5–4

Final / OT

PHI leads 4–1

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
BUF	0	0	0	0	5
PHI	0	0	0	0	4

Sabres at Flyers — Second Round Game 4

Sabres, Second Round Game 4, beat Flyers 5–4 in overtime at Wells Fargo Center on May 9, 1997.

🗓 Fri, May 9, 1997 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia 🏒 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 4

5–4

OT · BUF

Game 5

6–3

Final · PHI

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Derek Plante

1 G, 3 A

3 shots · +3

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Michal Grosek

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Donald Audette

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · -1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF PHI🔔

25 Shots on goal 43

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/8

26 Penalty minutes 10

BUF shooting 20.0% (5/25) PHI shooting 9.3% (4/43)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Steve Shields

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 66:24 TOI

🔔Flyers

Garth Snow

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 66:24 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 50-31-11 (54% win rate, 92 games)

Flyers

Flyers — tied after 1st: 59-23-8 (66% win rate, 90 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 50-31-11 (54% win rate, 92 games)

Flyers

Flyers — tied after 2nd: 59-23-8 (66% win rate, 90 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

2–3 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs PHI, answered

Who won Sabres vs Flyers on May 9, 1997?

Sabres won 5–4 in overtime.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Flyers?

The final score was Sabres 5, Flyers 4, in overtime.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

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

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Garth Snow made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Flyers played?

At Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, the Flyers home rink.

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

⚔️Sabres

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🔔Flyers

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