Cody McCormick #8 of the Buffalo Sabres fights with George Parros #22 of the Florida Panthers in the first period at First Niagara Center on February 3, 2013 in Buffalo, New York. Rick Stewart / Getty Images
Ryan Miller #30 of the Buffalo Sabres stops Tomas Kopecky #82 of the Florida Panthers on a breakaway in the second period at First Niagara Center on February 3, 2013 in Buffalo, New York. Rick Stewart / Getty Images
John Scott #32 of the Buffalo Sabres fights with George Parros #22 of the Florida Panthers in the second period at First Niagara Center on February 3, 2013 in Buffalo, New York. Rick Stewart / Getty Images
Marcel Goc #57 of the Florida Panthers screens Ryan Miller #30 of the Buffalo Sabres at First Niagara Center on February 3, 2013 in Buffalo, New York. Florida won 4-3. Rick Stewart / Getty Images
Keaton Ellerby #4, Shawn Matthias #18 and Tyson Strachan #23 of the Florida Panthers celebrate Matthias' goal in the first period against the Buffalo Sabres at First Niagara Center on February 3, 2013 in Buffalo, New York. Rick Stewart / Getty Images
Cody Hodgson #19 of the Buffalo Sabres gets off a shot against Alex Kovalev #27 of the Florida Panthers at First Niagara Center on February 3, 2013 in Buffalo, New York. Florida won 4-3. Rick Stewart / Getty Images
Marcus Foligno #82 of the Buffalo Sabres pressures Jose Theodore #60 of the Florida Panthers at First Niagara Center on February 3, 2013 in Buffalo, New York. Florida won 4-3. Rick Stewart / Getty Images
Jochen Hecht #55 of the Buffalo Sabres pushes Kris Versteeg #32 of the Florida Panthers down to the ice at First Niagara Center on February 3, 2013 in Buffalo, New York. Florida won 4-3. Rick Stewart / Getty Images
Buffalo Sabres' left winger Thomas Vanek, of Austria, celebrates his goal against the Florida Panthers during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Buffalo, N.Y., Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013. Gary Wiepert / AP
Florida Panthers defenseman Tyson Strachan (23) loses his helmet during a fight with Buffalo Sabres center Cody McCormick (8) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Buffalo, N.Y., Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013. Gary Wiepert / AP
Florida Panthers right winger George Parros (22) battles for a loose puck in front of Buffalo Sabres goalie Ryan Miller (30) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Buffalo, N.Y., Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013. Gary Wiepert / AP
Buffalo Sabres' defenseman Christian Ehrhoff, (10), of Germany, and goalie Ryan Miller (30) react to a goal by Florida Panthers' George Parros (not shown) while Carolina Panther's Tomas Fleischmann, (14), of the Czech Republic, looks on during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Buffalo, N.Y., Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013. Gary Wiepert / AP