SUNRISE, Fla. Brian Bowen Jersey . - Roberto Luongo finally gave up a goal to the Buffalo Sabres, but he still got the win.Nick Bjugstad scored the game-winner late in the second period and rookie Aaron Ekblad had his first three-point game to lift the Florida Panthers to a 3-2 victory over the Sabres on Saturday night.Tomas Kopecky and Brad Boyes also scored for the Panthers. Luongo made 26 saves, and allowed his first goal against the Sabres in more than three games, covering a span of 214 minutes and 21 seconds, including 91 shots, dating back to when Luongo played for the Vancouver Canucks.The scoring drought for Buffalo against Luongo ended when Drew Stafford one-timed the puck past the goalie at 11:02 of the first to tie the game 1-all.It took a good play from Gretzky to carry the one-timer there, Luongo said jokingly. It was a (heck) of a play by them and a (heck) of a shot. Im sure they were happy to get one by me. We dont get extra points for shutouts. We got the two points.Brian Gionta also scored for Buffalo and Michal Neuvirth stopped 34 shots.The Panthers are 4-1-1 in their past six games and have won five in a row over Buffalo going back to last season.Bjugstad gave the Panthers a 3-2 lead when a shot by Ekblad was blocked and he grabbed the loose puck in front and poked it in with 17 seconds left in the second. Bjugstad leads the Panthers with 11 goals.I just kind of stood in front and got lucky; it dropped right in front of me, Bjugstad said. Ill take it.Sabres defenceman Tyler Myers bumped into Neuvirth in traffic in front.They had a guy come in late with the shot and we got a little scrambly on the play, Myers said. It was unfortunate I bumped into (Neuvirth) and they were able to find the puck.Trailing 2-1, the Sabres tied it at 2 on Giontas goal. Mike Weber shot from above the circle and Gionta tipped the puck past Luongo with 4:06 left in the second.The Panthers took a 2-1 lead when Kopecky tipped in a shot by Ekblad at 12:55 of the second. The goals was Kopeckys first since Jan. 4, 2014 against Nashville.It was getting a little heavy. Im so happy its over, Kopecky said of the scoring drought.Florida took a 1-0 lead on Boyes goal as he fired from the right circle and the puck went over Neuvirths glove with 6:55 remaining in the first.The Sabres have lost their past two games, after winning six of their previous seven. On Thursday, the Sabres lost 5-0 at Tampa Bay, but played much better on Saturday, according to coach Ted Nolan.Overall, I liked our game tonight; we competed, we worked hard, Nolan said. We came up on the short end.Notes: Bjugstad, who has three multi-goal games in his past 11, leads the Panthers with 11 goals and 17 points. ... Neuvirth made his first start since Nov. 18. 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Finally playing at Barclays Center more than a week after returning to the NBA as the leagues first openly gay player, Collins checked in to a standing ovation from a sellout crowd of 17,732 that included former commissioner David Stern with 2:41 remaining. He committed a foul five seconds later, missed his only shot, grabbed a rebound and had one of the Nets NBA season high-tying 19 steals in their third straight victory. "It was cool. It was a lot of fun to go into the game," Collins said. "The most important thing was that we got the win. Chicagos been playing really well as of late and for us to come out and really be -- I think we played more physical than they did tonight." His first home game wont be his last, because the Nets plan to sign Collins to a second 10-day contract, a person with knowledge of the situation said. Collins signed his original deal on Feb. 23 and it expires Tuesday. The Nets then will re-sign him for another 10 days on Wednesday, the person told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the plans havent been made public. After that expires, the Nets would have to sign him for the rest of the season if they wanted to keep him. Collins sat at the end of the bench for most of the game while the Nets built a series of comfortable leads, making the only intrigue down the stretch whether the 12-year veteran would get in during his first home appearance for the Nets since Jan. 29, 2008, against Milwaukee in East Rutherford, N.J. A chant of "Jason Collins! Jason Collins!" broke out while Deron Williams was shooting a free throw with the Nets leading 90-73 with 3:27 remaining. Fans finally got their wish less than a minute later -- though not because coach Jason Kidd was listening to them. "No, the game was outt of hand, so I wanted to get those guys some rest," Kidd said. Alize Johnson Jersey. "D-Will was shooting free throws. Couldnt put Twin in at that time, so I told him after the free throws that he would come in." Collins said before the game that he wasnt aware of any second contract, leaving those details up to his agent. Kidd said those discussions were between management and Collins agent, but said his former teammate has been "great, on and off the court." "Twin is a good friend of mine and hes a basketball player, but hes a great person and so thats why we wanted him on this team and we felt he could help us win," Kidd said, referring to Collins by the nickname he had during his original stint with the Nets from 2001-08. The Nets still practice in New Jersey even after moving to Brooklyn before last season, so thats where Collins was Sunday after the Nets got back from their road trip that ended Saturday night in Milwaukee. He spent part of the day shopping at Costco, wisely stocking up since hell be sticking around. "Its kind of funny. Yesterday on my day off Im driving around Jersey on Route 17 and bringing back a lot of memories from when I was here before," Collins said. Hes much more famous now after revealing he was gay in a Sports Illustrated article last April. He had been out of the NBA from then until signing with the Nets. Collins said he had plenty of ticket requests from family and friends for Mondays game, and also saw a number of familiar faces from the old days. The pregame news conference and the overall media attention are new, and Collins believes it wont last, but understands that for now his sexuality makes him a big story. "Over time it will go down, but as far as doing interviews and talking about it, Im getting comfortable with the microphone or the camera on me," he said. Hes more comfortable on the court, even in the limited minutes he gets. Finally finished with his lengthy list of pregame obligations, he was looking forward to helping the Nets in whatever way he could. "Now that thats all settled, Ill go out there and just try to focus as much as I can on the game," Collins said. ' ' '