| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 FLA | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 BUF | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Game Leaders
Jason Zucker
· LW
Tage Thompson
· C
Aleksander Barkov
· C
Aleksander Barkov
· C
Team Stats
11Blocked Shots14
19Hits24
6Takeaways5
31Shots28
2Power Play Goals1
4Power Play Opportunities3
50.0Power Play Percentage33.3
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
22Faceoffs Won40
35.5Faceoff Win Percent64.5
13Giveaways9
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:50
Jack Quinn Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
19:35
Anton Lundell faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
19:35
Puck in Netting
19:33
Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
18:42
Anton Lundell shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
18:26
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Anton Lundell
18:26
Off-side
18:10
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Jesper Boqvist
18:10
Carter Verhaeghe Cross-checking against Peyton Krebs
18:05
Connor Clifton hit Jesper Boqvist
18:00
Sam Bennett Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
17:54
Carter Verhaeghe Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
17:36
Matthew Tkachuk hit Dylan Cozens
17:30
Carter Verhaeghe Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
17:28
Sam Bennett faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
17:28
Icing
17:22
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Sam Bennett
17:22
Puck in Netting
17:20
Nate Schmidt shot blocked by Alex Tuch
17:17
Matthew Tkachuk Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
17:13
Giveaway by Owen Power
16:54
Giveaway by Mackie Samoskevich
16:47
Patrick Giles Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
16:08
Dmitry Kulikov Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
15:59
Jordan Greenway hit Eetu Luostarinen
15:43
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Anton Lundell
15:43
Aleksander Barkov Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Sam Reinhart (9), Gustav Forsling (4)
15:31
Bowen Byram Wrist Shot Wide Left
15:00
Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
15:00
Puck Frozen - Goalie
14:57
JJ Peterka Wrist Shot Wide Right
14:35
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
14:35
Sam Bennett Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Nate Schmidt (2)
14:26
Takeaway by Nate Schmidt
14:24
Alex Tuch faceoff won against Anton Lundell
14:24
Goalie Stopped
14:22
Carter Verhaeghe Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
14:11
Henri Jokiharju hit Carter Verhaeghe
13:27
Uvis Balinskis shot blocked by Connor Clifton
13:23
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Alex Tuch
13:23
Goalie Stopped
13:22
Carter Verhaeghe Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
13:07
Giveaway by Aleksander Barkov
13:05
Dylan Cozens hit Matthew Tkachuk
13:00
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
13:00
Jesper Boqvist Roughing against Rasmus Dahlin
13:00
Rasmus Dahlin Slashing against Anton Lundell
13:00
Rasmus Dahlin Roughing against Jesper Boqvist served by JJ Peterka
Barkov scores in his return from injury and Florida Panthers beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2
— Florida captain Aleksander Barkov had a goal and an assist in his return after missing eight games with a lower-body injury, and the Atlantic Division-leading Panthers defeated the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Monday night.
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