2–3

Final / OT

BUF leads 4–2

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

Flyers at Sabres — First Round Game 1

Sabres, First Round Game 1, beat Flyers 3–2 in overtime at KeyBank Center on April 22, 2006.

🗓 Sat, Apr 22, 2006 · 18:00 CDT 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2005-06 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

PHI vs BUF · BUF leads 4–2 Full series →

Game 1

2–3

OT · BUF

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Daniel Brière

1 G, 1 A

14 shots · 30:38 TOI

2nd star 🔔 PHI

Mike Knuble

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · 26:16 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Tim Connolly

1 G

6 shots · 25:46 TOI

4rd star ⚔️ BUF

Ryan Miller

30 saves

0.938 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Tim Connolly Go-ahead 1st · 05:20

Unassisted · beat Robert Esche

0–1

2nd period

⚔️ Jay McKee 2nd · 04:33

Assists: Brian Campbell, Daniel Brière · beat Robert Esche

0–2

🔔 Mike Knuble 2nd · 16:34

Assists: Denis Gauthier, Eric Desjardins · beat Ryan Miller

1–2

3rd period

🔔 Simon Gagne PP Tying 3rd · 18:09

Assists: Mike Knuble, Peter Forsberg · beat Ryan Miller

2–2

Overtime

⚔️ Daniel Brière Go-ahead OT · 07:31

Assists: Jochen Hecht · beat Robert Esche

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🔔PHI BUF⚔️

32 Shots on goal 58

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/9

27 Hits 43

21 Blocked shots 27

5 Takeaways 6

25 Giveaways 27

28 Penalty minutes 20

PHI shooting 6.2% (2/32) BUF shooting 5.2% (3/58)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🔔Flyers

Robert Esche

55/58

.948 SV% · 3 GA · 87:25 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

30/32

.938 SV% · 2 GA · 87:11 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Flyers

Flyers: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–2

Flyers

Flyers: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🔔Flyers

L1 Gagne · Kapanen · Knuble 27:58

L2 Forsberg · Nedved · Handzus 25:19

L3 Savage · Carter · Richards 18:14

L4 Brashear · Umberger · Dimitrakos 15:35

D1 Pitkanen · Desjardins 33:04

D2 Hatcher · Gauthier 29:18

D3 Rathje · Meyer 24:34

⚔️Sabres

L1 Brière · Drury · Roy 29:57

L2 Connolly · Afinogenov · Dumont 25:07

L3 Hecht · Grier · Kotalik 23:13

L4 Vanek · Gaustad · Pominville 12:50

D1 Numminen · Lydman 27:44

D2 Kalinin · Campbell 27:22

D3 Tallinder · McKee 25:10

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

2–1 (SO) · Sabres won

Jan 24, 2004

⚔️BUF @ 🔔PHI

1–2 · Flyers won

❓ PHI vs BUF, answered

Who won Flyers vs Sabres on April 22, 2006?

Sabres won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Flyers vs Sabres?

The final score was Flyers 2, Sabres 3, in overtime.

Who scored for Flyers?

Mike Knuble, Simon Gagne.

Who scored for Sabres?

Daniel Brière, Jay McKee, Tim Connolly.

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Robert Esche made 55 saves on 58 shots (.948 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 30 saves on 32 shots (.938 save percentage).

Where is Flyers vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🔔Flyers

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⚔️Sabres

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