⚔️ Away Sabres 1-3 in series
2–5
Final
PHI leads 4–1
🔔 Home Flyers 3-1 in series
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
BUF 1012
PHI 1225

Sabres at Flyers — First Round Game 5

Flyers, First Round Game 5, beat Sabres 5–2 at Wells Fargo Center on April 20, 2000.

🗓 Thu, Apr 20, 2000 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia 🏒 1999-00 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

BUF vs PHI · PHI leads 4–1 Full series →
Game 1
2–3
Final · PHI
Game 2
1–2
Final · PHI
Game 3
2–0
Final · PHI
Game 4
2–3
OT · BUF
Game 5
2–5
Final · PHI

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🔔 PHI
Rick Tocchet
3 A
2 shots · 14:14 TOI · +1
2nd star 🔔 PHI
Daymond Langkow
2 G
5 shots · 15:07 TOI · +1
3rd star 🔔 PHI
Dan Mcgillis
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 20:59 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Richard Smehlik Go-ahead 1st · 08:44
Assists: Vladimir Tsyplakov, Michael Peca
1–0
🔔 Dan Mcgillis Tying 1st · 19:52
Assists: Eric Desjardins, Rick Tocchet
1–1
2nd period
🔔 John LeClair PP Go-ahead 2nd · 09:47
Assists: Keith Primeau, Dan Mcgillis
1–2
🔔 Daymond Langkow 2nd · 12:52
Assists: Rick Tocchet, Simon Gagne
1–3
3rd period
⚔️ Stu Barnes PP 3rd · 03:34
Assists: Miroslav Satan, Maxim Afinogenov
2–3
🔔 Simon Gagne PP 3rd · 09:55
Assists: Eric Desjardins, Rick Tocchet
2–4
🔔 Daymond Langkow PP Empty net 3rd · 19:59
Unassisted
2–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF PHI🔔
22 Shots on goal 37
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 3/5
17 Hits 25
15 Blocked shots 21
11 Takeaways 17
15 Giveaways 17
12 Penalty minutes 6
BUF shooting 9.1% (2/22) PHI shooting 13.5% (5/37)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Dominik Hasek
32/36
.889 SV% · 4 GA · 58:19 TOI
🔔Flyers
Brian Boucher
20/22
.909 SV% · 2 GA · 59:54 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 42-35-9 (49% win rate, 86 games)
Flyers
Flyers — tied after 1st: 53-22-11 (62% win rate, 86 games)
After 2nd — 1–3
Sabres
Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.
Flyers
Flyers: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Peca · Brown · Satan 17:46
L2 Ward · Barnes · Gilmour 16:39
L3 Tsyplakov · Gratton · Varada 13:56
L4 Sanderson · Taylor · Afinogenov 11:52
D1 Warrener · Smehlik 22:37
D2 Grand-Pierre · Woolley 19:08
D3 Patrick · Holland 16:04
🔔Flyers
L1 LeClair · Primeau · Recchi 20:37
L2 Langkow · White · Tocchet 14:35
L3 Zelepukin · Gagne · Jones 13:21
L4 Berube · Manderville · Hull 10:39
D1 Desjardins · Mcgillis 22:32
D2 Delmore · Therien 20:22
D3 Richardson · Eaton 17:04

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →
Apr 18, 2000
🔔PHI @ ⚔️BUF
2–3 (OT) · Sabres won
Apr 16, 2000
🔔PHI @ ⚔️BUF
2–0 · Flyers won
Apr 14, 2000
⚔️BUF @ 🔔PHI
1–2 · Flyers won
Apr 13, 2000
⚔️BUF @ 🔔PHI
2–3 · Flyers won
Feb 12, 2000
⚔️BUF @ 🔔PHI
2–3 (OT) · Flyers won

❓ BUF vs PHI, answered

Who won Sabres vs Flyers on April 20, 2000?

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?

Richard Smehlik, Stu Barnes.

Who scored for Flyers?

Daymond Langkow (2), Dan Mcgillis, John LeClair, Simon Gagne.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 32 saves on 36 shots (.889 save percentage).

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Brian Boucher made 20 saves on 22 shots (.909 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Flyers played?

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

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 · Apr 18
🔔PHI @ ⚔️BUF
2–3 · BUF won
Next game · Oct 5
🪶CHI @ ⚔️BUF
2–4 · BUF won
🔔Flyers
Previous game · Apr 18
🔔PHI @ ⚔️BUF
2–3 · BUF won
Next game · Apr 27
🐧PIT @ 🔔PHI
2–0 · PIT won
Also on April 20, 2000
😈NJD @ 🐆FLA
4–1 final
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