Jeff Skinner scored twice and the Buffalo Sabres ended a seven-game skid against Florida by defeating the Panthers 4-3 on Thursday night.
Sam Reinhart had a goal and an assist, and Tage Thompson also scored in a game the Sabres played minus injured captain Jack Eichel. Buffalo coach Phil Housley said Eichel will miss at least one more game with an upper-body injury after he was hurt in the first period of a 3-1 loss to the New York Islanders on Monday.
Linus Ullmark stopped 35 shots.
Buffalo was 0-6-1 in its previous seven meetings against Florida, dating to a 4-2 win on March 27, 2017.