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2005-06 regular season

Panthers at Sabres

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Panthers lead the season series 3–0

Panthers beat Sabres 2–1 at KeyBank Center on January 1, 2006.

FLA – BUF
20–29
Shots on goal
1/6–0/7
Power play
10–10
Hits
13–17
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐆 FLA
Gary Roberts
1 G
2 shots · 17:17 TOI
2nd star 🐆 FLA
Joe Nieuwendyk
1 G
2 shots · 16:15 TOI
3rd star 🐆 FLA
Olli Jokinen
1 A
1 shots · 18:24 TOI

Scoring

3 goals · in order
1st period
🐆 Joe Nieuwendyk Go-ahead 1st · 00:32
Assists: Nathan Horton, Mike Van Ryn · beat Ryan Miller
1–0
2nd period
⚔️ Henrik Tallinder Tying 2nd · 10:30
Assists: Maxim Afinogenov, Toni Lydman · beat Roberto Luongo
1–1
3rd period
🐆 Gary Roberts PP Go-ahead 3rd · 07:09
Assists: Olli Jokinen, Jay Bouwmeester · beat Ryan Miller
2–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐆Panthers
L1 Olesz · Roberts · Jokinen 18:19
L2 Stumpel · Gelinas · Nieuwendyk 16:15
L3 Weiss · Gratton · Horton 14:56
L4 Payer · Campbell · Kolnik 9:36
D1 Bouwmeester · Krajicek 23:41
D2 Hill · Van Ryn 20:22
D3 Kwiatkowski · Montador 11:20
⚔️Sabres
L1 Drury · Connolly · Hecht 20:45
L2 Roy · Afinogenov · Kotalik 16:58
L3 Vanek · Pominville · Grier 13:24
L4 Paille · Gaustad · Mair 7:26
D1 Numminen · Lydman 20:47
D2 Tallinder · McKee 18:58
D3 Campbell · Fitzpatrick 15:08

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐆FLA BUF⚔️
20 Shots on goal 29
1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 0/7
10 Hits 10
13 Blocked shots 17
3 Takeaways 3
14 Giveaways 11
16 Penalty minutes 14
FLA shooting 10.0% (2/20) BUF shooting 3.4% (1/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐆Panthers
Roberto Luongo
28/29
.966 SV% · 1 GA · 59:51 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Ryan Miller
18/20
.900 SV% · 2 GA · 59:11 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Panthers
Panthers — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 2-1-1 (50% win rate, 4 games)
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-3-1 (43% win rate, 7 games)
After 2nd — 1–1
Panthers
Panthers — tied after 2nd: 2-8-1 (18% win rate, 11 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 2nd: 5-0-1 (83% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Panthers lead the season series 3–0
Dec 222005 ⚔️BUF @ 🐆FLA 1–4 Oct 152005 ⚔️BUF @ 🐆FLA 2–3 Mar 202004 ⚔️BUF @ 🐆FLA 2–1 Feb 182004 🐆FLA @ ⚔️BUF 1–1 OT Nov 282003 🐆FLA @ ⚔️BUF 3–4
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Who won Panthers vs Sabres on January 1, 2006?

Panthers won 2–1. The final score was Panthers 2, Sabres 1.

Who scored for Panthers?

Gary Roberts, Joe Nieuwendyk.

Who scored for Sabres?

Henrik Tallinder.

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Roberto Luongo made 28 saves on 29 shots (.966 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 18 saves on 20 shots (.900 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 3–0 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🐆 Panthers
BeforeDec 30 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐆FLA 1–2 AfterJan 3 🐆FLA @ 😈NJD 0–3
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeDec 30 🐦ATL @ ⚔️BUF 1–4 AfterJan 5 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 1–3
Also on January 1
🐦ATL 5–2 🦅WSH 🦆ANA 4–2 🐯NSH
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