Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers
· Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Buffalo Sabres 2–1 on Thursday, December 14, 2017 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Philadelphia Flyers |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
7 |
6 |
7 |
20 |
| Philadelphia Flyers |
7 |
14 |
6 |
27 |
Three stars
- T. Sanheim, Philadelphia Flyers (1 goal)
- R. O'Reilly, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
- B. Elliott, Philadelphia Flyers (goaltender)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
01:29 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Ryan O'Reilly (8) |
Zemgus Girgensons (3) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, PHI 0 |
| 1st |
04:02 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Travis Sanheim (1) |
Dale Weise (2), Jordan Weal (6) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, PHI 1 |
| 2nd |
17:27 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Valtteri Filppula (8) |
Jakub Voracek (31), Michael Raffl (4) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, PHI 2 |
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 |
20 |
27 |
| Power play |
0 of 1 |
0 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
4 |
2 |
| Hits |
31 |
30 |
| Blocked shots |
12 |
19 |
| Giveaways |
9 |
8 |
| Takeaways |
5 |
7 |
| Faceoffs won |
25/55 (45.5%) |
30/55 (54.5%) |
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 E. Kane |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
18:39 |
| Number 15 J. Eichel |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
53.3% |
20:10 |
| Number 17 J. Nolan |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
09:38 |
| Number 20 S. Wilson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
09:15 |
| Number 21 K. Okposo |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
17:00 |
| Number 22 J. Larsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
12:08 |
| Number 23 S. Reinhart |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
14:04 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
|
15:09 |
| Number 29 J. Pominville |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:50 |
| Number 67 B. Pouliot |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:31 |
| Number 71 E. Rodrigues |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
42.9% |
14:36 |
| Number 90 R. O'Reilly |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
51.9% |
17:54 |
| Number 4 J. Gorges |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
|
12:54 |
| Number 6 M. Scandella |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
23:10 |
| Number 19 J. McCabe |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
21:02 |
| Number 41 J. Falk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:57 |
| Number 47 Z. Bogosian |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
22:01 |
| Number 55 R. Ristolainen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
|
23:04 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 R. Lehner |
27 |
25 |
2 |
.926 |
57:58 |
Loss |
Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 T. Konecny |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
11:41 |
| Number 12 M. Raffl |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
14:29 |
| Number 14 S. Couturier |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
40% |
19:46 |
| Number 17 W. Simmonds |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
|
19:18 |
| Number 19 N. Patrick |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
42.9% |
12:08 |
| Number 20 T. Leier |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
13:21 |
| Number 21 S. Laughton |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
66.7% |
12:28 |
| Number 22 D. Weise |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
11:42 |
| Number 28 C. Giroux |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
19:31 |
| Number 40 J. Weal |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
11:34 |
| Number 51 V. Filppula |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
52.9% |
17:35 |
| Number 93 J. Voracek |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
18:30 |
| Number 3 R. Gudas |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
|
16:02 |
| Number 6 T. Sanheim |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
|
14:23 |
| Number 8 R. Hagg |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
|
17:15 |
| Number 9 I. Provorov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
1 |
|
27:55 |
| Number 47 A. MacDonald |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
|
24:26 |
| Number 53 S. Gostisbehere |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
|
15:56 |
Philadelphia Flyers goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 37 B. Elliott |
20 |
19 |
1 |
.950 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
11:15 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Kyle Okposo |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
01:06 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Evan Rodrigues |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:46 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Valtteri Filppula |
Holding |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Phil Housley
- Philadelphia Flyers head coach
- Dave Hakstol
- Referees
- Dan O'Rourke, Trevor Hanson
- Linesmen
- Darren Gibbs, Vaughan Rody
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Nathan Beaulieu, Hudson Fasching, Victor Antipin
- Philadelphia Flyers scratches
- Jori Lehtera, Mark Alt
Other NHL games on Dec 14
Other NHL games on Thursday, December 14, 2017
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Washington Capitals
5
 at Boston Bruins
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins, Thu, Dec 14, 2017
|
 New York Islanders
4
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
6
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Islanders at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Dec 14, 2017
|
 New Jersey Devils
1
 at Montreal Canadiens
2
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Dec 14, 2017
|
 Anaheim Ducks
3
 at St. Louis Blues
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Anaheim Ducks at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Dec 14, 2017
|
 Toronto Maple Leafs
0
 at Minnesota Wild
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Dec 14, 2017
|
 Chicago Blackhawks
5
 at Winnipeg Jets
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Winnipeg Jets, Thu, Dec 14, 2017
|
 Florida Panthers
1
 at Colorado Avalanche
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Florida Panthers at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Dec 14, 2017
|
 San Jose Sharks
3
 at Calgary Flames
2
|
Final
|
Game page: San Jose Sharks at Calgary Flames, Thu, Dec 14, 2017
|
 Nashville Predators
4
 at Edmonton Oilers
0
|
Final
|
Game page: Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Dec 14, 2017
|
 Tampa Bay Lightning
4
 at Arizona Coyotes
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Arizona Coyotes, Thu, Dec 14, 2017
|
 Pittsburgh Penguins
1
 at Vegas Golden Knights
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Vegas Golden Knights, Thu, Dec 14, 2017
|
Sources and further reading
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