Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres

Friday, April 7, 2006, 8:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–2 on Friday, April 7, 2006 on the road.

Final score, Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Philadelphia Flyers	4	45-26-11
at Buffalo Sabres	2	52-24-6

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

Shots on goal by period, Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Philadelphia Flyers	11	9	14	34
Buffalo Sabres	9	6	7	22

Scoring summary

Every goal, Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:32	Philadelphia Flyers	R.J. Umberger (17)	Jeff Carter (17), Niko Dimitrakos (13)	Even strength	PHI 1, BUF 0
1st	09:06	Philadelphia Flyers	Simon Gagne (44)	Mike Richards (22), Mike Knuble (31)	Even strength	PHI 2, BUF 0
2nd	00:59	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly (13)	Unassisted	Power play	PHI 2, BUF 1
2nd	09:07	Philadelphia Flyers	Eric Desjardins (4)	Freddy Meyer (16), Simon Gagne (31)	Power play	PHI 3, BUF 1
2nd	17:58	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik (25)	Maxim Afinogenov (44), Rory Fitzpatrick (5)	Even strength	PHI 3, BUF 2
3rd	15:50	Philadelphia Flyers	Mike Knuble (33)	Joni Pitkanen (30), Simon Gagne (32)	Even strength	PHI 4, BUF 2

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

Philadelphia Flyers 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 11 R. Potulny	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	06:23
Number 12 S. Gagne	L	1	2	3	+2	0	1	0	2	0		20:12
Number 15 N. Dimitrakos	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	2	0	0		17:18
Number 17 J. Carter	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1	0	68.4%	16:30
Number 18 M. Richards	C	0	1	1	+2	0	4	2	1	0	36.8%	16:43
Number 19 B. Radivojevic	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	1	0		15:15
Number 20 R. Umberger	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	1	0	100%	16:11
Number 22 M. Knuble	R	1	1	2	+2	0	5	0	0	0		16:47
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		18:18
Number 26 M. Handzus	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0	55%	19:31
Number 49 B. Savage	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	50%	07:18
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0		06:01
Number 2 D. Hatcher	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	2	0		18:53
Number 3 M. Rathje	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	2	0		17:04
Number 23 D. Gauthier	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0		18:44
Number 34 F. Meyer	D	0	1	1	0	2	0	4	1	0		16:48
Number 37 E. Desjardins	D	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	1		23:05
Number 44 J. Pitkanen	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	2	0		21:45

Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 42 R. Esche	22	20	2	.909	59:55	Win

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	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	50%	17:10
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		17:34
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0		14:26
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	2	1	33.3%	19:59
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		06:57
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	61.9%	17:48
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	2	0		15:57
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	50%	14:35
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0	36.4%	09:25
Number 48 D. Brière	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	52.6%	20:16
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	1	1	+1	2	4	1	0	0		17:56
Number 76 A. Peters	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		04:26
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	2	3	0		20:13
Number 8 R. Fitzpatrick	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0		18:25
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	0		20:49
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2	0		13:20
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0		21:06
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	0		20:49

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	34	30	4	.882	59:06	Loss

Penalties, Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	15:24	Philadelphia Flyers	Derian Hatcher	Hooking	2
1st	19:16	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Diving	2
1st	19:16	Philadelphia Flyers	Donald Brashear	Holding	2
1st	19:42	Philadelphia Flyers	Freddy Meyer	High sticking	2
2nd	07:24	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy	Hooking	2
2nd	11:37	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy	Tripping	2
2nd	13:38	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Drury	High sticking	2
2nd	15:47	Philadelphia Flyers	Denis Gauthier	Holding	2
3rd	09:41	Buffalo Sabres	Mike Grier	Tripping	2

Philadelphia Flyers head coach: Ken Hitchcock
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Brad Watson, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Steve Miller
Philadelphia Flyers scratches: Petr Nedved, Keith Primeau, Turner Stevenson, Chris Therien, Peter Forsberg, Jamie Storr, Kim Johnsson, Pat Kavanagh, Ryan Ready, Eric Chouinard, David Printz, Wade Skolney, Matt Ellison, Ben Eager, Stefan Ruzicka, Alexandre Picard, Randy Jones
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Teppo Numminen, Jochen Hecht, Taylor Pyatt, Jeff Jillson, Michael Leighton, Jiri Novotny, Chris Thorburn, Jason Pominville, Nathan Paetsch, Daniel Paille

Every Philadelphia Flyers and Buffalo Sabres 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

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Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Fri, Apr 7, 2006
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Florida Panthers, Fri, Apr 7, 2006
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 at Detroit Red Wings 6	Final/SO	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Apr 7, 2006
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Chicago Blackhawks, Fri, Apr 7, 2006
Minnesota Wild 1 at Calgary Flames 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Calgary Flames, Fri, Apr 7, 2006