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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Florida 4, Buffalo 0
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 8, 2025
Where: Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, Florida
Referees: Jake Brenk, Frederick L'Ecuyer
Linesmen: Tyson Baker, CJ Murray
Attendance: 19559
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Buffalo 0000
Florida 1214
Periods:
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1
Buffalo   Florida
Josh Norris wins the faceoff against Aleksander Barkov. 0:00  
  0:29 Carter Verhaeghe shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  0:32 Sam Reinhart hits Mattias Samuelsson.
  0:54 Jesper Boqvist hits Jacob Bryson.
  1:00 Jesper Boqvist shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  1:01 Shot by Jesper Boqvist misses the net
  1:02 Jesper Boqvist shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  1:04 Anton Lundell hits Ryan McLeod.
Bowen Byram blocks shot from Anton Lundell. 1:12  
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 1:15  
Peyton Krebs blocks shot from Sam Bennett. 1:35  
Josh Dunne shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 1:45  
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. 1:47  
Shot by Josh Norris misses the net 1:48  
  2:33 Tomas Nosek wins the faceoff against Josh Dunne.
  2:35 Nate Schmidt hits Beck Malenstyn.
  2:46 A.J. Greer hits Bowen Byram.
Josh Dunne hits Nico Sturm. 2:54  
  3:06 A.J. Greer hits Josh Dunne.
Giveaway by Ryan McLeod. 3:58  
  4:23 Mackie Samoskevich hits Mattias Samuelsson.
Giveaway by Tage Thompson. 4:43  
  5:10 Carter Verhaeghe shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  5:13 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Zach Benson.
  5:18 Dmitry Kulikov hits Isak Rosen.
Isak Rosen hits Nate Schmidt. 5:23  
Giveaway by Isak Rosen. 5:43  
Connor Clifton hits Carter Verhaeghe. 6:05  
  6:57 Nico Sturm blocks shot from Sam Lafferty.
Josh Dunne hits Tomas Nosek. 7:04  
  7:17 Nate Schmidt shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  7:19 Nate Schmidt shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  7:20 A.J. Greer scores. Assisted by Nate Schmidt and Dmitry Kulikov.
Josh Norris wins the faceoff against Anton Lundell. 7:20  
Josh Norris wins the faceoff against Aleksander Barkov. 7:31  
Jacob Bryson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 7:50  
Peyton Krebs shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 8:37  
  8:41 Anton Lundell penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Zach Benson.
Josh Norris wins the faceoff against Nico Sturm. 8:41  
Giveaway by JJ Peterka. 8:59  
Giveaway by Bowen Byram. 10:24  
  10:24 Giveaway by Gustav Forsling.
  10:35 Gustav Forsling blocks shot from Owen Power.
Ryan McLeod shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 11:02  
Zach Benson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 11:06  
  11:11 Mackie Samoskevich blocks shot from Owen Power.
  11:22 Sam Bennett shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  11:25 Sam Bennett wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Mackie Samoskevich. 11:26  
Isak Rosen shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 12:00  
Giveaway by Josh Norris. 12:34  
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Aleksander Barkov. 12:47  
Shot by JJ Peterka misses the net 12:54  
Giveaway by JJ Peterka. 12:56  
  12:59 Giveaway by Nate Schmidt.
  13:03 Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty.
  13:14 Shot by Tomas Nosek misses the net
  13:18 Nico Sturm hits Josh Dunne.
  13:19 A.J. Greer hits Owen Power.
Josh Dunne blocks shot from Nico Sturm. 13:26  
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Sam Bennett. 14:05  
  14:16 Giveaway by Niko Mikkola.
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 14:17  
  15:04 Gustav Forsling shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Aaron Ekblad. 15:09  
  15:37 Shot by Gustav Forsling misses the net
  16:03 Carter Verhaeghe shoots misses the net
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Anton Lundell. 16:08  
  16:38 Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Josh Dunne.
Sam Lafferty blocks shot from Nate Schmidt. 16:41  
  16:47 A.J. Greer hits Owen Power.
