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8/4/2026
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Buffalo Sabres 5 , Philadelphia Flyers 4
Shots: 20 - 38
PP: 3 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:59/69=85 %, Challenges:25/42=58 %
PP: 3 of 8 (13 shots), Passing:82/96=85 %, Challenges:47/57=81 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 907436 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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08:43 0-1
Mark Kherpin [21] (Darius Kasparaitis, Chris Chelios)
12:58 1-1
Tyler Toffoli [28] (Ken Almström, Éric Lindros)PP
14:56 1-2
Slava Titov [3] (Mark Kherpin, Mirko Kuntos)PP
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25:21 1-3
Sean Couturier [43] (Manu Lehtera, Kevin Hatcher)PP
30:19 2-3
Tyler Ennis [41] (Tyler Myers, Ken Almström)PP
33:11 3-3
Bobby Sanguinetti [7] (Trevor Spilling, Tyler Ennis)PP
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49:19 3-4
Milan Lucic [42] (Sean Couturier, Kevin Hatcher)PP
57:04 4-4
Pavol Demitra [28] (Bill Guerin, Tyler Ennis)
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61:55 5-4
Tyler Ennis [42] (Tyler Myers)
Penalty summary:
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12:36
Kirill Kabanov (2 min for holding the stick)
13:56
Zeb Franklin (2 min for high-sticking)
18:52
Bill Guerin (2 min for hooking)
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21:26
Yaroslav Karenin (2 min for tripping)
23:42
Zack Kassian (2 min for elbowing)
28:43
Claude Giroux (2 min for hooking)
33:07
Sean Couturier (2 min for holding the stick)
35:09
Tyler Ennis (2 min for high-sticking)
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41:23
Manu Lehtera (2 min for hooking)
44:59
Steve Rucchin (2 min for elbowing)
45:34
Milan Lucic (2 min for roughing)
45:34
Ken Almström (2 min for roughing)
47:44
Zack Kassian (2 min for holding the stick)
52:31
Éric Lindros (2 min for boarding)
54:58
Mirko Kuntos (2 min for holding the stick)
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60:49
Erik Johnson (2 min for roughing)
60:49
Nicklas Jensen (2 min for roughing)
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Éric Hould 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.40 5
R Zack Kassian 0 0 2 3 1 1 4 -1 20.50 7
R Zeb Franklin 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 10.00 6
R Bill Guerin 0 1 3 4 2 1 2 2 19.20 8
C Yaroslav Karenin 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 11.10 5
L Steve Rucchin 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 -1 20.30 7
C Éric Lindros 0 1 1 3 1 0 2 0 10.20 8
C Tyler Ennis 2 2 4 0 2 0 2 2 19.00 8
L Marcus Foligno 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 11.20 7
L Nicklas Jensen 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 -1 14.10 7
L Tyler Toffoli 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 10.20 7
L Pavol Demitra 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 19.00 8
D Bretislav Kudlacek 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 -1 15.10 6
D Trevor Spilling 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 14.50 7
D Ken Almström 0 2 2 3 1 1 2 2 29.40 9
D Jake Muzzin 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 14.10 6
D Bobby Sanguinetti 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 17.00 7
D Tyler Myers 0 2 1 4 1 4 0 2 30.50 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jhonas Enroth 4 0 34 0 0 62.00 7
G Julio Ciccarelli 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Eric Wellwood 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8.10 5
L Brandon Saad 0 0 2 4 0 3 0 0 11.30 8
L Kirill Kabanov 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 12.00 5
R Manu Lehtera 0 1 3 0 3 0 2 0 22.10 7
C Joe Colborne 0 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 8.10 6
L Marcus Johansson 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 12.30 6
C Claude Giroux 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 17.20 7
C Sean Couturier 1 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 26.40 8
L Boone Jenner 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.10 5
R Mirko Kuntos 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 15.20 7
R Mark Kherpin 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 17.00 8
R Milan Lucic 1 0 7 4 0 4 2 0 20.50 9
D Frédéric Latendresse 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 10.50 7
D Erik Johnson 0 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 21.00 7
D Kevin Hatcher 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -1 31.00 8
D Slava Titov 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 14.20 7
D Darius Kasparaitis 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 17.10 6
D Chris Chelios 0 1 1 2 1 3 0 0 29.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Oscar Dansk 5 0 15 0 0 62.00 4
G Daniel Severyn 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tyler Ennis
2nd star: Ken Almström
3rd star: Tyler Myers
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Trevor Spilling has marked a new career high in assists with 29 assists.
-Pavol Demitra has marked a new career high in goals with 28 tallies.
-Steve Rucchin had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Nicklas Jensen had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Bobby Sanguinetti finally ended his 28 game goal drought.
Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Chris Chelios has marked a new career high in assists with 48 assists.
-Sean Couturier has marked a new career high in assists with 55 assists.
-Manu Lehtera had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Milan Lucic finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Slava Titov finally ended his 34 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Le Junior de l'Assomption 3( 33) , Les enfants de la choral de St-Thomas Didime 4( 37)
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0-1
Brad Phelps (Brent Washburn)
0-2
Petr Prohacka (Claude Bordeleau, Daren Spilling)
1-2
Steve Mason (David Gruden)
1-3
Lance Heisten (Brad Phelps, Petr Prohacka)
2-3
Rob Chambers (David Warrener)
3-3
Frederick Caldwell (Thomas Stewart)
3-4
Joe Jessop (Petr Prohacka, Daren Spilling)