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2005-06 regular season

Flyers at Sabres

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–0

Sabres beat Flyers 4–2 at KeyBank Center on February 2, 2006.

PHI – BUF
23–37
Shots on goal
15–19
Hits
11–12
Blocked shots
0–2
Takeaways
⚔️ Head-to-head

The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Jason Pominville
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 14:56 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Jochen Hecht
1 G
4 shots · 17:59 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Brian Campbell
1 G
4 shots · 20:43 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order
1st period
🔔 Simon Gagne Go-ahead 1st · 12:32
Assists: Petr Nedved · beat Ryan Miller
1–0
⚔️ Taylor Pyatt Tying 1st · 15:22
Assists: Paul Gaustad · beat Robert Esche
1–1
2nd period
⚔️ Brian Campbell Go-ahead 2nd · 05:24
Assists: Derek Roy, Teppo Numminen · beat Robert Esche
1–2
⚔️ Jochen Hecht 2nd · 12:18
Assists: Ales Kotalik, Jason Pominville · beat Robert Esche
1–3
3rd period
🔔 Mike Knuble 3rd · 16:40
Unassisted · beat Ryan Miller
2–3
⚔️ Jason Pominville Empty net 3rd · 19:52
Unassisted
2–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🔔Flyers
L1 Gagne · Handzus · Knuble 18:50
L2 Nedved · Richards · Kapanen 14:27
L3 Savage · Umberger · Carter 12:50
L4 Eager · Brashear · Stevenson 9:05
D1 Hatcher · Meyer 26:24
D2 Pitkanen · Rathje 22:00
D3 Jones · Therien 11:14
⚔️Sabres
L1 Hecht · Kotalik · Afinogenov 17:50
L2 Roy · Drury · Dumont 16:56
L3 Vanek · Pominville · Grier 14:56
L4 Pyatt · Peters · Gaustad 11:40
D1 Numminen · Lydman 22:02
D2 Campbell · Tallinder 19:38
D3 McKee · Fitzpatrick 15:09

Team stats

Away left · home right
🔔PHI BUF⚔️
23 Shots on goal 37
15 Hits 19
11 Blocked shots 12
0 Takeaways 2
6 Giveaways 12
12 Penalty minutes 8
PHI shooting 8.7% (2/23) BUF shooting 10.8% (4/37)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🔔Flyers
Robert Esche
33/36
.917 SV% · 3 GA · 59:17 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Ryan Miller
21/23
.913 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Flyers
Flyers — tied after 1st: 8-5-4 (47% win rate, 17 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 16-8-1 (64% win rate, 25 games)
After 2nd — 1–3
Flyers
Flyers — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 6-0 (100% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 2–0
Dec 192005 ⚔️BUF @ 🔔PHI 2–1 SO Jan 242004 ⚔️BUF @ 🔔PHI 1–2 Jan 132004 🔔PHI @ ⚔️BUF 2–6 Jan 72004 🔔PHI @ ⚔️BUF 1–1 OT Oct 92003 ⚔️BUF @ 🔔PHI 0–2
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Who won Flyers vs Sabres on February 2, 2006?

Sabres won 4–2. The final score was Flyers 2, Sabres 4.

Who scored for Flyers?

Mike Knuble, Simon Gagne.

Who scored for Sabres?

Brian Campbell, Jason Pominville, Jochen Hecht, Taylor Pyatt.

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Robert Esche made 33 saves on 36 shots (.917 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 21 saves on 23 shots (.913 save percentage).

Where is Flyers vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Flyers vs Sabres season series?

Sabres lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🔔 Flyers
BeforeJan 30 🔔PHI @ 🗽NYR 3–2 AfterFeb 4 🗽NYR @ 🔔PHI 4–3
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeJan 31 ⚔️BUF @ 🐦ATL 5–2 AfterFeb 4 🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF 1–2
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