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Philadelphia Flyers 3, Buffalo Sabres 5 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Philadelphia Flyers 3, Buffalo Sabres 5. Shots on goal: PHI 27, BUF 28. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 PHI 1-1 BUF; P2 PHI 1-2 BUF; P3 PHI 1-2 BUF.

Scoring plays: P1 07:40 Jack Quinn (assists: Mattias Samuelsson, Zach Benson) to make it PHI 0-1 BUF; P1 08:38 Noah Cates (assists: Bobby Brink) to make it PHI 1-1 BUF; P2 11:01 Cam York (assists: Trevor Zegras, Bobby Brink) to make it PHI 2-1 BUF; P2 16:54 Tage Thompson (assists: Rasmus Dahlin) to make it PHI 2-2 BUF; P2 19:30 Noah Ostlund (assists: Owen Power, Alex Tuch) to make it PHI 2-3 BUF; P3 10:20 Josh Norris (assists: Zach Benson) to make it PHI 2-4 BUF; P3 14:28 Travis Konecny (assists: Emil Andrae, Jamie Drysdale) to make it PHI 3-4 BUF; P3 19:52 Ryan McLeod (assists: Mattias Samuelsson) to make it PHI 3-5 BUF. Top skaters: Mattias Samuelsson (BUF) 0 G, 2 A; Bobby Brink (PHI) 0 G, 2 A; Zach Benson (BUF) 0 G, 2 A; Travis Konecny (PHI) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Alex Lyon (BUF) 24 saves on 27, decision W; Samuel Ersson (PHI) 23 saves on 27, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BUF
Zach Benson
0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG · 17:11 TOI
Goals · PHI
Travis Konecny
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 4 SOG · 19:06 TOI
Goaltending · BUF
Alex Lyon
24 saves on 27 shots (.889) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

PHI 1 largest lead P2 11:01 (PHI 2, BUF 1) · 2-0 run, P1 8:38–P2 11:01
BUF 2 largest lead P3 10:20 (PHI 2, BUF 4) · 3-0 run, P2 16:54–P3 10:20
Swings 2 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 7:40 Jack Quinn (Mattias Samuelsson, Zach Benson) BUF · tip-in shot · PHI 0, BUF 1
  • P1 8:38 Noah Cates (Bobby Brink) PHI · snap shot · PHI 1, BUF 1
  • P2 11:01 Cam York (Trevor Zegras, Bobby Brink) PHI · wrist shot · PHI 2, BUF 1
  • P2 16:54 Tage Thompson (Rasmus Dahlin) BUF · wrist shot · PHI 2, BUF 2
  • P2 19:30 Noah Ostlund (Owen Power, Alex Tuch) BUF · wrist shot · PHI 2, BUF 3
  • P3 10:20 Josh Norris (Zach Benson) BUF · Power play · wrist shot · PHI 2, BUF 4
  • P3 14:28 Travis Konecny (Emil Andrae, Jamie Drysdale) PHI · wrist shot · PHI 3, BUF 4
  • P3 19:52 Ryan McLeod (Mattias Samuelsson) BUF · Empty net · wrist shot · PHI 3, BUF 5

Linescore

123 T
PHI 111 3
BUF 122 5

Shots on goal: PHI 27, BUF 28

📋 Team Stats

PHIBUF
27Shots on goal28
51Shot attempts60
30Faceoff wins26
29Hits24
10Blocked shots15
0Power-play goals1
1Takeaways6
9Giveaways25
10Penalty minutes6
85.2%Save %88.9%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
PHI1210527
BUF4121228

