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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Florida 3, Buffalo 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Where: Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, Florida
Referees: T.J. Luxmore, Michael Markovic
Linesmen: Brandon Gawryletz, Kilian McNamara
Attendance: 18243
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Buffalo 1012
Florida 2013
Periods:
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1
Buffalo   Florida
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Sam Bennett. 0:00  
  0:25 Niko Mikkola hits Casey Mittelstadt.
Tage Thompson hits Aleksander Barkov. 0:48  
  0:50 Gustav Forsling shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Aleksander Barkov. 0:52  
  1:07 Giveaway by Sam Reinhart.
Erik Johnson blocks shot from Sam Reinhart. 1:24  
Erik Johnson hits Sam Reinhart. 1:28  
  2:01 Giveaway by Oliver Ekman-Larsson.
  2:02 Dmitry Kulikov blocks shot from Connor Clifton.
  2:14 Takeaway by Evan Rodrigues.
  2:24 Shot by Evan Rodrigues misses the net
  2:29 Shot by Kevin Stenlund misses the net
  2:38 Niko Mikkola shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Kevin Stenlund. 2:40  
  2:54 Kevin Stenlund wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo.
Zemgus Girgensons wins the faceoff against Kevin Stenlund. 2:59  
  3:15 Takeaway by Niko Mikkola.
Shot by Owen Power misses the net 3:26  
  3:47 Ryan Lomberg hits Kyle Okposo.
Erik Johnson hits Nick Cousins. 4:12  
  4:12 Shot by Oliver Ekman-Larsson misses the net
Dylan Cozens hits Nick Cousins. 4:27  
  4:39 Dmitry Kulikov hits Casey Mittelstadt.
Jordan Greenway shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 4:45  
  4:47 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Alex Tuch.
  4:52 Giveaway by Gustav Forsling.
Alex Tuch shoots misses the net 5:00  
Alex Tuch blocks shot from Sam Reinhart. 5:14  
  5:16 Aleksander Barkov hits Tage Thompson.
Giveaway by Connor Clifton. 5:36  
Zemgus Girgensons wins the faceoff against Anton Lundell. 6:03  
Erik Johnson shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 6:08  
Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 6:09  
  6:18 Anton Lundell shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Sam Bennett. 6:20  
Zach Benson penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nick Cousins. 6:44  
  6:44 Dmitry Kulikov penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Zach Benson.
  6:44 Sam Bennett wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  7:01 Matthew Tkachuk shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Sam Bennett. 7:20  
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 7:32  
Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net 7:37  
  7:40 Brandon Montour penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tage Thompson.
  7:40 Kevin Stenlund wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Tage Thompson hits Aaron Ekblad. 7:57  
  8:10 Aaron Ekblad blocks shot from Jeff Skinner.
Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net 8:49  
  8:54 Aleksander Barkov shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Dylan Cozens scores a power play goal. Assisted by Jordan Greenway and Owen Power. 9:25  
  9:25 Sam Bennett wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  9:52 Shot by Matthew Tkachuk misses the net
  10:14 Carter Verhaeghe hits JJ Peterka.
  10:25 Oliver Ekman-Larsson hits Peyton Krebs.
  10:55 Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons.
  11:07 Gustav Forsling hits Kyle Okposo.
Shot by Kyle Okposo misses the net 11:26  
  12:07 Oliver Ekman-Larsson shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  12:08 Jonah Gadjovich hits Tage Thompson.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Anton Lundell. 12:09  
  12:17 Anton Lundell wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  12:36 Sam Bennett wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  12:54 Sam Bennett scores. Assisted by Nick Cousins and Brandon Montour.
  12:54 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Gustav Forsling. 13:06  
  13:28 Carter Verhaeghe hits Alex Tuch.
Connor Clifton blocks shot from Kevin Stenlund. 13:39  
  13:40 Kevin Stenlund wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo.
Kyle Okposo hits Jonah Gadjovich. 13:49  
Zemgus Girgensons hits Oliver Ekman-Larsson. 14:14  
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 14:25  
  14:27 Anton Lundell wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  14:49 Anton Lundell hits Rasmus Dahlin.
  15:03 Sam Bennett wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
Jacob Bryson penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sam Bennett. 15:22  
  15:22 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  15:29 Brandon Montour shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  15:36 Matthew Tkachuk scores a power play goal. Assisted by Carter Verhaeghe and Brandon Montour.
  15:36 Anton Lundell wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 15:50  
  15:55 Anton Lundell wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner.
Takeaway by Owen Power. 16:05  
  16:22 Gustav Forsling shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  16:24 Kevin Stenlund wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo.
Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 16:32  
  16:38 Kevin Stenlund wins the faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons.
Zemgus Girgensons hits Ryan Lomberg. 16:52  
  16:59 Kevin Stenlund shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Sam Bennett. 17:01  
  17:05 Nick Cousins hits Henri Jokiharju.
