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Philadelphia FlyersGame Notes

Mon, Jan 18, 2021 NHL Game #37

Philadelphia FlyersTeam Game: 3Home Game: 3

2 - 0 - 0 (4 pts)2 - 0 - 0 (Home)0 - 0 - 0 (Road)

Buffalo SabresTeam Game: 3Road Game: 1

0 - 2 - 0 (0 pts)0 - 2 - 0 (Home)0 - 0 - 0 (Road)

# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV%37 Brian Elliott - - - - - -79 Carter Hart 2 2 0 0 2.51 .925

# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV%34 Jonas Johansson - - - - - -35 Linus Ullmark 1 0 1 0 2.07 .90540 Carter Hutton 1 0 1 0 5.12 .815

# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM3 D Mark Friedman - - - - - -5 D Philippe Myers 2 0 0 0 2 26 D Travis Sanheim 2 0 0 0 1 08 D Robert Hagg 2 0 0 0 3 09 D Ivan Provorov 2 1 0 1 1 2

11 R Travis Konecny 2 3 2 5 4 012 L Michael Raffl 2 1 0 1 1 013 C Kevin Hayes 2 1 2 3 2 014 C Sean Couturier 2 0 1 1 1 019 C Nolan Patrick 2 1 1 2 0 221 C Scott Laughton 2 0 2 2 2 423 L Oskar Lindblom 2 2 0 2 3 025 L James van Riemsdyk 2 1 2 3 -1 028 C Claude Giroux 2 0 3 3 3 048 C Morgan Frost - - - - - -53 D Shayne Gostisbehere - - - - - -56 D Erik Gustafsson 2 0 2 2 0 061 D Justin Braun 2 0 0 0 2 062 R Nicolas Aube-Kubel 2 0 1 1 1 486 L Joel Farabee 2 1 3 4 1 093 R Jakub Voracek 2 0 2 2 -1 2

# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM4 L Taylor Hall 2 1 2 3 1 09 C Jack Eichel 2 0 3 3 1 0

10 D Henri Jokiharju 2 0 0 0 -3 012 C Eric Staal 2 0 0 0 -3 013 L Tobias Rieder 2 1 0 1 0 015 C Riley Sheahan 2 0 0 0 -1 019 D Jake McCabe 2 1 1 2 1 520 C Cody Eakin 2 0 0 0 0 021 R Kyle Okposo - - - - - -23 R Sam Reinhart 2 0 1 1 -1 024 C Dylan Cozens 2 0 1 1 0 026 D Rasmus Dahlin 2 0 0 0 -1 227 C Curtis Lazar 2 0 0 0 -1 033 D Colin Miller 2 0 0 0 -2 244 D Matt Irwin - - - - - -53 L Jeff Skinner 2 0 0 0 -1 055 D Rasmus Ristolainen 2 1 0 1 2 062 D Brandon Montour 2 0 0 0 -3 068 L Victor Olofsson 2 1 1 2 -3 072 R Tage Thompson 2 0 1 1 -1 0

Chairman/CEO, Governor Dave ScottPresident, Hockey Operations/GeneralManager

Chuck Fletcher

Head Coach Alain VigneaultCoaching Staff Assistants: Ian Laperriere,

Michel Therrien, Mike Yeo ;Goaltending - Kim Dillabaugh;

Video - Adam Patterson

Owner/CEO Terry PegulaOwner/President Kim PegulaGeneral Manager Kevyn AdamsHead Coach Ralph KruegerCoaching Staff Mike Bales (Assistant Coach),

Don Granato (AssistantCoach), Steve Smith (Assistant

Coach), Myles Fee (VideoCoach), Kyle Smith (Video

Coordinator)

Tonight's Officials

Referees Dean Morton (36), Peter MacDougall (38) Linesmen Andrew Smith (51), Ryan Galloway (82)

Supervisor Video Judge Jim Doyle

Ntl. Anthem Lauren Hart PA Announcer Lou Nolan

Today's ScheduleCBJ @ DET : 12:00 BOS @ NYI : 5:00 MIN @ ANA : 6:00 VAN @ CGY : 7:00 MTL @ EDM : 7:00 CAR @ NSH : 7:00SJS @ STL : 7:00 WPG @ TOR : 7:00 ARI @ VGK : 7:00 BUF @ PHI : 7:30

Philadelphia Flyers: RosterActive (23 Players)# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place3 Mark Friedman D 5' 11" 185 Dec 25, 1995 Toronto, ON, CAN5 Philippe Myers D 6' 5" 210 Jan 25, 1997 Moncton, NB, CAN6 Travis Sanheim D 6' 3" 181 Mar 29, 1996 Elkhorn, MB, CAN8 Robert Hagg D 6' 2" 204 Feb 8, 1995 Uppsala, SWE9 Ivan Provorov D 6' 1" 201 Jan 13, 1997 Yaroslavl, RUS11 Travis Konecny R 5' 10" 175 Mar 11, 1997 London, ON, CAN12 Michael Raffl L 6' 0" 200 Dec 1, 1988 Villach, AUT13 Kevin Hayes C 6' 5" 216 May 8, 1992 Dorchester, MA, USA14 Sean Couturier C 6' 3" 211 Dec 7, 1992 Phoenix, AZ, USA19 Nolan Patrick C 6' 2" 198 Sep 19, 1998 Winnipeg, MB, CAN21 Scott Laughton C 6' 1" 190 May 30, 1994 Oakville, ON, CAN23 Oskar Lindblom L 6' 1" 191 Aug 15, 1996 Gävle, SWE25 James van Riemsdyk L 6' 3" 217 May 4, 1989 Middletown, NJ, USA28 Claude Giroux C 5' 11" 185 Jan 12, 1988 Hearst, ON, CAN37 Brian Elliott G 6' 2" 209 Apr 9, 1985 Newmarket, ON, CAN48 Morgan Frost C 5' 11" 170 May 14, 1999 Aurora, ON, CAN53 Shayne Gostisbehere D 5' 11" 180 Apr 20, 1993 Pembroke Pines, FL, USA56 Erik Gustafsson D 6' 0" 197 Mar 14, 1992 Nynashamn, SWE61 Justin Braun D 6' 2" 205 Feb 10, 1987 Minneapolis, MN, USA62 Nicolas Aube-Kubel R 5' 11" 187 May 10, 1996 Slave Lake, AB, CAN79 Carter Hart G 6' 2" 181 Aug 13, 1998 Sherwood Park, AB, CAN86 Joel Farabee L 6' 0" 164 Feb 25, 2000 Syracuse, NY, USA93 Jakub Voracek R 6' 2" 214 Aug 15, 1989 Kladno, CZE

23 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 194 Age: 27.1

Goal StreaksOSKAR LINDBLOM (2 / 2 Games)

Assist StreaksCLAUDE GIROUX (3 / 2 Games)KEVIN HAYES (2 / 2 Games)TRAVIS KONECNY (2 / 2 Games)SCOTT LAUGHTON (2 / 2 Games)

Point StreaksOSKAR LINDBLOM (2-0-2 / 2 Games)KEVIN HAYES (1-2-3 / 2 Games)TRAVIS KONECNY (3-2-5 / 2 Games)NOLAN PATRICK (1-1-2 / 2 Games)CLAUDE GIROUX (0-3-3 / 2 Games)JAMES VAN RIEMSDYK (1-2-3 / 2 Games)SCOTT LAUGHTON (0-2-2 / 2 Games)

Buffalo Sabres: RosterActive (23 Players)# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place4 Taylor Hall L 6' 1" 206 Nov 14, 1991 Calgary, AB, CAN9 Jack Eichel C 6' 2" 213 Oct 28, 1996 North Chelmsford, MA, USA10 Henri Jokiharju D 6' 0" 199 Jun 17, 1999 Oulu, FIN12 Eric Staal C 6' 4" 195 Oct 29, 1984 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN13 Tobias Rieder L 5' 11" 189 Jan 10, 1993 Landshut, DEU15 Riley Sheahan C 6' 2" 216 Dec 7, 1991 St. Catharines, ON, CAN19 Jake McCabe D 6' 1" 204 Oct 12, 1993 Eau Claire, WI, USA20 Cody Eakin C 6' 0" 196 May 24, 1991 Winnipeg, MB, CAN21 Kyle Okposo R 6' 0" 220 Apr 16, 1988 St. Paul, MN, USA23 Sam Reinhart R 6' 2" 193 Nov 6, 1995 West Vancouver, BC, CAN24 Dylan Cozens C 6' 3" 188 Feb 9, 2001 Whitehorse, YT, CAN26 Rasmus Dahlin D 6' 3" 207 Apr 13, 2000 Lidkoping, SWE27 Curtis Lazar C 6' 0" 193 Feb 2, 1995 Salmon Arm, BC, CAN33 Colin Miller D 6' 1" 199 Oct 29, 1992 Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN34 Jonas Johansson G 6' 5" 220 Sep 19, 1995 Gävle, SWE35 Linus Ullmark G 6' 4" 215 Jul 31, 1993 Lugnvik, SWE40 Carter Hutton G 6' 0" 208 Dec 19, 1985 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN44 Matt Irwin D 6' 2" 189 Nov 29, 1987 Victoria, BC, CAN53 Jeff Skinner L 5' 11" 197 May 16, 1992 Toronto, ON, CAN55 Rasmus Ristolainen D 6' 4" 221 Oct 27, 1994 Turku, FIN62 Brandon Montour D 6' 0" 194 Apr 11, 1994 Brantford, ON, CAN68 Victor Olofsson L 5' 11" 182 Jul 18, 1995 Ornskoldsvik, SWE72 Tage Thompson R 6' 7" 219 Oct 30, 1997 Phoenix, AZ, USA

