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Post-Game Report: 12/8 vs. Philadelphia

Final Score

1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final SOG
Flyers
(12-12-3)
1 1 4 6 41
Sabres
(17-9-4)
2 0 0 2 30

Game Summary

Event Summary

 

Top Notes

  • With today’s loss, the Sabres fell to 9-3-2 at home this season and 12-1-3 when scoring first this season.
  • Jack Eichel’s two goals today give him a two-point effort in four of his last five games. He ranks third in the NHL with 14 multi-point games this season, one game behind Mikko Rantanen and Nathan MacKinnon for the league lead.
  • With the primary assist on Eichel’s first goal, Sam Reinhart has pushed his point streak to a career-high six games (5+4). Reinhart now has 22 points (8+14) in his last 22 games.
  • Jeff Skinner’s assist on Eichel‘s first goal gives him at least a point in each of his last eight home games (8+3).
  • With his assist on Eichel’s second goal, Lawrence Pilut recorded his first career NHL point.

 

Today’s Goaltenders

Today’s Stats
Team Goaltender Decision SV% GAA
Flyers
Stolarz W .933 2.00
Sabres Ullmark L .854 6.00

 

Updated Season Stats
Team Goaltender Record SV% GAA
Flyers
Stolarz 2-1-1 .907 2.94
Sabres Ullmark 5-1-3 .913 3.04

 

Post-Game Audio

Sabres head coach Phil Housley

Sabres forward Jack Eichel

Sabres defenseman Lawrence Pilut

Sabres goaltender Linus Ullmark

Flyers head coach Dave Hakstol

Flyers forward Claude Giroux

Flyers forward James van Riemsdyk

Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov

Flyers goaltender Anthony Stolarz

Post-Game Report: 11/21 vs. Philadelphia

Final Score

1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final SOG
Flyers
(9-10-2)
0 2 0 2 25
Sabres
(14-6-2)
4 0 1 5 21

Game Summary

Event Summary

Top Notes

  • Buffalo now has its first seven-game winning streak since the team won its first 10 games of the 2006-07 season.
  • With an 8-2-0 record in their last 10 games, the Sabres have eight wins in a 10-game stretch for the first time since the last 10 games of the 2010-11 season.
  • The Sabres are 7-2-1 through 10 home games, their best 10-game start to the home schedule since their identical 7-2-1 start at home in 2009-10.
  • Carter Hutton extended his win streak to a career-best six games. In those games, he has posted .933 save percentage and a 1.99 goals-against average.
  • With his goal tonight, Jeff Skinner now has nine points (5+4) in his last six home games.
  • Kyle Okposo’s assist on Tage Thompson’s goal gives him six points (1+5) in his last six games. Okposo now has a point in each of his last three home contests.
  • Evan Rodrigues’ goal tonight was his third career power-play tally. With two points tonight (1+1), he now has four points (1+3) in his last four games.
  • Rasmus Dahlin’s assist on Rodrigues’ goal gives him six points (1+5) in his last six games.
  • With a goal and an assist tonight, Sam Reinhart now has 10 points (2+8) in his last nine games.

Tonight’s Goaltenders

Tonight’s Stats
Team Goaltender Decision SV% GAA
Flyers Lyon
Pickard
L
ND
.667
1.000
12.00
0.00
Sabres Hutton W .920 2.00
Updated Season Stats
Team Goaltender Record SV% GAA
Flyers Lyon
Pickard
0-1-0
3-1-2
.667
.858
12.00
4.13
Sabres Hutton 10-6-1 .917 2.57

Post-Game Audio

Sabres head coach Phil Housley

Sabres forward Evan Rodrigues

Sabres forward Jack Eichel

Flyers head coach Dave Hakstol

Flyers forward Scott Laughton

Flyers forward Claude Giroux

Flyers defenseman Christian Folin

 

Post-Game Report: 12/22 vs. Philadelphia

Final Score

1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final SOG
Flyers
(15-13-7)
0 0 2 2 35
Sabres
(9-19-7)
0 0 4 4 37

Game Summary

Event Summary

 

Top Notes

  • Buffalo’s four goals in the third period were the team’s highest single-period total since Dec. 13, 2016 vs. Los Angeles.
  • According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Jack Eichel became the first Sabre ever to score two empty-net goals in the same game and the first to record a game-winner on an empty net since Miroslav Satan on Jan. 22, 2004 at Boston.
  • After tonight’s 33-save performance, Robin Lehner has a .935 save percentage and a 1.94 goals-against average in 14 home games this season. Among regular NHL goaltenders (min. 10 GP at home), Lehner now ranks first in the league in both stats at home.
  • Lehner has now stopped 237 of 252 shots (.940) in his last seven games. In those games, he has also stopped 180 of 188 shots faced during 5-on-5 play (.957), which includes two goals allowed with an opponent’s extra attacker on the ice.
  • With two points (1+1) tonight, Ryan O’Reilly now has 16 points (5+11) in 15 career games against the Flyers, including 11 points (3+8) in eight games against Philadelphia as a member of the Sabres.

