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Flyers look to build off latest win vs. Sabres
Mar 10, 2009 - 1:44 PM Buffalo (33-26-7) at Philadelphia (35-19-10), 7:00 p.m. EDTPHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- The Philadelphia Flyers look to build off their latest victory when they host the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday.
Philadelphia, which is in fourth place in the crowded Eastern Conference, is coming off a 4-1 win over the Nashville Predators on Saturday.
The Flyers are 9-4-1 in their last 14 contests since February 4, and have been propelled by captain Mike Richards, who has registered 10 goals in that span.
Buffalo, meanwhile, had its two-game winning streak halted with a 6-3 setback to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.
The Sabres are still trying to harness their defense without injured goaltender Ryan Miller, who has missed six games thus far with an ankle injury. A timetable for his return to the lineup is uncertain.
All-Star Thomas Vanek, who returned three games ago from missing a month with a fractured jaw, has scored a goal in 24 of his 57 games this season.
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FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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BUFFALO 1 0 1 2
PHILADELPHIA 1 0 4 5 FINAL
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: BUF - MAXIM AFINOGENOV 3 (TEPPO NUMMINEN) 1:52
PHI - (PP) SCOTT HARTNELL 23 (CLAUDE GIROUX, MIKE RICHARDS)
19:46
2ND PRD: NONE
3RD PRD: PHI - JEFF CARTER 37 (JOFFREY LUPUL, SCOTT HARTNELL) 0:27
PHI - (PP) MIKE RICHAR
Mar 10 9:40 PM - NHL
BUFFALO 2
PHILADELPHIA 5
3RD PRD: BUF - JOCHEN HECHT 9 (PAUL GAUSTAD) 18:39
Sabres 2, Flyers 5 3rd - 1:21Mar 10 9:38 PM - NHL
BUFFALO 1
PHILADELPHIA 5
3RD PRD: PHI - SCOTT HARTNELL 24 (KIMMO TIMONEN) 15:00
Sabres 1, Flyers 5 3rd - 5:00Mar 10 9:29 PM - NHL
BUFFALO 1
PHILADELPHIA 4
3RD PRD: PHI - DANIEL CARCILLO 4 (JOFFREY LUPUL, SCOTT HARTNELL) 6:24
Sabres 1, Flyers 4 3rd - 13:36Mar 10 9:12 PM - NHL
BUFFALO 1
PHILADELPHIA 3
3RD PRD: PHI - (PP) MIKE RICHARDS 26 (KIMMO TIMONEN, SIMON GAGNE) 4:59
Sabres 1, Flyers 3 3rd - 15:01Mar 10 9:07 PM - NHL
BUFFALO 1
PHILADELPHIA 2
3RD PRD: PHI - JEFF CARTER 37 (JOFFREY LUPUL, SCOTT HARTNELL) 0:27
Sabres 1, Flyers 2 3rd - 19:33Mar 10 8:59 PM - NHL
END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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BUFFALO 1 0 1
PHILADELPHIA 1 0 1 END OF THE 2ND
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: BUF - MAXIM AFINOGENOV 3 (TEPPO NUMMINEN) 1:52
PHI - (PP) SCOTT HARTNELL 23 (CLAUDE GIROUX, MIKE RICHARDS)
19:46
2ND PRD: NONE
SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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BUF 6
Mar 10 8:41 PM - NHL
END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
BUFFALO 1 1
PHILADELPHIA 1 1 END OF THE 1ST
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: BUF - MAXIM AFINOGENOV 3 (TEPPO NUMMINEN) 1:52
PHI - (PP) SCOTT HARTNELL 23 (CLAUDE GIROUX, MIKE RICHARDS)
19:46
SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
BUF 6 6
Mar 10 7:48 PM - NHL
BUFFALO 1
PHILADELPHIA 1
1ST PRD: PHI - (PP) SCOTT HARTNELL 23 (CLAUDE GIROUX, MIKE RICHARDS)
19:46
Sabres 1, Flyers 1 1st - 0:14Mar 10 7:48 PM - NHL
BUFFALO 1
PHILADELPHIA 0
1ST PRD: BUF - MAXIM AFINOGENOV 3 (TEPPO NUMMINEN) 1:52
Sabres 1, Flyers 0 1st - 18:08Mar 10 7:15 PM
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