Panthers 5–2 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Dec 18, 2018)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🐆 FLA	0	1	4	5
⚔️ BUF	1	1	0	2

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐆 FLA

Evgenii Dadonov

2 G, 1 A

8 shots · 17:01 TOI

2nd star 🐆 FLA

Aleksander Barkov

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 20:51 TOI

3rd star 🐆 FLA

Roberto Luongo

30 saves

0.938 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Jeff Skinner Go-ahead 1st · 03:48

Assists: Jack Eichel, Sam Reinhart · beat Roberto Luongo

0–1

2nd period

🐆 Troy Brouwer Tying 2nd · 09:17

Assists: Jared McCann, Mike Matheson · beat Carter Hutton

1–1

⚔️ Rasmus Ristolainen Go-ahead 2nd · 11:08

Assists: Sam Reinhart, Jeff Skinner · beat Roberto Luongo

1–2

3rd period

🐆 Aleksander Barkov PP Tying 3rd · 00:58

Assists: Keith Yandle, Jonathan Huberdeau · beat Carter Hutton

2–2

🐆 Evgenii Dadonov Go-ahead 3rd · 03:30

Unassisted · beat Carter Hutton

3–2

🐆 Frank Vatrano 3rd · 04:42

Assists: Evgenii Dadonov, Henrik Borgstrom · beat Carter Hutton

4–2

🐆 Evgenii Dadonov Empty net 3rd · 17:30

Assists: Aleksander Barkov, Jonathan Huberdeau

5–2

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐆Panthers

L1 Barkov · Huberdeau · Hoffman 20:43

L2 McCann · Lammikko · Dadonov 16:15

L3 Borgstrom · Brouwer · Vatrano 14:44

L4 Haley · Malgin · Hawryluk 8:19

D1 Ekblad · Matheson 21:28

D2 Yandle · Weegar 20:02

D3 Pysyk · Petrovic 16:36

⚔️Sabres

L1 Reinhart · Skinner · Eichel 20:25

L2 Larsson · Rodrigues · Sobotka 14:36

L3 Sheary · Mittelstadt · Okposo 12:40

L4 Girgensons · Thompson · Pominville 11:46

D1 Dahlin · Ristolainen 25:07

D2 Bogosian · Scandella 21:12

D3 Hunwick · Guhle 13:21

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐆FLA BUF⚔️

36 Shots on goal 32

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

20 Hits 11

11 Blocked shots 5

4 Takeaways 9

9 Giveaways 12

11 Penalty minutes 11

FLA shooting 13.9% (5/36) BUF shooting 6.2% (2/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐆Panthers

Roberto Luongo

30/32

.938 SV% · 2 GA · 59:39 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Carter Hutton

31/35

.886 SV% · 4 GA · 59:04 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

FLA BUF

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Panthers

Panthers — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-6 (33% win rate, 9 games)

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 8-1-2 (73% win rate, 11 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Panthers

Panthers — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-2-1 (25% win rate, 4 games)

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-0-2 (60% win rate, 5 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Panthers lead the season series 2–0

Nov 302018 ⚔️BUF @ 🐆FLA 2–3 OT Apr 72018 ⚔️BUF @ 🐆FLA 3–4 Mar 22018 ⚔️BUF @ 🐆FLA 1–4 Feb 12018 🐆FLA @ ⚔️BUF 4–2 Nov 102017 🐆FLA @ ⚔️BUF 4–1

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❓ FLA vs BUF, answered

Who won Panthers vs Sabres on December 18, 2018?

Panthers won 5–2. The final score was Panthers 5, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Panthers?

Evgenii Dadonov (2), Aleksander Barkov, Frank Vatrano, Troy Brouwer.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jeff Skinner, Rasmus Ristolainen.

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Roberto Luongo made 30 saves on 32 shots (.938 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Carter Hutton made 31 saves on 35 shots (.886 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 2–0 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐆 Panthers

BeforeDec 15 🍁TOR @ 🐆FLA 3–4 AfterDec 20 🐆FLA @ 🍁TOR 1–6

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 16 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 4–2 AfterDec 21 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 1–2

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