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Aleksander Barkov found Bennett open at the right side of the
net for the tap-in for Bennett's 100th NHL goal.
Sam Reinhart and Claude Giroux each had a goal and an assist,
and Barkov and Brandon Montour each had two assists for the
Panthers (50-15-6, 106 points). Sergei Bobrovsky made 19 saves.
Dustin Tokarski made 39 saves for the Sabres (26-36-11, 63
points), who have lost two straight in regulation for the first
time since March 6-7.
Victor Olofsson gave Buffalo a 1-0 lead on the power play at
6:27 of the first period. Denied on his first two one-timers,
the third time was the charm for Olofsson, as he converted from
the right circle in the final seconds of the man advantage.
The Panthers responded with a power-play goal of their own at
8:25 when Giroux, at the goal line on the left side of the net,
connected on a pass from Jonathan Huberdeau to tie it 1-1. With
the assist, Huberdeau extended his point streak to 10 games
(seven goals, 12 assists).
Mark Pysyk put the Sabres back in front 2-1 just 20 seconds
later, intercepting a Florida clearing attempt before his shot
from the wall hit Panthers defenseman MacKenzie Weegar's leg and
deflected into the net.
Jeff Skinner made it 3-1 at 15:35, taking a pass from Tage
Thompson at the goal line and skating to the front of the net
before lifting a backhand over Bobrovsky for his 30th of the
season.
The Panthers pressed in the second period, outshooting the
Sabres 16-3 in the session and scoring twice.
Patric Hornqvist cut it to 3-2 at 9:30 of the middle frame,
banking the puck off of Tokarski and into the net.
Reinhart tipped in a point shot by Barkov on the power play to
tie it 3-3 at 14:20.
--Field Level Media
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