Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres

HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Buffalo Sabres 6–4 on Friday, March 20, 2009 on the road.

Final score, Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres
Team Goals 2008-2009 record
Philadelphia Flyers 6 44-27-11
at Buffalo Sabres 4 41-32-9

Goals by period

Goals by period, Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Philadelphia Flyers 1 3 2 6
Buffalo Sabres 0 3 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Philadelphia Flyers 9 14 8 31
Buffalo Sabres 13 17 13 43

Scoring summary

Every goal, Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 18:28 Philadelphia Flyers Mike Richards (28) Kimmo Timonen (33) Power play PHI 1, BUF 0
2nd 03:55 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek (35) Jason Pominville (36), Tim Connolly (20) Even strength PHI 1, BUF 1
2nd 06:22 Buffalo Sabres Dominic Moore (13) Patrick Kaleta (3), Daniel Paille (13) Even strength PHI 1, BUF 2
2nd 10:14 Philadelphia Flyers Simon Gagne (28) Mike Richards (45), Claude Giroux (11) Power play PHI 2, BUF 2
2nd 14:06 Buffalo Sabres Derek Roy (26) Jochen Hecht (13), Drew Stafford (24) Even strength PHI 2, BUF 3
2nd 17:20 Philadelphia Flyers Daniel Brière (6) Matt Carle (14), Arron Asham (8) Even strength PHI 3, BUF 3
2nd 19:25 Philadelphia Flyers Daniel Brière (7) Mike Richards (46), Matt Carle (15) Even strength PHI 4, BUF 3
3rd 04:31 Philadelphia Flyers Mike Knuble (25) Claude Giroux (12), Kimmo Timonen (34) Even strength PHI 5, BUF 3
3rd 17:49 Philadelphia Flyers Jeff Carter (39) Kimmo Timonen (35) Even strength PHI 6, BUF 3
3rd 19:58 Buffalo Sabres Chris Butler (1) Maxim Afinogenov (13), Dominic Moore (30) Even strength PHI 6, BUF 4

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

Team stats

Team stats, Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres
Stat Philadelphia Flyers Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 31 43
Power play 2 of 3 0 of 7
Penalty minutes 30 12
Hits 19 21
Blocked shots 17 11
Giveaways 7 15
Takeaways 3 5
Faceoffs won 33/61 (54.1%) 28/61 (45.9%)

Box score

Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 12 S. Gagne L 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 2 1 18:10
Number 13 D. Carcillo L 0 0 0 0 12 1 1 0 0 07:21
Number 15 J. Lupul L 0 0 0 -1 4 0 2 2 0 15:21
Number 17 J. Carter C 1 0 1 0 2 4 1 0 0 64.7% 18:57
Number 18 M. Richards C 1 2 3 0 4 2 3 1 1 50% 20:48
Number 19 S. Hartnell L 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 100% 15:51
Number 22 M. Knuble R 1 0 1 +1 2 4 0 1 0 16:41
Number 28 C. Giroux R 0 2 2 +2 0 0 1 0 0 42.9% 14:45
Number 32 R. Cote L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 02:11
Number 36 D. Powe C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 1 0 80% 09:59
Number 45 A. Asham R 0 1 1 -1 0 1 3 0 0 08:20
Number 48 D. Brière C 2 0 2 +2 0 4 1 0 0 15:06
Number 5 B. Coburn D 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 25:55
Number 25 M. Carle D 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 20:30
Number 26 D. Syvret D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 08:06
Number 41 A. Alberts D 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 2 0 16:34
Number 44 K. Timonen D 0 3 3 +2 4 1 1 3 0 24:42
Number 77 R. Parent D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 22:37
Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 43 M. Biron 43 39 4 .907 59:58 Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 D. Roy C 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 1 0 47.4% 21:22
Number 17 D. Moore C 1 1 2 +1 0 5 0 0 0 56.3% 14:24
Number 19 T. Connolly C 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 23.1% 23:05
Number 20 D. Paille L 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 100% 09:08
Number 21 D. Stafford R 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 1 0 100% 17:06
Number 26 T. Vanek L 1 0 1 0 2 5 5 1 0 19:34
Number 28 P. Gaustad C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 0 0 33.3% 11:02
Number 29 J. Pominville R 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 19:06
Number 36 P. Kaleta R 0 1 1 0 4 1 4 0 0 11:39
Number 37 M. Ellis L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 42.9% 08:17
Number 55 J. Hecht C 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 100% 16:00
Number 61 M. Afinogenov R 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 11:43
Number 5 T. Lydman D 0 0 0 +1 2 2 1 2 0 19:30
Number 6 J. Spacek D 0 0 0 -2 2 3 0 0 0 22:46
Number 10 H. Tallinder D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 15:20
Number 34 C. Butler D 1 0 1 +2 0 3 0 3 0 16:19
Number 44 A. Sekera D 0 0 0 -2 2 0 2 0 0 12:38
Number 52 C. Rivet D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 22:31
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 40 P. Lalime 31 25 6 .807 60:00 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 00:32 Buffalo Sabres Jaroslav Spacek Slashing 2
1st 00:32 Philadelphia Flyers Joffrey Lupul Slashing 2
1st 01:35 Philadelphia Flyers Jeff Carter Interference 2
1st 07:47 Philadelphia Flyers Kimmo Timonen Cross checking 2
1st 12:21 Philadelphia Flyers Daniel Carcillo Tripping 2
1st 17:24 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek Roughing 2
1st 17:24 Philadelphia Flyers Braydon Coburn Roughing 2
1st 17:46 Buffalo Sabres Andrej Sekera Interference 2
2nd 06:49 Philadelphia Flyers Mike Knuble Hooking 2
2nd 09:56 Buffalo Sabres Patrick Kaleta Kneeing 2
2nd 10:43 Philadelphia Flyers Daniel Carcillo Misconduct (misconduct) 10
2nd 14:48 Buffalo Sabres Patrick Kaleta Roughing 2
2nd 14:48 Philadelphia Flyers Mike Richards Roughing 2
2nd 14:48 Philadelphia Flyers Mike Richards Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
2nd 19:33 Philadelphia Flyers Kimmo Timonen High sticking 2
3rd 05:50 Buffalo Sabres Toni Lydman Interference 2
3rd 07:39 Philadelphia Flyers Joffrey Lupul Slashing 2

Game information

Philadelphia Flyers head coach
John Stevens
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Stephane Auger, Don VanMassenhoven
Linesmen
Scott Driscoll, Brad Kovachik
Philadelphia Flyers scratches
Boyd Kane, Ossi Vaananen, Josh Gratton, Nate Guenin, Lasse Kukkonen, Randy Jones, Jared Ross, Scott Munroe, Andreas Nodl, Jon Kalinski, Nate Raduns, Luca Sbisa
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Teppo Numminen, Adam Mair, Andrew Peters, Ryan Miller, Nathan Paetsch, Clarke MacArthur, Mark Mancari, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Nathan Gerbe, Tim Kennedy, Mike Weber, Jhonas Enroth

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