Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres
· National Hockey LeagueDahlin scores 2 power-play goals to lift Sabres to 5-2 win over Flyers
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.
Sabres: Host Montreal on Thursday night.
Regular Season SeriesBUF wins series 2-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 9:30 | Rasmus Dahlin Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Josh Doan (17), Tage Thompson (21) |
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Goal | 1st Period 15:13 | Mattias Samuelsson Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Noah Ostlund (6), Josh Doan (18) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 4:22 | Jack Quinn Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (19), Zach Benson (16) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 10:28 | Owen Tippett Goal (15) Snap Shot, assists: Noah Cates (15) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 13:51 | Rasmus Dahlin Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Josh Norris (11), Tage Thompson (22) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 7:37 | Trevor Zegras Goal (18) Deflected, assists: Travis Konecny (25), Owen Tippett (13) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 19:20 | Ryan McLeod Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Tuch (23) |
Statistics
PHI |
BUF |
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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 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 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:
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 |




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