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Dahlin scores 2 power-play goals to lift Sabres to 5-2 win over Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers vs. Buffalo Sabres: Game Highlights

Mattias Samuelsson, Jack Quinn and Ryan McLeod also scored goals, while Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 20 saves. Josh Doan and Tage Thompson had a pair of assists each for a Sabres team that had just 14 shots and was coming off a Monday night loss to Florida.

Owen Tippett and Trevor Zegras scored for the Flyers, who lost their fourth in a row. Dan Vladar started in net and made three saves in the first period before getting injured and being replaced at the start of the second by Sam Ersson, who made six saves.

Dahlin gave the Sabres the lead at 9:30 of the first period, his first goal since Dec. 20.

Samuelsson made it 2-0 with 4:47 left in the first. Samuelsson now has eight goals this season, one more than his first five NHL seasons combined.

Quinn scored at 4:22 of the second to make it 3-0 before Tippett scored his sixth goal in his last 12 games midway through the period.

Dahlin’s second power-play goal of the night made it 4-1 after two. The Sabres had been on a 1 for 21 stretch on the power play before Wednesday night.

Zegras scored on the power play to make it 4-2 before McLeod added an empty-netter in the last minute.

The Flyers said Vladar will be reevaluated after the game.

The Sabres lost Josh Norris to an upper-body injury after he assisted on Dahlin's second goal.

Up next Flyers: Visit Pittsburgh on Thursday night.

Sabres: Host Montreal on Thursday night.

Regular Season Series

BUF wins series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 9:30 Rasmus Dahlin Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Josh Doan (17), Tage Thompson (21)
Goal 1st Period 15:13 Mattias Samuelsson Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Noah Ostlund (6), Josh Doan (18)
Goal 2nd Period 4:22 Jack Quinn Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (19), Zach Benson (16)
Goal 2nd Period 10:28 Owen Tippett Goal (15) Snap Shot, assists: Noah Cates (15)
Goal 2nd Period 13:51 Rasmus Dahlin Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Josh Norris (11), Tage Thompson (22)
Goal 3rd Period 7:37 Trevor Zegras Goal (18) Deflected, assists: Travis Konecny (25), Owen Tippett (13)
Goal 3rd Period 19:20 Ryan McLeod Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Tuch (23)

Statistics

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9 Blocked Shots 9
26 Hits 27
2 Takeaways 5
22 Shots 15
1 Power Play Goals 2
5 Power Play Opportunities 6
20.0 Power Play Percentage 33.3
0 Short Handed Goals 1
0 Shootout Goals 0
31 Faceoffs Won 28
52.5 Faceoff Win Percent 47.5
5 Giveaways 18
6 Total Penalties 5
12 Penalty Minutes 10
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Zach Benson, LW Day-To-Day Jan 22
Jacob Bryson, D Out Jan 22
Josh Norris, C Injured Reserve Jan 19
Josh Dunne, C Injured Reserve Jan 15
Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Rodrigo Abols, C Injured Reserve Jan 21
Dan Vladar, G Injured Reserve Jan 19
Rasmus Ristolainen, D Injured Reserve Jan 17

Game Information

KeyBank Center

Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 16,363 | Capacity:

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 5 15 67 31
Pittsburgh 11 14 61 25
NY Islanders 5 18 59 27
Philadelphia 9 17 55 23
New Jersey 2 22 54 26
Washington 6 21 54 24
Columbus 7 20 53 23
NY Rangers 6 24 48 21

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Detroit 5 16 67 31
Tampa Bay 4 13 66 31
Montreal 7 16 63 28
Buffalo 5 17 61 28
Boston 2 20 60 29
Toronto 9 17 57 24
Florida 3 20 55 26
Ottawa 7 20 53 23
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