Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers

Sunday, April 8, 2007, 1:00 PM ET Wachovia Center, Philadelphia Regular Season Final

Final score

The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–3 on Sunday, April 8, 2007 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers
Team	Goals	2006-2007 record
Buffalo Sabres	3	53-22-7
at Philadelphia Flyers	4	22-48-12

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	9	12	9	30
Philadelphia Flyers	10	11	12	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:21	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (43)	Jaroslav Spacek (16), Maxim Afinogenov (37)	Even strength	BUF 1, PHI 0
1st	11:15	Philadelphia Flyers	Simon Gagne (41)	Mike Knuble (29), Derian Hatcher (6)	Even strength	BUF 1, PHI 1
2nd	02:04	Philadelphia Flyers	Stefan Ruzicka (3)	Braydon Coburn (8), Scottie Upshall (8)	Even strength	BUF 1, PHI 2
2nd	15:32	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville (34)	Chris Drury (32), Dmitri Kalinin (22)	Even strength	BUF 2, PHI 2
2nd	19:49	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy (21)	Thomas Vanek (41), Maxim Afinogenov (38)	Even strength	BUF 3, PHI 2
3rd	03:42	Philadelphia Flyers	Mike Knuble (24)	Simon Gagne (27)	Even strength	BUF 3, PHI 3
3rd	08:45	Philadelphia Flyers	Mike Richards (10)	Mike Knuble (30), Randy Jones (18)	Power play	BUF 3, PHI 4

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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Roy	C	1	0	1	+2	0	3	1	0	65%	15:59
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	1		14:50
Number 15 D. Zubrus	C	0	0	0	-2	2	0	1	0		14:36
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	57.1%	13:07
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	50%	11:27
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	1	1	-1	2	2	0	1	70%	15:37
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	1	1	2	+2	0	2	0	0		15:52
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	0		17:00
Number 48 D. Brière	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	50%	16:29
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	33.3%	17:16
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	2	2	+2	0	2	1	0		17:15
Number 76 A. Peters	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:18
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0		19:11
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0		18:40
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	3		18:51
Number 38 N. Paetsch	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2		18:14
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	1		20:04
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0	1		19:42

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 T. Conklin	33	29	4	.879	58:58	Loss

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 8 G. Sanderson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		10:02
Number 9 S. Upshall	R	0	1	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	100%	16:29
Number 11 R. Potulny	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	07:29
Number 12 S. Gagne	L	1	1	2	+2	0	5	0	0	0	100%	22:39
Number 15 S. Ruzicka	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		16:02
Number 17 J. Carter	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0	64.3%	18:03
Number 18 M. Richards	C	1	0	1	+1	2	1	0	0	1	23.1%	17:27
Number 20 R. Umberger	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	1	0	37.5%	16:04
Number 22 M. Knuble	R	1	2	3	+2	0	7	0	2	0		20:15
Number 27 D. Afanasenkov	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	0		14:07
Number 33 R. Cote	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		05:49
Number 55 B. Eager	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	0		10:36
Number 2 D. Hatcher	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0		18:26
Number 5 B. Coburn	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	0	0		21:07
Number 6 R. Jones	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0		18:13
Number 28 L. Kukkonen	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		21:19
Number 44 J. Pitkanen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		22:44
Number 45 A. Picard	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0		18:59

Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	30	27	3	.900	59:40	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:09	Philadelphia Flyers	Mike Richards	High sticking	2
1st	07:28	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly	Holding	2
1st	11:37	Buffalo Sabres	Dainius Zubrus	Hooking	2
1st	17:52	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Drury	Hooking	2
2nd	05:37	Philadelphia Flyers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	07:41	Buffalo Sabres	Ty Conklin	Delaying game illegal play by goalie	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Philadelphia Flyers head coach: John Stevens
Referees: Don Koharski, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, David Brisebois
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Teppo Numminen, Michael Ryan, Paul Gaustad, Daniel Paille, Clarke MacArthur, Drew Stafford, Michael Funk, Andrej Sekera, Patrick Kaleta, Mark Mancari, Mike Card, Adam Dennis
Philadelphia Flyers scratches: Mike Rathje, Denis Gauthier, Sami Kapanen, Denis Hamel, Boyd Kane, Robert Esche, Eric Meloche, Mike York, Todd Fedoruk, Martin Grenier, Niko Dimitrakos, Lars Jonsson, Jussi Timonen, David Printz, Mark Cullen, Darren Reid, Matt Ellison, Nate Guenin, Triston Grant, Martin Houle, Ryan Parent, Scott Munroe

Every Buffalo Sabres and Philadelphia Flyers game in the 2006-2007 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Buffalo Sabres 9	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Oct 17, 2006
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Nov 11, 2006
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Buffalo Sabres 6	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Feb 20, 2007
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers, Sun, Apr 8, 2007

Other NHL games on Sunday, April 8, 2007
Matchup	Status	Details
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Dallas Stars, Sun, Apr 8, 2007
New York Islanders 3 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final/SO	Game page: New York Islanders at New Jersey Devils, Sun, Apr 8, 2007
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Phoenix Coyotes, Sun, Apr 8, 2007
Calgary Flames 3 at Colorado Avalanche 6	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Colorado Avalanche, Sun, Apr 8, 2007