23 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 202 Age: 27.4

Injured Reserve List (1 Players)28 Zemgus Girgensons L 6' 2" 213 Jan 5, 1994 Riga, LVA

Goal StreaksNo active streaks

Assist StreaksTAYLOR HALL (2 / 2 Games)JACK EICHEL (3 / 2 Games)

Point StreaksTAYLOR HALL (1-2-3 / 2 Games)JACK EICHEL (0-3-3 / 2 Games)

Philadelphia Flyers: Season StatisticsPos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks

R 11 Travis Konecny 2 3 2 5 4 0 1 0 0 6 50.0 15:18 0.00 4 0L 86 Joel Farabee 2 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 25.0 14:15 0.00 1 1C 13 Kevin Hayes 2 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 5 20.0 18:46 54.54 3 0L 25 James van Riemsdyk 2 1 2 3 -1 0 1 0 0 4 25.0 14:46 0.00 1 2C 28 Claude Giroux 2 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 18:40 60.71 2 0L 23 Oskar Lindblom 2 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 4 50.0 15:29 0.00 4 4C 19 Nolan Patrick 2 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 4 25.0 15:54 50.00 2 2C 21 Scott Laughton 2 0 2 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 15:02 42.85 4 0D 56 Erik Gustafsson 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 17:31 0.00 1 0R 93 Jakub Voracek 2 0 2 2 -1 2 0 0 0 1 0.0 15:17 50.00 0 0D 9 Ivan Provorov 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 100.0 23:09 0.00 3 2L 12 Michael Raffl 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 33.3 12:39 50.00 3 2C 14 Sean Couturier 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 10:06 50.00 0 1R 62 Nicolas Aube-Kubel 2 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 1 0.0 11:43 0.00 8 0D 5 Philippe Myers 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 3 0.0 20:41 0.00 7 0D 6 Travis Sanheim 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 20:35 0.00 2 1D 8 Robert Hagg 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 15:29 0.00 9 2D 61 Justin Braun 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 17:16 0.00 2 1

# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM37 Brian Elliott - - - - - - - - - - - - -79 Carter Hart 2 120 2.51 2 0 0 0 5 62 .925 0 0 0

Buffalo Sabres: Season StatisticsPos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks

L 4 Taylor Hall 2 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 2 50.0 20:33 0.00 3 0C 9 Jack Eichel 2 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 22:47 40.47 4 0D 19 Jake McCabe 2 1 1 2 1 5 0 0 0 2 50.0 17:06 0.00 2 1L 68 Victor Olofsson 2 1 1 2 -3 0 0 0 0 6 16.7 19:00 0.00 0 2L 13 Tobias Rieder 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 20.0 12:09 0.00 2 0D 55 Rasmus Ristolainen 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 25.0 21:36 0.00 7 2R 23 Sam Reinhart 2 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 20:29 100.00 1 0C 24 Dylan Cozens 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 12:29 33.33 1 0R 72 Tage Thompson 2 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 18:23 0.00 3 3D 10 Henri Jokiharju 2 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 14:35 0.00 1 1C 12 Eric Staal 2 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 16:14 56.00 1 2C 15 Riley Sheahan 2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 09:08 100.00 0 0C 20 Cody Eakin 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 12:50 61.90 1 0D 26 Rasmus Dahlin 2 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 6 0.0 22:55 0.00 2 2C 27 Curtis Lazar 2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 10:10 60.00 2 0D 33 Colin Miller 2 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 0 4 0.0 15:24 0.00 3 1L 53 Jeff Skinner 2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 14:26 0.00 1 0D 62 Brandon Montour 2 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 19:55 0.00 1 1

# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM35 Linus Ullmark 1 58 2.07 0 1 0 0 2 19 .905 0 0 040 Carter Hutton 1 59 5.12 0 1 0 0 5 22 .815 0 0 0

Buffalo Sabres @ Philadelphia FlyersTeam Records

Buffalo Sabres Philadelphia FlyersLast game: Friday VS WASHINGTON (2-1 L) Friday VS PITTSBURGH (5-2 W)Next game: Tuesday AT PHILADELPHIA Tuesday VS BUFFALO

Overall record/streak: 0 - 2 - 0 / Lost 2 2 - 0 - 0 / Win 2 / Undef 2Home record/streak: 0 - 2 - 0 / Lost 2 2 - 0 - 0 / Win 2 / Undef 2Road record/streak: 0 - 0 - 0 / Lost 0 0 - 0 - 0 / Lost 0

Last 5 Games: 0 - 2 - 0 2 - 0 - 0Last 10 Games: 0 - 2 - 0 2 - 0 - 01-Goal Games: 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 0 - 02-Goal Games 0 - 1 0 - 03-Goal Games 0 - 0 2 - 0

Scoring first 0 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0Opponent scoring first 0 - 2 - 0 1 - 0 - 0Leading after 1 period 0 - 0 - 0 2 - 0 - 0Trailing after 1 period 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

Tied after 1 period 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 0 - 0Leading after 2 periods 0 - 0 - 0 2 - 0 - 0Trailing after 2 periods 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

Tied after 2 periods 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0OT Record - This Season: 0 - 0 0 - 0

OT Record - Franchise: 203 - 205 - 215 188 - 213 - 220Shootout Record - This Season: 0 - 0 0 - 0

Shootout Record - Franchise: 77 - 71 50 - 88Outshooting opponent: 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

Outshot by opponent: 0 - 1 - 0 2 - 0 - 0Even shots: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0vs. Atlantic: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

vs. Metropolitan: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

vs. Central: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0vs. Pacific: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

Month by Month RecordBuffalo Sabres Philadelphia Flyers

W-L-OT Points W-L-OT PointsJanuary: 0-2-0 0 2-0-0 4

Totals: 0-2-0 0 2-0-0 4

Buffalo Sabres @ Philadelphia FlyersSituations

Goals by Period1 2 3 OT T Avg

Buffalo Sabres: 1 1 3 0 5 ( 2.5 avg.)Opponents: 2 3 3 0 8 ( 4.0 avg.)

Philadelphia Flyers: 5 1 5 0 11 ( 5.5 avg.)Opponents: 3 1 1 0 5 ( 2.5 avg.)

Shots by Period1 2 3 OT T Avg

Buffalo Sabres: 19 24 14 0 57 (28.5 avg.)Opponents: 20 16 13 0 49 (24.5 avg.)

Philadelphia Flyers: 20 11 16 0 47 (23.5 avg.)Opponents: 28 19 20 0 67 (33.5 avg.)

Power PlayBuffalo Sabres Philadelphia Flyers

G Att % G Att %Overall: 1 8 12.0 (18th NHL) 3 9 33.0 (T-6th NHL)Home: 1 8 12.0 (10th NHL) 3 9 33.0 (4th NHL)Road: 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0

0 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-1st NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-1st NHL)

Penalty KillingBuffalo Sabres Philadelphia Flyers

G Att % G Att %Overall: 1 2 50.0 (29th NHL) 2 8 75.0 (T-16th NHL)Home: 1 2 50.0 (17th NHL) 2 8 75.0 (T-8th NHL)Road: 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0

0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-3rd NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-3rd NHL)

PenaltiesBuffalo Sabres Philadelphia Flyers

GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank2 9 4.0 (4th NHL) 2 16 8.0 (T-11th NHL)

Goal SituationsBuffalo Sabres Philadelphia Flyers

For Against For Against6 on 5: 1 1 0 06 on 4: 0 0 0 06 on 3: 0 0 0 05 on 5: 3 6 7 35 on 4: 1 0 3 05 on 3: 0 0 0 04 on 4: 0 0 0 04 on 3: 0 0 0 03 on 3: 0 0 0 03 on 4: 0 0 0 03 on 5: 0 0 0 03 on 6: 0 0 0 04 on 5: 0 1 0 24 on 6: 0 0 0 05 on 6: 0 0 1 0

Empty Net: 0 1 1 0Penalty Shots: 0 0 0 0

Total: 5 8 11 5

Buffalo Sabres @ Philadelphia FlyersSituations

Individual LeadersBuffalo Sabres Philadelphia Flyers

Points: T. HALL (3),J. EICHEL (3),J. MCCABE (2) T. KONECNY (5),J. FARABEE (4),C. GIROUX (3)Goals: T. HALL (1),T. RIEDER (1),J. MCCABE (1) T. KONECNY (3),O. LINDBLOM (2),J. VAN RIEMSDYK (1)

Assists: J. EICHEL (3),T. HALL (2),J. MCCABE (1) C. GIROUX (3),J. FARABEE (3),J. VAN RIEMSDYK (2)PP Goals: T. HALL (1) J. VAN RIEMSDYK (1),T. KONECNY (1),N. PATRICK (1)SH Goals:

GW Goals: M. RAFFL (1),I. PROVOROV (1)3+ Goals: T. KONECNY(1)