  17:36 Matthew Tkachuk hits Peyton Krebs.
  17:36 Sam Bennett hits Zach Benson.
Takeaway by Peyton Krebs. 17:37  
Shot by Casey Mittelstadt misses the net 18:06  
Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 18:28  
  18:31 Anton Lundell wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner.
  18:42 Gustav Forsling blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net 18:44  
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Sam Bennett. 18:46  
Giveaway by Jeff Skinner. 19:11  
  19:21 Dmitry Kulikov hits Tage Thompson.
  19:27 Nick Cousins blocks shot from Owen Power.
  19:35 Matthew Tkachuk penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tage Thompson.
Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Kevin Stenlund. 19:35  
2
Buffalo   Florida
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Kevin Stenlund. 0:00  
Giveaway by Tage Thompson. 0:38  
Giveaway by Alex Tuch. 1:11  
  1:35 Giveaway by Dmitry Kulikov.
  1:38 Niko Mikkola hits Casey Mittelstadt.
  1:57 Sam Bennett shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  2:06 Sam Bennett shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  2:11 Brandon Montour shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  2:23 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  2:26 Sam Reinhart shoots misses the net
Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Kevin Stenlund. 2:28  
  2:32 Ryan Lomberg hits Rasmus Dahlin.
  2:42 Kevin Stenlund hits Kyle Okposo.
  3:02 Oliver Ekman-Larsson hits Eric Robinson.
Connor Clifton shoots misses the net 3:11  
  3:14 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
  3:31 Aleksander Barkov hits Alex Tuch.
  3:32 Gustav Forsling shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  3:42 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  3:45 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  3:59 Niko Mikkola hits Henri Jokiharju.
  4:15 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  4:37 Sam Bennett wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  4:57 Sam Bennett hits Connor Clifton.
  5:10 Nick Cousins shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  5:40 Giveaway by Matthew Tkachuk.
  6:04 Jonah Gadjovich hits Jacob Bryson.
Shot by Kyle Okposo misses the net 6:08  
Zemgus Girgensons wins the faceoff against Kevin Stenlund. 6:10  
  6:44 Ryan Lomberg hits Zemgus Girgensons.
Jeff Skinner hits Aleksander Barkov. 7:08  
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 7:14  
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Aleksander Barkov. 7:15  
Shot by Jacob Bryson misses the net 7:26  
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Anton Lundell. 7:41  
Connor Clifton penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Eetu Luostarinen. 7:44  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Aleksander Barkov. 7:44  
  8:06 Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net
  8:25 Shot by Aleksander Barkov misses the net
  8:34 Matthew Tkachuk shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Jacob Bryson blocks shot from Carter Verhaeghe. 8:46  
  9:05 Matthew Tkachuk shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  9:07 Anton Lundell wins the faceoff against Alex Tuch.
Zach Benson blocks shot from Oliver Ekman-Larsson. 9:15  
Alex Tuch wins the faceoff against Anton Lundell. 9:17  
  9:34 Aaron Ekblad shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  9:35 Sam Bennett hits Henri Jokiharju.
  9:44 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  9:46 Kevin Stenlund wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  9:54 Kevin Stenlund shoots misses the net
Dylan Cozens hits Jonah Gadjovich. 10:00  
  10:52 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Connor Clifton blocks shot from Gustav Forsling. 11:04  
Jacob Bryson hits Carter Verhaeghe. 11:04  
  11:13 Aaron Ekblad shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  11:15 Kevin Stenlund wins the faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons.
  11:30 Ryan Lomberg hits Henri Jokiharju.
Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Sam Bennett. 11:43  
Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 12:01  
  12:02 Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner.
  12:14 Takeaway by Aleksander Barkov.
  12:16 Giveaway by Aleksander Barkov.
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Aleksander Barkov. 12:16  
  12:26 Carter Verhaeghe hits Tage Thompson.
Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net 13:01  
  13:06 Gustav Forsling hits Tage Thompson.
  13:09 Aaron Ekblad blocks shot from Zach Benson.
Giveaway by Owen Power. 13:20  
  13:24 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  13:30 Eetu Luostarinen hits Zach Benson.
JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 13:38  
  13:40 Sam Bennett wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  13:51 Matthew Tkachuk hits Casey Mittelstadt.
Jacob Bryson blocks shot from Matthew Tkachuk. 14:00  
  14:03 Shot by Nick Cousins misses the net
  14:11 Sam Bennett hits Dylan Cozens.
  14:22 Matthew Tkachuk shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  14:23 Nick Cousins penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jordan Greenway.
Jordan Greenway penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nick Cousins. Served by Peyton Krebs. 14:23  
Jordan Greenway penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nick Cousins. 14:23  
Zemgus Girgensons wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. 14:23  
Owen Power hits Aleksander Barkov. 15:03  
Takeaway by Alex Tuch. 15:16  
Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 15:18  
  15:20 Anton Lundell wins the faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons.
