3–2

Final

BUF leads 4–1

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

Sabres at Flyers — First Round Game 1

Sabres, First Round Game 1, beat Flyers 3–2 at Wells Fargo Center on April 22, 1998.

🗓 Wed, Apr 22, 1998 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia 🏒 1997-98 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

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

Game 1

3–2

Final · BUF

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Donald Audette

1 G

3 shots · 09:26 TOI · -1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Michal Grosek

1 G

2 shots · 12:50 TOI · +1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Wayne Primeau

1 G

1 shots · 09:51 TOI · +3

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF PHI🔔

25 Shots on goal 24

16 Hits 22

16 Blocked shots 6

21 Takeaways 7

13 Giveaways 24

14 Penalty minutes 8

BUF shooting 12.0% (3/25) PHI shooting 8.3% (2/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

22/24

.917 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔔Flyers

Sean Burke

22/25

.880 SV% · 3 GA · 59:54 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 45-28-9 (55% win rate, 82 games)

Flyers

Flyers — tied after 1st: 47-28-7 (57% win rate, 82 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 45-28-9 (55% win rate, 82 games)

Flyers

Flyers — tied after 2nd: 47-28-7 (57% win rate, 82 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Ward · Plante · Brown 19:14

L2 Sanderson · Barnaby · Varada 15:40

L3 Grosek · Holzinger · Primeau 12:50

L4 Satan · Audette · Ray 9:26

D1 Shannon · Zhitnik 25:38

D2 Smehlik · Wilson 22:55

D3 Woolley · Boughner 10:52

🔔Flyers

L1 LeClair · Brind'Amour · Lindros 25:33

L2 Zubrus · Gratton · Klatt 15:33

L3 Podein · Forbes · Daigle 12:38

L4 Sillinger · Otto · Lacroix 6:36

D1 Desjardins · Mcgillis 28:50

D2 Therien · Babych 19:34

D3 Svoboda · Richardson 10:10

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

1–1 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs PHI, answered

Who won Sabres vs Flyers on April 22, 1998?

Sabres won 3–2.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Flyers?

The final score was Sabres 3, Flyers 2.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 22 saves on 24 shots (.917 save percentage).

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Sean Burke made 22 saves on 25 shots (.880 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

Previous game · Apr 19

🔔Flyers

Previous game · Apr 19

Also on April 22, 1998

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