SUNRISE, Fla. – With the Florida Panthers 4-3 win against the Buffalo Sabres tonight in their regular season home finale, the club earned its franchise-best 27th home win of the season. Florida’s 27 wins at BB&T Center this season surpasses the previous franchise record of 26 home wins set in the 1999-00 season.
The Panthers have earned 16 wins at home since the All-Star break, the most wins on home ice in the NHL during that span.
After being eliminated from playoff contention with Philadelphia’s win over the New York Rangers earlier in the afternoon, the Florida Panthers were playing for pride and a little bit of history against on Thursday night.
With a great chance to win their franchise-record 27th game at home this season, the red-hot Panthers jumped out to an early lead and never looked back in a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres to finish with a 27-11-3 record at BB&T Center.
Florida (43-30-8) will now head to Boston to wrap up its 2017-18 campaign on Sunday night. With a win, the Panthers would hit 96 points – the third-highest point total in franchise history. They are 24-8-2 over their last 34 games.
Con su Victoria de 4-3 sobre Buffalo Sabres el sábado en la noche en el BB&T Center, el club estableció una marca para la franquicia con mas victorias 27, y con un partido pendiente en casa el domingo contra Boston. co sus 27 victorias en casa las Panteras superan la marca de la temporada 1999-00 cuando lograron 26 triunfos en su estadio.
Las Pantheras han logrado 16 victorias desde la pausa del NHL All Stars, la mayor cantidad como local para cual equipo.
Pese a la victoria las Panteras quedaron por fuera de postemporada, debido a las victorias de FGiladelfia y New Jersey.
Los Florida Panthers, con marca de 43-30-8, cierran la temporada en casa contra Boston y con una victorias podrían llegar a 96 puntos, la tercera cifra mas alta en la historia del equipo.