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BUFFALO -- Reilly Smith goals bookended a seven-goal output by the Florida Panthers Tuesday night over the Buffalo Sabres.

The Panthers also got goals from former Buffalo Sabre Brian Campbell, Jussi Jokinen, Alex Petrovic, Brandon Pirri, and Jaromir Jagr.

The Sabres tallied four of their own, starting with a Sam Reinhart goal at 1:09 of the second period and again at 5:04.

Evander Kane scored for Buffalo 10:14 into the third, while Mike Weber scored at 17:17.

NOTES: 

• The teams combined for 11 goals tonight, the most in a Sabres game since an 8-4 loss to the New York Rangers on April 19, 2013.
• The 11 goals set a record for most goals in a Sabres-Panthers game. The previous record was nine (four times, last: March 28, 2013).
• Sam Reinhart scored two goals tonight, extending his point streak to a career-best three games (4+0).
• Reinhart is now tied with Jack Eichel for the NHL rookie lead with six power-play goals.
• The pair are also tied for third in overall rookie goal scoring, with 16 goals each.
• With two assist tonight, Ryan O'Reilly has five assists in his last four games and 12 points (5+7) in his last 10 games against the Panthers.
• Evander Kane and Alex Petrovic fought each other three times tonight. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, they became the first players to square off with one another there times in a game since Jody Shelley and Bob Probert did so on Jan. 10, 2002.

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