PIM: J. MCCABE (5),C. MILLER (2),R. DAHLIN (2) S. LAUGHTON (4),N. AUBE-KUBEL (4),J. VORACEK (2)Shots: V. OLOFSSON (6),R. DAHLIN (6),T. RIEDER (5) T. KONECNY (6),K. HAYES (5),J. VAN RIEMSDYK (4)

+/-: R. RISTOLAINEN (+2),T. HALL (+1),J. MCCABE (+1) T. KONECNY (+4),C. GIROUX (+3),R. HAGG (+3)

ShootoutBuffalo Sabres Philadelphia Flyers

Shooter G/S % GDG Shooter G/S % GDG

Goaltender Rec. G/S % Goaltender Rec. G/S %

Power PlayBuffalo Sabres Philadelphia Flyers

Player G A PJack Eichel 0 1 1Taylor Hall 1 0 1Victor Olofsson 0 1 1

Player G A PJoel Farabee 0 2 2Erik Gustafsson 0 2 2Claude Giroux 0 1 1Travis Konecny 1 0 1Nolan Patrick 1 0 1Jakub Voracek 0 1 1James van Riemsdyk 1 0 1

Short HandedBuffalo Sabres Philadelphia Flyers

Player G A P

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Player G A P

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TONIGHT’S GAME

The Flyers host the Buffalo Sabres tonight in their third game of the season and third at home. The Flyers are 2-0 on the year after sweeping a season-

opening two-game series vs. Pittsburgh, taking the first game by a 6-3 final and winning the second 5-2. They are jockeying to become the NHL’s first 3-

0 team on the season, as they join Tampa Bay, Nashville, Vegas and Minnesota as the league’s only 2-0 teams entering today’s action. This two-game

set vs. Buffalo will be played back-to-back, with the second game coming up tomorrow night, after which the Flyers will hit the road for the first time this

season in a four-game trip that starts Thursday in Boston.

BROADCAST INFO

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia (in Philadelphia market)

NBC Sports Network (nationally outside Philadelphia, including in Buffalo

Radio: Flyers Radio Network – 97.5 The Fanatic, worldwide at FlyersRadio247.com and via the Flyers Mobile App

Online Streaming: nbcsports.com/live or via the MyTeams App

SEASON STARTS

The Flyers are trying to go to 3-0 on a season for the first time since the 2011-12 season. Their last 4-0 start came in 1995-96.

The last time the Flyers started a season with four consecutive home games was the 1974-75 campaign, when they went 2-2 over a four-game

homestand from Oct. 10-17.

FLYERS VS. SABRES

This series is the first of eight games between the clubs this season. Six of them are part of two-game sets; the other two will be played as single

contests, both in Philadelphia.

Mon. Jan. 18 vs. Buffalo

Tue. Jan. 19 vs. Buffalo

Fri. Feb. 26 @ Buffalo

Sun. Feb. 28 @ Buffalo

Tue. March 9 vs. Buffalo

Mon. March 29 @ Buffalo

Tue. March 30 @ Buffalo

Sun. April 11 vs. Buffalo

The Flyers and Sabres have never played more than six times in a season. They did so in each of the Sabres’ first two seasons in the league, 1970-71

and 1971-72. They have not met each other more than four times in a season since the 1978-79 campaign, when they played five times. The Flyers

have beaten Buffalo twice in each of the last four seasons and at least twice in nine of the last 12 seasons.

This is also the first time the Flyers and Sabres have ever competed in the same division. Even upon Buffalo’s placement in the East Division when they

joined the league in 1970, the Flyers remained in the West Division with the other five teams from the 1967 expansion. This structure remained in place

until the realignment that came with the 1974 expansion, when the Flyers were placed in the Patrick Division and the Sabres in the Adams Division.

2019-20 SEASON SERIES

The clubs met twice last season. The scheduled third game was cancelled by the season stoppage in March.

Thursday, December 19, 2019 – Flyers 6, Buffalo 1 at Wells Fargo Center: The Flyers scored three times in 4:01 in the first period and then scored

three more times in 4:07 in the second period en route to a 6-1- win over the Sabres. Mikhail Vorobyev opened the scoring with 6:56 left in the first

Philadelphia Flyers: Media Notes

period, followed by a goal from James van Riemsdyk with 4:28 to play. After an unsuccessful challenge, Matt Niskanen scored on the ensuing power

play to give the Flyers a 3-0 advantage after one period. Ivan Provorov opened the second-period scoring 8:20 into the frame, followed 62 seconds

later by one from Tyler Pitlick. van Riemsdyk picked up his second of the game on the power play with 7:33 to play, making it 6-0 after two. Victor

Olofsson picked up Buffalo’s only tally with 8:25 left in the third. Carter Hart picked up the win with 16 saves on 17 shots, while Carter Hutton absorbed

the loss with 23 saves. Stars of the Game: 1 – James van Riemsdyk; 2 – Travis Konecny; 3 – Kevin Hayes.

Saturday, March 7, 2020 – Flyers 3, Buffalo 1 at Wells Fargo Center: Claude Giroux scored two goals, including the game-winner, and Carter Hart

made 38 saves to hold off the Sabres. Giroux’s first goal opened the scoring four seconds past the halfway point of the second period; after Dominic

Kahun tied it a little under seven minutes later, Giroux restored the lead at the 9:28 mark of the third. Joel Farabee added an insurance goal with 5:11 to

play. Carter Hutton turned away 21 shots for Buffalo in the defeat. Stars of the Game: 1 – Carter Hart; 2 – Claude Giroux; 3 – Jake Voracek.

LIFETIME vs. BUF

Home – 93 GP, 56-20-12-5, 129 pts (.694)

Road – 88 GP, 36-42-8-2, 82 pts (.466)

Total – 181 GP, 92-62-20-7, 211 pts (.583)

PHI CAREER LEADERS VS. BUF

Giroux – 38 GP, 10-29-39, 1.03 PPG

Farabee – 1 GP, 1-0-1, 1.00 PPG

Konecny – 11 GP, 3-6-9, 0.82 PPG

Voracek – 31 GP, 4-20-24, 0.77 PPG

Sanheim – 7 GP, 2-3-5, 0.71 PPG

Hart – 2 GP, 2-0-0-0, 1.00 GAA, 0 SO

Elliott – 17 GP, 13-2-0-2, 1.83 GAA, 2 SO

BUF CAREER LEADERS VS. PHI

Hall – 20 GP, 10-14-24, 1.20 PPG

Olofsson – 2 GP, 1-1-2, 1.00 PPG

Eichel – 12 GP, 8-311, 0.92 PPG

Staal – 55 GP, 20-25-45, 0.82 PPG

Skinner -35 GP, 14-12-26, 0.74 PPG

Hutton – 7 GP, 4-3-0-0, 2.98 GAA, 1 SO

Ullmark – 2 GP, 1-1-0-0, 3.50 GAA, 0 SO

MILESTONE WATCH

Gostisbehere – 1 point to reach 200 as a Flyer &in the NHL

Gustafsson – 7 assists to reach 100 in the NHL

Provorov – 10 assists to reach 100 as a Flyer &in the NHL

van Riemsdyk - 6 goals to reach 100 as a Flyer; 4 assists to reach 100 as a Flyer; 10 points to reach 200 as a Flyer.

Voracek – 10 assists to reach 500 in the NHL; 3 points to reach 700 in the NHL; 5 assists to reach 400 as a Flyer; 1 assist to pass Mark Recchi for fifth

place on the Flyers All-Time List

LAST GAME

Friday, January 15, 2021 – Flyers 5, Pittsburgh 2 at Wells Fargo Center: Travis Konecny scored twice in the span of 1:59 en route to a hat trick and

a 3-0 lead that the Flyers were able to convert into a 5-2 win. Konecny’s first goal came on the power play at the 7:27 mark and was followed up by an

even-strength tally at 9:26. Ivan Provorov made it 3-0 2:04 after Konecny’s goal, giving the Flyers a 3-0 lead over the span of four minutes and three

seconds. Pittsburgh trimmed the advantage back to one nearly as quickly, picking up goals 30 seconds apart from Sidney Crosby on the power play and

Brandon Tanev at even strength, making it 3-2 with 6:29 left in the first period. The scoring then calmed down and the score went unchanged until nearly

13 minutes into the third period when Konecny added an insurance goal to complete his hat trick with 7:07 to play. Oskar Lindblom iced things with an

empty-netter with 2:08 to go. Carter Hart took the win with 31 saves, while Tristan Jarry absorbed the loss after allowing three goals on six shots in

11:30 of action; Casey DeSmith came in from that point on and turned away 12 of 13 shots he faced in 47:30 of play. Stars of the Game: 1 –Travis

Konecny; 2 – Carter Hart; 3 – Oskar Lindblom.

Travis Konecny recorded his first career hat trick, while adding an assist for a four-point game. It’s the first hat trick for a Flyer since James van

Riemsdyk recorded one on March 15, 2019. It was the first at the Wells Fargo Center since Jan. 16, 2019 (Couturier vs. BOS) and the first against

Pittsburgh since Jake Voracek had three goals on the road on Feb. 20, 2013.

Per NHL Stats &Information, this is the first time in franchise history that each of the Flyers’ first two games has seen one of their players record a four-

point game. Joel Farabee had a goal and three assists for a four-point night on Wednesday.

