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Flyers Swept in Season Series Against Sabres

By Gian Mastrangelo |
Apr 17, 2022; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Buffalo Sabres left wing Anders Bjork (96) celebrates his goal with left wing Zemgus Girgensons (28) against the Philadelphia Flyers during the first period at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 17, 2022; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Buffalo Sabres left wing Anders Bjork (96) celebrates his goal with left wing Zemgus Girgensons (28) against the Philadelphia Flyers during the first period at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports

The Philadelphia Flyers had some holiday hockey to play on Easter Sunday in Philadelphia as they took on the Buffalo Sabres in what would be their last game against each other this season. The Sabres went into Sunday 3-0 against the Flyers this year, with their most recent win coming the previous night.

Buffalo earned the season series sweep with a hard-fought 5-3 win in Philadelphia that the Sabres seemed to dominate from the first puck-drop.

While the Sabres were a perfect 2-2 on the power play on Sunday, the Flyers continued their special teams woes by failing to score on both of the power play opportunities they were given, which proved crucial to the game’s outcome. Philadelphia also had a difficult time gaining momentum in the attacking zone, as Buffalo did a great job at stopping the Flyers from skating through the neutral zone and setting up their offense.

There was a more noticeable effort by the home team toward the end of the third period, but it proved to be too little too late in the game.

Scoring Summary

1st Period

  • 1-0: PHI goal scored by Kevin Hayes, assisted by Noah Cates and Ivan Provorov
  • 1-1: BUF goal scored by Victor Olofsson, assisted by Peyton Karen’s and Rasmus Dahlin
  • 2-1: BUF goal scored by Anders Bjork, assisted by Rasmus Dahlin

2nd Period

  • 2-2: PHI goal scored by Noah Cates, assisted by Travis Konecny and Kevin Hayes
  • 3-2: BUF goal scored by Victor Olofsson, assisted by Dylan Cozens and Peyton Krebs
  • 4-2: BUF goal scored by Tage Thompson, assisted by Jeff Skinner

3rd Period

  • 4-3: PHI goal scored by Zack MacEwen, assisted by Travis Sanheim and Oskar Lindblom
  • 5-3: BUF empty-net goal scored by Tage Thompson, assisted by Jeff Skinner

The Flyers will hit the road for a Canadian road trip that starts against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday.

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