National Hockey League

FINAL Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Philadelphia Flyers 3
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Buffalo Sabres 1
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Match Report

Flyers rookie Cole Knuble scores first 2 career goals in 3-1 victory over Sabres

— Rookie forward Cole Knuble scored twice to help the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 on Wednesday night.

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Team Stats

13
Blocked Shots
13
19
Hits
14
2
Takeaways
5
27
Shots
28
1
Power Play Goals
1
5
Power Play Opportunities
3
20.0
Power Play Percentage
33.3
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
21
Faceoffs Won
27
43.8
Faceoff Win Percent
56.3
16
Giveaways
16
4
Total Penalties
7
11
Penalty Minutes
25

Top Performers

PHI

  • Noel Acciari · ·
  • Denver Barkey · ·
  • Alex Bump · ·
  • Noah Cates · ·

BUF

  • Zach Benson · ·
  • Josh Doan · ·
  • Konsta Helenius · ·
  • Peyton Krebs · ·

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd Game End
  2. 20:00 · 3rd End of 3rd Period
  3. 19:45 · 3rd Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Jacob Gaucher
  4. 19:37 · 3rd Giveaway by Nick Seeler
  5. 19:10 · 3rd Giveaway by Nick Seeler
  6. 19:08 · 3rd Giveaway by Jack Quinn
  7. 18:56 · 3rd Rasmus Dahlin hit Cole Knuble
  8. 18:51 · 3rd Tage Thompson shot blocked by Jason Zucker

Highlights

00:49 Trevor Zegras scores power-play goal vs. Sabres Watch on ESPN 00:48 Jason Zucker scores power-play goal vs. Flyers Watch on ESPN 00:42 Cole Knuble scores goal for Flyers Watch on ESPN 00:52 Cole Knuble nets first NHL goal with Flyers Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

PHI leads series 1-0

Injuries

Buffalo Sabres

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

Philadelphia Flyers

  • Cam York Injured Reserve
  • Owen Tippett Injured Reserve
  • Travis Konecny Injured Reserve
  • Nikita Grebenkin Injured Reserve

NHL News

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