NOTES OF THE NIGHT

With their appearances in tonight’s game, Ivan Provorov and Claude Giroux will pass John LeClair for the second-longest consecutive game streaks in

team history at 317. The three players sit behind only Rod Brind’Amour’s franchise record 484 games. Provorov’s streak is already a franchise record for

longest streak from the start of a career.

Claude Giroux enters his ninth season as Flyers captain. He has now served in the role for 605 games, which is five short of the franchise high of 610

games served by Bobby Clarke over two terms. Giroux is currently slated to pass Clarke next Thursday, January 28 when the Flyers visit New Jersey.

Clarke first took over the Flyers’ captaincy 48 years ago yesterday on Jan. 17, 1973. He served 498 games through the end of the 1978-79 season

before becoming a player-assistant coach from the start of the 1979-80 season until January 6, 1983, when he returned to the captaincy for the final 112

games of his career through the end of the 1983-84 season.

Giroux has appeared in 605 of a possible 610 games since taking over the captaincy in January of 2013 at the start of the shortened 2012-13 season;

since that time, he is fourth in the league in points (575) and third in assists (396), and leads the league in power play points (233) while sitting second in

power play assists (177).

Travis Konecny is among a handful of players leading the league with three goals and five overall points. He also is part of a group of forwards tied for

the league lead among the position at plus-4.

The Flyers enter the season anticipating contributions from two key forwards who are making comebacks from significant medical hurdles last season.

Oskar Lindblom has continued his recovery from a diagnosis of Ewing sarcoma in December of 2019. The treatment and recovery was forecast to

sideline him the entire season with the possibility of a return at 2020 training camp, but the COVID-19 stoppage and subsequent delay in the 2020

Stanley Cup Playoffs allowed him to recover in time to join the Flyers in the Toronto playoff bubble, where he made his return to the ice in Game 6 of the

Second Round series vs. the New York Islanders.

Nolan Patrick is back in the Flyers lineup after missing the 2019-20 season due to a migraine disorder. Patrick was the second overall pick in the 2017

NHL Entry Draft and posted consecutive seasons of 30 and 31 points in his first two NHL campaigns.

The Flyers’ 2020-21 captaincy structure will see Sean Couturier serve as an alternate captain for all games, Ivan Provorov for home games, and

Kevin Hayes and Jake Voracek in a rotating fashion for road games.

Philadelphia Flyers: Game By Game Summary* = Overtime, ** = Shootout, + = Sellout

# Date Team W-L-OT Record GF-GA Scorers W Goal PP PK SF-SA W-L Gltdr. Attend.1 01/13/2021 Pittsburgh Penguins W 01-00-00 6-3 25p,19p,86,12,23,13 12 2-3 2-3 27-34 79 / 35 02 01/15/2021 Pittsburgh Penguins W 02-00-00 5-2 11p,11,9,11,23 9 1-6 4-5 20-33 79 / 35 03 01/18/2021 Buffalo Sabres4 01/19/2021 Buffalo Sabres5 01/21/2021 @ Boston Bruins6 01/23/2021 @ Boston Bruins7 01/26/2021 @ New Jersey Devils8 01/28/2021 @ New Jersey Devils9 01/30/2021 New York Islanders

10 01/31/2021 New York Islanders11 02/03/2021 Boston Bruins12 02/05/2021 Boston Bruins13 02/07/2021 @ Washington Capitals14 02/09/2021 @ Washington Capitals15 02/11/2021 New Jersey Devils16 02/13/2021 New Jersey Devils17 02/16/2021 @ New York Rangers18 02/18/2021 New York Rangers19 02/21/2021 @ Boston Bruins20 02/24/2021 New York Rangers21 02/26/2021 @ Buffalo Sabres22 02/28/2021 @ Buffalo Sabres23 03/02/2021 @ Pittsburgh Penguins24 03/04/2021 @ Pittsburgh Penguins25 03/07/2021 @ Boston Bruins26 03/09/2021 Buffalo Sabres27 03/11/2021 Washington Capitals28 03/13/2021 Washington Capitals29 03/15/2021 @ New York Rangers30 03/17/2021 @ New York Rangers31 03/18/2021 @ New York Islanders32 03/20/2021 @ New York Islanders33 03/23/2021 New Jersey Devils34 03/25/2021 New York Rangers35 03/27/2021 New York Rangers36 03/29/2021 @ Buffalo Sabres37 03/30/2021 @ Buffalo Sabres38 04/03/2021 @ New York Islanders39 04/05/2021 Boston Bruins40 04/06/2021 Boston Bruins41 04/08/2021 @ New York Islanders42 04/11/2021 Buffalo Sabres43 04/13/2021 @ Pittsburgh Penguins44 04/15/2021 @ Pittsburgh Penguins45 04/17/2021 Washington Capitals46 04/18/2021 New York Islanders47 04/20/2021 @ New Jersey Devils48 04/23/2021 @ New York Rangers49 04/25/2021 New York Islanders50 04/27/2021 Washington Capitals51 04/29/2021 @ New Jersey Devils52 05/01/2021 New Jersey Devils53 05/03/2021 Pittsburgh Penguins54 05/04/2021 Pittsburgh Penguins55 05/07/2021 @ Washington Capitals56 05/08/2021 @ Washington Capitals

Philadelphia Flyers: Player Game By Game SummarySkaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played

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SANHEIM# 6

HAGG# 8

PROVOROV# 9

KONECNY# 11

RAFFL# 12

HAYES# 13

Jan 13 Vs PIT 0-0,2/1 21:03 0-0,1/1 20:48 0-0,2/2 15:25 0-0,0/0 23:00 0-1,3/1 15:59 1-0(W),2/1 13:18 1-1,3/2 16:24Jan 15 Vs PIT 0-0,1/1 20:20 0-0,1/0 20:23 0-0,0/1 15:34 1-0(W),1/1 23:18 3-1,3/3 14:37 0-0,1/0 12:00 0-1,2/0 21:09

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LAUGHTON# 21

LINDBLOM# 23

VAN RIEMSDYK# 25

GIROUX# 28

GUSTAFSSON# 56

BRAUN# 61

Jan 13 Vs PIT 1-0,1/-2 14:06 0-1,0/1 13:13 1-0,2/1 14:39 1-0,1/-2 13:33 0-1,3/2 17:28 0-2,1/0 18:02 0-0,0/0 18:08Jan 15 Vs PIT 0-1,3/2 17:42 0-1,0/1 16:52 1-0,2/2 16:19 0-2,3/1 16:00 0-2,0/1 19:53 0-0,1/0 17:01 0-0,1/2 16:25

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FARABEE# 86

VORACEK# 93

ELLIOTT# 37

HART# 79

Jan 13 Vs PIT 0-1,0/1 11:09 1-3,4/2 14:12 0-0,1/-2 14:19 DND 3/34 W 59:45Jan 15 Vs PIT 0-0,1/0 12:17 0-0,0/-1 14:19 0-2,0/1 16:16 DND 2/33 W 59:50

Alain Vigneault was named the 21st head coach in Flyers history on April 15, 2019.Vigneault led the Flyers to one of the NHL’s best turnarounds in 2019-20. At the time of the NHL’s pause of the season due to COVID-19, the Flyers hadplayed 69 games and were 41-21-7 for 89 points, good for the sixth-best record in the league and fourth-best in the Eastern Conference. Vigneault wasthe runner-up in voting for the Jack Adams Award as NHL Coach of the Year for his work in engineering the turnaround. Vigneault enters the 2020-21 season with 1,285 games of experience as an NHL head coach over parts of 17 seasons. Prior to coming to Philadelphia,he served as the head coach of the New York Rangers for five seasons (2013-18), the Vancouver Canucks for seven seasons (2006-13) and theMontreal Canadiens for parts of four seasons (1997-2000). He also served as the head coach for Team Canada at the 2019 IIHF World Championshipsin Slovakia, guiding the squad to a silver medal.

Philadelphia Flyers: Head Coach and Player BiosHead Coach: Alain Vigneault

#37: Brian Elliott (G) 6' 2", 209 lbs. / Apr 9, 1985 (35 years and 9 months)

Drafted: by Ottawa, 9th round (291st overall) in 2003Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July 1, 2017.13th NHL / 1st PHI SeasonLast Win: AUG 6, 2020 vs WASHINGTON (2)Last SO: APR 13, 2016 vs CHICAGO (28)Career Shootouts: 130/194 (.670), 26-27

GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%Season - ----- -Career 472 241-146-47 40 2.50 .912

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Birthplace: Newmarket, OntarioContract Status: Signed thru 20-212019-20: Went 7-1-2 with a 2.67 GAA and .917 save percentage over a 12-game stretch from Oct. 21 –Nov. 30… was 7-2-1 with a 2.33 GAA, .908 savepercentage and two shutouts over his final 10 appearances from Jan. 15 –March 4… second of the two shutouts was the 40th of his career, Feb. 3 vs.DET... played his 100th game as a Flyer Feb. 28 vs. NYR.

