BUFFALO (CBSMiami/AP) — On a night where the Florida Panthers needed their goaltender to be sharp, the team got a dull performance from the future Hall of Famer.
Roberto Luongo gave up two goals on the first four shots he faced and Florida never recovered.
Jeff Skinner scored twice and the Buffalo Sabres ended a seven-game skid against Florida by defeating the Panthers 4-3 on Thursday night.
Sam Reinhart had a goal and an assist, and Tage Thompson also scored in a game the Sabres played minus injured captain Jack Eichel. Buffalo coach Phil Housley said Eichel will miss at least one more game with an upper-body injury after he was hurt in the first period of a 3-1 loss to the New York Islanders on Monday.