Buffalo Sabres vs Philadelphia Flyers
Regular season · Sunday, January 7, 2018 · Wells Fargo Center
SN · NBCSP · MSG-B
Game summary
The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 on Sunday, January 7, 2018 at Wells Fargo Center. The Sabres outshot the Flyers 31-29.
Sean Couturier scored twice. Ryan O'Reilly, Shayne Gostisbehere and Ivan Provorov also scored.
Michal Neuvirth made 30 saves on 31 shots for the win; Robin Lehner stopped 25 of 27.
Three stars
Scoring
2nd period
Ryan O'Reilly (10)Jack Eichel (21), Rasmus Ristolainen (13)1–001:50 BUF · PPG
Shayne Gostisbehere (9)Scott Laughton (6), Jori Lehtera (3)1–103:42 PHI
Sean Couturier (22)Claude Giroux (38), Jakub Voracek (42)1–207:17 PHI · PPG
3rd period
- Sean Couturier (23)Jakub Voracek (43), Michael Raffl (6)1–318:45 PHI · EN
Ivan Provorov (8)Wayne Simmonds (12), Andrew MacDonald (4)1–419:27 PHI · EN
Team stats
BUFPHI
31Shots on goal29
52%Faceoff %48%
1/3Power play1/3
8Penalty minutes8
25Hits21
11Blocked shots11
8Giveaways6
3Takeaways4
Penalties
- 1st 01:00
Jakub Voracek · hooking2 min - 1st 03:47Wayne Simmonds · slashing2 min
- 1st 06:29
Josh Gorges · interference2 min - 2nd 01:27Andrew MacDonald · hooking2 min
- 2nd 06:56Scott Wilson · holding2 min
- 2nd 11:35Robert Hagg · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 2nd 11:35Evander Kane · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 2nd 12:31Bench · too many men on the ice2 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 15Jack EichelC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 5 | 19:55 |
| 90Ryan O'ReillyC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 17:20 |
| 55Rasmus RistolainenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 25:17 |
| 9Evander KaneL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 19:31 |
| 10Jacob JosefsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:57 |
| 20Scott WilsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 08:41 |
| 21Kyle OkposoR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 17:17 |
| 22Johan LarssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:18 |
| 23Sam ReinhartC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:00 |
| 28Zemgus GirgensonsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 14:18 |
| 29Jason PominvilleR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 13:43 |
| 67Benoit PouliotL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:40 |
| 71Evan RodriguesC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 13:48 |
| 4Josh GorgesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:43 |
| 6Marco ScandellaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:49 |
| 19Jake McCabeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 18:18 |
| 47Zach BogosianD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:57 |
| 82Nathan BeaulieuD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:27 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Chad JohnsonG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 40Robin LehnerG | L | 27 | 25 | 2 | .926 | 58:40 |
Philadelphia Flyers
| 14Sean CouturierC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 19:58 |
| 93Jakub VoracekR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 19:28 |
| 12Michael RafflL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 15:23 |
| 15Jori LehteraC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 08:51 |
| 17Wayne SimmondsR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 18:41 |
| 21Scott LaughtonL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 10:51 |
| 28Claude GirouxR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21:10 |
| 9Ivan ProvorovD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 5 | 22:42 |
| 47Andrew MacDonaldD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 19:50 |
| 53Shayne GostisbehereD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 20:44 |
| 11Travis KonecnyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:07 |
| 19Nolan PatrickC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:00 |
| 40Jordan WealC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:57 |
| 51Valtteri FilppulaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 16:11 |
| 56Tyrell GoulbourneL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 05:45 |
| 3Radko GudasD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:48 |
| 8Robert HaggD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 18:14 |
| 23Brandon ManningD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15:57 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Michal NeuvirthG | W | 31 | 30 | 1 | .968 | 60:00 |
| 37Brian ElliottG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |