2–5

Final

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

Sabres at Flyers

Flyers beat Sabres 5–2 at Wells Fargo Center on October 17, 1999.

🗓 Sun, Oct 17, 1999 · 18:00 CDT 📍 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia 🏒 1999-00 🔁 Flyers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🔔 PHI

Mark Recchi

3 A

4 shots · 19:57 TOI · -1

2nd star 🔔 PHI

Simon Gagne

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 14:00 TOI · -1

3rd star 🔔 PHI

Eric Desjardins

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 24:17 TOI

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🔔 Simon Gagne PP Go-ahead 1st · 07:39

Assists: Mark Recchi, Eric Desjardins · beat Dwayne Roloson

0–1

2nd period

⚔️ Erik Rasmussen Tying 2nd · 04:16

Assists: Michael Peca · beat John Vanbiesbrouck

1–1

⚔️ Michal Grosek Go-ahead 2nd · 05:33

Assists: James Patrick, Jay McKee · beat John Vanbiesbrouck

2–1

🔔 John LeClair PP Tying 2nd · 10:48

Assists: Simon Gagne, Mark Recchi · beat Dwayne Roloson

2–2

3rd period

🔔 Eric Lindros Go-ahead 3rd · 07:03

Assists: Mikael Renberg, Dan Mcgillis · beat Dwayne Roloson

2–3

🔔 Valeri Zelepukin 3rd · 07:24

Assists: Daymond Langkow, Karl Dykhuis · beat Dwayne Roloson

2–4

🔔 Eric Desjardins PP 3rd · 14:50

Assists: Mark Recchi, Daymond Langkow · beat Dwayne Roloson

2–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF PHI🔔

15 Shots on goal 34

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 3/9

31 Hits 26

15 Blocked shots 8

9 Takeaways 9

23 Giveaways 19

39 Penalty minutes 39

BUF shooting 13.3% (2/15) PHI shooting 14.7% (5/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Dwayne Roloson

29/34

.853 SV% · 5 GA · 59:54 TOI

🔔Flyers

John Vanbiesbrouck

13/15

.867 SV% · 2 GA · 59:55 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Flyers

Flyers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–2

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 1-3-1 (20% win rate, 5 games)

Flyers

Flyers — tied after 2nd: 1-4-1 (17% win rate, 6 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Peca · Brown · Varada 17:52

L2 Barnes · Rasmussen · Satan 16:47

L3 Grosek · Pittis · Primeau 11:44

L4 Kruse · Holzinger · Ray 5:38

D1 Smehlik · McKee 21:30

D2 Zhitnik · Woolley 19:00

D3 Patrick · Grand-Pierre 14:04

🔔Flyers

L1 LeClair · Lindros · Recchi 19:57

L2 Zelepukin · Gagne · Langkow 15:37

L3 Renberg · McCarthy · Andersson 11:32

L4 Berube · Bureau · Hull 9:06

D1 Desjardins · Mcgillis 21:32

D2 Burt · Eaton 15:32

D3 Richardson · Dykhuis 11:58

⚔️ Last meetings

Flyers lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

Apr 13, 1999

⚔️BUF @ 🔔PHI

2–2 (OT) · Sabres won

Mar 7, 1999

🔔PHI @ ⚔️BUF

1–1 (OT) · Flyers won

2–2 (OT) · Sabres won

May 1, 1998

⚔️BUF @ 🔔PHI

3–2 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs PHI, answered

Who won Sabres vs Flyers on October 17, 1999?

Flyers won 5–2.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Flyers?

The final score was Sabres 2, Flyers 5.

Who scored for Sabres?

Erik Rasmussen, Michal Grosek.

Who scored for Flyers?

Eric Desjardins, Eric Lindros, John LeClair, Simon Gagne, Valeri Zelepukin.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dwayne Roloson made 29 saves on 34 shots (.853 save percentage).

How did the Flyers goalie play?

John Vanbiesbrouck made 13 saves on 15 shots (.867 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Flyers played?

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

What is the Sabres vs Flyers season series?

Flyers lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Oct 16

🔔Flyers

Previous game · Oct 16

Also on October 17, 1999

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