Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers

Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia Regular Season Final

Final score

The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Buffalo Sabres 7–2 on Thursday, February 16, 2012 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers
Team Goals 2011-2012 record
Buffalo Sabres 2 39-32-11
at Philadelphia Flyers 7 47-26-9

Goals by period

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Buffalo Sabres 2 0 0 2
Philadelphia Flyers 0 4 3 7

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Buffalo Sabres 12 6 11 29
Philadelphia Flyers 11 12 12 35

Three stars

  1. C. Giroux, Philadelphia Flyers (5 assists)
  2. M. Talbot, Philadelphia Flyers (2 goals)
  3. W. Simmonds, Philadelphia Flyers (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:15 Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville (1) Tyler Myers (1), Derek Roy (1) Even strength BUF 1, PHI 0
1st 09:30 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek (1) Tyler Ennis (1), Nathan Gerbe (1) Even strength BUF 2, PHI 0
2nd 00:54 Philadelphia Flyers Max Talbot (1) Braydon Coburn (1), Matt Carle (1) Even strength BUF 2, PHI 1
2nd 03:32 Philadelphia Flyers Wayne Simmonds (1) Claude Giroux (1), Scott Hartnell (1) Power play BUF 2, PHI 2
2nd 06:49 Philadelphia Flyers Wayne Simmonds (2) Scott Hartnell (2), Claude Giroux (2) Power play BUF 2, PHI 3
2nd 13:48 Philadelphia Flyers Erik Gustafsson (1) Jakub Voracek (1), Claude Giroux (3) Even strength BUF 2, PHI 4
3rd 03:58 Philadelphia Flyers Max Talbot (2) Eric Wellwood (1), Sean Couturier (1) Even strength BUF 2, PHI 5
3rd 04:29 Philadelphia Flyers Jakub Voracek (1) Scott Hartnell (3), Claude Giroux (4) Even strength BUF 2, PHI 6
3rd 09:25 Philadelphia Flyers Scott Hartnell (1) Matt Read (1), Claude Giroux (5) Even strength BUF 2, PHI 7

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 29 35
Power play 0 of 6 2 of 3
Penalty minutes 13 19
Hits 27 28
Blocked shots 7 17
Giveaways 1 6
Takeaways 3 7
Faceoffs won 35/71 (49.3%) 36/71 (50.7%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 D. Roy C 0 1 1 -2 0 1 1 1 0 37.5% 17:49
Number 21 D. Stafford R 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 11:29
Number 22 B. Boyes R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 46.2% 16:29
Number 23 V. Leino L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 100% 15:36
Number 26 T. Vanek L 1 0 1 0 2 4 2 0 0 16:51
Number 28 P. Gaustad C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 83.3% 13:01
Number 29 J. Pominville R 1 0 1 -2 0 2 2 1 0 20% 18:44
Number 36 P. Kaleta R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 0 0 13:40
Number 37 M. Ellis L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 100% 09:58
Number 42 N. Gerbe C 0 1 1 -1 2 2 2 0 0 13:44
Number 54 Z. Kassian R 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 12:58
Number 63 T. Ennis R 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 26.7% 17:41
Number 3 J. Leopold D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 2 0 21:01
Number 6 M. Weber D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 5 0 0 19:45
Number 10 C. Ehrhoff D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 22:28
Number 24 R. Regehr D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 14:49
Number 44 A. Sekera D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 0 19:39
Number 57 T. Myers D 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 21:35
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 1 J. Enroth 18 15 3 .833 26:49 Loss
Number 30 R. Miller 17 13 4 .765 32:22

Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 10 B. Schenn C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 0 25% 16:12
Number 14 S. Couturier C 0 1 1 +2 0 2 2 0 0 55.6% 19:59
Number 17 W. Simmonds R 2 0 2 -1 2 7 1 0 2 16:31
Number 19 S. Hartnell L 1 3 4 +2 2 5 1 1 0 15:16
Number 24 M. Read R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 2 1 0 45.5% 21:57
Number 27 M. Talbot C 2 0 2 +1 4 2 2 0 0 71.4% 17:40
Number 28 C. Giroux R 0 5 5 +2 0 1 1 1 0 57.9% 15:09
Number 32 T. Sestito L 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 03:09
Number 45 J. Shelley L 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 11:10
Number 47 E. Wellwood L 0 1 1 +2 0 2 1 0 0 100% 13:08
Number 48 D. Brière C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 03:53
Number 93 J. Voracek R 1 1 2 +2 0 2 0 0 0 14:03
Number 5 B. Coburn D 0 1 1 +2 2 1 1 2 0 23:39
Number 6 A. Lilja D 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 5 0 18:12
Number 25 M. Carle D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 2 2 0 23:57
Number 26 E. Gustafsson D 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 1 0 16:33
Number 43 M. Bourdon D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 20:22
Number 44 K. Timonen D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 3 1 0 17:10
Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 I. Bryzgalov 29 27 2 .931 60:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 10:35 Philadelphia Flyers Max Talbot Tripping 2
1st 13:30 Philadelphia Flyers Daniel Brière Slashing 2
1st 17:50 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek Interference 2
2nd 02:54 Philadelphia Flyers Tom Sestito Fighting (major) 5
2nd 02:54 Buffalo Sabres Zack Kassian Fighting (major) 5
2nd 03:22 Buffalo Sabres Tyler Myers Tripping 2
2nd 04:08 Philadelphia Flyers Scott Hartnell High sticking 2
2nd 05:27 Buffalo Sabres Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 10:48 Philadelphia Flyers Braydon Coburn Hooking 2
3rd 13:26 Philadelphia Flyers Andreas Lilja Hooking 2
3rd 17:06 Philadelphia Flyers Wayne Simmonds Cross checking 2
3rd 18:21 Buffalo Sabres Nathan Gerbe Roughing 2
3rd 18:21 Philadelphia Flyers Max Talbot Roughing 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Philadelphia Flyers head coach
Peter Laviolette
Referees
Tim Peel, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen
Tony Sericolo, Brian Murphy
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Cody McCormick, Marc-Andre Gragnani
Philadelphia Flyers scratches
Jaromir Jagr, Andrej Meszaros, Zac Rinaldo

2011-2012 season series

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Sources and further reading

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