SUNRISE (The Sports Xchange) — From the perspective of the Florida Panthers, who were playing their final home game of the season, this was a bittersweet goodbye to their fans.
Jonathan Huberdeau scored twice and James Reimer posted his second shutout of the season as Florida defeated the Buffalo Sabres 3-0 on Saturday night at the BB&T Center.
Reimer made 30 saves and Nick Bjugstad added a goal. Huberdeau has 10 goals this season and Bjugstad has seven.
Ironically, Huberdeau and Bjugstad were the two top-six Panthers forwards who started the season on the injured list, which contributed greatly to Florida’s descent from 2016 Atlantic Division champions to a 2017 campaign with no playoffs.