BUFFALO – The Florida Panthers were blanked by a familiar face on Saturday afternoon as Alex Lyon pitched a 32-save shutout to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 3-0 win at KeyBank Center.

Missing several star players to start the season, the Panthers now sit at 3-4-0.

“I think it’s been the last couple games for us,” forward Sam Reinhart said. “I’d say we’re working; we’re just not working hard to the net-front to make as difficult on them as possible. We know what he (Lyon) is capable of. We’ve seen him win multiple games for our side. Give him credit tonight, but there’s certainly areas that we’d like to improve.”

After the Panthers came up empty on two power plays, the Sabres broke the ice on their first trip to the man advantage when Josh Doan tipped a shot from Tage Thompson past Serge

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