 

Tonight’s Goaltenders

Tonight’s Stats
Team Goaltender Decision SV% GAA
Flyers Elliott L .943 2.09
Sabres Lehner W .943 2.00

 

Updated Season Stats
Team Goaltender Record SV% GAA
Flyers Elliott 13-8-6 .913 2.65
Sabres Lehner 8-14-4 .915 2.73

 

Post-Game Audio

Sabres head coach Phil Housley

Sabres forward Jack Eichel

Sabres forward Ryan O’Reilly

Sabres goaltender Robin Lehner

Flyers head coach Dave Hakstol

Flyers forward Claude Giroux

Flyers defenseman Travis Sanheim

Flyers defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere

Flyers goaltender Brian Elliott

Post-Game Report: 3/7 vs. PHI

Final Score

1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final SOG
Flyers
(31-26-8)
1 3 2 6 30
Sabres
(27-28-12)
1 1 1 3 34

Game Summary

Event Summary

Top Notes

  • Jack Eichel posted three points (2+1), extending his career-best point streak to 11 games. He has 16 points (5+11) during that stretch.
    • His second point was the 100th of his career. At 20 years and 130 days, Eichel became the third-youngest player in Sabres history to reach this milestone, behind only Pierre Turgeon (19 years, 156 days) and Phil Housley (19 years, 276 days).
    • Eichel’s streak is the longest active streak in the NHL and one game shy of Mikael Granlund’s 12-game streak (Jan. 12 to Feb. 4) for the longest streak of the season.
  • Eichel finished the game with the league lead in points since Feb. 1 (24) and tied for seventh with 45 points (18+27) in 46 games since returning from injury on Nov. 29.
  • With his goal, Evander Kane tied Filip Forsberg for the second-most goals in the NHL since Dec. 1 (24).
    • As of the end of the game, Kane was tied for 22nd in the league in goals (24) despite not scoring his first until Dec. 3.
  • Ryan O’Reilly (assist) extended his point streak to five games (3+4).

Tonight’s Goaltenders

Tonight’s Stats
Team Goaltender Decision SV% GAA
Flyers
Mason W .912 3.00
Sabres Lehner L .800 6.04

 

Updated Season Stats
Team Goaltender Record SV% GAA
Flyers Mason 19-17-7 .906 2.76
Sabres Lehner 18-19-8 .920 2.67

Post-Game Audio

Sabres head coach Dan Bylsma

Sabres forward Brian Gionta

Sabres defenseman Cody Franson

Sabres goaltender Robin Lehner

Flyers head coach Dave Hakstol

Flyers forward Claude Giroux

Flyers forward Sean Couturier

Flyers forward Travis Konecny

Flyers forward Jordan Weal

Flyers defenseman Radko Gudas

Post-Game Report: 1/10 vs. PHI

Final Score

1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final SOG
Flyers
(21-16-6)
0 0 1 1 40
Sabres
(16-15-9)
0 3 1 4 27

Game Summary

Event Summary

Top Notes

  • Anders Nilsson made 39 saves in the win tonight, improving his record at home this season to 5-1-1 with a .947 save percentage and a 1.84 goals-against average.
    • Nilsson, who improved to 7-3-4 on the season with the win, now ranks fifth in the NHL with a .930 save percentage.
  • With three points tonight (1+2), Sam Reinhart tied the career-best mark he set a year ago today with a hat trick at Winnipeg on Jan. 10, 2016.
    • Reinhart now has 12 points (3+9) in his last 10 games, including points in four straight home games (1+5).
  • Ryan O’Reilly tallied two assist tonight and now has two points in each of his last three games since returning from injury.
    • O’Reilly has eight points (2+6) in his last seven home games and seven points (1+6) in his last six games overall.
  • Evander Kane’s goal gives him sole possession of the team lead with nine even-strength goals in 29 games this season.
  • With an empty net goal tonight, Marcus Foligno now has a point in four straight home games (3+1).

Today’s Goaltenders

Today’s Stats
Team Goaltender Decision SV% GAA
Flyers Mason L .885 3.17
Sabres Nilsson W .975 1.00

 

Updated Season Stats
Team Goaltender Record SV% GAA
Flyers Mason 14-14-6 .903 3.09
Sabres Nilsson 7-3-4 .930 2.37

Post-Game Audio

Sabres head coach Dan Bylsma

Sabres forward William Carrier

Sabres forward Ryan O’Reilly

Sabres forward Sam Reinhart

Sabres goaltender Anders Nilsson

Flyers head coach Dave Hakstol

Flyers forward Claude Giroux

Flyers forward Brayden Schenn

Flyers defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere

Flyers defenseman Andrew MacDonald

Flyers goaltender Steve Mason