  17:01 Nate Schmidt hits Sam Lafferty.
Beck Malenstyn hits Dmitry Kulikov. 17:05  
Shot by Josh Dunne misses the net 17:17  
Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 17:58  
Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net 18:00  
  18:12 Seth Jones shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. 18:14  
Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Aleksander Barkov. 18:22  
JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 18:50  
  19:08 Eetu Luostarinen hits Isak Rosen.
  19:28 Sam Bennett wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  19:30 Shot by Niko Mikkola misses the net
  19:37 Seth Jones shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
2
Buffalo   Florida
Josh Norris wins the faceoff against Aleksander Barkov. 0:00  
Josh Norris shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 0:17  
  0:28 Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 0:50  
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 0:53  
Shot by Owen Power misses the net 0:57  
  1:09 Evan Rodrigues hits Owen Power.
  1:10 Sam Bennett hits Connor Clifton.
  1:23 Takeaway by Sam Bennett.
Zach Benson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 1:43  
Shot by Bowen Byram misses the net 1:48  
Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net 2:01  
  2:24 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  2:47 Aleksander Barkov hits Tage Thompson.
  3:14 Nico Sturm shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  3:16 Anton Lundell wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Niko Mikkola. 3:20  
Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Eetu Luostarinen. 3:22  
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin. 3:31  
Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Eetu Luostarinen. 3:35  
Josh Dunne hits Jesper Boqvist. 4:01  
  4:15 Giveaway by Nate Schmidt.
Shot by Josh Dunne misses the net 4:15  
  4:24 A.J. Greer hits Josh Dunne.
Beck Malenstyn hits Dmitry Kulikov. 4:25  
Shot by Josh Dunne misses the net 4:27  
  4:50 Dmitry Kulikov blocks shot from Isak Rosen.
Connor Clifton shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 5:13  
  5:18 Sam Bennett wins the faceoff against Josh Norris.
  5:33 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Josh Norris.
Mattias Samuelsson hits Jesper Boqvist. 6:40  
  7:13 A.J. Greer shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  7:15 Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty.
  7:16 Dmitry Kulikov shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  7:18 Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
  7:25 Nico Sturm hits Connor Clifton.
  7:35 Shot by Nate Schmidt misses the net
  7:42 Tomas Nosek shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 7:44  
Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Evan Rodrigues. 7:56  
  8:01 Mackie Samoskevich hits Isak Rosen.
  9:13 Takeaway by Aleksander Barkov.
  9:32 Carter Verhaeghe scores. Assisted by Aleksander Barkov and Aaron Ekblad.
  9:32 Anton Lundell wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
Shot by Jack Quinn misses the net 9:50  
Connor Clifton shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 9:53  
Connor Clifton hits Eetu Luostarinen. 10:18  
  10:26 Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty.
  10:28 Niko Mikkola shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Josh Norris wins the faceoff against Aleksander Barkov. 10:35  
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 10:49  
  10:50 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Josh Norris.
Giveaway by Tage Thompson. 11:11  
  11:16 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
JJ Peterka blocks shot from Gustav Forsling. 11:25  
Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Sam Reinhart. 11:31  
Mattias Samuelsson hits Carter Verhaeghe. 11:35  
  11:37 Giveaway by Sam Reinhart.
JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 11:57  
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Anton Lundell. 11:59  
Zach Benson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 12:03  
Alex Tuch shoots misses the net 12:06  
Ryan McLeod shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 12:21  
Shot by Peyton Krebs misses the net 12:58  
  13:30 Shot by Evan Rodrigues misses the net
  13:35 Nate Schmidt shoots misses the net
  14:16 Nico Sturm shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  14:24 Sam Bennett wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
Mattias Samuelsson hits Evan Rodrigues. 14:42  
  14:43 Mackie Samoskevich hits Alex Tuch.
  14:59 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Josh Norris.
  15:35 Gustav Forsling blocks shot from Josh Norris.
Takeaway by Owen Power. 15:54  
  15:56 Takeaway by Aleksander Barkov.
  15:57 Giveaway by Aleksander Barkov.
