Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres
· KeyBank Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5–4 on Thursday, April 17, 2025 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Philadelphia Flyers |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
3 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
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 |
5 |
10 |
9 |
24 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
13 |
10 |
8 |
31 |
Three stars
- A. Tuch, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
- R. McLeod, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 2 assists)
- J. Quinn, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
04:35 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Alex Tuch (36) |
Jason Zucker (32), Jacob Bernard-Docker (6) |
Even strength |
PHI 0, BUF 1 |
| 1st |
13:49 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Peyton Krebs (10) |
Alex Tuch (31), Connor Clifton (15) |
Shorthanded |
PHI 0, BUF 2 |
| 1st |
15:09 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Matvei Michkov (25) |
Tyson Foerster (18), Sean Couturier (29) |
Power play |
PHI 1, BUF 2 |
| 1st |
16:11 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jack Quinn (15) |
Ryan McLeod (32), JJ Peterka (41) |
Even strength |
PHI 1, BUF 3 |
| 2nd |
01:24 |
Buffalo Sabres |
JJ Peterka (27) |
Ryan McLeod (33), Jack Quinn (24) |
Even strength |
PHI 1, BUF 4 |
| 2nd |
07:11 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Matvei Michkov (26) |
Sean Couturier (30), Travis Konecny (52) |
Even strength |
PHI 2, BUF 4 |
| 3rd |
00:15 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Tyson Foerster (25) |
Noah Cates (21), Bobby Brink (29) |
Even strength |
PHI 3, BUF 4 |
| 3rd |
19:12 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Ryan McLeod (20) |
Unassisted |
Even strength, Empty net |
PHI 3, BUF 5 |
| 3rd |
19:41 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Bobby Brink (12) |
Matvei Michkov (37), Ryan Poehling (19) |
Even strength |
PHI 4, BUF 5 |
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 |
24 |
31 |
| Power play |
1 of 2 |
0 of 1 |
| Penalty minutes |
2 |
4 |
| Hits |
10 |
14 |
| Blocked shots |
17 |
14 |
| Giveaways |
11 |
12 |
| Takeaways |
10 |
8 |
| Faceoffs won |
27/55 (49.1%) |
28/55 (50.9%) |
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 10 B. Brink |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:45 |
| Number 11 T. Konecny |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:15 |
| Number 12 D. Kaplan |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:12 |
| Number 14 S. Couturier |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
63.2% |
21:04 |
| Number 19 G. Hathaway |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
|
10:25 |
| Number 22 J. Pelletier |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:58 |
| Number 25 R. Poehling |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
37.5% |
15:46 |
| Number 27 N. Cates |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
15:08 |
| Number 39 M. Michkov |
R |
2 |
1 |
3 |
-1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
20:43 |
| Number 44 N. Deslauriers |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:39 |
| Number 71 T. Foerster |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:27 |
| Number 74 O. Tippett |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
13:14 |
| Number 5 E. Zamula |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
17:00 |
| Number 6 T. Sanheim |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:20 |
| Number 8 C. York |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
19:23 |
| Number 9 J. Drysdale |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:30 |
| Number 24 N. Seeler |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:49 |
| Number 36 E. Andrae |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:33 |
Philadelphia Flyers goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 A. Kolosov |
30 |
26 |
4 |
.867 |
58:49 |
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 Z. Benson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:19 |
| Number 17 J. Zucker |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:55 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
63.6% |
15:19 |
| Number 20 J.Kulich |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
57.1% |
17:36 |
| Number 22 J. Quinn |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:08 |
| Number 36 N. Ostlund |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
09:16 |
| Number 63 I. Rosen |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:03 |
| Number 71 R. McLeod |
C |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
19:46 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
19:23 |
| Number 77 J. Peterka |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:43 |
| Number 81 S. Lafferty |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
08:36 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
25% |
14:27 |
| Number 4 B. Byram |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:40 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:48 |
| Number 24 J. Bernard-Docker |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:39 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:45 |
| Number 75 C. Clifton |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:51 |
| Number 78 J. Bryson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:13 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 47 J. Reimer |
24 |
20 |
4 |
.833 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
13:36 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jacob Bernard-Docker |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
| 2nd |
05:04 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Travis Konecny |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
17:01 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Alex Tuch |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Philadelphia Flyers head coach
- Brad Shaw
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Referees
- Peter MacDougall, Liam Maaskant
- Linesmen
- James Tobias, Brad Kovachik
- Philadelphia Flyers scratches
- Rasmus Ristolainen, Ivan Fedotov, Karsen Dorwart
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Jordan Greenway, Beck Malenstyn, Josh Norris, Owen Power, Tyson Kozak
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 at Toronto Maple Leafs
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Final/OT
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|
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 at Ottawa Senators
7
|
Final
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|
 Tampa Bay Lightning
0
 at New York Rangers
4
|
Final
|
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2
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
5
|
Final
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|
 New York Islanders
1
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
6
|
Final
|
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|
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5
 at Los Angeles Kings
1
|
Final
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Sources and further reading
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