#79: Carter Hart (G) 6' 2", 181 lbs. / Aug 13, 1998 (22 years and 5 months)

Drafted: by Flyers, 2nd round (48th overall) in 2016Last Win: JAN 15, 2021 vs PITTSBURGHLast SO: OCT 9, 2019 vs NEW JERSEY (43)Career Shootouts: 18/23 (.783), 4-3

GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%Season 2 2-0-0 0 2.51 .925Career 76 42-26-4 1 2.59 .916

Career vs. Opp 2 2-0-0 0 1.00 .964

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Birthplace: Sherwood Park, AlbertaContract Status: Signed thru 20-212019-20: Appeared in 43 games in his first full NHL season, going 24-13-3… concluded the regular season ranked eighth in the league in GAA (2.42)and tied for ninth in wins (24)… posted a 20-3-2 record at home with a 1.63 GAA and a .943 save percentage, which tied him with Andrei Vasilevsky andJordan Binnington for the league lead in home wins… ranked third in the NHL in GAA at home and tied for third in home point percentage… recorded hisfirst career shutout Oct. 9 vs. NJD… on 13 other occasions, played the full game and allowed only one goal, going 11-1-1 in those 13 contests… missednine games with a lower abdominal strain from Jan. 15 –Feb. 8.

#3: Mark Friedman (D) 5' 11", 185 lbs. / Dec 25, 1995 (25 years)

Drafted: by Flyers, 3rd round (86th overall) in 2014Last Goal: -Last Assist: JAN 13, 2020 vs BOSTON (3)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason - ----- - -Career 7 0-1-1 -1 2

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Birthplace: Toronto, OntarioContract Status: Signed through 21-222019-20: Signed a two-year contract extension July 13... spent the majority of the season with the Flyers' AHL affiliate, the Lehigh ValleyPhantoms, while seeing six games with the Flyers... posted a goal and an assist Nov. 22 vs. Charlotte and did the same thing against theCheckers in Charlotte on Dec. 21... picked up a pair of assists Nov. 29 vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton... recalled by the Flyers Jan. 8 and made hisseason debut that night vs. WSH... recorded his first NHL point with an assist Jan. 13 vs. BOS... returned to Lehigh Valley Jan. 18... picked upa goal and an assist Feb. 7 vs. Springfield as part of a three-point weekend... potted two assists Feb. 16 at Hershey... recalled by the FlyersFeb. 19 and played the next night at CBJ before going back to the Phantoms on Feb. 22... recorded two assists Feb. 28 at Charlotte.

#5: Philippe Myers (D) 6' 5", 210 lbs. / Jan 25, 1997 (23 years and 11 months)

Drafted: N/AAcquired: Signed as a free agent, Sept. 21, 2015Last Goal: FEB 18, 2020 vs COLUMBUS (10)Last Assist: FEB 20, 2020 @ COLUMBUS (9)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 2 0-0-0 2 2Career 73 5-13-18 14 34

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Birthplace: Moncton, New BrunswickContract Status: Signed thru 2019-202019-20: Started the season in Lehigh Valley before being recalled on October 31… scored goals in three straight games Nov. 7-10, becomingjust the seventh Flyers defenseman to accomplish the feat and the first since Mark Howe did it in 1987… led the team with six hits whilerecording five shot attempts, two takeaways and two blocked shots Nov. 10 at BOS… recorded three assists in the third period Dec. 3 vs. TOR,becoming the third-youngest defenseman in franchise history to pick up three assists in one period, joining Ivan Provorov and AlexandrePicard… posted assists in consecutive games Dec. 19-21 and Jan. 7-8… played a career-high 20:30 Nov. vs. CAR and later eclipsed it Feb. 11at NYI (20:46) and Feb. 28 vs. NYR (20:56)... scored his first career playoff goal Aug. 2 vs. BOS… scored the overtime winner Aug. 26 vs NYI(Gm 2), becoming the seventh defenseman in franchise history to do so and the first in 20 years.

#6: Travis Sanheim (D) 6' 3", 181 lbs. / Mar 29, 1996 (24 years and 9 months)

Drafted: by Flyers, 1st round (17th overall) in 20141st NHL / 1st PHI SeasonLast Goal: FEB 10, 2020 vs FLORIDA (15)Last Assist: MAR 7, 2020 vs BUFFALO (3)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 2 0-0-0 1 0Career 202 19-51-70 -5 74



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Birthplace: Elkhorn, ManitobaContract Status: Signed thru 20-212019-20: Appeared in all 69 games, marking his second consecutive season without missing a game... posted eight goals, coming one awayfrom his career high of nine in 13 fewer games... tied the game with 7:02 to play in a 6-5 SOW Jan. 13 vs. BOS, giving him his fourth careertwo-goal game and third of the season while playing a season-high 25:32... played his 200th NHL game March 10 vs. BOS... posted his firstcareer three-point game (2G, 1A) Dec. 23 vs. NYR... registered a four-game point streak (0G, 4A), part of a stretch of nine points (1G, 8A) overthe final 14 games of the season... appeared in all 16 playoff games… averaged 22:37 of ice time during the playoffs, third-most on the roster…blocked eight shots Aug. 8 vs. TBL.

#8: Robert Hagg (D) 6' 2", 204 lbs. / Feb 8, 1995 (25 years and 11 months)

Drafted: by Flyers, 2nd round (41st overall) in 20132nd NHL / 2nd PHI SeasonLast Goal: FEB 13, 2020 @ FLORIDA (13)Last Assist: FEB 22, 2020 vs WINNIPEG (9)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




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Birthplace: Uppsala, SwedenContract Status: Signed thru 19-202019-20: Appeared in 49 games… finished tied for fourth on the roster with a plus-14 rating, a career high… came within seven points of his career high

of 20 set last season despite appearing in 33 fewer games… led the team with 136 hits… ten of his 13 points on the season (3-7-10) came during a 19-

game stretch from Jan. 7 –Feb 22 in which he was also a plus-16, a plus-minus rating that tied for fourth-best in the NHL and tied with Victor Hedman for

the league lead among defensemen during that specific timeframe… led the Flyers with four blocked shots Feb. 8 at WSH… scored his first career

power play goal Feb. 13 at FLA… recorded an assist, three hits, three blocks and was plus-2 Feb. 22 vs. WPG… played a season-high 19:46 Feb. 26 at

CBJ… Led the team with five hits and four blocked shots Mar. 5 vs. CAR, which was his 200th career game... picked up

three assists over 12 playoff games.

#9: Ivan Provorov (D) 6' 1", 201 lbs. / Jan 13, 1997 (24 years)

Drafted: by Flyers, 1st round (7th overall) in 20152nd NHL / 2nd PHI SeasonLast Goal: JAN 15, 2021 vs PITTSBURGHLast Assist: MAR 4, 2020 @ WASHINGTON (5)Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG




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Birthplace: Yaroslavl, RUSContract Status: Signed thru 24-252019-20: Appeared in all 69 games, extending his franchise-record streak for consecutive games played from the start of a career to 315… wonhis second Barry Ashbee Trophy as the Flyers’ best defenseman… avg. 24:51 of ice time, ranking eighth in the NHL… played three games of28 minutes or more, bringing him to a total of 16 on his career… scored seven PPG, leading all NHL defensemen… became the seventhdifferent Flyers defenseman to score 7+ PPG in a campaign… recorded six two-point games and six games of a plus-3 rating… started theseason with seven points (2G, 5A) over the first nine games… recorded his 100th career point Oct. 16 at EDM... scored OT GWG Nov. 30 atMTL… played 300th career game Feb. 6 vs. NJD... appeared in all 16 playoff games, leading the team at 25:56 per game and leading allFlyers defensemen with eight points (3G, 5A)… scored the game-winner in 2OT Sept. 3 vs. NYI (Gm 6)… played 38:15 in the contest.

#11: Travis Konecny (R) 5' 10", 175 lbs. / Mar 11, 1997 (23 years and 10 months)

Drafted: by Flyers, 1st round (24th overall) in 20152nd NHL / 2nd PHI SeasonLast Goal: JAN 15, 2021 vs PITTSBURGHLast Assist: JAN 15, 2021 vs PITTSBURGHCareer Shootouts: 2/11 (18%), 1 GDG




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Birthplace: London, OntarioContract Status: Signed thru 24-252019-20: Appeared in 66 games... career highs in assists (37) and points (61) while matching his career high of 24 goals (third consecutiveseason), doing all in 16 fewer games... winner of the Toyota Cup with the most points from being selected as a ‘Star of the Game... became aregular on the power play, resulting in a 55-minute increase of total power play time from 2017-18… recorded 23 points on the power play,nearly tripling his previous career high of eight… represented the Flyers at the 2020 NHL All-Star Weekend, the first appearance of his career…recorded six three-point games... first one was the NHL Global Series win over Chicago in Prague, Czech Republic on Oct. 4 (1G, 2A)… startedthe season on a four-game scoring streak (3G, 4A) and went on to record 19 points (8G, 11A) in the first 17 games… finished the season fromFeb. 1 onward on a point-per-game pace, posting 18 points (7G, 11A) over the final 18 games.

#12: Michael Raffl (L) 6' 0", 200 lbs. / Dec 1, 1988 (32 years and 1 month)

Drafted: N/AAcquired: Signed as a free agent, May 31, 20135th NHL / 5th PHI SeasonLast Goal: JAN 13, 2021 vs PITTSBURGH (1)Last Assist: MAR 4, 2020 @ WASHINGTON (5)Career Shootouts: 1/5 (20%), 1 GDG


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Birthplace: Villach, AustriaContract Status: Signed thru 20-212019-20: Eclipsed his 2018-19 goals total by two and matched his assist total in nine fewer games... credited with the GWG in the Oct. 4season-opening win over Chicago in Prague, Czech Republic, while posting a season-high four shots on goal in a game played just 310 milesnorth of his native Villach, Austria... posted a goal and two assists Oct. 21 vs. VGK, marking his third career two-goal game and first sinceMarch of 2016, and his fourth career three-point game and first since April 2016... missed nine games (12/5 - 12/28) with a broken pinkyfinger... led the Flyers with four hits and was 8-for-11 on faceoffs Jan. 8 vs. WSH... posted a three-game point streak (2G, 1A) March 1-5.

