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2020-21 regular season

Sabres at Flyers

🗓 📍 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia 🔁 Flyers lead the season series 4–1

Flyers beat Sabres 5–4 in a shootout at Wells Fargo Center on March 9, 2021.

BUF – PHI
20–33
Shots on goal
0/2–1/4
Power play
28–23
Hits
24–11
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🔔 PHI
Sean Couturier
2 A
2 shots · 21:29 TOI
2nd star 🔔 PHI
Joel Farabee
2 A
2 shots · 18:48 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Sam Reinhart
2 G
2 shots · 20:33 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🔔 James van Riemsdyk Go-ahead 1st · 01:56
Assists: Joel Farabee, Sean Couturier · beat Jonas Johansson
0–1
⚔️ Sam Reinhart Tying 1st · 04:33
Assists: Dylan Cozens, Taylor Hall · beat Carter Hart
1–1
⚔️ Riley Sheahan Go-ahead 1st · 09:39
Assists: Eric Staal, Victor Olofsson · beat Carter Hart
2–1
⚔️ Sam Reinhart 1st · 16:39
Assists: Taylor Hall, Rasmus Dahlin · beat Carter Hart
3–1
2nd period
🔔 Kevin Hayes 2nd · 02:58
Assists: Scott Laughton, Justin Braun · beat Jonas Johansson
3–2
⚔️ Brandon Montour 2nd · 06:20
Assists: Curtis Lazar, Kyle Okposo · beat Brian Elliott
4–2
🔔 Claude Giroux 2nd · 15:05
Assists: Jakub Voracek, Ivan Provorov · beat Jonas Johansson
4–3
3rd period
🔔 Shayne Gostisbehere PP Tying 3rd · 14:14
Assists: Sean Couturier, Joel Farabee · beat Jonas Johansson
4–4
Shootout
🔔 Sean Couturier Go-ahead SO · 00:00
Unassisted
4–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Hall · Reinhart · Lazar 20:15
L2 Olofsson · Sheahan · Mittelstadt 15:36
L3 Cozens · Skinner · Staal 13:40
L4 Rieder · Eakin · Okposo 11:53
D1 Ristolainen · Montour 23:24
D2 Bryson · Dahlin 21:12
D3 Irwin · Jokiharju 18:04
🔔Flyers
L1 van Riemsdyk · Couturier · Voracek 21:29
L2 Farabee · Lindblom · Giroux 18:48
L3 Laughton · Hayes · Konecny 15:41
L4 Patrick · Aube-Kubel 12:03
D1 Provorov · Sanheim 24:30
D2 Gostisbehere · Braun 18:58
D3 Gustafsson · Myers 12:48
D4 Hagg 8:28

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF PHI🔔
20 Shots on goal 33
0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
28 Hits 23
24 Blocked shots 11
4 Takeaways 4
4 Giveaways 7
8 Penalty minutes 4
BUF shooting 20.0% (4/20) PHI shooting 15.2% (5/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Jonas Johansson
29/33
.879 SV% · 4 GA · 65:00 TOI
🔔Flyers
Brian Elliott
11/12
.917 SV% · 1 GA · 44:47 TOI
Carter Hart
5/8
.625 SV% · 3 GA · 20:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 9 goals located
James van Riemsdyk · 1st 01:56 · 0–1 Sam Reinhart · 1st 04:33 · 1–1 Riley Sheahan · 1st 09:39 · 2–1 Sam Reinhart · 1st 16:39 · 3–1 Kevin Hayes · 2nd 02:58 · 3–2 Brandon Montour · 2nd 06:20 · 4–2 Claude Giroux · 2nd 15:05 · 4–3 Shayne Gostisbehere · 3rd 14:14 · 4–4
BUF PHI
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 3–1
Sabres
Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.
Flyers
Flyers — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)
After 2nd — 4–3
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-0-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)
Flyers
Flyers — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Flyers lead the season series 4–1
Feb 282021 🔔PHI @ ⚔️BUF 3–0 Feb 272021 🔔PHI @ ⚔️BUF 3–0 Jan 192021 ⚔️BUF @ 🔔PHI 0–3 Jan 182021 ⚔️BUF @ 🔔PHI 6–1 Mar 72020 ⚔️BUF @ 🔔PHI 1–3
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Who won Sabres vs Flyers on March 9, 2021?

Flyers won 5–4 in a shootout. The final score was Sabres 4, Flyers 5.

Who scored for Sabres?

Sam Reinhart (2), Brandon Montour, Riley Sheahan.

Who scored for Flyers?

Claude Giroux, James van Riemsdyk, Kevin Hayes, Shayne Gostisbehere.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Jonas Johansson made 29 saves on 33 shots (.879 save percentage).

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Brian Elliott made 11 saves on 12 shots (.917 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Flyers played?

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

What is the Sabres vs Flyers season series?

Flyers lead the season series 4–1 after 5 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeMar 7 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 2–5 AfterMar 11 🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF 5–2
🔔 Flyers
BeforeMar 7 🦅WSH @ 🔔PHI 3–1 AfterMar 11 🦅WSH @ 🔔PHI 5–3
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