Ostlund’s third-period power-play goal lifts Sabres past Florida Panthers

BUFFALO, N.Y. (Interstat) — Noah Ostlund scored the go-ahead goal on the power play 7:15 into the third period, and the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Florida Panthers 5-3 in an NHL game Monday at KeyBank Center. Sam Reinhart scored twice for Florida. Owen Power had two assists, Tage Thompson recorded one goal, one assist, one shot and one hit, Josh Doan scored and added three shots and two hits, Anton Lundell added a goal and three shots, Ryan McLeod scored, Rasmus Dahlin scored before leaving with an upper-body injury early in the second period and did not return, Peyton Krebs tallied two assists, Olen Zellweger added an assist with six shots, and Ostlund finished with a goal and three shots. Florida tied the game twice in the second period before Buffalo pulled away in the third. Buffalo also received assists from Zach Benson and Jack Quinn on Ostlund’s third-period goal. Florida’s record is 2-4. Buffalo’s record is 3-3. Attendance was 19,070.