2–3

Final

BUF leads 4–1

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

Sabres at Flyers — First Round Game 2

Flyers, First Round Game 2, beat Sabres 3–2 at Wells Fargo Center on April 24, 1998.

🗓 Fri, Apr 24, 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

Game 2

2–3

Final · PHI

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🔔 PHI

Eric Lindros

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · 28:43 TOI · +1

2nd star 🔔 PHI

John LeClair

1 G

7 shots · 24:02 TOI

3rd star 🔔 PHI

Chris Gratton

1 G

6 shots · 13:35 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF PHI🔔

27 Shots on goal 38

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/10

12 Hits 19

13 Blocked shots 10

14 Takeaways 14

18 Giveaways 16

54 Penalty minutes 14

BUF shooting 7.4% (2/27) PHI shooting 7.9% (3/38)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

35/38

.921 SV% · 3 GA · 59:56 TOI

🔔Flyers

Sean Burke

25/27

.926 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 46-28-9 (55% win rate, 83 games)

Flyers

Flyers — tied after 1st: 47-29-7 (57% win rate, 83 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 46-28-9 (55% win rate, 83 games)

Flyers

Flyers — tied after 2nd: 47-29-7 (57% win rate, 83 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Plante · Brown · Audette 17:42

L2 Sanderson · Grosek · Holzinger 16:39

L3 Ward · Barnaby · Varada 14:55

L4 Primeau · Satan · Ray 4:45

D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 27:14

D2 Shannon · Wilson 19:30

D3 Woolley · Boughner 10:02

🔔Flyers

L1 LeClair · Lindros · Brind'Amour 24:02

L2 Zubrus · Gratton · Klatt 15:07

L3 Forbes · Podein · Daigle 11:53

L4 Otto · Druce 7:46

D1 Desjardins · Mcgillis 29:06

D2 Babych · Therien 24:14

D3 Richardson · Samuelsson 5:17

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

1–1 (OT) · Sabres won

Nov 26, 1997

🔔PHI @ ⚔️BUF

3–1 · Flyers won

❓ BUF vs PHI, answered

Who won Sabres vs Flyers on April 24, 1998?

Flyers won 3–2.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Flyers?

The final score was Sabres 2, Flyers 3.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 35 saves on 38 shots (.921 save percentage).

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Sean Burke made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 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 22

🔔Flyers

Previous game · Apr 22

Also on April 24, 1998

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