	0	1	2

Panthers at Sabres

Panthers beat Sabres 4–2 at KeyBank Center on December 17, 1999.

🗓 Fri, Dec 17, 1999 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1999-00 🔁 Panthers lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐆 FLA

Pavel Bure

3 G, 1 A

8 shots · 24:23 TOI · +3

2nd star 🐆 FLA

Ray Whitney

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 19:55 TOI

3rd star 🐆 FLA

Robert Svehla

1 A

1 shots · 23:53 TOI · -1

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🐆 Pavel Bure PP Go-ahead 1st · 07:42

Assists: Ray Whitney, Robert Svehla · beat Martin Biron

1–0

⚔️ Stu Barnes Tying 1st · 17:55

Assists: Brian Holzinger, Maxim Afinogenov · beat Mikhail Shtalenkov

1–1

2nd period

🐆 Ray Whitney Go-ahead 2nd · 07:49

Assists: Pavel Bure, Todd Simpson · beat Martin Biron

2–1

3rd period

🐆 Pavel Bure 3rd · 05:45

Unassisted · beat Martin Biron

3–1

⚔️ Miroslav Satan 3rd · 13:11

Assists: Geoff Sanderson · beat Mikhail Shtalenkov

3–2

🐆 Pavel Bure Empty net 3rd · 19:38

Assists: Scott Mellanby

4–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐆FLA BUF⚔️

23 Shots on goal 31

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

19 Hits 21

9 Blocked shots 10

4 Takeaways 8

16 Giveaways 22

6 Penalty minutes 6

FLA shooting 17.4% (4/23) BUF shooting 6.5% (2/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐆Panthers

Mikhail Shtalenkov

29/31

.935 SV% · 2 GA · 59:59 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

19/22

.864 SV% · 3 GA · 59:34 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Panthers

Panthers — tied after 1st: 18-8-3 (62% win rate, 29 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 14-13-4 (45% win rate, 31 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Panthers

Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐆Panthers

L1 Whitney · Niedermayer · Bure 19:55

L2 Kvasha · Mellanby · Dvorak 15:36

L3 Stewart · Johnson · Parrish 11:29

L4 Worrell · Kozlov 10:02

D1 Svehla · Spacek 23:06

D2 Simpson · Hedican 19:40

D3 Wilson · Pitlick 17:17

D4 Laus 8:21

⚔️Sabres

L1 Grosek · Satan · Afinogenov 18:06

L2 Barnes · Brown · Holzinger 17:09

L3 Ward · Peca · Varada 13:35

L4 Sanderson · Primeau · Ray 10:10

D1 Zhitnik · McKee 26:06

D2 Warrener · Sarich 23:19

D3 Woolley · Smehlik 10:42

⚔️ Last meetings

Panthers lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

2–3 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ FLA vs BUF, answered

Who won Panthers vs Sabres on December 17, 1999?

Panthers won 4–2.

What was the final score of Panthers vs Sabres?

The final score was Panthers 4, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Panthers?

Pavel Bure (3), Ray Whitney.

Who scored for Sabres?

Miroslav Satan, Stu Barnes.

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Mikhail Shtalenkov made 29 saves on 31 shots (.935 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 19 saves on 22 shots (.864 save percentage).

Where is Panthers vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Panthers vs Sabres season series?

Panthers lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🐆Panthers

Previous game · Dec 15

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 14

Also on December 17, 1999

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