Giveaway by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 15:49  
  16:03 Aaron Ekblad shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  16:28 Dmitry Kulikov shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Peyton Krebs shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 16:38  
  16:40 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
  16:47 Giveaway by Dmitry Kulikov.
Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Tage Thompson. 17:04  
Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 17:07  
  17:09 Kevin Stenlund wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  17:09 Dmitry Kulikov penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Rasmus Dahlin.
Giveaway by Alex Tuch. 17:32  
Takeaway by Jeff Skinner. 17:38  
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 18:07  
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 18:19  
Takeaway by Kyle Okposo. 18:44  
  18:53 Takeaway by Anton Lundell.
Zemgus Girgensons wins the faceoff against Sam Bennett. 19:09  
Owen Power blocks shot from Matthew Tkachuk. 19:53  
  19:55 Matthew Tkachuk shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  19:56 Kevin Stenlund wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  19:57 Brandon Montour shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
3
Buffalo   Florida
  0:00 Sam Bennett wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  0:17 Niko Mikkola blocks shot from Casey Mittelstadt.
  0:31 Niko Mikkola penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dylan Cozens.
  0:31 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 1:23  
Kyle Okposo blocks shot from Jordan Greenway. 2:16  
JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 2:24  
Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Sam Bennett. 2:43  
Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 3:02  
  3:13 Gustav Forsling shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  3:20 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  3:26 Brandon Montour shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  3:31 Aleksander Barkov hits Zemgus Girgensons.
  3:33 Aleksander Barkov shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  3:34 Carter Verhaeghe shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Aleksander Barkov. 3:36  
  3:38 Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 3:56  
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Anton Lundell. 3:58  
  4:00 Eetu Luostarinen blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
Tage Thompson shoots misses the net 4:05  
Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net 4:21  
  4:49 Kevin Stenlund wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  5:04 Takeaway by Dmitry Kulikov.
Henri Jokiharju hits Dmitry Kulikov. 5:10  
Dylan Cozens hits Dmitry Kulikov. 5:19  
  5:23 Shot by Sam Bennett misses the net
  5:32 Sam Bennett hits Connor Clifton.
  5:48 Shot by Brandon Montour misses the net
Takeaway by Zemgus Girgensons. 6:02  
  6:07 Sam Bennett hits Eric Robinson.
Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 6:15  
  6:18 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Aaron Ekblad. 6:42  
Owen Power shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 7:31  
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Sam Bennett. 7:33  
  7:34 Nick Cousins blocks shot from JJ Peterka.
Jacob Bryson shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 7:44  
Zach Benson penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Niko Mikkola. 9:01  
Team penalty for Buffalo unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 mins (Minor). Served by JJ Peterka. 9:01  
  9:01 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Jordan Greenway.
  9:16 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  9:28 Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net
  9:41 Brandon Montour scores a power play goal. Assisted by Matthew Tkachuk and Sam Reinhart.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Aleksander Barkov. 9:41  
Shot by Dylan Cozens misses the net 9:50  
  10:24 Matthew Tkachuk shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  10:25 Shot by Carter Verhaeghe misses the net
  10:37 Aleksander Barkov shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  10:58 Giveaway by Brandon Montour.
Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 10:59  
Giveaway by Jeff Skinner. 11:23  
  11:55 Jonah Gadjovich hits Casey Mittelstadt.
  12:09 Jonah Gadjovich hits Jeff Skinner.
  12:11 Giveaway by Gustav Forsling.
  12:17 Kevin Stenlund wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 12:37  
Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. 12:38  
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 12:42  
Tage Thompson scores. Assisted by Rasmus Dahlin and Alex Tuch. 12:44  
  12:44 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Rasmus Dahlin hits Evan Rodrigues. 13:01  
Takeaway by Eric Robinson. 13:30  
  13:38 Shot by Matthew Tkachuk misses the net
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Anton Lundell. 13:39  
Owen Power hits Eetu Luostarinen. 13:58  
  14:42 Dmitry Kulikov hits Rasmus Dahlin.
JJ Peterka shoots misses the net 14:43  
  14:46 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Anton Lundell. 15:31  
Jordan Greenway hits Niko Mikkola. 15:46  
  15:53 Niko Mikkola blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju.
Shot by Jordan Greenway misses the net 15:59  
Jordan Greenway hits Brandon Montour. 16:14  
Giveaway by Henri Jokiharju. 16:19  
Shot by Connor Clifton misses the net 16:39  
Peyton Krebs shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 17:24  
  17:54 Aaron Ekblad hits Tage Thompson.
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 17:55  
Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net 18:06  
  18:11 Aleksander Barkov blocks shot from Alex Tuch.
  18:50 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  19:04 Matthew Tkachuk shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  19:25 Giveaway by Sam Reinhart.
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 19:40  
Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 19:50  
Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 19:51  
Alex Tuch hits Gustav Forsling. 19:54