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Match Report

Sabres end 18-game skid with 6-1 win over Flyers

— Linus Ullmark stopped 31 shots and the Buffalo Sabres snapped an 18-game skid — the NHL’s longest in 17 years — with a 6-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night.

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Team Stats

PHI BUF
6
Blocked Shots
13
15
Hits
13
0
Takeaways
13
32
Shots
27
0
Power Play Goals
0
3
Power Play Opportunities
0
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
2
0
Shootout Goals
0
34
Faceoffs Won
25
57.6
Faceoff Win Percent
42.4
1
Giveaways
3
0
Total Penalties
3
0
Penalty Minutes
6

Top Performers

PHI

  • Alex Lyon G GA 1 · SA 10 · SOS 0
  • Brian Elliott G GA 4 · SA 16 · SOS 0
  • Claude Giroux RW BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • James van Riemsdyk LW BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0

BUF

  • Linus Ullmark G GA 1 · SA 32 · SOS 0
  • Kyle Okposo RW BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Steven Fogarty C BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 1
  • Riley Sheahan C BS 2 · HT 0 · TK 2

Head to Head

PHI leads series 5-2

Injuries

Buffalo Sabres

  • Justin Danforth Out
  • Jiri Kulich Out
  • Sam Carrick Injured Reserve
  • Alex Lyon Injured Reserve
  • Matt Grzelcyk Injured Reserve

Philadelphia Flyers

  • Rasmus Ristolainen Injured Reserve
  • Owen Tippett Injured Reserve
  • Travis Konecny Injured Reserve
  • Nikita Grebenkin Injured Reserve

Play by Play

  1. Goal 15:30 1-6
    Brandon Montour 3rd
  2. Goal 14:53 1-5
    Brandon Montour 3rd
  3. Penalty 13:38 1-4
    Tage Thompson 3rd
  4. Missed 13:05 1-4
    Philippe Myers 3rd
  5. Missed 9:58 1-4
    Cody Eakin 3rd
  6. Missed 9:04 1-4
    Rasmus Dahlin 3rd
  7. Missed 7:44 1-4
    Tobias Rieder 3rd
  8. Missed 19:59 1-4
    Ivan Provorov 2nd
  9. Missed 18:35 1-4
    Erik Gustafsson 2nd
  10. Missed 17:57 1-4
    James van Riemsdyk 2nd
  11. Missed 17:24 1-4
    Ivan Provorov 2nd
  12. Penalty 16:51 1-4
    Henri Jokiharju 2nd
  13. Missed 16:10 1-4
    Tage Thompson 2nd
  14. Goal 15:39 1-4
    Casey Mittelstadt 2nd
  15. Missed 15:02 1-3
    Tage Thompson 2nd
  16. Missed 14:07 1-3
    Rasmus Dahlin 2nd
  17. Missed 13:56 1-3
    Travis Konecny 2nd
  18. Missed 10:18 1-3
    Steven Fogarty 2nd
  19. Goal 9:42 1-3
    Steven Fogarty 2nd
  20. Missed 9:41 1-2
    Steven Fogarty 2nd
  21. Missed 8:53 1-2
    Victor Olofsson 2nd
  22. Missed 8:09 1-2
    Henri Jokiharju 2nd
  23. Goal 3:50 1-2
    Ivan Provorov 2nd
  24. Missed 3:39 0-2
    Sean Couturier 2nd
  25. Missed 1:53 0-2
    Sean Couturier 2nd
  26. Missed 1:14 0-2
    Claude Giroux 2nd
  27. Penalty 0:54 0-2
    Tage Thompson 2nd
  28. Missed 19:26 0-2
    James van Riemsdyk 1st
  29. Missed 19:09 0-2
    James van Riemsdyk 1st
  30. Missed 19:05 0-2
    Kevin Hayes 1st
  31. Missed 19:03 0-2
    Kevin Hayes 1st
  32. Missed 15:40 0-2
    Claude Giroux 1st
  33. Missed 13:21 0-2
    Travis Sanheim 1st
  34. Goal 11:59 0-2
    Curtis Lazar 1st
  35. Goal 9:32 0-1
    Sam Reinhart 1st
  36. Missed 0:13 0-0
    Sean Couturier 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 1-6
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 1-6
    3rd
  3. Shot 19:58 1-6
    Sam Reinhart 3rd
  4. Takeaway 18:44 1-6
    Riley Sheahan 3rd
  5. Shot 17:49 1-6
    Taylor Hall 3rd
  6. Shot 17:32 1-6
    Erik Gustafsson 3rd
  7. Shot 17:12 1-6
    James van Riemsdyk 3rd
  8. Face Off 17:06 1-6
    Kevin Hayes 3rd
  9. Stoppage 17:06 1-6
    3rd
  10. Shot 16:46 1-6
    Ivan Provorov 3rd
  11. Hit 15:53 1-6
    Rasmus Dahlin 3rd
  12. Face Off 15:30 1-6
    Cody Eakin 3rd
  13. Goal 15:30 1-6
    Brandon Montour 3rd
  14. Shot 15:29 1-5
    Brandon Montour 3rd
  15. Takeaway 15:25 1-5
    Kyle Okposo 3rd
  16. Face Off 14:53 1-5
    Claude Giroux 3rd
  17. Goal 14:53 1-5
    Brandon Montour 3rd
  18. Giveaway 14:51 1-4
    Travis Konecny 3rd
  19. Hit 14:26 1-4
    Rasmus Ristolainen 3rd
  20. Shot 14:10 1-4
    Rasmus Ristolainen 3rd
  21. Face Off 13:45 1-4
    Riley Sheahan 3rd
  22. Stoppage 13:45 1-4
    3rd
  23. Shot 13:44 1-4
    Claude Giroux 3rd
  24. Face Off 13:38 1-4
    Sean Couturier 3rd
  25. Penalty 13:38 1-4
    Tage Thompson 3rd
  26. Missed 13:05 1-4
    Philippe Myers 3rd
  27. Face Off 12:51 1-4
    Kevin Hayes 3rd
  28. Stoppage 12:51 1-4
    3rd
  29. Shot 12:49 1-4
    Michael Raffl 3rd
  30. Blocked 12:16 1-4
    Jakub Voracek 3rd
  31. Hit 12:05 1-4
    Sam Reinhart 3rd
  32. Hit 11:56 1-4
    Rasmus Ristolainen 3rd
  33. Face Off 11:34 1-4
    Claude Giroux 3rd
  34. Stoppage 11:34 1-4
    3rd
  35. Shot 11:10 1-4
    Sean Couturier 3rd
  36. Shot 11:06 1-4
    Jakub Voracek 3rd
  37. Shot 11:01 1-4
    Sean Couturier 3rd
  38. Takeaway 10:49 1-4
    Casey Mittelstadt 3rd
  39. Face Off 10:32 1-4
    Sean Couturier 3rd
  40. Stoppage 10:32 1-4
    3rd

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