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2005-06 regular season

Sabres at Flyers

🗓 📍 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 3–0

Sabres beat Flyers 6–5 at Wells Fargo Center on March 11, 2006.

BUF – PHI
39–21
Shots on goal
2/7–0/3
Power play
11–11
Hits
12–13
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Jochen Hecht
1 G, 3 A
4 shots · 18:36 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Daniel Brière
1 G, 2 A
4 shots · 20:03 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
J-P Dumont
1 G, 2 A
4 shots · 20:09 TOI

Scoring

11 goals · in order
1st period
🔔 Mike Knuble Go-ahead 1st · 03:50
Assists: R.J. Umberger · beat Ryan Miller
0–1
🔔 Sami Kapanen SH 1st · 10:32
Unassisted · beat Ryan Miller
0–2
2nd period
⚔️ J-P Dumont 2nd · 00:15
Assists: Jochen Hecht, Teppo Numminen · beat Antero Niittymaki
1–2
⚔️ Jochen Hecht Tying 2nd · 04:42
Assists: J-P Dumont, Daniel Brière · beat Antero Niittymaki
2–2
🔔 Brian Savage SH Go-ahead 2nd · 07:51
Assists: Joni Pitkanen · beat Ryan Miller
2–3
⚔️ Daniel Brière PP Tying 2nd · 09:06
Assists: J-P Dumont, Chris Drury · beat Antero Niittymaki
3–3
⚔️ Teppo Numminen Go-ahead 2nd · 12:13
Assists: Jochen Hecht, Daniel Brière · beat Antero Niittymaki
4–3
🔔 Simon Gagne Tying 2nd · 15:47
Assists: Sami Kapanen · beat Ryan Miller
4–4
🔔 Mike Richards Go-ahead 2nd · 19:29
Assists: Branko Radivojevic, Donald Brashear · beat Ryan Miller
4–5
3rd period
⚔️ Chris Drury PP Tying 3rd · 05:06
Assists: Tim Connolly, Ales Kotalik · beat Antero Niittymaki
5–5
⚔️ Mike Grier Go-ahead 3rd · 19:55
Assists: Derek Roy, Jochen Hecht · beat Antero Niittymaki
6–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Brière · Hecht · Dumont 20:03
L2 Connolly · Drury · Pominville 15:35
L3 Roy · Kotalik · Afinogenov 14:13
L4 Vanek · Gaustad · Grier 11:40
D1 Lydman · Tallinder 24:22
D2 Numminen · Kalinin 19:00
D3 McKee · Campbell 10:54
🔔Flyers
L1 Gagne · Richards · Forsberg 17:02
L2 Nedved · Carter · Knuble 15:45
L3 Umberger · Radivojevic · Kapanen 12:49
L4 Brashear · Savage · Dimitrakos 11:26
D1 Pitkanen · Desjardins 23:50
D2 Rathje · Gauthier 20:26
D3 Meyer · Jones 14:10

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF PHI🔔
39 Shots on goal 21
2/7 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3
11 Hits 11
12 Blocked shots 13
3 Takeaways 9
7 Giveaways 15
6 Penalty minutes 14
BUF shooting 15.4% (6/39) PHI shooting 23.8% (5/21)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Ryan Miller
15/20
.750 SV% · 5 GA · 40:00 TOI
Martin Biron Shutout
1/1
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 20:00 TOI
🔔Flyers
Antero Niittymaki
33/39
.846 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–2
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)
Flyers
Flyers — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)
After 2nd — 4–5
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 6-5-2 (46% win rate, 13 games)
Flyers
Flyers — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 12-2-3 (71% win rate, 17 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 3–0
Feb 22006 🔔PHI @ ⚔️BUF 2–4 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
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Who won Sabres vs Flyers on March 11, 2006?

Sabres won 6–5. The final score was Sabres 6, Flyers 5.

Who scored for Sabres?

Chris Drury, Daniel Brière, J-P Dumont, Jochen Hecht, Mike Grier, Teppo Numminen.

Who scored for Flyers?

Brian Savage, Mike Knuble, Mike Richards, Sami Kapanen, Simon Gagne.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 15 saves on 20 shots (.750 save percentage).

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Antero Niittymaki made 33 saves on 39 shots (.846 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?

Sabres lead the season series 3–0 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeMar 9 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 5–8 AfterMar 12 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 2–6
🔔 Flyers
BeforeMar 8 🌪️CAR @ 🔔PHI 2–3 AfterMar 12 🔔PHI @ 🐧PIT 0–2
Also on March 11
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