Philadelphia 7, Buffalo 4
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 29, 2025
Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Referees:
Brandon Blandina, Furman South
Linesmen:
Ryan Jackson, Derek Nansen
Attendance:
19092
By Field Level Media
Ryan Poehling had two goals and one assist and Matvei Michkov also had two goals to help the Philadelphia Flyers to a 7-4 win against the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Saturday.
Noah Cates had a goal and two assists, Tyson Foerster had a goal and an assist, Jakob Pelletier scored a goal while Owen Tippett, Bobby Brink and Travis Konecny had two assists for the Flyers (30-36-9, 69 points), who have won their first two games under interim coach Brad Shaw. Samuel Ersson made 17 saves for Philadelphia.
Jack Quinn had two goals and an assist, JJ Peterka had a goal and an assist, Alex Tuch had a goal and Ryan McLeod had three assists for Buffalo. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 25 saves for the Sabres (30-36-6, 66 points).
Michkov gave Philadelphia a 1-0 lead at 5:27 of the first period, carrying the puck to the right circle before beating Luukkonen glove side.
Pelletier made it a 2-0 lead just 29 seconds later. Tippett went around Buffalo defenseman Jacob Bryson and centered a feed for Pelletier, who fired a quick wrist shot at 5:56.
Quinn cut the deficit in half at 10:57. Peterka won a battle along the wall and sent a backhand to Quinn in the slot, who snapped it five-hole on Ersson.
Peterka tied it 2-2 at 1:41 of the second period when Quinn found him uncovered on the back door.
Quinn put Buffalo in front 3-2 on the power play at 8:13, snapping a shot through the legs of Flyers defenseman Cam York that beat Ersson blocker side.
Michkov tied it 3-3 at 10:36, taking a short pass from Konecny for a breakaway and roofing a backhand over Luukkonen's glove.
Cates then made it 4-3 Philadelphia at 14:11, wiring a wrist shot off a feed from Foerster past Luukkonen on the blocker side.
Tippett's one-timer from above the left circle on the power play pushed it to 5-3 at 6:39 of the third period.
Foerster extended it to 6-3 at 10:13 with a slap shot from above the slot that went stick side.
Tuch's short-handed snap shot from the slot went over Ersson's blocker to narrow it to 6-4 at 15:05.
But Poehling increased the lead to 7-4 from the doorstep glove side on the power play at 15:34.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Buffalo |
|
Philadelphia |
Jack Quinn 3 |
Points |
Ryan Poehling 3 |
Jack Quinn 2 |
Goals |
Ryan Poehling 2 |
Ryan McLeod 3 |
Assists |
Noah Cates 2 |
Jack Quinn 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Ryan Poehling 2 |
Alex Tuch 1 |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen .781 |
Save Percentage |
Samuel Ersson .810 |
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 25 |
Saves |
Samuel Ersson 17 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Buffalo
|
21 |
4 |
1-2 |
1-3 |
6 |
23 |
Philadelphia
|
32 |
7 |
2-3 |
1-2 |
4 |
28 |
Upcoming Games
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Philadelphia will play their next game at home against Nashville. The Flyers have a W/L % of .433 after a win and .378 after a loss.
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Buffalo will play their next game on the road against Washington. The Sabres have a W/L % of .516 after a win and .341 after a loss.