Unlike their previous start last game, the Florida Panthers came out with a sense of urgency, pouring pressure down deep in the Sabres’ end.
Dryden Hunt had a chance to put the Panthers up early but sent his backhand wide through an open cage.
Moments later, there was a mad scramble in front of Linus Ullmark’s cage, where the Swedish netminder had to stop a couple of point-blank chances to keep the score tied at zero.
Shortly after, the Panthers came down on another odd-man rush that created an opportunity for Mike Hoffman right in front of goal.