Match Summary

Philadelphia Flyers defeated Buffalo Sabres 4:3 after ot. The match was played in NHL 2020. League standings: Buffalo Sabres #8, Philadelphia Flyers #6.

Buffalo Sabres vs Philadelphia Flyers Head to Head Results

Buffalo Sabres and Philadelphia Flyers have met 71 times — Buffalo Sabres won 30, Philadelphia Flyers won 41, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2008. Philadelphia Flyers leads the head-to-head with 41 victories from 71 meetings. A combined 452 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 6.37 per match (207 for the home side, 245 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 63 matches (89%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 68 games (96%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 9–3 in 2010.

Buffalo Sabres

Drawn

Philadelphia Flyers

Goals: 207Goals: 245

Recent Meetings (71)

15 Jan 2026Buffalo Sabres5 – 2Philadelphia FlyersNHL

19 Dec 2025Buffalo Sabres5 – 3Philadelphia FlyersNHL

4 Dec 2025Philadelphia Flyers5 – 2Buffalo SabresNHL

17 Apr 2025Buffalo Sabres5 – 4Philadelphia FlyersNHL

29 Mar 2025Philadelphia Flyers7 – 4Buffalo SabresNHL

17 Nov 2024Philadelphia Flyers5 – 2Buffalo SabresNHL

5 Apr 2024Buffalo Sabres4 – 2Philadelphia FlyersNHL

3 Nov 2023Buffalo Sabres1 – 5Philadelphia FlyersNHL

1 Nov 2023Philadelphia Flyers2 – 5Buffalo SabresNHL

1 Apr 2023Philadelphia Flyers3 – 6Buffalo SabresNHL

More results

Standings

Buffalo Sabres sit #8 and Philadelphia Flyers are #6 in the NHL table heading into this match.

Central

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Carolina Hurricanes	56	27	12	80
2Florida Panthers	56	26	14	79
3Tampa Bay Lightning	56	29	17	75
4Nashville Predators	56	21	23	64
5Dallas Stars	56	17	19	60
6Chicago Blackhawks	56	15	25	55
7Detroit Red Wings	56	16	27	48
8Columbus Blue Jackets	56	12	26	48

East

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Pittsburgh Penguins	56	29	16	77
2Washington Capitals	56	29	15	77
3Boston Bruins	56	25	16	73
4New York Islanders	56	24	17	71
5New York Rangers	56	24	23	60
6Philadelphia Flyers	56	17	23	58
7New Jersey Devils	56	15	30	45
8Buffalo Sabres	56	11	34	37

North

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Toronto Maple Leafs	56	29	14	77
2Edmonton Oilers	56	31	19	72
3Winnipeg Jets	56	24	23	63
4Montreal Canadiens	56	20	21	59
5Calgary Flames	56	22	27	55
6Ottawa Senators	56	18	28	51
7Vancouver Canucks	56	17	29	50

West

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Colorado Avalanche	56	35	13	82
2Vegas Golden Knights	56	30	14	82
3Minnesota Wild	56	27	16	75
4St. Louis Blues	56	19	20	63
5Arizona Coyotes	56	19	26	54
6Los Angeles Kings	56	19	28	49
7San Jose Sharks	56	15	28	49
8Anaheim Ducks	56	11	30	43

Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 18 Apr 2026