#13: Kevin Hayes (C) 6' 5", 216 lbs. / May 8, 1992 (28 years and 8 months)

Drafted: by Chicago, 1st round (24th overall) in 2010.Acquired: Signed as a free agent, June 18, 2019.Last Goal: JAN 13, 2021 vs PITTSBURGH (1)Last Assist: JAN 15, 2021 vs PITTSBURGHCareer Shootouts: 2/9 (22%), 1 GDG


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Birthplace: Dorchester, MAContract Status: Signed thru 25-262019-20: Appeared in all 69 games… scored 23 goals, two shy of his career high of 25 in 76 games with NYR in 2017-18… won the Gene HartMemorial Award, given to the Flyer who demonstrates the most “heart” as voted by the Flyers Fan Club… had three three-point games...second on the team with five GWG, two of which came in overtime… one of four players to share the NHL lead with four shorthanded goals, themost for a Flyer since Matt Read had four in 2013-14… GWG and SHG totals were both career highs… scored his first goal as a Flyer Oct. 9vs. NJD… posted a three-game goal streak Oct. 21-26 (3G) and a four-game point streak Oct. 21-27 (3G, 3A)… played his 400th NHL gameNov. 15 at OTT... posted 16 points (8G, 8A) over a 19-game stretch from Nov. 19 –Dec. 29… scored his 100th NHL goal Nov. 30 at MTL...posted nine points (5G, 4A) over 11 games from Jan. 7 –Feb. 3… scored SHG in two straight Feb. 1 vs. COL and Feb. 3 at DET.

#14: Sean Couturier (C) 6' 3", 211 lbs. / Dec 7, 1992 (28 years and 1 month)

Drafted: by Flyers, 1st round (8th overall) in 20117th NHL / 7th PHI SeasonLast Goal: MAR 5, 2020 vs CAROLINA (4)Last Assist: JAN 13, 2021 vs PITTSBURGH (1)Career Shootouts: 7/30 (23%), 5 GDG


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Birthplace: Phoenix, ArizonaContract Status: Signed thru 21-222019-20: Finalist for the Selke Trophy... winner of the Bobby Clarke Trophy as Flyers MVP for the second consecutive season… appeared in all 69

regular season games... went 59.6 on faceoffs (542 for 909), which led the NHL (min. 50 FOs)… recorded four three-point games and a total of 13

multi-point games… posted five scoring streaks of three games or more, maxed by a six-game streak from Feb. 11-22 (4-2-6)… recorded two two-goal

games, adding an assist both times, on Jan. 2 at VGK and Feb. 8 at WSH… scored overtime game-winning goal Nov. 7 vs. MTL… played his 600th

career game Nov. 21 at CAR... career-high nine shots on goal Nov. 23 vs. CGY… led the team in scoring over the first two months of 2020, posting 27

points (10G, 17A) and a plus-11 rating over 24 games from Jan. 1 - Feb. 29... posted a six-game scoring streak (4G, 2A) from Feb. 11-22... recorded his

400th career point Feb. 28 vs. NYR.

#19: Nolan Patrick (C) 6' 2", 198 lbs. / Sep 19, 1998 (22 years and 3 months)

Drafted: by Flyers, 1st round (2nd overall) in 20171st NHL / 1st PHI SeasonLast Goal: JAN 13, 2021 vs PITTSBURGH (1)Last Assist: JAN 15, 2021 vs PITTSBURGHCareer Shootouts: 3/8 (38%), 2 GDG




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Birthplace: Winnipeg, ManitobaContract Status: Signed thru 20-212019-20: Did not appear in any games due to a migraine disorder.

#21: Scott Laughton (C) 6' 1", 190 lbs. / May 30, 1994 (26 years and 7 months)

Drafted: by Flyers, 1st round (20th overall) in 20125th NHL / 5th PHI SeasonLast Goal: MAR 4, 2020 @ WASHINGTON (5)Last Assist: JAN 15, 2021 vs PITTSBURGHCareer Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG


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Birthplace: Oakville, OntarioContract Status: Signed thru 20-212019-20: Won the Yanick Dupre Class Guy Memorial Award as the Flyer deemed to show character, dignity and respect on and off the ice as voted by

the Philadelphia Chapter of the PHWA, and the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy as the Flyer who is deemed the “Most Improved Player” as voted by

his teammates… appeared in 49 games, missing 20 due to injury... recorded 27 points (13G, 14A) during those 49 games for a 0.55 points-per-game

average, a career high that was 0.14 better than his previous of 0.39 points per game set in 2018-19… came within five points of his career high of 32

set last year in 33 fewer games… recorded seven multi-point games... played his 300th career game Jan. 16 vs. MTL... three-game goal streak from

Jan. 31 –Feb. 3… three consecutive two-point games Feb. 22-28… posted two assists, was plus-2 and was named the game’s first star March 5 vs.

CAR.

#23: Oskar Lindblom (L) 6' 1", 191 lbs. / Aug 15, 1996 (24 years and 5 months)

Drafted: by Flyers, 5th round (138th overall) in 2014Last Goal: JAN 15, 2021 vs PITTSBURGHLast Assist: NOV 16, 2019 vs NY ISLANDERS (12)Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG


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Birthplace: Gavle, SwedenContract Status: Signed thru 22-232019-20: Appeared in 30 games before being sidelined for the season due to a diagnosis of Ewing’s sarcoma… played his final game of theseason Dec. 7 vs. OTT… scored 11 goals and added seven assists for 18 points, putting him more than halfway to his career high… was tiedfor the team lead in goals at the time of his diagnosis… averaged 17:37 of ice time per game, nearly four minutes higher than during theprevious season… scored seven goals in the first 12 games of the season… recorded three multi-point games, all 1G 1A… scored a powerplay goal Oct. 4 vs. CHI at Prague, Czech Republic…was the first of four PPG he scored on the season after posting just one in his career tothat point… had a four-game scoring streak (2-3-5) from Oct. 29 to Nov. 5... named a finalist for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy.

#25: James van Riemsdyk (L) 6' 3", 217 lbs. / May 4, 1989 (31 years and 8 months)

Drafted: by Flyers, 1st round (2nd overall) in 2007Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July 1, 2018.Last Goal: JAN 13, 2021 vs PITTSBURGH (1)Last Assist: JAN 15, 2021 vs PITTSBURGHCareer Shootouts: 8/31 (26%), 4 GDG

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Birthplace: Middletown, NJ Contract Status: Signed thru 22-232019-20: Appeared in 66 of 69 games... finished with a plus-5 rating, his best since a career-high plus-15 season with the Flyers in 2010-11... scored 15 goals at even strength, tied for third on the team in EVG... recorded 17 points (7G, 10A) in the final 21 games of the season datingback to Jan. 13... Flyers were 22-5-0 when he recorded at least a point... recorded six points (3G, 3A) over a three-game streak Oct. 24-27...played his 700th NHL game Nov. 27 at CBJ... posted three consecutive two-point games (4G, 2A) Dec. 19-23, part of a stretch of five multi-point games over eight contests from Dec. 7-23... played his 300th game as a Flyer Dec. 28 at SJS... had a three-point game Jan. 18 vs. LAK(1G, 2A) and another Feb. 13 at FLA... had a five-game scoring streak (4G, 4A) from Feb. 8-15... sustained a broken finger March 4 at WSHthat was to keep him out 4-6 weeks; he missed the final three games before the season pause.

#28: Claude Giroux (C) 5' 11", 185 lbs. / Jan 12, 1988 (33 years)

Drafted: by Flyers, 1st round (22nd overall) in 200611th NHL / 11th PHI SeasonLast Goal: MAR 7, 2020 vs BUFFALO (3)Last Assist: JAN 15, 2021 vs PITTSBURGHCareer Shootouts: 28/93 (30%), 9 GDG


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Birthplace: Hearst, OntarioContract Status: Signed thru 21-222019-20: Completed his ninth season as captain… appeared in all games for the fourth consecutive season and the eighth of his career… hasa consecutive-games-played streak of 315, spanning all games from the start of the 2015-16 season… finished fourth in the NHL in faceoffs at59.0 pct (min. 50 faceoffs) while leading the league in both defensive zone FO% (65.8) and shorthanded FO% (60.0, min. 50 FOs)… recorded13 multi-point games and three multi-goal games… had a season-high four points, his 11th career 4+ game, Nov. 21 at CAR (2-2-4)… othertwo multi-goal games came eight days apart, Feb. 28 at NYR and Mar. 7 vs. BUF… posted his 800th career point Feb. 8 at WSH… recordedhis 235th career power play assist Feb. 18 vs. CBJ, surpassing the franchise record for power play assists previously held by Bobby Clarke…seven-game scoring streak (4-8-12) from Feb.8-20, the eighth streak of his career of seven or more games.

