Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres
· KeyBank Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 on Friday, December 22, 2017 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Philadelphia Flyers |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Philadelphia Flyers |
11 |
10 |
14 |
35 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
16 |
12 |
9 |
37 |
Three stars
- E. Kane, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
- R. Lehner, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
- B. Elliott, Philadelphia Flyers (goaltender)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 3rd |
03:59 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Ryan O'Reilly (9) |
Evander Kane (18) |
Even strength |
PHI 0, BUF 1 |
| 3rd |
11:08 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Evander Kane (15) |
Josh Gorges (2), Kyle Okposo (10) |
Even strength |
PHI 0, BUF 2 |
| 3rd |
17:50 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Michael Raffl (6) |
Claude Giroux (27), Jakub Voracek (35) |
Power play |
PHI 1, BUF 2 |
| 3rd |
18:53 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jack Eichel (12) |
Marco Scandella (8), Ryan O'Reilly (14) |
Even strength, Empty net |
PHI 1, BUF 3 |
| 3rd |
19:28 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Shayne Gostisbehere (7) |
Claude Giroux (28), Jakub Voracek (36) |
Even strength |
PHI 2, BUF 3 |
| 3rd |
19:59 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jack Eichel (13) |
Marco Scandella (9) |
Even strength, Empty net |
PHI 2, 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 |
35 |
37 |
| Power play |
1 of 5 |
0 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
4 |
10 |
| Hits |
17 |
21 |
| Blocked shots |
10 |
14 |
| Giveaways |
9 |
7 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
3 |
| Faceoffs won |
31/65 (47.7%) |
34/65 (52.3%) |
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 11 T. Konecny |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:04 |
| Number 12 M. Raffl |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
15:03 |
| Number 14 S. Couturier |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
24:00 |
| Number 15 J. Lehtera |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:51 |
| Number 17 W. Simmonds |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:51 |
| Number 19 N. Patrick |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
40% |
13:16 |
| Number 21 S. Laughton |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
83.3% |
08:49 |
| Number 22 D. Weise |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:05 |
| Number 28 C. Giroux |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
22:17 |
| Number 40 J. Weal |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
13:20 |
| Number 51 V. Filppula |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
46.7% |
17:16 |
| Number 93 J. Voracek |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:33 |
| Number 3 R. Gudas |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:54 |
| Number 6 T. Sanheim |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:53 |
| Number 8 R. Hagg |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:54 |
| Number 9 I. Provorov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
24:08 |
| Number 47 A. MacDonald |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:33 |
| Number 53 S. Gostisbehere |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:45 |
Philadelphia Flyers goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 37 B. Elliott |
35 |
33 |
2 |
.943 |
57:28 |
Loss |
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 E. Kane |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
2 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
16:51 |
| Number 10 J. Josefson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
45.5% |
13:11 |
| Number 15 J. Eichel |
C |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
33.3% |
18:10 |
| Number 17 J. Nolan |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:22 |
| Number 20 S. Wilson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:12 |
| Number 21 K. Okposo |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:50 |
| Number 22 J. Larsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
20% |
15:38 |
| Number 23 S. Reinhart |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
25% |
15:20 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
17:04 |
| Number 29 J. Pominville |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
11:31 |
| Number 67 B. Pouliot |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:25 |
| Number 90 R. O'Reilly |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+4 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
69% |
18:29 |
| Number 4 J. Gorges |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:44 |
| Number 6 M. Scandella |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
29:10 |
| Number 19 J. McCabe |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:53 |
| Number 47 Z. Bogosian |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:36 |
| Number 55 R. Ristolainen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
28:06 |
| Number 82 N. Beaulieu |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:40 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 R. Lehner |
35 |
33 |
2 |
.943 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
11:01 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Robert Hagg |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
04:30 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Evander Kane |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
08:39 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Sam Reinhart |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
04:41 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Sam Reinhart |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
06:01 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jake McCabe |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
| 3rd |
08:10 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Scott Laughton |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
16:02 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Ristolainen |
Closing hand on puck |
2 |
Game information
- Philadelphia Flyers head coach
- Dave Hakstol
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Phil Housley
- Referees
- Brian Pochmara, Dean Morton
- Linesmen
- Greg Devorski, Brad Kovachik
- Philadelphia Flyers scratches
- Mark Alt, Taylor Leier
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Justin Falk, Evan Rodrigues, Victor Antipin
Other NHL games on Dec 22
Other NHL games on Friday, December 22, 2017
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Minnesota Wild
2
 at Florida Panthers
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Minnesota Wild at Florida Panthers, Fri, Dec 22, 2017
|
 Montreal Canadiens
3
 at Calgary Flames
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Calgary Flames, Fri, Dec 22, 2017
|
 Washington Capitals
2
 at Arizona Coyotes
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at Arizona Coyotes, Fri, Dec 22, 2017
|
Sources and further reading
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