Philadelphia Flyers vs Buffalo Sabres

NHL

Flyers

17-10-6, 40 PTS

3-5

Final

Sabres

15-14-4, 34 PTS

KeyBank Center

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

PHI shoots leftBUF shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
PHI	12	10	5	27
BUF	4	12	12	28

In net

Samuel Ersson23/27 SV, .852

Alex Lyon24/27 SV, .889

Team	1	2	3	T
PHI	1	1	1	3
BUF	1	2	2	5

Who won: Sabres 5-3

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-3 on Thursday, December 18, 2025 at KeyBank Center. The series is tied 1-1. Ryan McLeod led the Sabres in goals (1). Noah Cates led the Flyers in goals (1).

PHI

BUF

Forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Zach BensonLW	0	0	0	1	17:11	6:29	0:51	9:51	20	0	2	2	4	2	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Josh DoanRW	0	1	1	0	19:36	6:30	0:00	13:06	24	0	10	0	3	2	0	1	0.0	0	0	0
Jordan GreenwayLW	0	0	0	-1	9:43	0:00	2:35	7:08	15	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Tyson KozakC	0	1	0	-1	4:46	0:00	0:17	4:29	7	0	2	0	1	0	3	2	60.0	1	0	0
Peyton KrebsC	0	5	0	-1	13:35	0:00	0:00	13:35	19	0	0	0	2	1	2	4	33.3	3	0	0
Beck MalenstynLW	1	6	1	-1	8:56	0:00	3:11	5:45	14	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Ryan McLeodC	0	0	0	2	18:35	2:51	2:48	12:56	27	1	6	0	1	0	6	9	40.0	0	0	0
Josh NorrisC	0	1	0	1	19:38	5:27	0:00	14:11	24	1	3	0	2	0	6	9	40.0	1	0	0
Noah OstlundC	0	0	1	1	13:40	0:00	0:00	13:40	21	1	5	0	2	0	1	0	100.0	1	0	0
Jack QuinnRW	1	0	1	1	12:36	1:45	0:00	10:51	18	1	7	0	2	0	1	0	100.0	2	0	0
Tage ThompsonC	1	1	0	-1	20:19	6:33	0:00	13:46	24	1	17	0	2	1	5	4	55.6	1	0	0
Alex TuchRW	5	3	0	1	21:29	1:47	2:16	17:26	26	0	11	1	1	3	2	1	66.7	0	1	2

Defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Bowen ByramD	1	1	0	0	20:41	1:50	2:49	16:02	23	6	0	1	0	2	0	0
Rasmus DahlinD	0	1	0	1	23:20	5:31	0:13	17:36	25	3	1	1	2	6	1	2
Michael KesselringD	3	1	2	0	14:07	0:00	1:47	12:20	22	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Owen PowerD	1	0	0	1	20:13	2:47	3:00	14:26	23	3	1	1	1	4	0	0
Mattias SamuelssonD	1	1	0	1	19:43	0:00	2:07	17:36	24	5	2	1	2	0	1	2
Conor TimminsD	1	2	0	0	16:00	0:00	2:06	13:54	21	0	0	2	0	1	0	0