Buffalo Sabres @ Philadelphia Flyers

29-26-8, 11-17-4 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Sabres BUF	1	1	0	2
Flyers PHI	2	1	2	5

Philadelphia FlyersFlyersPHI

30-26-7, 17-12-4 Home

Flyers beat Sabres 5-2, keep slim playoff hopes alive

Jake Voracek, James van Riemsdyk and Claude Giroux each scored to keep the Philadelphia Flyers' tenuous playoff prospects alive in a 5-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night.

Feb 27, 2020, 11:48 am - Associated Press

		1	2	3	T
	Sabres	1	1	0	2
	Flyers	2	1	2	5

1st Period		BUF	PHI
2:48	Oskar Lindblom (12) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Travis Konecny (20), Nolan Patrick (13)	0	1
7:52	Jakub Voracek (17) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Claude Giroux (46), Philippe Myers (1)	0	2
12:08	Jack Eichel (22) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Jeff Skinner (21), Rasmus Dahlin (29)	1	2

2nd Period			BUF	PHI
15:13		James van Riemsdyk (17) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Robert Hagg (11), Radko Gudas (12)	1	3
17:53		Casey Mittelstadt (9) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Evan Rodrigues (15), Conor Sheary (17)	2	3

3rd Period			BUF	PHI
0:46		Travis Sanheim (6) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Sean Couturier (34), Ivan Provorov (16)	2	4
17:05		Claude Giroux (19) (Empty Net Goal) Assists: Michael Raffl (9)	2	5

SABRES

FLYERS

Regular Season Series

PHI wins 2-1

Flyers
2
Sabres
5

Game 1

22/11

Flyers
6
Sabres
2

Game 2

9/12

Sabres
2
Flyers
5

Game 3

27/2

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

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Buffalo Sabres @ Philadelphia Flyers

Stars of the Game

Oskar LindblomLW - PHI

Brian ElliottG - PHI

Ryan HartmanRW - PHI

Game Information

Flyers beat Sabres 5-2, keep slim playoff hopes alive

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

PHI wins 2-1

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

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