Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres
· KeyBank Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5–3 on Thursday, December 18, 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 |
1 |
3 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 |
2 |
2 |
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 |
12 |
10 |
5 |
27 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
4 |
12 |
12 |
28 |
Three stars
- Z. Benson, Buffalo Sabres (2 assists)
- T. Thompson, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
- A. Lyon, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
07:40 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jack Quinn (7) |
Mattias Samuelsson (8), Zach Benson (12) |
Even strength |
PHI 0, BUF 1 |
| 1st |
08:38 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Noah Cates (8) |
Bobby Brink (7) |
Even strength |
PHI 1, BUF 1 |
| 2nd |
11:01 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Cam York (2) |
Trevor Zegras (20), Bobby Brink (8) |
Even strength |
PHI 2, BUF 1 |
| 2nd |
16:54 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tage Thompson (17) |
Rasmus Dahlin (23) |
Even strength |
PHI 2, BUF 2 |
| 2nd |
19:30 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Noah Ostlund (5) |
Owen Power (6), Alex Tuch (18) |
Even strength |
PHI 2, BUF 3 |
| 3rd |
10:20 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Josh Norris (3) |
Zach Benson (13) |
Power play |
PHI 2, BUF 4 |
| 3rd |
14:28 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Travis Konecny (10) |
Emil Andrae (8), Jamie Drysdale (12) |
Even strength |
PHI 3, BUF 4 |
| 3rd |
19:52 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Ryan McLeod (6) |
Mattias Samuelsson (9) |
Even strength, Empty net |
PHI 3, 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 |
27 |
28 |
| Power play |
0 of 3 |
1 of 5 |
| Penalty minutes |
10 |
6 |
| Hits |
29 |
24 |
| Blocked shots |
10 |
15 |
| Giveaways |
9 |
25 |
| Takeaways |
1 |
6 |
| Faceoffs won |
30/56 (53.6%) |
26/56 (46.4%) |
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 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:38 |
| Number 11 T. Konecny |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:06 |
| Number 14 S. Couturier |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
76.5% |
16:07 |
| Number 18 R. Abols |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
28.6% |
08:20 |
| Number 19 G. Hathaway |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:39 |
| Number 22 C. Dvorak |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
18:37 |
| Number 27 N. Cates |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
36.4% |
15:37 |
| Number 39 M. Michkov |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:27 |
| Number 44 N. Deslauriers |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:43 |
| Number 46 T. Zegras |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
20:32 |
| Number 74 O. Tippett |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:21 |
| Number 91 C. Grundstrom |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:28 |
| Number 6 T. Sanheim |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:12 |
| Number 8 C. York |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:31 |
| Number 9 J. Drysdale |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:46 |
| Number 24 N. Seeler |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
|
19:07 |
| Number 36 E. Andrae |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:15 |
| Number 55 R. Ristolainen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
16:59 |
Philadelphia Flyers goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 33 S. Ersson |
27 |
23 |
4 |
.852 |
58:17 |
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 6 Z. Benson |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:11 |
| Number 9 J. Norris |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
40% |
19:38 |
| Number 12 J. Greenway |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:43 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
13:35 |
| Number 22 J. Quinn |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
12:36 |
| Number 29 B. Malenstyn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
|
08:56 |
| Number 48 T. Kozak |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
04:46 |
| Number 71 R. McLeod |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
40% |
18:35 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
55.6% |
20:19 |
| Number 86 N. Ostlund |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
13:40 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
66.7% |
21:29 |
| Number 91 J. Doan |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:36 |
| Number 4 B. Byram |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:41 |
| Number 8 M. Kesselring |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
14:07 |
| Number 21 C. Timmins |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:00 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:43 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:13 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:20 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 34 A. Lyon |
27 |
24 |
3 |
.889 |
59:52 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
00:18 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
19:23 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Travis Konecny |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
04:52 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Alex Tuch |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
07:42 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Rasmus Ristolainen |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 2nd |
11:18 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Matvei Michkov |
Interference goalkeeper |
2 |
| 3rd |
10:02 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Bobby Brink |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
15:19 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Trevor Zegras |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
17:41 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Mattias Samuelsson |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
Game information
- Philadelphia Flyers head coach
- Rick Tocchet
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Referees
- Trevor Hanson, Michael Markovic
- Linesmen
- Matt MacPherson, Devin Berg
- Philadelphia Flyers scratches
- Noah Juulsen, Egor Zamula, Nikita Grebenkin
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Jacob Bryson, Josh Dunne, Zach Metsa
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Sources and further reading
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