Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers

Saturday, March 11, 2006, 2:00 PM ET Wachovia Center, Philadelphia Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6–5 on Saturday, March 11, 2006 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Buffalo Sabres	6	52-24-6
at Philadelphia Flyers	5	45-26-11

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	0	4	2	6
Philadelphia Flyers	2	3	0	5

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	11	14	14	39
Philadelphia Flyers	8	12	1	21

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:50	Philadelphia Flyers	Mike Knuble (27)	R.J. Umberger (12)	Even strength	BUF 0, PHI 1
1st	10:32	Philadelphia Flyers	Sami Kapanen (10)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	BUF 0, PHI 2
2nd	00:15	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont (14)	Jochen Hecht (20), Teppo Numminen (33)	Even strength	BUF 1, PHI 2
2nd	04:42	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht (18)	J-P Dumont (13), Daniel Brière (17)	Even strength	BUF 2, PHI 2
2nd	07:51	Philadelphia Flyers	Brian Savage (8)	Joni Pitkanen (19)	Shorthanded	BUF 2, PHI 3
2nd	09:06	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Brière (17)	J-P Dumont (14), Chris Drury (28)	Power play	BUF 3, PHI 3
2nd	12:13	Buffalo Sabres	Teppo Numminen (1)	Jochen Hecht (21), Daniel Brière (18)	Even strength	BUF 4, PHI 3
2nd	15:47	Philadelphia Flyers	Simon Gagne (38)	Sami Kapanen (18)	Even strength	BUF 4, PHI 4
2nd	19:29	Philadelphia Flyers	Mike Richards (11)	Branko Radivojevic (6), Donald Brashear (4)	Even strength	BUF 4, PHI 5
3rd	05:06	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Drury (20)	Tim Connolly (31), Ales Kotalik (26)	Power play	BUF 5, PHI 5
3rd	19:55	Buffalo Sabres	Mike Grier (6)	Derek Roy (24), Jochen Hecht (22)	Even strength	BUF 6, PHI 5

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Roy	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	66.7%	14:13
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0		14:36
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	1	2	3	0	2	4	1	0	0		20:09
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	1	1	0	2	4	0	0	0	40%	15:35
Number 23 C. Drury	C	1	1	2	-1	0	4	0	0	1	72.2%	15:34
Number 25 M. Grier	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	0		11:40
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		11:09
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		12:54
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1	0		16:01
Number 48 D. Brière	C	1	2	3	0	0	4	1	0	1	33.3%	20:03
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	1	3	4	+2	0	4	1	0	0	33.3%	18:36
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0	0	0	100%	13:41
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	2	0		25:23
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	3	0	0		23:20
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	1	1	2	+1	0	3	0	3	0		20:58
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		17:03
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		05:38
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0		16:10

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	20	15	5	.750	40:00
Number 43 M. Biron	1	1	0	1.000	20:00	Win

Philadelphia Flyers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 S. Gagne	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0		16:34
Number 15 N. Dimitrakos	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1		09:00
Number 17 J. Carter	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	14.3%	14:14
Number 18 M. Richards	C	1	0	1	-1	0	2	1	1	46.2%	20:03
Number 19 B. Radivojevic	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	1		12:49
Number 20 R. Umberger	C	0	1	1	-1	2	0	0	0		13:37
Number 21 P. Forsberg	C	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0	57.1%	17:02
Number 22 M. Knuble	R	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	0		16:27
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	1	1	2	+2	0	3	0	0		12:05
Number 49 B. Savage	L	1	0	1	-1	0	1	1	1		11:26
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	1	1	+1	2	1	3	1		11:43
Number 93 P. Nedved	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	56.5%	15:45
Number 3 M. Rathje	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2		21:14
Number 23 D. Gauthier	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2		19:37
Number 29 R. Jones	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		11:35
Number 34 F. Meyer	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	1		16:45
Number 37 E. Desjardins	D	0	0	0	-1	4	2	0	1		21:32
Number 44 J. Pitkanen	D	0	1	1	+2	2	1	0	0		26:09

Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 A. Niittymaki	39	33	6	.846	60:00	Loss

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:34	Buffalo Sabres	Jay McKee	Holding	2
1st	07:31	Philadelphia Flyers	Donald Brashear	Tripping	2
1st	09:14	Philadelphia Flyers	R.J. Umberger	Delaying game puck over glass	2
1st	11:33	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont	Tripping	2
1st	13:51	Philadelphia Flyers	Niko Dimitrakos	Hooking	2
1st	15:17	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly	Hooking	2
2nd	06:46	Philadelphia Flyers	Eric Desjardins	Hooking	2
2nd	08:29	Philadelphia Flyers	Joni Pitkanen	Cross checking	2
3rd	03:53	Philadelphia Flyers	Eric Desjardins	Hooking	2
3rd	16:51	Philadelphia Flyers	Peter Forsberg	Hooking	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Philadelphia Flyers head coach: Ken Hitchcock
Referees: Paul Devorski, Marc Joannette
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Thor Nelson
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Rory Fitzpatrick, Adam Mair, Andrew Peters, Taylor Pyatt, Jeff Jillson, Michael Leighton, Jiri Novotny, Chris Thorburn, Nathan Paetsch, Daniel Paille
Philadelphia Flyers scratches: Keith Primeau, Derian Hatcher, Turner Stevenson, Chris Therien, Jamie Storr, Kim Johnsson, Michal Handzus, Pat Kavanagh, Ryan Ready, Eric Chouinard, David Printz, Josh Gratton, Wade Skolney, Matt Ellison, Ben Eager, Stefan Ruzicka, Alexandre Picard

Every Buffalo Sabres and Philadelphia Flyers game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 1	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers, Mon, Dec 19, 2005
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Feb 2, 2006
Buffalo Sabres 6 at Philadelphia Flyers 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Mar 11, 2006
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Apr 7, 2006
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final/2OT Playoffs	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Apr 22, 2006
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Buffalo Sabres 8	Final Playoffs	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres, Mon, Apr 24, 2006
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers, Wed, Apr 26, 2006
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 5	Final Playoffs	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers, Fri, Apr 28, 2006
Philadelphia Flyers 0 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres, Sun, Apr 30, 2006
Buffalo Sabres 7 at Philadelphia Flyers 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, May 2, 2006

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 11, 2006
Matchup	Status	Details
Nashville Predators 2 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Mar 11, 2006
New York Islanders 3 at Boston Bruins 1	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 11, 2006
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 11, 2006
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Mar 11, 2006
New York Rangers 0 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 11, 2006
New Jersey Devils 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Mar 11, 2006
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Florida Panthers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers, Sat, Mar 11, 2006
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Detroit Red Wings 6	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Mar 11, 2006
Los Angeles Kings 2 at St. Louis Blues 1	Final/SO	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Mar 11, 2006
Anaheim Ducks 5 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Mar 11, 2006
Dallas Stars 2 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Mar 11, 2006