Ostlund breaks tie as Sabres beat Panthers 5-3
Buffalo ended a two-game losing streak with third-period goals from Noah Ostlund and Tage Thompson.
Noah Ostlund scored the deciding power-play goal as the Buffalo Sabres beat the Florida Panthers 5-3 at KeyBank Center on Monday, Oct. 12. Tage Thompson added a goal and an assist as Buffalo ended a two-game losing streak.
With the score tied 3-3, Zach Benson set up Ostlund in front at 7:15 of the third period. Thompson extended the lead at 13:20, finishing a pass from Owen Power.
Josh Doan, Rasmus Dahlin and Ryan McLeod also scored for Buffalo. Peyton Krebs, Jack Quinn and Power each recorded two assists. The Sabres improved to 3-3-0.
Sam Reinhart scored both of his goals on the power play for Florida, and Anton Lundell also scored. The Panthers fell to 2-2-2.
Dahlin left in the second period with an upper-body injury. Florida goaltender Jacob Markstrom exited after the first period, with Akira Schmid taking over. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen replaced Colten Ellis in Buffalo’s net during the second.
Buffalo visits Montreal on Tuesday.
