Sunrise, Fla. (AP) — Jeff Skinner scored two times and Craig Anderson created 53 saves in opposition to his previous group to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 3-1 earn about the Florida Panthers on Friday evening.
The 41-12 months-previous Anderson invested 3 seasons with the Panthers (2006-09) and nonetheless maintains a dwelling a several miles north of their arena. He helped Buffalo get to 64 points and pull into a a few-way tie for the last playoff spot in the Japanese Convention with Detroit and Florida.
The Sabres have not been to the Stanley Cup playoffs due to the fact 2011 — the longest such drought in the NHL.
Buffalo also got a energy-perform aim from Alex Tuch, and Tage Thompson had 3 helps.
Carter Verhaeghe scored his 31st of the time for the Panthers — who had been actively playing with out their two prime centers in Aleksander Barkov and Sam Bennett due to injuries. Sergei Bobrovsky manufactured 32 saves in the reduction.
Buffalo, coming off an overtime get at Tampa Bay on Thursday night time, took the lead at 3:51 of the next time period when Skinner discovered himself alone at the ideal facet of the internet and scored on a go from Thompson.
The Sabres made it 2- on Tuch’s objective, which came two minutes right after Buffalo experienced a objective taken off the board due to video clip review exhibiting Tuch was offside.
Florida last but not least bought one previous Anderson at 8:24 of the third time period as Verhaeghe took a cross-ice go from Anthony Duclair and fired a shot from the correct circle.
Skinner received his 2nd of the night time and 24th of the period about two minutes afterwards to give his workforce some respiration room once more with a difficult-angle shot from the goal line to beat Bobrovsky.
NOTES: For the very first time this season, the Panthers experienced Duclair in their lineup. He experienced been out due to the fact obtaining Achilles tendon surgery in July. … With Barkov and Bennett out, Florida recalled Grigori Denisenko and Zac Dalpe from its AHL team in Charlotte. Denisenko had been sent to Charlotte on Wednesday to help very clear cap area for Duclair. … Florida goalie Spencer Knight will be absent from the workforce for an undetermined amount of money of time soon after entering the NHL/NHLPA participant help method. … The Panthers also put Givani Smith on extended-phrase wounded reserve just after he was struck in the encounter by a puck Monday from Anaheim. … The Sabres made Rasmus Asplund, Jacob Bryson and Eric Comrie balanced scratches.
UP Up coming
Sabres: Host the Washington Capitals on Sunday afternoon.
Panthers: Take a look at the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday evening.
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