  16:39 Eetu Luostarinen hits Connor Clifton.
  16:43 Shot by Anton Lundell misses the net
Josh Dunne hits Eetu Luostarinen. 17:01  
  17:07 Nate Schmidt shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  17:09 Anton Lundell scores. Assisted by Nate Schmidt and Jesper Boqvist.
  17:09 Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  17:12 Seth Jones shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  17:49 A.J. Greer hits Isak Rosen.
  18:05 Sam Bennett wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
Shot by Ryan McLeod misses the net 18:53  
  19:11 Giveaway by Sam Bennett.
Shot by Mattias Samuelsson misses the net 19:24  
Takeaway by Mattias Samuelsson. 19:30  
Josh Norris blocks shot from Niko Mikkola. 19:47  
Giveaway by Tage Thompson. 19:54  
  19:58 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
3
Buffalo   Florida
  0:00 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Josh Norris.
Takeaway by Zach Benson. 0:16  
Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net 0:20  
  1:48 Sam Bennett wins the faceoff against Josh Norris.
Isak Rosen hits Nate Schmidt. 3:27  
  3:38 Dmitry Kulikov hits Connor Clifton.
  4:08 Nico Sturm hits Peyton Krebs.
Jacob Bryson blocks shot from Nico Sturm. 4:15  
Josh Dunne penalty for fighting against A.J. Greer - 5 mins (Major). 4:17  
  4:17 A.J. Greer penalty for fighting against Josh Dunne - 5 mins (Major).
  4:17 Aaron Ekblad penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Beck Malenstyn.
Josh Norris wins the faceoff against Nico Sturm. 4:17  
Josh Norris wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. 4:45  
  5:04 Seth Jones hits Alex Tuch.
  5:06 Aleksander Barkov shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  5:31 Gustav Forsling hits Alex Tuch.
  5:55 Dmitry Kulikov shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Shot by Jack Quinn misses the net 6:19  
  6:20 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
Beck Malenstyn hits Sam Bennett. 6:25  
  6:30 Shot by Dmitry Kulikov misses the net
  6:56 Giveaway by Mackie Samoskevich.
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Anton Lundell. 8:46  
  9:00 Nico Sturm shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  9:03 Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
  9:12 Tomas Nosek shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  9:13 Tomas Nosek shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  9:18 Shot by Nico Sturm misses the net
  9:22 Shot by Nate Schmidt misses the net
Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 9:34  
  9:39 Giveaway by Sam Bennett.
Rasmus Dahlin hits Tomas Nosek. 9:40  
Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 9:44  
  10:03 Sam Bennett wins the faceoff against Josh Norris.
  10:20 Sam Bennett hits Josh Norris.
  10:20 Giveaway by Vitek Vanecek.
Beck Malenstyn hits Niko Mikkola. 11:06  
  11:14 Carter Verhaeghe shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  11:49 Anton Lundell shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  11:51 Jesper Boqvist shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  12:02 Eetu Luostarinen hits Alex Tuch.
  12:27 Shot by A.J. Greer misses the net
Owen Power shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 12:39  
  12:42 Aaron Ekblad hits Josh Dunne.
Zach Benson penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Niko Mikkola. 13:24  
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Aleksander Barkov. 13:24  
  14:14 Mackie Samoskevich shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  14:22 Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net
Alex Tuch hits Aaron Ekblad. 14:32  
Connor Clifton hits Carter Verhaeghe. 14:55  
  15:02 Seth Jones shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  15:04 Anton Lundell wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
  15:26 Carter Verhaeghe shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Shot by Zach Benson misses the net 15:33  
Shot by JJ Peterka misses the net 16:31  
Tage Thompson hits Nate Schmidt. 17:14  
  18:55 Shot by Niko Mikkola misses the net
Ryan McLeod blocks shot from Eetu Luostarinen. 18:59  
Ryan McLeod blocks shot from Seth Jones. 19:04  
  19:26 Sam Bennett scores on an empty net. Assisted by Sam Reinhart.
Josh Dunne wins the faceoff against Nico Sturm. 19:26