National Hockey League
Buffalo 6, Philadelphia 1
When: 7:30 PM ET, Monday, January 18, 2021
Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Referees: Peter MacDougall, Dean Morton
Linesmen: Ryan Galloway, Andrew Smith
Attendance: N/A

Sam Reinhart and Curtis Lazar each scored two goals to lift the visiting Buffalo Sabres past the Philadelphia Flyers 6-1 on Monday.

Reinhart registered the 10th multi-goal effort of his career.

Henri Jokiharju and Victor Olofsson added one goal each for the Sabres.

Taylor Hall and Jack Eichel recorded three assists apiece for the Sabres, who won for the first time after losing the first two games to the Washington Capitals.

Sabres goaltender Linus Ullmark was scratched shortly before the game for personal reasons and Carter Hutton received the start. Hutton was solid throughout and stopped 21 shots.

Nicolas Aube-Kubel scored the lone goal for the Flyers, who lost for the first time after opening the season with a pair of victories over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Flyers goaltender Carter Hart allowed four goals on 22 shots and was replaced by Brian Elliott at 8:09 of the second period.

The Flyers played without one of their key players in Sean Couturier, who's expected to be out for a minimum of two weeks with a costochondral separation near his rib cage.

The Flyers turned the puck over three consecutive times midway through the first period but the Sabres couldn't capitalize. Eichel had a solid scoring chance before Hart was able to deflect the puck out of the crease.

Lazar's backhand shot eluded Hart and gave the Sabres a 1-0 lead at 15:52 of the first.

The Flyers, who managed only four shots on goal in the first, came out aggressive in the second and created some early scoring opportunities.

Buffalo stiffened defensively and then took a 2-0 advantage when Reinhart connected on the power play at 3:35 of the second.

Reinhart scored again at 6:28 of the second for a quick 3-0 lead.

Lazar added his second goal less than two minutes later for a commanding 4-0 advantage.

Philadelphia wasn't able to generate much offensively in the third against the Sabres' suffocating neutral zone defense.

Buffalo then pushed ahead 5-0 at 10:47 when Jokiharju scored.

Aube-Kubel notched a late goal for the Flyers to avoid the shutout.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Buffalo   Philadelphia
Jack Eichel 3 Points Nicolas Aube-Kubel 1
Curtis Lazar 2 Goals Nicolas Aube-Kubel 1
Jack Eichel 3 Assists Michael Raffl 1
Sam Reinhart 1 Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Carter Hutton .955 Save Percentage Brian Elliott .867
Carter Hutton 21 Saves Carter Hart 18
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Buffalo 37 6 2-4 1-1 2 35
Philadelphia 22 1 0-1 2-4 8 27
Upcoming Games
  • Philadelphia will play their next game at home against Buffalo. The Flyers have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Buffalo will play their next game on the road against Philadelphia. The Sabres have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .500 after a loss.