CBS Miami · Dec 19, 2018
3rd-Period Burst Helps Panthers To 5-2 Win Over Sabres
MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — Evgenii Dadonov had two goals and an assist to lead the Panthers to a 5-2 win over the Sabres on Tuesday night.
Troy Brouwer, Aleksander Barkov and Frank Vatrano also scored for the Panthers, who scored three goals in a span of 2:44 in the third period. Roberto Luongo made 30 saves.
Jeff Skinner and Rasmus Ristolainen scored for Buffalo, which lost to Florida for the seventh consecutive time. Carter Hutton made 30 saves.
The game turned late in the second period following a tripping penalty by Skinner on Barkov.
Barkov briefly left the game and defenseman Keith Yandle went after Skinner, dropping his gloves and drawing a roughing penalty as Skinner backed off.