For the second night in a row, the Buffalo Sabres saw a 3-1 lead evaporate. On Friday against the Florida Panthers at FLA Live Arena, the Sabres allowed three unanswered goals with the game-winner going in with 37.3 seconds remaining in a 4-3 loss.
Jeff Skinner scored his 30th goal of the season and extended his personal point streak to five games. He has hit the 30-goal plateau for the fifth time in his career.
Victor Olofsson and Mark Pysyk also scored for Buffalo while Dustin Tokarski made 39 saves.
The Panthers, however, came out on top thanks to Sam Bennett's tally in the final minute of regulation. Claude Giroux, Patric Hornqvist and Sam Reinhart were Florida's other goal scorers. Sergei Bobrovsky needed to make only 19 saves to earn the victory.
Buffalo's power play finished 1-for-4 and the penalty kill was 0-for-2.
At The Final Horn | Early lead for Sabres erased by Panthers on the road
Florida scores winning goal in final minute
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