Road Victory in Florida
Sabres 3 – Panthers 2 (en) The Buffalo Sabres have now beaten the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions twice on the road this February, last night the Sabres scored on the power play, even-strength, empty net, and even scored the Panthers second goal as Buffalo won the game and the regular season series with their conference foe, three games to one.
Sabres (C) Thompson and (C) McLeod each earned their 31st assist of the season, (RW) Tuch scored his 23rd goal on the power play, (LW) Malenstyn broke the 1-1 tie with his goal earning the game’s first star as Buffalo’s fourth line played exceptionally well, (G) Lyon earned an impressive .966% save percentage and the game’s second star backstopping Buffalo to another road victory.
Once again, this month the Sabres visit Tampa Bay to take on the Lightning and finish their three-game road trip tonight at 7 pm and last night’s win versus Florida vaulted the Sabres into sixth place overall in the NHL and second place in the Atlantic Division, even though the division rival Red Wings have a similar record to the Sabres, its Buffalo that has a +21 goal differential compared to Detroit sitting at zero.
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