The Florida Panthers haven’t felt too good about things much lately but they sure enjoyed themselves Saturday night.
Playing in front of a large crowd cheering them on, the Panthers turned the home finale of a disappointing 2016-17 season into an Irish wake of sorts as Jonathan Huberdeau scored twice in a 3-0 rout of the Buffalo Sabres at BB&T Center.
The win snapped a six-game slide and kept Florida out of the Atlantic Division cellar with a game remaining Sunday night in Washington against the NHL’s top team.
Huberdeau played perhaps his best game of the season in scoring twice with changes for as many as four goals more.