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).

Play by play

End of the 3rd period
End of the 3rd period
P3 0:08
Noah Ostlund faceoff won against Noah Cates
GOALP3 0:08
Goal! Wrist shot
Ryan McLeod
Ryan McLeod Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Mattias Samuelsson (9)
PHI 3 - 5 BUF
P3 0:18
Owen Power shot blocked by Travis Sanheim
P3 0:21
TO
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
P3 0:43
Beck Malenstyn hit Owen Tippett
P3 0:50
Owen Tippett shot blocked by Michael Kesselring
P3 1:08
Owen Tippett shot blocked by Michael Kesselring
P3 1:40
Jamie Drysdale shot blocked by Alex Tuch
P3 2:19
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Noah Cates
P3 2:19
Mattias Samuelsson Delaying Game - Puck over glass
P3 2:20
Owen Tippett hit Mattias Samuelsson
P3 2:34
Carl Grundstrom hit Tage Thompson
P3 2:38
Josh Doan Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
P3 2:47
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Nick Seeler
P3 2:55
Josh Doan Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
P3 4:14
Josh Norris faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
P3 4:38
Josh Norris Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
P3 4:41
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Sean Couturier
P3 4:41
Trevor Zegras Hooking against Ryan McLeod
P3 5:02
Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
P3 5:20
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Josh Norris
P3 5:32
Noah Cates faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
GOALP3 5:32
Goal! Wrist shot
Travis Konecny
Travis Konecny Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Emil Andrae (8), Jamie Drysdale (12)
PHI 3 - 4 BUF