Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres
· National Hockey League
Flyers visit the Sabres after Michkov's 2-goal game
Philadelphia Flyers (2-6-3, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (4-3-2, in the Atlantic Division)
Buffalo, New York; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Flyers visit the Buffalo Sabres after Matvei Michkov's two-goal game against the Colorado Avalanche in the Flyers' 3-2 win.
Buffalo has gone 3-2-0 in home games and 4-3-2 overall. The Sabres have a -6 scoring differential, with 27 total goals scored and 33 given up.
Philadelphia has a 0-4-1 record in road games and a 2-6-3 record overall. The Flyers are 0-4-2 when they serve more penalty minutes than their opponent.
Wednesday's game is the first time these teams match up this season.
INJURIES: Sabres: Matt Grzelcyk: out (lower-body), Rasmus Dahlin: day to day (upper-body), Conor Timmins: out (lower-body), Justin Danforth: day to day (upper-body), Jason Zucker: out (abdomen), Alex Lyon: out (upper-body), Jack Rathbone: out (undisclosed).
Flyers: Travis Konecny: out (lower body), Tyson Foerster: day to day (hand), Owen Tippett: out (upper-body), Nikita Grebenkin: out (upper-body), Cam York: out (upper body), Rasmus Ristolainen: out (upper-body).
Regular Season SeriesSeries starts 10/21
Statistics
 PHI |
 BUF |
|
|---|---|---|
| 3.18 | Goals Against Average | 3.67 |
| 32.3 | Shots Against per Game | 25.7 |
| 84.6 | Penalty Kill Percentage | 64.5 |
| 6 | Power Play Goals Against | 11 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals Against | 0 |
| 1.55 | Goals For per Game | 3.00 |
| 21.5 | Shots per Game | 26.8 |
| 4 | Power Play Goals | 3 |
| 12.9 | Power Play Percentage | 9.1 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 1 |
| 101 | Penalty Minutes | 81 |
Buffalo Sabres Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Carrick, C | Day-To-Day | Oct 20 |
| Jason Zucker, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 19 |
| Justin Danforth, RW | Day-To-Day | Oct 19 |
| Rasmus Dahlin, D | Day-To-Day | Oct 19 |
| Alex Lyon, G | Injured Reserve | Oct 15 |
Philadelphia Flyers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Tyson Foerster, RW | Day-To-Day | Oct 20 |
| Owen Tippett, RW | Injured Reserve | Oct 19 |
| Cam York, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 18 |
| Rasmus Ristolainen, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 14 |
| Travis Konecny, RW | Injured Reserve | Oct 11 |
Game Information
KeyBank Center
Location: Buffalo, NY
Capacity:
Location: Buffalo, NY
Capacity:
2026-27 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Carolina |
1 | 2 | 15 | 7 |
 NY Rangers |
1 | 3 | 15 | 7 |
 NY Islanders |
1 | 3 | 11 | 5 |
 Washington |
0 | 4 | 10 | 5 |
 New Jersey |
0 | 4 | 10 | 5 |
 Pittsburgh |
1 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
 Philadelphia |
3 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
 Columbus |
0 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
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