2–8

Final

BUF leads 4–2

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
PHI	0	1	1	2
BUF	5	1	2	8

Flyers at Sabres — First Round Game 2

Sabres, First Round Game 2, beat Flyers 8–2 at KeyBank Center on April 24, 2006.

🗓 Mon, Apr 24, 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

Game 2

2–8

Final · BUF

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

J-P Dumont

3 G, 1 A

3 shots · 18:16 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Jason Pominville

3 G, 1 A

3 shots · 07:44 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Paul Gaustad

3 A

2 shots · 11:11 TOI

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ J-P Dumont Go-ahead 1st · 01:41

Unassisted · beat Robert Esche

0–1

⚔️ Chris Drury PP 1st · 03:00

Assists: Tim Connolly, Brian Campbell · beat Robert Esche

0–2

⚔️ Ales Kotalik 1st · 12:26

Assists: Tim Connolly, Toni Lydman · beat Robert Esche

0–3

⚔️ Jason Pominville 1st · 14:36

Assists: Paul Gaustad, Jay McKee · beat Robert Esche

0–4

⚔️ J-P Dumont PP 1st · 19:46

Assists: Daniel Brière, Jason Pominville · beat Robert Esche

0–5

2nd period

🔔 Simon Gagne 2nd · 00:58

Assists: Peter Forsberg, Derian Hatcher · beat Ryan Miller

1–5

⚔️ J-P Dumont PP 2nd · 09:42

Assists: Daniel Brière, Chris Drury · beat Antero Niittymaki

1–6

3rd period

🔔 Petr Nedved 3rd · 05:47

Assists: Eric Desjardins · beat Ryan Miller

2–6

⚔️ Jason Pominville 3rd · 08:35

Assists: Teppo Numminen, Paul Gaustad · beat Antero Niittymaki

2–7

⚔️ Jason Pominville 3rd · 18:42

Assists: Paul Gaustad, J-P Dumont · beat Antero Niittymaki

2–8

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🔔PHI BUF⚔️

22 Shots on goal 28

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 3/12

12 Hits 7

8 Blocked shots 14

3 Takeaways 3

13 Giveaways 14

61 Penalty minutes 12

PHI shooting 9.1% (2/22) BUF shooting 28.6% (8/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🔔Flyers

Antero Niittymaki

15/18

.833 SV% · 3 GA · 40:00 TOI

Robert Esche

5/10

.500 SV% · 5 GA · 19:49 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

20/22

.909 SV% · 2 GA · 59:22 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–5

Flyers

Flyers: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–6

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 · Richards · Kapanen 18:16

L2 Forsberg · Nedved · Knuble 15:12

L3 Savage · Handzus · Radivojevic 13:40

L4 Eager · Carter · Dimitrakos 9:21

D1 Pitkanen · Desjardins 24:02

D2 Hatcher · Meyer 21:02

D3 Rathje · Gauthier 9:28

⚔️Sabres

L1 Connolly · Roy · Afinogenov 19:12

L2 Drury · Brière · Dumont 18:00

L3 Hecht · Kotalik · Grier 15:45

L4 Vanek · Gaustad · Pominville 11:11

D1 Numminen · Lydman 21:12

D2 Campbell · Tallinder 17:04

D3 Kalinin · McKee 13:30

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

Apr 22, 2006

🔔PHI @ ⚔️BUF

2–3 (OT) · Sabres won

2–1 (SO) · Sabres won

❓ PHI vs BUF, answered

Who won Flyers vs Sabres on April 24, 2006?

Sabres won 8–2.

What was the final score of Flyers vs Sabres?

The final score was Flyers 2, Sabres 8.

Who scored for Flyers?

Petr Nedved, Simon Gagne.

Who scored for Sabres?

J-P Dumont (3), Jason Pominville (3), Ales Kotalik, Chris Drury.

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Antero Niittymaki made 15 saves on 18 shots (.833 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 20 saves on 22 shots (.909 save percentage).

Where is Flyers vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres 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

🔔Flyers

Previous game · Apr 22

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Apr 22

Also on April 24, 2006

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