Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers
· Wachovia Center, Philadelphia · Playoffs · Final
Final score
The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–2 on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Philadelphia Flyers |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
9 |
9 |
10 |
28 |
| Philadelphia Flyers |
7 |
17 |
3 |
27 |
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
02:37 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Ales Kotalik (2) |
Maxim Afinogenov (1), Tim Connolly (3) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, PHI 0 |
| 1st |
06:35 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Brian Savage (1) |
Michal Handzus (1), Derian Hatcher (2) |
Shorthanded |
BUF 1, PHI 1 |
| 2nd |
06:57 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Peter Forsberg (1) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
BUF 1, PHI 2 |
| 2nd |
12:37 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Peter Forsberg (2) |
Simon Gagne (1), Mike Knuble (2) |
Power play |
BUF 1, PHI 3 |
| 3rd |
04:44 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tim Connolly (2) |
Dmitri Kalinin (1), Maxim Afinogenov (2) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, PHI 3 |
| 3rd |
19:44 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Simon Gagne (3) |
Peter Forsberg (3), Mike Knuble (3) |
Even strength, Empty net |
BUF 2, PHI 4 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers
| Stat |
Buffalo Sabres |
Philadelphia Flyers |
| Shots on goal |
28 |
27 |
| Power play |
0 of 7 |
1 of 5 |
| Penalty minutes |
10 |
14 |
| Hits |
10 |
21 |
| Blocked shots |
15 |
18 |
| Giveaways |
9 |
11 |
| Takeaways |
5 |
3 |
| Faceoffs won |
27/58 (46.6%) |
31/58 (53.4%) |
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 D. Roy |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
17:04 |
| Number 12 A. Kotalik |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:06 |
| Number 17 J. Dumont |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:31 |
| Number 19 T. Connolly |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
54.5% |
19:54 |
| Number 23 C. Drury |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
47.8% |
20:24 |
| Number 25 M. Grier |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:52 |
| Number 26 T. Vanek |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:39 |
| Number 28 P. Gaustad |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
44.4% |
09:22 |
| Number 29 J. Pominville |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:50 |
| Number 48 D. Brière |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
14.3% |
18:57 |
| Number 55 J. Hecht |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
15:52 |
| Number 61 M. Afinogenov |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:19 |
| Number 5 T. Lydman |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:33 |
| Number 10 H. Tallinder |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:18 |
| Number 27 T. Numminen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
04:13 |
| Number 45 D. Kalinin |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
|
19:40 |
| Number 51 B. Campbell |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:06 |
| Number 74 J. McKee |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:43 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 R. Miller |
26 |
23 |
3 |
.885 |
59:34 |
Loss |
Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 12 S. Gagne |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
19:24 |
| Number 15 N. Dimitrakos |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:04 |
| Number 17 J. Carter |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
10:12 |
| Number 18 M. Richards |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
15:33 |
| Number 19 B. Radivojevic |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:38 |
| Number 20 R. Umberger |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:16 |
| Number 21 P. Forsberg |
C |
2 |
1 |
3 |
+2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
41.7% |
16:18 |
| Number 22 M. Knuble |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:16 |
| Number 24 S. Kapanen |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:16 |
| Number 26 M. Handzus |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
60% |
16:47 |
| Number 49 B. Savage |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:54 |
| Number 93 P. Nedved |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
25% |
16:21 |
| Number 2 D. Hatcher |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:53 |
| Number 3 M. Rathje |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:50 |
| Number 23 D. Gauthier |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
18:00 |
| Number 34 F. Meyer |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:12 |
| Number 37 E. Desjardins |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
23:28 |
| Number 44 J. Pitkanen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:36 |
Philadelphia Flyers goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 42 R. Esche |
28 |
26 |
2 |
.929 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
05:00 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Peter Forsberg |
Charging |
2 |
| 1st |
07:01 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Teppo Numminen |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
11:21 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Joni Pitkanen |
Closing hand on puck |
2 |
| 1st |
14:16 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Mike Knuble |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
17:33 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Toni Lydman |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
01:36 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Brian Savage |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
07:13 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Henrik Tallinder |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
11:08 |
Buffalo Sabres |
J-P Dumont |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
14:16 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Michal Handzus |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
09:42 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Petr Nedved |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
12:05 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Petr Nedved |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
14:14 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Derek Roy |
Diving |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Philadelphia Flyers head coach
- Ken Hitchcock
- Referees
- Paul Devorski, Brad Meier
- Linesmen
- Greg Devorski, Mike Cvik
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Rory Fitzpatrick, Adam Mair, Taylor Pyatt, Jeff Jillson, Doug Janik, Jiri Novotny, Nathan Paetsch
- Philadelphia Flyers scratches
- Donald Brashear, Ben Eager
2005-2006 season series
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
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Philadelphia Flyers
2
at Buffalo Sabres
4
|
Final
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Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Feb 2, 2006
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Buffalo Sabres
6
at Philadelphia Flyers
5
|
Final
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Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Mar 11, 2006
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Philadelphia Flyers
4
at Buffalo Sabres
2
|
Final
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Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Apr 7, 2006
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Philadelphia Flyers
2
at Buffalo Sabres
3
|
Final/2OT
Playoffs
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Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Apr 22, 2006
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Philadelphia Flyers
2
at Buffalo Sabres
8
|
Final
Playoffs
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Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres, Mon, Apr 24, 2006
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Buffalo Sabres
2
at Philadelphia Flyers
4
|
Final
Playoffs
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Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers, Wed, Apr 26, 2006
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Buffalo Sabres
4
at Philadelphia Flyers
5
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Final
Playoffs
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Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers, Fri, Apr 28, 2006
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Philadelphia Flyers
0
at Buffalo Sabres
3
|
Final
Playoffs
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Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres, Sun, Apr 30, 2006
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Buffalo Sabres
7
at Philadelphia Flyers
1
|
Final
Playoffs
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Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, May 2, 2006
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Status |
Details |
 Carolina Hurricanes
2
 at Montreal Canadiens
1
|
Final/OT
Playoffs
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 New Jersey Devils
3
 at New York Rangers
0
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Final
Playoffs
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3
 at Colorado Avalanche
4
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