Sabres continue hot play, hold off Panthers

Beck Malenstyn scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period in a 3-2 win for the Buffalo Sabres against the host Florida Panthers on Friday.

Malenstyn gave Buffalo a 2-1 lead at 11:38 of the final period. With Mattias Samuelsson positioned at the top of the crease, Malenstyn took a slap shot that beat Daniil Tarasov's glove.

Florida challenged the play for goaltender interference, with Samuelsson's stick close to Tarasov's glove, but the call stood after review.

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