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2006-07 regular season

Flyers at Sabres

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0

Sabres beat Flyers 9–1 at KeyBank Center on October 17, 2006.

PHI – BUF
38–37
Shots on goal
0/5–3/6
Power play
11–13
Hits
11–19
Blocked shots
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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 ⚔️ BUF
Maxim Afinogenov
1 G, 4 A
4 shots · 13:33 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Thomas Vanek
2 G, 2 A
4 shots · 12:39 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Ryan Miller
37 saves
0.974 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

10 goals · in order
2nd period
⚔️ Thomas Vanek Go-ahead 2nd · 00:37
Assists: Teppo Numminen, Maxim Afinogenov · beat Robert Esche
0–1
⚔️ Jaroslav Spacek PP 2nd · 10:10
Assists: Daniel Brière, Teppo Numminen · beat Robert Esche
0–2
⚔️ Chris Drury PP 2nd · 11:23
Assists: Paul Gaustad, Daniel Brière · beat Robert Esche
0–3
⚔️ Derek Roy 2nd · 14:56
Assists: Thomas Vanek · beat Robert Esche
0–4
⚔️ Henrik Tallinder 2nd · 16:32
Assists: Toni Lydman, Maxim Afinogenov · beat Robert Esche
0–5
⚔️ Maxim Afinogenov PP 2nd · 17:26
Assists: Ales Kotalik · beat Robert Esche
0–6
3rd period
🔔 Jeff Carter 3rd · 01:22
Assists: Randy Robitaille, Robert Esche · beat Ryan Miller
1–6
⚔️ Derek Roy 3rd · 01:46
Assists: Maxim Afinogenov, Thomas Vanek · beat Robert Esche
1–7
⚔️ Jiri Novotny 3rd · 03:21
Assists: Ales Kotalik, Toni Lydman · beat Robert Esche
1–8
⚔️ Thomas Vanek 3rd · 04:55
Assists: Maxim Afinogenov, Brian Campbell · beat Robert Esche
1–9

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🔔Flyers
L1 Gagne · Richards · Kapanen 16:53
L2 Sanderson · Forsberg · Knuble 16:32
L3 Calder · Carter · Umberger 15:09
L4 Kane · Nedved · Robitaille 10:51
D1 Hatcher · Pitkanen 22:53
D2 Baumgartner · Gauthier 18:48
D3 Jones · Meyer 14:35
⚔️Sabres
L1 Hecht · Brière · Drury 17:22
L2 Roy · Gaustad · Pominville 14:18
L3 Vanek · Afinogenov · Kotalik 12:44
L4 Peters · Mair · Novotny 12:06
D1 Spacek · Tallinder 21:49
D2 Kalinin · Lydman 19:24
D3 Numminen · Campbell 18:22

Team stats

Away left · home right
🔔PHI BUF⚔️
38 Shots on goal 37
0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 3/6
11 Hits 13
11 Blocked shots 19
0 Takeaways 7
11 Giveaways 9
16 Penalty minutes 14
PHI shooting 2.6% (1/38) BUF shooting 24.3% (9/37)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🔔Flyers
Robert Esche
28/37
.757 SV% · 9 GA · 59:57 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Ryan Miller
37/38
.974 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Flyers
Flyers — tied after 1st: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

All →
Sabres lead the season series 1–0
May 22006 ⚔️BUF @ 🔔PHI 7–1 Apr 302006 🔔PHI @ ⚔️BUF 0–3 Apr 282006 ⚔️BUF @ 🔔PHI 4–5 Apr 262006 ⚔️BUF @ 🔔PHI 2–4 Apr 242006 🔔PHI @ ⚔️BUF 2–8
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PHI vs BUF, answered

Who won Flyers vs Sabres on October 17, 2006?

Sabres won 9–1. The final score was Flyers 1, Sabres 9.

Who scored for Flyers?

Jeff Carter.

Who scored for Sabres?

Derek Roy (2), Thomas Vanek (2), Chris Drury, Henrik Tallinder, Jaroslav Spacek, Jiri Novotny, Maxim Afinogenov.

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Robert Esche made 28 saves on 37 shots (.757 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 37 saves on 38 shots (.974 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🔔 Flyers
BeforeOct 14 🔔PHI @ 😈NJD 2–3 AfterOct 19 🔔PHI @ ⚡TBL 1–4
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeOct 14 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 4–7 AfterOct 20 🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF 4–5
Also on October 17
🔥CGY 4–5 🇨🇦MTL 🌵PHX 5–2 🎵STL 🐋VAN 1–2 🛢️EDM ⭐DAL 0–2 🦈SJS
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