#48: Morgan Frost (C) 5' 11", 170 lbs. / May 14, 1999 (21 years and 8 months)

Drafted: by Flyers, 1st round (27th overall) in 2017Last Goal: NOV 21, 2019 @ CAROLINA (18)Last Assist: DEC 21, 2019 @ OTTAWA (4)Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG




Birthplace: Toronto, OntarioContract Status: Signed through 21-222019-20: Split his first pro season between the Flyers and Phantoms... made his pro debut Oct. 5 vs. Providence... first pro points (3A) Oct. 18vs. Binghamton... scored his first pro goal Oct. 19 vs. Springfield... part of a seven-game scoring streak (4G, 5A) from Oct. 18 - Nov. 3... addedtwo assists Nov. 9 vs. Hershey and a goal the next night at Hershey... recalled by the Flyers Nov. 18 and made his NHL debut Nov. 19 at FLA,scoring his first NHL goal... recorded his first NHL multi-point game (1G, 1A) Nov. 21 at CAR... stayed with the Flyers six weeks, adding fourmore assists... returned to Lehigh Valley Dec. 29... scored twice Jan. 15 vs. Syracuse... had a four-game scoring streak (3G, 2A) Feb. 1-19...represented the Phantoms at the 2020 AHL All-Star Classic... recalled by the Flyers Feb. 7 and appeared in two games... returned to LehighValley Feb. 14... put up a three-point game (2G, 1A) March 6 vs Binghamton.

#53: Shayne Gostisbehere (D) 5' 11", 180 lbs. / Apr 20, 1993 (27 years and 8 months)

Drafted: by Flyers, 3rd round (78th overall) in 20123rd NHL / 3rd PHI SeasonLast Goal: APR 13, 2018 @ PITTSBURGH (9)Last Assist: AUG 8, 2020 @ TAMPA BAY (4)Career Shootouts: 1/6 (17%), 1 GDG




Birthplace: Pembroke Pines, FloridaContract Status: Signed thru 22-2319-20 Highlights: Limited by injury to 42 regular season games... appeared in 40 games through Jan. 7 and saw action in two games afterthat, Feb. 6 and the last game of the shortened season on March 10… played his 300th career game Oct. 9 vs. NJD... recorded two multipointgames, posting a goal and an assist in each Oct. 26 vs CBJ and Dec. 3 vs TOR... moved into sixth place on the Flyers scoring list amongdefensemen on Jan. 4 vs. ARI... appeared in five playoff games... recorded two assists Aug. 8 vs. TBL.

#56: Erik Gustafsson (D) 6' 0", 197 lbs. / Mar 14, 1992 (28 years and 10 months)

Drafted: by EDM - 4th round (93rd overall) in 2012Acquired: Signed as a free agent, October 12, 2020Last Goal: JAN 19, 2020 vs WINNIPEG (19)Last Assist: JAN 13, 2021 vs PITTSBURGH (1)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




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Birthplace: Nynashamn, SwedenContract Status: Signed thru 20-2119-20 Highlights: Embarked on his fifth season in the Chicago Blackhawks organization, where he signed as a free agent in 2015... appearedin 59 games, posting six goals and 20 assists... started the season with two assists Oct. 4 vs. the Flyers in the Global Series game in Prague...scored in consecutive games Nov. 13 &16... posted an assist in three straight games Dec. 12-15, part of a six-game stretch where he had agoal and four assists... had a goal and five assists over a three-game scoring streak Jan. 18-21... traded to Calgary at the 2020 deadline onFeb. 24... appeared in seven games for the Flames, picking up three assists... appeared in 10 Stanley Cup Playoff games, picking up fourassists and averaging just over 17 minutes per game.

#61: Justin Braun (D) 6' 2", 205 lbs. / Feb 10, 1987 (33 years and 11 months)

Drafted: by San Jose, 7th round (201st overall) in 2007Acquired: from San Jose in exchange for a 2nd round in 2019 and a 3rd round in2020, June 18, 2019Last Goal: JAN 21, 2020 vs PITTSBURGH (20)Last Assist: FEB 22, 2020 vs WINNIPEG (9)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




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Birthplace: Minneapolis, MinnesotaContract Status: Signed thru 21-2219-20: Made his Flyers debut Oct. 4 vs CHI at Prague, Czech Republic… recorded his first point as a Flyer, an assist, Oct. 12 at VAN…recorded two assists and was plus-3 Dec. 23 vs. NYR… scored his first goal as a Flyer and posted his first multi-point game with the team Dec.31 at LAK… missed six games (Jan. 7-16) due to injury… missed one game (Jan. 20) due to illness… tied a career high with three assists Feb.13 at FLA, and did it again Feb. 22 vs. WPG.

#62: Nicolas Aube-Kubel (R) 5' 11", 187 lbs. / May 10, 1996 (24 years and 8 months)

Drafted: by Flyers, 2nd round (48th overall) in 2014Last Goal: MAR 5, 2020 vs CAROLINA (4)Last Assist: JAN 13, 2021 vs PITTSBURGH (1)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




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Birthplace: Sorel, QUEContract Status: Signed through 21-222019-20: Appeared in 36 games for the Flyers and 26 for their AHL affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms... began the season in Lehigh Valley,posting a three-game point streak (2G, 1A) Oct. 19-26 and a total of 4G and 1A over six games through Nov. 3... recalled by the Flyers onDecember 15 and spent the rest of the season with the club... picked up his first NHL point on an assist in his season debut Dec. 15 at WPG...scored his first NHL goal Dec. 23 vs. NYR... registered his first career multi-point game with a goal and an assist Feb. 8 at WSH... over 10games from Feb. 13 - March 5, recorded four goals and four assists and was a plus-6... scored those four goals on 14 shots for a 28.6 shootingpercentage... credited with his first career game-winning goal Feb. 13 at FLA.

#86: Joel Farabee (L) 6' 0", 164 lbs. / Feb 25, 2000 (20 years and 10 months)

Drafted: by Flyers, 1st round (14th overall) in 2018Last Goal: JAN 13, 2021 vs PITTSBURGH (1)Last Assist: JAN 13, 2021 vs PITTSBURGH (1)Career Shootouts: 1/4 (25%), 1 GDG




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Birthplace: Cicero, NYContract Status: Signed through 21-222019-20: Started his first pro season with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms... scored a goal in each of his first three AHL games, Oct. 11-18, andadded an assist Oct. 19... recalled by the Flyers Oct. 20 and made his NHL debut Oct. 21 vs. VGK, becoming the first player born in the 2000sto appear in a game for the team... first NHL point (A) Oct. 24 at CHI... first NHL goal Nov. 1 at NJD and scored again Nov. 5 vs. CAR... four-game scoring streak (1G, 3A) Nov. 27 - Dec. 3, part of a larger run of a goal and five assists over eight games Nov. 23 - Dec. 7... scored inconsecutive games Jan. 16-18 and added assists in the next two around the All-Star break Jan. 21 &31 before picking up his first career multi-goal game with 2G, including his first GWG, Feb. 1 vs. COL, giving him a five-game scoring streak (4G, 2A)... posted two assists Feb. 18 vs.CBJ... loaned to Lehigh Valley Feb. 24 and appeared in one game before returning Feb. 29.

#93: Jakub Voracek (R) 6' 2", 214 lbs. / Aug 15, 1989 (31 years and 5 months)

Drafted: by Columbus, 1st round (7th overall) in 2007Acquired: from Columbus with a 1st rounder and 3rd rounder in 2011 for Jeff Carter,June 23, 2011.10th NHL / 7th PHI SeasonLast Goal: FEB 18, 2020 vs COLUMBUS (11)Last Assist: JAN 15, 2021 vs PITTSBURGHCareer Shootouts: 18/58 (31%), 5 GDG


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Birthplace: Kladno, Czech RepublicContract Status: Signed thru 23-242019-20: Appeared in all 69 games... moved into 6th place on the Flyers all-time scoring list... posted his sixth straight season of 40 or more assists, with

a total of 11 multi-assist games... a career-best plus-14... scored twice and added an assist Oct. 16 at EDM... had five points in a back-to-back set Oct.

26 vs. CBJ... scored his 200th NHL goal Nov. 23 vs. CGY... three assists Nov. 29 vs. DET... had three consecutive two-assist games from Dec. 29 - Jan.

2... played his 900th NHL game Feb. 6 vs. NJD... tied a career high with 4A Feb. 28 vs. NYR, his first 4A game since Dec. 2014 and the first by a Flyer

in almost exactly four years... became the first Flyer in franchise history to record a 4A game vs. NYR... the contest started a five-game scoring streak in

which he posted 10 assists from Feb. 28 - March 7... shared the team lead in points (1-12-13) during the team’s nine-game winning streak Feb. 18 -

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Friday, January 15

Washington 2 at Buffalo 1

Goals: Ristolainen

Goalie: Ullmark (19 saves/21 shots)

PP: 0/5; PK: 0/0; Shots: Buffalo 31 – Washington 21

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 4)

Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed

Zemgus Girgensons (hamstring, Jan. 14; injured reserve) – 2 games

Kyle Okposo (lower body, Jan. 14) – 2 games

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS

1/12: Assigned F Andrew Oglevie, F Arttu Ruotsalainen, D Jacob Bryson and D Mattias Samuelsson to Rochester (AHL)

1/13: Assigned F Rasmus Asplund, F Casey Mittelstadt, D William Borgen, D Brandon Davidson and G Jonas Johansson to the taxi squad

1/14: Assigned F Jack Quinn to the taxi squad

1/18: Recalled G Jonas Johansson from the taxi squad

UPCOMING GAMES

Tuesday, Jan. 19: Buffalo at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 22: Buffalo at Washington, 7 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 24: Buffalo at Washington, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 26: NY Rangers at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 28: NY Rangers at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

TONIGHT’S GAME

SABRES at FLYERS

This is the first of eight meetings between the Sabres and Flyers this season.

