[Sabres Fan]

Daniel Briere was among the NHL's most best players through the first six weeks of the season before slumping.

The Buffalo Sabres (21-4-2) hope he can build off an unprecedented scoring outburst in his last game when they visit the Florida Panthers on Thursday at BankAtlantic Center.

Briere recorded the first career hat trick of his 429-game NHL career in the Sabres' 4-1 win on Tuesday over Tampa Bay.


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Scoring Summary
1st Period
None
2nd Period
Florida 4:53, Olli Jokinen 13 (power play) (Stephen Weiss, Jay Bouwmeester)
Buffalo 19:27, Daniel Briere 14 (power play) (Chris Drury, Maxim Afinogenov)
3rd Period
Florida 0:49, Ric Jackman 1 (Nathan Horton, Gary Roberts)
Florida 5:53, Stephen Weiss 6 (power play) (Jay Bouwmeester, Nathan Horton)

Penalty Summary
1st Period
Florida holding - 2 min 4:25, R. Jackman
Buffalo hooking - 2 min 13:15, J. Pominville
Buffalo holding - 2 min 15:36, M. Afinogenov
Florida interference - 2 min 15:59, S. Weiss
2nd Period
Buffalo puck over glass - 2 min 3:58, P. Gaustad
Buffalo interference with goaltender - 2 min 9:26, T. Vanek
Buffalo hooking - 2 min 12:00, D. Briere
Florida interference - 2 min 18:09, B. Mezei
Florida tripping - 2 min 18:18, S. Weiss
3rd Period
Buffalo holding - 2 min 5:21, J. Novotny
Buffalo instigator - 2 min 14:13, N. Paetsch served by A. Kotalik
Buffalo fighting - 5 min 14:13, N. Paetsch
Buffalo misconduct - 10 min 14:13, N. Paetsch
Florida fighting - 5 min 14:13, B. Mezei
Florida puck over glass - 2 min 16:43, B. Allen