5–3

Final

PHI leads 4–1

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
PHI	0	0	0	5
BUF	0	0	0	3

Flyers at Sabres — Second Round Game 1

Flyers, Second Round Game 1, beat Sabres 5–3 at KeyBank Center on May 3, 1997.

🗓 Sat, May 3, 1997 · 19:00 CDT 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1996-97 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 Second Round — Best of 7

PHI vs BUF · PHI leads 4–1 Full series →

Game 1

5–3

Final · PHI

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🔔 PHI

Rod Brind'Amour

2 G

7 shots · +2

2nd star 🔔 PHI

Shjon Podein

1 G

6 shots · +1

3rd star 🔔 PHI

Dan Kordic

1 G

2 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🔔PHI BUF⚔️

47 Shots on goal 32

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

37 Penalty minutes 37

PHI shooting 10.6% (5/47) BUF shooting 9.4% (3/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🔔Flyers

Garth Snow

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Steve Shields

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:29 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Flyers

Flyers — tied after 1st: 56-23-8 (64% win rate, 87 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 50-28-11 (56% win rate, 89 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Flyers

Flyers — tied after 2nd: 56-23-8 (64% win rate, 87 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 50-28-11 (56% win rate, 89 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

2–3 (OT) · Sabres won

Feb 4, 1997

⚔️BUF @ 🔔PHI

1–1 (OT) · Sabres won

6–5 (OT) · Flyers won

❓ PHI vs BUF, answered

Who won Flyers vs Sabres on May 3, 1997?

Flyers won 5–3.

What was the final score of Flyers vs Sabres?

The final score was Flyers 5, Sabres 3.

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Garth Snow made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Steve Shields made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Flyers vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

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