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Philadelphia Flyers vs Buffalo Sabres

Regular season · Wednesday, October 21, 2026 · KeyBank Center

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TNT · truTV · HBO MAX

Game preview

The Philadelphia Flyers visit the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, with puck drop at 7:30 PM ET. The game is on TNT, truTV and HBO MAX.

This is the first of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Flyers

First game of a road trip.

  1. 112026-10-11: vs CAR, second of a back-to-backB2B
  2. 122026-10-12: no game
  3. 132026-10-13: vs SEA
  4. 142026-10-14: no game
  5. 152026-10-15: at DET
  6. 162026-10-16: no game
  7. 172026-10-17: vs OTT
  8. 182026-10-18: no game
  9. 192026-10-19: vs COL
  10. 202026-10-20: no game
  11. 212026-10-21: at BUF
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~282 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~282 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Sabres

First home game after a 3-game road trip (Montréal, Toronto and Montréal).

  1. 112026-10-11: no game
  2. 122026-10-12: vs FLA
  3. 132026-10-13: at MTL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  4. 142026-10-14: no game
  5. 152026-10-15: at TOR
  6. 162026-10-16: no game
  7. 172026-10-17: at MTL
  8. 182026-10-18: no game
  9. 192026-10-19: no game
  10. 202026-10-20: no game
  11. 212026-10-21: vs PHI
rest since last game
3 days
rest since last game
since last game
~319 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,265 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Philadelphia FlyersFlyersTue, Oct 13 vs SEA
  1. L1NewCouturier#14Zegras#46Tippett#74
    12:32 together at 5v5
  2. L2Dvorak#22Barkey#86Foerster#71
    8:45 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewCates#27Michkov#39Martone#94
    6:40 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewBunting#58Acciari#52Studnicka#23
    4:44 together at 5v5
  1. D1Sanheim#6Bonk#59
    17:34 together at 5v5
  2. D2Seeler#24Drysdale#9
    15:15 together at 5v5
  3. D3Benoit#44Jiricek#5
    9:12 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Bunting LZegras CFoerster RMartone RJiricek D1:46
  2. 2Dvorak CBarkey CTippett RMichkov RDrysdale D1:31

Penalty kill

  1. 1Couturier CSeeler DSanheim D1:57
  2. 2Dvorak CFoerster RSanheim DBenoit D0:38
Buffalo SabresSabresTue, Oct 13 at MTL
  1. L1Benson#6Ostlund#86Quinn#22
    10:23 together at 5v5
  2. L2McLeod#71Kulich#20Helenius#94
    7:12 together at 5v5
  3. L3Thompson#72Krebs#19Doan#91
    6:57 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewMalenstyn#29Norris#9Danforth#15
    6:26 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewSamuelsson#23Zellweger#8
    14:05 together at 5v5
  2. D2Power#25Metsa#73
    11:55 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewGilbert#44Crevier#46
    6:02 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Benson LThompson COstlund CQuinn RPower D3:35

Penalty kill

  1. 1Malenstyn LDanforth RSamuelsson DCrevier D0:55
  2. 2Malenstyn LSamuelsson DPower D0:49

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

PHIBUF

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

PHI 63% (11th most shuffled)BUF 64% (12th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

PHI 2:03 left (6th earliest · 10 pulls)BUF 1:54 left (13th earliest · 9 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

PHI 46.0s (5th shortest)BUF 46.8s (7th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

PHI 22% (least often)BUF 28% (14th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series