Flyers 4–2 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Apr 7, 2006)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🔔 PHI

Simon Gagne

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · 20:12 TOI

2nd star 🔔 PHI

Mike Knuble

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 16:47 TOI

3rd star 🔔 PHI

R.J. Umberger

1 G

3 shots · 16:11 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🔔 R.J. Umberger Go-ahead 1st · 01:32

Assists: Jeff Carter, Niko Dimitrakos · beat Ryan Miller

1–0

🔔 Simon Gagne 1st · 09:06

Assists: Mike Richards, Mike Knuble · beat Ryan Miller

2–0

2nd period

⚔️ Tim Connolly PP 2nd · 00:59

Unassisted · beat Robert Esche

2–1

🔔 Eric Desjardins PP 2nd · 09:07

Assists: Freddy Meyer, Simon Gagne · beat Ryan Miller

3–1

⚔️ Ales Kotalik 2nd · 17:58

Assists: Maxim Afinogenov, Rory Fitzpatrick · beat Robert Esche

3–2

3rd period

🔔 Mike Knuble 3rd · 15:50

Assists: Joni Pitkanen, Simon Gagne · beat Ryan Miller

4–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🔔Flyers

L1 Gagne · Handzus · Kapanen 19:31

L2 Richards · Dimitrakos · Knuble 16:47

L3 Carter · Umberger · Radivojevic 16:11

L4 Savage · Brashear · Potulny 6:23

D1 Desjardins · Pitkanen 22:25

D2 Hatcher · Gauthier 18:48

D3 Rathje · Meyer 16:56

⚔️Sabres

L1 Brière · Connolly · Afinogenov 19:59

L2 Drury · Roy · Kotalik 17:34

L3 Vanek · Grier · Dumont 14:35

L4 Peters · Gaustad · Mair 6:57

D1 Campbell · Tallinder 20:58

D2 McKee · Lydman 20:31

D3 Fitzpatrick · Kalinin 15:52

Team stats

Away left · home right

🔔PHI BUF⚔️

34 Shots on goal 22

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

17 Hits 22

15 Blocked shots 19

6 Takeaways 2

7 Giveaways 23

8 Penalty minutes 10

PHI shooting 11.8% (4/34) BUF shooting 9.1% (2/22)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🔔Flyers

Robert Esche

20/22

.909 SV% · 2 GA · 59:55 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

30/34

.882 SV% · 4 GA · 59:06 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Flyers

Flyers — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 4-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 3-3 (50% win rate, 6 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

Flyers

Flyers — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 14-3-4 (67% win rate, 21 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 8-7-2 (47% win rate, 17 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 3–1

Mar 112006 ⚔️BUF @ 🔔PHI 6–5 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

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Who won Flyers vs Sabres on April 7, 2006?

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

Who scored for Flyers?

Eric Desjardins, Mike Knuble, R.J. Umberger, Simon Gagne.

Who scored for Sabres?

Ales Kotalik, Tim Connolly.

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Robert Esche made 20 saves on 22 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 30 saves on 34 shots (.882 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 3–1 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🔔 Flyers

BeforeApr 4 🔔PHI @ 🗽NYR 2–3 AfterApr 8 🍁TOR @ 🔔PHI 5–2

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeApr 5 🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF 4–5 AfterApr 8 ⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT 6–2

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