Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres

Monday, April 24, 2006, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Playoffs Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Philadelphia Flyers 8–2 on Monday, April 24, 2006 at home.

Final score, Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Philadelphia Flyers	2	45-26-11
at Buffalo Sabres	8	52-24-6

Goals by period, Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Philadelphia Flyers	0	1	1	2
Buffalo Sabres	5	1	2	8

Shots on goal by period, Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Philadelphia Flyers	8	4	10	22
Buffalo Sabres	10	7	11	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:41	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	PHI 0, BUF 1
1st	03:00	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Drury (1)	Tim Connolly (1), Brian Campbell (2)	Power play	PHI 0, BUF 2
1st	12:26	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik (1)	Tim Connolly (2), Toni Lydman (1)	Even strength	PHI 0, BUF 3
1st	14:36	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville (1)	Paul Gaustad (1), Jay McKee (1)	Even strength	PHI 0, BUF 4
1st	19:46	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont (2)	Daniel Brière (2), Jason Pominville (1)	Power play	PHI 0, BUF 5
2nd	00:58	Philadelphia Flyers	Simon Gagne (2)	Peter Forsberg (2), Derian Hatcher (1)	Even strength	PHI 1, BUF 5
2nd	09:42	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont (3)	Daniel Brière (3), Chris Drury (1)	Power play	PHI 1, BUF 6
3rd	05:47	Philadelphia Flyers	Petr Nedved (1)	Eric Desjardins (2)	Even strength	PHI 2, BUF 6
3rd	08:35	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville (2)	Teppo Numminen (1), Paul Gaustad (2)	Even strength	PHI 2, BUF 7
3rd	18:42	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville (3)	Paul Gaustad (3), J-P Dumont (1)	Even strength	PHI 2, BUF 8

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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 S. Gagne	L	1	0	1	0	2	3	1	0		19:11
Number 15 N. Dimitrakos	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		09:21
Number 17 J. Carter	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	69.2%	11:03
Number 18 M. Richards	C	0	0	0	-3	0	1	1	0	55.6%	17:58
Number 19 B. Radivojevic	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		11:16
Number 21 P. Forsberg	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	30.8%	15:12
Number 22 M. Knuble	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0	100%	15:16
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		18:16
Number 26 M. Handzus	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	44.4%	13:43
Number 49 B. Savage	L	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	1		13:40
Number 55 B. Eager	L	0	0	0	-1	26	1	3	0		06:19
Number 93 P. Nedved	C	1	0	1	-1	0	2	1	1	57.1%	15:10
Number 2 D. Hatcher	D	0	1	1	-2	4	0	2	0		23:32
Number 3 M. Rathje	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0		11:46
Number 23 D. Gauthier	D	0	0	0	-1	17	1	0	0		07:09
Number 34 F. Meyer	D	0	0	0	0	6	0	1	2		18:33
Number 37 E. Desjardins	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	2		23:50
Number 44 J. Pitkanen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		24:15

Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 A. Niittymaki	18	15	3	.833	40:00
Number 42 R. Esche	10	5	5	.500	19:49	Loss

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	-1	2	3	0	0	0	57.1%	18:34
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	1	0		17:02
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	3	1	4	+1	0	3	0	0	2		18:16
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0	0	0	14.3%	20:13
Number 23 C. Drury	C	1	1	2	-1	0	2	0	1	1	52.9%	18:00
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		13:41
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	+1	6	0	0	0	0	100%	11:46
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	3	3	+2	0	2	0	0	0	60%	11:11
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	3	1	4	+2	0	3	0	0	0		07:44
Number 48 D. Brière	C	0	2	2	+1	0	1	0	1	0	42.9%	17:42
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	+1	2	5	0	0	0	20%	15:45
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	0		19:12
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	2	0		19:08
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	1	0		16:31
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	1	0		23:15
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	1	2	0		14:31
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		17:38
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	4	0		12:29

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	22	20	2	.909	59:22	Win

Penalties, Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:22	Philadelphia Flyers	Simon Gagne	Hooking	2
1st	05:06	Philadelphia Flyers	Freddy Meyer	Cross checking	2
1st	07:48	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht	High sticking	2
1st	10:15	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Hooking	2
1st	15:54	Buffalo Sabres	Henrik Tallinder	Hooking	2
1st	15:54	Philadelphia Flyers	Robert Esche	Roughing	2
1st	17:41	Philadelphia Flyers	Derian Hatcher	Elbowing	2
1st	19:20	Philadelphia Flyers	Mike Rathje	Holding	2
2nd	01:53	Philadelphia Flyers	Denis Gauthier	Hooking	2
2nd	06:23	Philadelphia Flyers	Denis Gauthier	Checking from behind (major)	5
2nd	06:23	Philadelphia Flyers	Denis Gauthier	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
2nd	11:44	Philadelphia Flyers	Freddy Meyer	Hooking	2
2nd	16:09	Philadelphia Flyers	Ben Eager	Interference	2
2nd	16:09	Philadelphia Flyers	Ben Eager	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
2nd	18:35	Philadelphia Flyers	Jeff Carter	Interference	2
3rd	11:36	Philadelphia Flyers	Freddy Meyer	Tripping	2
3rd	14:00	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Hooking	2
3rd	16:33	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy	Roughing	2
3rd	16:33	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Roughing	2
3rd	16:33	Philadelphia Flyers	Derian Hatcher	Roughing	2
3rd	16:33	Philadelphia Flyers	Ben Eager	Roughing	2
3rd	16:33	Philadelphia Flyers	Ben Eager	Roughing	2
3rd	16:33	Philadelphia Flyers	Ben Eager	Misconduct (misconduct)	10

Philadelphia Flyers head coach: Ken Hitchcock
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Dave Jackson, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Thor Nelson
Philadelphia Flyers scratches: Donald Brashear, R.J. Umberger
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Rory Fitzpatrick, Adam Mair, Taylor Pyatt, Jeff Jillson, Doug Janik, Jiri Novotny, Nathan Paetsch

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

Other NHL games on Monday, April 24, 2006
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 6 at Carolina Hurricanes 5	Final/2OT Playoffs	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes, Mon, Apr 24, 2006
New York Rangers 1 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils, Mon, Apr 24, 2006
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Dallas Stars 4	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars, Mon, Apr 24, 2006