Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers

Monday, December 19, 2005, 7:00 PM ET Wachovia Center, Philadelphia Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Philadelphia Flyers 2–1 in a shootout on Monday, December 19, 2005 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Buffalo Sabres	2	52-24-6
at Philadelphia Flyers	1	45-26-11

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Buffalo Sabres	6	14	6	2	0	28
Philadelphia Flyers	13	6	13	2	0	34

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	04:25	Philadelphia Flyers	Mike Knuble (17)	Peter Forsberg (35), Michal Handzus (18)	Power play	BUF 0, PHI 1
3rd	07:12	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad (6)	Maxim Afinogenov (16), Jay McKee (6)	Even strength	BUF 1, PHI 1

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

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik	Saved
1	Philadelphia Flyers	Jeff Carter	Saved
2	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Saved
2	Philadelphia Flyers	Peter Forsberg	Goal
3	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly	Goal
3	Philadelphia Flyers	Jon Sim	Saved
4	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Goal
4	Philadelphia Flyers	Mike Knuble	Saved

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Roy	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	41.7%	16:19
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		20:06
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	46.2%	22:16
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	+1	5	2	2	0		10:04
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	59.1%	20:10
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1		16:01
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		14:34
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	60%	11:26
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		16:39
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		15:42
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	1	1	+1	0	4	1	1		17:05
Number 76 A. Peters	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		03:50
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3		25:44
Number 8 R. Fitzpatrick	D	0	0	0	+1	4	0	0	1		16:58
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2		25:01
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		18:43
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		16:44
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	3		19:12

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	34	33	1	.971	65:00	Win

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 J. Sim	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		12:48
Number 17 J. Carter	C	0	0	0	0	2	5	1	0	0	50%	13:30
Number 19 B. Radivojevic	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0		15:25
Number 20 R. Umberger	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	60%	15:01
Number 21 P. Forsberg	C	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	0	0	33.3%	21:49
Number 22 M. Knuble	R	1	0	1	-1	0	2	2	0	1	25%	25:23
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		21:35
Number 26 M. Handzus	C	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	55%	20:31
Number 46 J. Gratton	L	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0		02:03
Number 49 B. Savage	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	0		17:42
Number 55 B. Eager	L	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	1	0		10:46
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		09:23
Number 2 D. Hatcher	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		23:44
Number 3 M. Rathje	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0		19:38
Number 5 K. Johnsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0		29:15
Number 6 C. Therien	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		17:55
Number 28 D. Seidenberg	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		17:02
Number 34 F. Meyer	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		19:44

Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 A. Niittymaki	28	27	1	.964	65:00	OT loss

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:53	Buffalo Sabres	Andrew Peters	Fighting (major)	5
1st	01:53	Philadelphia Flyers	Josh Gratton	Fighting (major)	5
1st	02:26	Philadelphia Flyers	Jeff Carter	Interference	2
1st	07:29	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Drury	Holding	2
1st	17:06	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair	Fighting (major)	5
1st	17:06	Philadelphia Flyers	Josh Gratton	Fighting (major)	5
1st	17:32	Buffalo Sabres	Rory Fitzpatrick	Tripping	2
2nd	03:50	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville	Hooking	2
2nd	16:44	Philadelphia Flyers	Brian Savage	Boarding	2
2nd	18:14	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Charging	2
3rd	09:30	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy	Cross checking	2
3rd	13:52	Philadelphia Flyers	Branko Radivojevic	High sticking	2
3rd	17:53	Buffalo Sabres	Rory Fitzpatrick	Tripping	2
OT	03:19	Philadelphia Flyers	Michal Handzus	Interference	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Philadelphia Flyers head coach: Ken Hitchcock
Referees: Dave Jackson, Greg Kimmerly
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, David Brisebois
Buffalo Sabres scratches: J-P Dumont, Daniel Brière, Mika Noronen, Dmitri Kalinin, Taylor Pyatt, Jeff Jillson, Michael Leighton, Jiri Novotny, Chris Thorburn, Nathan Paetsch, Daniel Paille
Philadelphia Flyers scratches: Eric Desjardins, Keith Primeau, Turner Stevenson, Robert Esche, Pat Kavanagh, Ryan Ready, Eric Chouinard, Simon Gagne, David Printz, Wade Skolney, Joni Pitkanen, Matt Ellison, Mike Richards, Stefan Ruzicka, Alexandre Picard, Randy Jones

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 Monday, December 19, 2005
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 6 at Toronto Maple Leafs 9	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Toronto Maple Leafs, Mon, Dec 19, 2005
Dallas Stars 1 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild, Mon, Dec 19, 2005
Calgary Flames 4 at Edmonton Oilers 5	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Edmonton Oilers, Mon, Dec 19, 2005
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final/SO	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Vancouver Canucks, Mon, Dec 19, 2005