The story

The Sabres beat the Panthers 5-3 while losing the expected-goals count 2.4 to 4.6. The Sabres trailed by two at one point. Tage Thompson had 12 shot attempts. Three points for Peyton Krebs: one goal and two assists. The Panthers outshot the Sabres 42-20.

• Tage ThompsonVolume

  Tage Thompson had 12 shot attempts. Four got through to the goalie, and one went in. He came in averaging 6.7 attempts a game. His 2.2 expected goals say the goals were no fluke. It finished 5-3 for the Sabres.

• Peyton KrebsBig night

  Three points for Peyton Krebs: one goal and two assists. He also threw 7 hits. He played 19:27, about 6 minutes over his average. It finished 5-3 for the Sabres.

• Carter VerhaegheVolume

  Carter Verhaeghe had 11 shot attempts. Seven got through to the goalie, and none went in. He came in averaging 4.8 attempts a game. He played 22:53, about 5 minutes over his average. The Panthers lost 5-3 to the Sabres.

• Evan RodriguesVolume

  Evan Rodrigues had 11 shot attempts. Five got through to the goalie, and one went in. He came in averaging 4.5 attempts a game. He played 24:09, about 7 minutes over his average. The Panthers fell 5-3 to the Sabres.

• Uvis BalinskisIce time

  Uvis Balinskis played 24:57, about 9 minutes more than his average this season. He has 4 goals this season. The Panthers fell 5-3 to the Sabres.

• Mattias SamuelssonShot blocker

  Mattias Samuelsson blocked 7 shots. He has 32 points in 53 games this season. He played 27:26 and had one shot on goal. The Sabres beat the Panthers 5-3.