Sabres 2–5 Flyers — Final Score & Stats (Dec 3, 2025)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🔔 PHI

Noah Cates

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 17:43 TOI

2nd star 🔔 PHI

Bobby Brink

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 13:52 TOI

3rd star 🔔 PHI

Travis Konecny

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 16:35 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Jason Zucker PP Go-ahead 1st · 04:08

Assists: Josh Doan, Josh Norris · beat Samuel Ersson

1–0

🔔 Travis Konecny PP Tying 1st · 08:26

Assists: Matvei Michkov, Travis Sanheim · beat Colten Ellis

1–1

🔔 Trevor Zegras PP Go-ahead 1st · 09:04

Assists: Travis Sanheim, Travis Konecny · beat Colten Ellis

1–2

🔔 Bobby Brink 1st · 09:25

Assists: Noah Cates, Nikita Grebenkin · beat Colten Ellis

1–3

2nd period

🔔 Noah Cates 2nd · 01:45

Assists: Bobby Brink, Jamie Drysdale · beat Colten Ellis

1–4

⚔️ Bowen Byram 2nd · 11:48

Assists: Alex Tuch, Jack Quinn · beat Samuel Ersson

2–4

🔔 Owen Tippett 2nd · 12:43

Assists: Matvei Michkov, Sean Couturier · beat Colten Ellis

2–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Zucker · McLeod · Tuch 19:31

L2 Norris · Thompson · Doan 17:34

L3 Benson · Malenstyn · Quinn 13:57

L4 Ostlund · Krebs · Dunne 9:31

D1 Byram · Power 22:42

D2 Samuelsson · Timmins 18:56

D3 Dahlin · Bryson 13:50

🔔Flyers

L1 Cates · Couturier · Konecny 17:43

L2 Zegras · Tippett · Michkov 15:37

L3 Dvorak · Abols · Brink 13:16

L4 Deslauriers · Hathaway · Grebenkin 12:02

D1 Sanheim · Drysdale 23:24

D2 Seeler · Andrae 19:55

D3 Zamula · York 14:04

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF PHI🔔

29 Shots on goal 35

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

16 Hits 18

20 Blocked shots 15

3 Takeaways 7

13 Giveaways 9

25 Penalty minutes 14

BUF shooting 6.9% (2/29) PHI shooting 14.3% (5/35)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Colten Ellis

30/35

.857 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔔Flyers

Samuel Ersson

27/29

.931 SV% · 2 GA · 59:57 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

BUF PHI

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Period by period

After 1st — 1–3

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-1-1 (0% win rate, 2 games)

Flyers

Flyers — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

After 2nd — 2–5

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Flyers

Flyers — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Flyers lead the season series 1–0

Apr 172025 🔔PHI @ ⚔️BUF 4–5 Mar 292025 ⚔️BUF @ 🔔PHI 4–7 Nov 162024 ⚔️BUF @ 🔔PHI 2–5 Apr 52024 🔔PHI @ ⚔️BUF 2–4 Nov 32023 🔔PHI @ ⚔️BUF 5–1

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Who won Sabres vs Flyers on December 3, 2025?

Flyers won 5–2. The final score was Sabres 2, Flyers 5.

Who scored for Sabres?

Bowen Byram, Jason Zucker.

Who scored for Flyers?

Bobby Brink, Noah Cates, Owen Tippett, Travis Konecny, Trevor Zegras.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Colten Ellis made 30 saves on 35 shots (.857 save percentage).

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Samuel Ersson made 27 saves on 29 shots (.931 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 1 ✈️WPG @ ⚔️BUF 1–5 AfterDec 5 ⚔️BUF @ ✈️WPG 1–4

🔔 Flyers

BeforeDec 1 🐧PIT @ 🔔PHI 5–1 AfterDec 7 🏔️COL @ 🔔PHI 3–2

Also on December 3

⭐DAL 3–0 😈NJD ✈️WPG 2–3 🇨🇦MTL 🦣UTA 7–0 🦆ANA 🦅WSH 7–1 🦈SJS

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