Sabres mauled by Panthers, 5-2
Lindy Ruff attributed the Buffalo Sabres’ 5-2 loss to the Florida Panthers on Monday to a handful of costly miscues, namely penalties and missed defensive assignments that overshadowed what was an otherwise competitive game against the reigning Stanley Cup champions.
The Sabres erased a 2-0 deficit before Carter Verhaeghe buried a rebound past Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen to score what would stand as the winning goal with 3:16 remaining in the second period.
Buffalo pushed for the tying goal after falling behind 3-2, but a slashing call against Rasmus Dahlin with seven minutes remaining opened the door for a power-play goal from Sam Bennett. Aleksander Barkov added Florida’s fifth goal just 1:08 later to complete a two-point night in his return from injury.
“We had a chance to beat a good team,” Ruff said. “It was right there. We just weren’t good enough to get it done.”
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