7–1

Final

BUF leads 4–2

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	3	3	1	7
PHI	0	1	0	1

Sabres at Flyers — First Round Game 6

Sabres, First Round Game 6, beat Flyers 7–1 at Wells Fargo Center on May 2, 2006.

🗓 Tue, May 2, 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 6

7–1

Final · BUF

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Chris Drury

2 G, 2 A

4 shots · 16:41 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Mike Grier

1 G, 3 A

5 shots · 15:01 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Derek Roy

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · 16:40 TOI

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Mike Grier Go-ahead 1st · 11:16

Assists: Chris Drury, Derek Roy · beat Robert Esche

1–0

⚔️ Ales Kotalik 1st · 17:34

Assists: Jason Pominville, Tim Connolly · beat Robert Esche

2–0

⚔️ Derek Roy 1st · 19:27

Assists: Mike Grier, Chris Drury · beat Robert Esche

3–0

2nd period

⚔️ Jason Pominville 2nd · 03:05

Assists: Toni Lydman, Henrik Tallinder · beat Robert Esche

4–0

⚔️ Maxim Afinogenov 2nd · 07:19

Assists: Daniel Brière, J-P Dumont · beat Robert Esche

5–0

🔔 Branko Radivojevic 2nd · 18:57

Assists: Michal Handzus, Mike Richards · beat Ryan Miller

5–1

⚔️ Chris Drury 2nd · 19:46

Assists: Derek Roy, Mike Grier · beat Antero Niittymaki

6–1

3rd period

⚔️ Chris Drury SH 3rd · 02:12

Assists: Mike Grier · beat Antero Niittymaki

7–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF PHI🔔

28 Shots on goal 22

8 Hits 14

15 Blocked shots 9

13 Takeaways 12

6 Giveaways 22

10 Penalty minutes 6

BUF shooting 25.0% (7/28) PHI shooting 4.5% (1/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

21/22

.955 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔔Flyers

Robert Esche

12/17

.706 SV% · 5 GA · 27:19 TOI

Antero Niittymaki

9/11

.818 SV% · 2 GA · 32:41 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–0

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Flyers

Flyers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 6–1

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Flyers

Flyers: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Connolly · Drury · Roy 16:41

L2 Gaustad · Pominville · Grier 15:42

L3 Brière · Kotalik · Afinogenov 13:09

L4 Pyatt · Vanek · Dumont 12:33

D1 Lydman · McKee 21:16

D2 Tallinder · Numminen 20:15

D3 Campbell · Kalinin 16:10

🔔Flyers

L1 Gagne · Forsberg · Knuble 19:32

L2 Nedved · Richards · Kapanen 15:51

L3 Savage · Handzus · Carter 14:24

L4 Eager · Umberger · Radivojevic 10:30

D1 Pitkanen · Meyer 21:46

D2 Desjardins · Gauthier 19:36

D3 Hatcher · Rathje 16:02

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

2–3 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs PHI, answered

Who won Sabres vs Flyers on May 2, 2006?

Sabres won 7–1.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Flyers?

The final score was Sabres 7, Flyers 1.

Who scored for Sabres?

Chris Drury (2), Ales Kotalik, Derek Roy, Jason Pominville, Maxim Afinogenov, Mike Grier.

Who scored for Flyers?

Branko Radivojevic.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 21 saves on 22 shots (.955 save percentage).

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Robert Esche made 12 saves on 17 shots (.706 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 30

🔔Flyers

Previous game · Apr 30

Also on May 2, 2006

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