4–5

Final

BUF leads 4–2

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	2	0	2	4
PHI	1	1	3	5

Sabres at Flyers — First Round Game 4

Flyers, First Round Game 4, beat Sabres 5–4 at Wells Fargo Center on April 28, 2006.

🗓 Fri, Apr 28, 2006 · 18:00 CDT 📍 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia 🏒 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 4

4–5

Final · PHI

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🔔 PHI

Peter Forsberg

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · 20:13 TOI

2nd star 🔔 PHI

Eric Desjardins

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 25:58 TOI

3rd star 🔔 PHI

Joni Pitkanen

2 A

2 shots · 24:05 TOI

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Thomas Vanek PP Go-ahead 1st · 02:34

Assists: Rory Fitzpatrick, Ales Kotalik · beat Robert Esche

1–0

⚔️ Daniel Brière 1st · 10:10

Assists: Henrik Tallinder · beat Robert Esche

2–0

🔔 Eric Desjardins 1st · 12:13

Assists: Peter Forsberg, Joni Pitkanen · beat Ryan Miller

2–1

2nd period

🔔 Peter Forsberg Tying 2nd · 03:26

Assists: Joni Pitkanen · beat Ryan Miller

2–2

3rd period

🔔 Petr Nedved PP Go-ahead 3rd · 03:50

Assists: Freddy Meyer, Eric Desjardins · beat Ryan Miller

2–3

⚔️ Daniel Brière PP Tying 3rd · 06:17

Assists: Chris Drury, Ales Kotalik · beat Robert Esche

3–3

🔔 R.J. Umberger Go-ahead 3rd · 09:51

Unassisted · beat Ryan Miller

3–4

🔔 Peter Forsberg 3rd · 19:11

Unassisted · beat Ryan Miller

3–5

⚔️ Mike Grier SH 3rd · 19:41

Assists: Dmitri Kalinin, Chris Drury · beat Robert Esche

4–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF PHI🔔

30 Shots on goal 33

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/8

15 Hits 19

13 Blocked shots 18

4 Takeaways 8

15 Giveaways 11

16 Penalty minutes 8

BUF shooting 13.3% (4/30) PHI shooting 15.2% (5/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

28/33

.848 SV% · 5 GA · 59:41 TOI

🔔Flyers

Robert Esche

26/30

.867 SV% · 4 GA · 59:57 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Flyers

Flyers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–2

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 54-25-6 (64% win rate, 85 games)

Flyers

Flyers — tied after 2nd: 46-27-12 (54% win rate, 85 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Drury · Connolly · Afinogenov 20:48

L2 Brière · Kotalik · Dumont 16:13

L3 Gaustad · Roy · Grier 12:54

L4 Vanek · Hecht · Pominville 8:59

D1 Lydman · McKee 20:45

D2 Campbell · Tallinder 19:21

D3 Kalinin · Fitzpatrick 16:20

🔔Flyers

L1 Gagne · Forsberg · Knuble 20:36

L2 Handzus · Nedved · Kapanen 15:28

L3 Carter · Richards · Radivojevic 13:38

L4 Savage · Umberger · Dimitrakos 10:47

D1 Desjardins · Pitkanen 25:02

D2 Gauthier · Rathje 17:46

D3 Hatcher · Meyer 14:18

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

2–3 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs PHI, answered

Who won Sabres vs Flyers on April 28, 2006?

Flyers won 5–4.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Flyers?

The final score was Sabres 4, Flyers 5.

Who scored for Sabres?

Daniel Brière (2), Mike Grier, Thomas Vanek.

Who scored for Flyers?

Peter Forsberg (2), Eric Desjardins, Petr Nedved, R.J. Umberger.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 28 saves on 33 shots (.848 save percentage).

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Robert Esche made 26 saves on 30 shots (.867 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Flyers played?

At Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, the Flyers home rink.

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Apr 26

🔔Flyers

Previous game · Apr 26

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