Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres
· First Niagara Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final/OT
Final score
The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–4 in overtime on Wednesday, December 7, 2011 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Philadelphia Flyers |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Philadelphia Flyers |
16 |
9 |
6 |
3 |
34 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
13 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
24 |
Three stars
- C. Giroux, Philadelphia Flyers (1 goal, 3 assists)
- Z. Kassian, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
- D. Stafford, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
10:16 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Ville Leino (1) |
Zack Kassian (1), Luke Adam (1) |
Power play |
PHI 0, BUF 1 |
| 1st |
18:55 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Zack Kassian (1) |
Andrej Sekera (1) |
Even strength |
PHI 0, BUF 2 |
| 1st |
19:37 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Thomas Vanek (1) |
Jason Pominville (1), Derek Roy (1) |
Power play |
PHI 0, BUF 3 |
| 1st |
19:59 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Max Talbot (1) |
Jakub Voracek (1) |
Even strength |
PHI 1, BUF 3 |
| 2nd |
05:17 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Matt Read (1) |
Kimmo Timonen (1), Claude Giroux (1) |
Even strength |
PHI 2, BUF 3 |
| 2nd |
14:45 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Scott Hartnell (1) |
Claude Giroux (2) |
Even strength |
PHI 3, BUF 3 |
| 2nd |
17:48 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Jaromir Jagr (1) |
Claude Giroux (3) |
Even strength |
PHI 4, BUF 3 |
| 3rd |
18:25 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Drew Stafford (1) |
Jason Pominville (2), Marc-Andre Gragnani (1) |
Even strength |
PHI 4, BUF 4 |
| OT |
02:37 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Claude Giroux (1) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
PHI 5, 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 |
34 |
24 |
| Power play |
0 of 1 |
2 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
20 |
24 |
| Hits |
23 |
17 |
| Blocked shots |
11 |
10 |
| Giveaways |
12 |
12 |
| Takeaways |
6 |
4 |
| Faceoffs won |
33/60 (55%) |
27/60 (45%) |
Box score
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 14 S. Couturier |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
28.6% |
11:52 |
| Number 17 W. Simmonds |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:12 |
| Number 19 S. Hartnell |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:49 |
| Number 21 J. van Riemsdyk |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:40 |
| Number 24 M. Read |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
17:44 |
| Number 27 M. Talbot |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
41.2% |
20:38 |
| Number 28 C. Giroux |
R |
1 |
3 |
4 |
+3 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
64.7% |
23:05 |
| Number 29 H. Zolnierczyk |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
06:28 |
| Number 36 Z. Rinaldo |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:06 |
| Number 48 D. Brière |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
75% |
09:22 |
| Number 68 J. Jagr |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:50 |
| Number 93 J. Voracek |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
17:14 |
| Number 5 B. Coburn |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
25:48 |
| Number 25 M. Carle |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
27:44 |
| Number 41 A. Meszaros |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:12 |
| Number 43 M. Bourdon |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:12 |
| Number 44 K. Timonen |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:49 |
| Number 46 K. Marshall |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:17 |
Philadelphia Flyers goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 I. Bryzgalov |
24 |
20 |
4 |
.833 |
62:37 |
Win |
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 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
53.8% |
20:48 |
| Number 21 D. Stafford |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:40 |
| Number 23 V. Leino |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
21.4% |
17:16 |
| Number 26 T. Vanek |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
20:57 |
| Number 29 J. Pominville |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:28 |
| Number 37 M. Ellis |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
17 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
80% |
05:41 |
| Number 42 N. Gerbe |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
04:42 |
| Number 54 Z. Kassian |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:36 |
| Number 55 J. Hecht |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
59.1% |
20:13 |
| Number 63 T. Ennis |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:57 |
| Number 72 L. Adam |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:27 |
| Number 78 C. Tropp |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:34 |
| Number 4 J. Finley |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:01 |
| Number 10 C. Ehrhoff |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
29:18 |
| Number 17 M. Gragnani |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:03 |
| Number 24 R. Regehr |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:45 |
| Number 44 A. Sekera |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
24:34 |
| Number 81 B. McNabb |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:44 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 R. Miller |
34 |
29 |
5 |
.853 |
62:21 |
OT loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
05:37 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Kimmo Timonen |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
09:58 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Zac Rinaldo |
Holding the stick |
2 |
| 1st |
13:27 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Joe Finley |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
19:29 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Andrej Meszaros |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
20:00 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Zac Rinaldo |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
20:00 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Corey Tropp |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 2nd |
03:10 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Marc-Andre Bourdon |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 2nd |
03:10 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Marc-Andre Bourdon |
Boarding |
2 |
| 2nd |
03:10 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Matt Ellis |
Instigator misconduct (misconduct) |
10 |
| 2nd |
03:10 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Matt Ellis |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 2nd |
03:10 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Matt Ellis |
Instigator |
2 |
| 2nd |
11:54 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
James van Riemsdyk |
Holding |
2 |
Game information
- Philadelphia Flyers head coach
- Peter Laviolette
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Referees
- Gord Dwyer, Brad Watson
- Linesmen
- Derek Amell, Steve Miller
- Philadelphia Flyers scratches
- Jody Shelley, Matt Walker, Brayden Schenn
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Paul Gaustad, Cody McCormick, Patrick Kaleta
2011-2012 season series
Every Philadelphia Flyers and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2011-2012 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
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3
 at Buffalo Sabres
2
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Final
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Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Nov 2, 2011
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Philadelphia Flyers
5
at Buffalo Sabres
4
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Final/OT
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Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Dec 7, 2011
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Buffalo Sabres
2
at Philadelphia Flyers
7
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Final
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Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Feb 16, 2012
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1
at Philadelphia Flyers
2
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Final
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Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Apr 5, 2012
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