Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers
· Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–2 on Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Philadelphia Flyers |
3 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
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 |
4 |
14 |
11 |
29 |
| Philadelphia Flyers |
11 |
12 |
12 |
35 |
Three stars
- N. Cates, Philadelphia Flyers (1 goal, 1 assist)
- T. Zegras, Philadelphia Flyers (1 goal)
- S. Couturier, Philadelphia Flyers (1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
04:08 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jason Zucker (8) |
Josh Doan (11), Josh Norris (2) |
Power play |
BUF 1, PHI 0 |
| 1st |
08:26 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Travis Konecny (6) |
Matvei Michkov (7), Travis Sanheim (8) |
Power play |
BUF 1, PHI 1 |
| 1st |
09:04 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Trevor Zegras (10) |
Travis Sanheim (9), Travis Konecny (16) |
Power play |
BUF 1, PHI 2 |
| 1st |
09:25 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Bobby Brink (7) |
Noah Cates (9), Nikita Grebenkin (3) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, PHI 3 |
| 2nd |
01:45 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Noah Cates (6) |
Bobby Brink (5), Jamie Drysdale (9) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, PHI 4 |
| 2nd |
11:48 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Bowen Byram (6) |
Alex Tuch (15), Jack Quinn (9) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, PHI 4 |
| 2nd |
12:43 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Owen Tippett (9) |
Matvei Michkov (8), Sean Couturier (12) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, PHI 5 |
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 |
1 of 6 |
2 of 5 |
| Penalty minutes |
25 |
14 |
| Hits |
16 |
18 |
| Blocked shots |
20 |
15 |
| Giveaways |
13 |
9 |
| Takeaways |
3 |
7 |
| Faceoffs won |
27/57 (47.4%) |
30/57 (52.6%) |
Box score
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 6 Z. Benson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:57 |
| Number 9 J. Norris |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
69.2% |
17:35 |
| Number 17 J. Zucker |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
18:12 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
77.8% |
09:31 |
| Number 22 J. Quinn |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:26 |
| Number 29 B. Malenstyn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
11:09 |
| Number 44 J. Dunne |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
07:32 |
| Number 71 R. McLeod |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
36.4% |
20:13 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
17:34 |
| Number 86 N. Ostlund |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
40% |
10:34 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
19:31 |
| Number 91 J. Doan |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:32 |
| Number 4 B. Byram |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
23:49 |
| Number 21 C. Timmins |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
16:56 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:57 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:34 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
15 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:34 |
| Number 78 J. Bryson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:06 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 92 C. Ellis |
35 |
30 |
5 |
.857 |
60:00 |
Loss |
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 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:52 |
| Number 11 T. Konecny |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
16:35 |
| Number 14 S. Couturier |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
65.2% |
20:27 |
| Number 18 R. Abols |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
12:28 |
| Number 19 G. Hathaway |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:17 |
| Number 22 C. Dvorak |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
13:16 |
| Number 27 N. Cates |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
25% |
17:43 |
| Number 29 N. Grebenkin |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:02 |
| Number 39 M. Michkov |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:37 |
| Number 44 N. Deslauriers |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:32 |
| Number 46 T. Zegras |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
71.4% |
14:06 |
| Number 74 O. Tippett |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:34 |
| Number 5 E. Zamula |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:32 |
| Number 6 T. Sanheim |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
23:42 |
| Number 8 C. York |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:37 |
| Number 9 J. Drysdale |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:05 |
| Number 24 N. Seeler |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:03 |
| Number 36 E. Andrae |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:47 |
Philadelphia Flyers goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 33 S. Ersson |
29 |
27 |
2 |
.931 |
59:57 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
03:20 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Cam York |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
| 1st |
04:38 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Matvei Michkov |
Interference |
2 |
| 1st |
05:30 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tage Thompson |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
06:46 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Conor Timmins |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 1st |
08:26 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Bench |
Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor) |
2 |
| 1st |
17:19 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Rodrigo Abols |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
19:40 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Peyton Krebs |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
09:24 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Nicolas Deslauriers |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
09:24 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Garnet Hathaway |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
09:24 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Josh Dunne |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
16:50 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin |
Boarding (major) |
5 |
| 2nd |
16:50 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin |
Game misconduct (game misconduct) |
10 |
| 3rd |
02:46 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Travis Sanheim |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
06:21 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Matvei Michkov |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Philadelphia Flyers head coach
- Rick Tocchet
- Referees
- Chris Schlenker, Francois St-Laurent
- Linesmen
- Julien Fournier, Dylan Blujus
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Jordan Greenway, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Tyson Kozak
- Philadelphia Flyers scratches
- Noah Juulsen, Carl Grundstrom
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Sources and further reading
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