🎯 Shot Map

Philadelphia Flyers3 G · 40 attempts
Sean Couturier: saved (wrist)Travis Konecny: missed the netTrevor Zegras: missed the netRodrigo Abols: saved (snap)Sean Couturier: missed the netCarl Grundstrom: missed the netCam York: saved (snap)Christian Dvorak: missed the netTravis Konecny: saved (wrist)Christian Dvorak: saved (wrist)Noah Cates: goal (snap)Bobby Brink: saved (wrist)Matvei Michkov: missed the netOwen Tippett: saved (tip-in)Rasmus Ristolainen: saved (snap)Christian Dvorak: saved (wrist)Christian Dvorak: saved (wrist)Rodrigo Abols: saved (slap)Matvei Michkov: saved (wrist)Bobby Brink: missed the netJamie Drysdale: saved (wrist)Jamie Drysdale: saved (slap)Sean Couturier: saved (wrist)Jamie Drysdale: missed the netOwen Tippett: saved (tip-in)Christian Dvorak: saved (backhand)Travis Konecny: saved (backhand)Matvei Michkov: missed the netNoah Cates: saved (wrist)Cam York: goal (wrist)Matvei Michkov: saved (wrist)Matvei Michkov: missed the netTravis Konecny: missed the netOwen Tippett: missed the netTravis Konecny: saved (wrist)Rasmus Ristolainen: saved (wrist)Trevor Zegras: saved (backhand)Carl Grundstrom: saved (wrist)Travis Konecny: missed the netTravis Konecny: goal (wrist)
  • 3Goals8% of attempts
  • 24Saved60% of attempts
  • 13Missed the net33% of attempts
Buffalo Sabres5 G · 43 attempts
Tage Thompson: saved (snap)Noah Ostlund: saved (snap)Jack Quinn: goal (tip-in)Zach Benson: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: missed the netJosh Doan: saved (tip-in)Zach Benson: missed the netBeck Malenstyn: saved (wrist)Michael Kesselring: missed the netZach Benson: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: missed the netAlex Tuch: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: saved (tip-in)Josh Doan: missed the netBowen Byram: saved (wrist)Jack Quinn: saved (wrist)Tyson Kozak: saved (wrist)Owen Power: saved (wrist)Mattias Samuelsson: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: missed the netZach Benson: saved (wrist)Mattias Samuelsson: missed the netJosh Doan: saved (backhand)Tage Thompson: goal (wrist)Noah Ostlund: goal (wrist)Zach Benson: missed the netPeyton Krebs: saved (wrist)Peyton Krebs: saved (snap)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (wrist)Beck Malenstyn: saved (snap)Owen Power: missed the netPeyton Krebs: missed the netZach Benson: saved (wrist)Conor Timmins: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: missed the netConor Timmins: saved (wrist)Josh Norris: goal (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: missed the netAlex Tuch: saved (wrist)Josh Norris: saved (wrist)Josh Doan: saved (wrist)Josh Doan: missed the netRyan McLeod: goal (wrist)
  • 5Goals12% of attempts
  • 23Saved53% of attempts
  • 15Missed the net35% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

PHI skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Bobby Brink R 022+211114:38
Cam York D 101-120020:31
Travis Konecny R 101-142019:06
Noah Cates L 101+121015:37
Trevor Zegras C 011-110020:32
Jamie Drysdale D 011+120119:46
Emil Andrae D 011+102017:15
Travis Sanheim D 000-100123:12
Nick Seeler D 000-102419:07
Christian Dvorak C 000-240018:37
Owen Tippett R 000-123017:21
Rasmus Ristolainen D 000-122316:59
Sean Couturier C 000-221016:07
Carl Grundstrom R 000-116015:28
Matvei Michkov R 000+120015:27
Garnet Hathaway R 000003008:39
Rodrigo Abols C 000022008:20
Nicolas Deslauriers L 000004006:43
PHI goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Samuel Ersson L 232785.2458:17
BUF skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Mattias Samuelsson D 022+111119:43
Zach Benson L 022+140017:11
Tage Thompson C 101-121120:19
Josh Norris C 101+121019:38
Ryan McLeod C 101+210018:35
Noah Ostlund C 101+120013:40
Jack Quinn R 101+120112:36
Rasmus Dahlin D 011+111023:20
Alex Tuch R 011+113521:29
Owen Power D 011+110120:13
Bowen Byram D 000011120:41
Josh Doan R 000031019:36
Conor Timmins D 000022116:00
Michael Kesselring D 000001314:07
Peyton Krebs C 000-125013:35
Jordan Greenway L 000-100009:43
Beck Malenstyn L 000-126108:56
Tyson Kozak C 000-111004:46
BUF goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Alex Lyon W 242788.9359:52

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series PHI 1 – 1 BUF
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
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Philadelphia Flyers 17-10-6 L1 L10 4-3-3 Next game recap: @ NYR · Sat, Dec 20
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