Last meeting: Philadelphia defeated Buffalo 3-1 in Philadelphia on March 7, 2020.

Next meeting: Tuesday, Jan. 19 in Philadelphia

The Sabres are 3-7-0 in their last 10 games vs. the Flyers; 2-7-1 on the road.

This is the 182nd game all-time between Buffalo and Philadelphia; Buffalo has a 69-88-24 series record.

The Sabres are 25-54-14 on the road against the Flyers all-time.

THIS DATE IN SABRES HISTORY

The Sabres are 12-6-4 all-time on January 18.

Four different Sabres goaltenders (Don Edwards, Tom Barrasso, Dominik Hasek, Martin Biron) have earned a shutout on Jan. 18. It is one of only three

dates on which the Sabres have recorded four shutouts; the others are Feb. 16 and Nov. 19.

January 18, 1984: Tom Barrasso makes 30 saves in his first NHL shutout as the Sabres top the Los Angeles Kings 4-0.

January 18, 2008: Derek Roy records his third career hat trick and Drew Stafford records his first in a 10-1 win against the Atlanta Thrashers, marking

the 12th game in franchise history to feature two Sabres hat tricks.

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW

Tonight’s game is Buffalo’s first of seven nationally televised games this season.

The Sabres are seeking their first win against the Flyers since a 5-2 victory at home on Nov. 21, 2018 and their first win in Philadelphia since Oct. 27,

2015.

The home team has won seven of the last eight meetings between these teams.

Buffalo Sabres: Media Notes

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Taylor Hall has totaled 24 points (10+14) in 20 career games against Philadelphia, tallying at least a point in all but two of those games.

Eric Staal has been a point-per-game player against the Flyers in his 26 meetings with the team dating back to Nov. 14, 2011 (10+16), including two-

point outputs in three of his last four matchups. He has also produced a point-per-game clip in his last 11 games in Philadelphia (4+7).

Jack Eichel has recorded 10 points (7+3) in his last eight games against Philadelphia.

Victor Olofsson posted a point in both of his first two career meetings with the Flyers in 2019-20, tallying two points (1+1) in two visits to Philadelphia.

Riley Sheahan has recorded five assists in his five visits to Philadelphia dating back to the beginning of the 2015-16 season, including at least a point

in four of those games.

GOOD FIRST IMPRESSION

Taylor Hall has recorded three points (1+2) in his first two games with the Sabres, averaging 20:33 of ice time in Buffalo’s season-opening series

against the Washington Capitals.

Ten players in Sabres history have recorded a point in three or more consecutive games to begin their Sabres careers: Bob Sweeney (6 games),

Randy Burridge (4), Jody Gage (4), Real Cloutier (4), Taylor Fedun (3), Casey Nelson (3), Calle Johansson (3), Bob Logan (3), Adam Creighton (3) and

John Van Boxmeer (3).

With a point tonight, Hall would become the 11th player to begin his Sabres career with a three-game point streak and the fourth to do so beginning

with the team’s first game of the season, joining Cloutier (1983-84), Johansson (1987-88) and Van Boxmeer (1979-80).

RISTO’S RECORDS

With his goal on Friday vs. Washington, Rasmus Ristolainen ascended the Sabres’ record books in two categories:

His 43rd career goal broke a tie with Bill Hajt for the 10th-most goals by a defenseman in Sabres history. He now trails Tyler Myers and Jim Schoenfeld

by two goals for eighth-most.

He tied Jim Schoenfeld for the seventh-most career points recorded by a Sabres defenseman (228). He now trails Bill Hajt by 16 points for sixth-most.

Ristolainen already held the franchise record for most overtime goals by a defenseman (4) and is tied for ninth all-time among the team’s blueliners

with six game-winning goals.

Ristolainen’s career per-game output ranks him among the franchise’s top 15 defensemen in every major scoring category (min. 82 GP): .09 G/GP

(13th), .37 A/GP (12th), .46 PTS/GP (11th)

WE LIKE EICH

Jack Eichel is one goal from tying Jochen Hecht for the 19th-most goals in franchise history (138).

Eichel’s career per-game output ranks in the franchise’s top 15 in every major scoring category (min. 82 GP): .38 G/GP (14th), .57 A/GP (10th), .96

PTS/GP (11th)

HE’S DAHL HE’S CRACKED UP TO BE

Rasmus Dahlin’s career points-per-game rate (.59) currently ranks as the 15th-highest rate among active NHL defensemen with more than 10 career

games played and as the fifth-best such rate in Sabres history.

Only six defensemen in Sabres history have had at least one season as prolific as Dahlin’s .68 points per game in his second NHL season in 2019-20:

Phil Housley (8x), John Van Boxmeer (2x), Garry Galley (2x), Doug Bodger, Brian Campbell and Jerry Korab

The 20-year-old leads all Sabres with 22:56 of ice time per game in 2020-21.

BACK-TO-BACK

Tonight’s game opens Buffalo’s second of eight sets of back-to-back games this season, which continues tomorrow night at Philadelphia. The Sabres

are 0-1-0 in the first game of back-to-back sets and 0-1-0 in the second game so far this season. Buffalo’s point breakdown in back-to-back sets is: four

points (0), three points (0), two points (0), one point (0) and zero points (1).

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WELCOME TO BUFFALO

The Sabres had seven new players on their opening-night roster this season:

2020-21 ROSTER NOTES

Of the 22 players on Buffalo’s opening-night roster:

Eight were originally drafted by the Sabres -- five were first-round selections (Ristolainen, 2013; Reinhart, 2014; Eichel, 2015; Dahlin, 2018; Cozens

, 2019), one was a second-round pick (McCabe, 2012), one was a sixth-round pick (Ullmark, 2012) and one was a seventh-round pick (Olofsson,

2014).

Six were acquired in trades: Jokiharju, Miller, Montour, Skinner, Staal, Thompson

Eight were signed as free agents: Eakin, Hall, Hutton, Irwin, Lazar, Okposo, Rieder, Sheahan

Fifteen played in Buffalo at some point last season: Dahlin, Eichel, Hutton, Jokiharju, Lazar, McCabe, Miller, Montour, Okposo, Olofsson,

Reinhart, Ristolainen, Skinner, Thompson, Ullmark

Eight are new to the Sabres this season: Cozens, Eakin, Hall, Irwin, Rieder, Sheahan, Staal

Player, Pos. How Acquired Pronunciation Notes

Dylan Cozens, C Draft (2019) KUH-zihns

Buffalo’s first-round pick (7th

overall) in the 2019 NHL Draft

recently earned a silver medal

and was named to the 2020 IIHF

World Junior Championship all-

star team after leading all players

with eight goals in the

tournament.

Cody Eakin, C Free Agency EE-kihn

His 10 career shorthanded goals

tie for 20th-most in the NHL since

he entered the league in 2011-12.

Taylor Hall, LW Free Agency HAWL

Won the Hart Memorial Trophy as

the NHL’s MVP in 2017-18; his

1.05 points per game in the last

three seasons ranks 17th in the

NHL.

Matt Irwin, D Free Agency UHR-wihn

Has a career shot attempts

percentage (SAT%) of 51.3

percent and has never finished a

full NHL season below 50.1

percent.

Tobias Rieder, LW Free Agency REE-duhr

His three shorthanded goals in

the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs

tied an NHL postseason record;

he was the seventh player ever to

score three in a single

postseason.

Riley Sheahan, C Free Agency SHAY-uhn

His 5.42 goals against per 60

minutes on the penalty kill in

2019-20 ranked 15th-best among

the top 100 NHL forwards in

shorthanded ice time.

Eric Staal, C Trade (MIN) STAWL

Enters the 2020-21 season

ranked in the top 10 among active

NHL players in career regular-

season games played (7th), goals

(6th) and points (8th).

SABRES REAL-TIME STATS LEADERS

Hits: Ristolainen (7), Eichel (4), Hall/ Miller/Thompson (3)

Blocked Shots: Thompson (3), Dahlin/Olofsson/Ristolainen/Staal (2)

Shots: Dahlin (6), Olofsson (6), Rieder (5)

SABRES’ RECORD IN 10 GAME SEGMENTS [W-L-OTL (PTS), GF/GA, PP, PK]

1-10: 0-2-0 (0), 5/8, 1/8, 1/2

OVERTIME RESULTS (0-0; 126-134 all-time)

N/A

SHOOTOUT RESULTS (0-0; 77-71 all-time)

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MILESTONES APPROACHING (Player … Needs … Milestone)

Games Played

Linus Ullmark … 2 games … 100 career games played

Rasmus Ristolainen … 5 games … 500 career games played

Goals

Rasmus Ristolainen … 2 goals … 45 career goals (T-8th in franchise history, defensemen)

Kyle Okposo … 4 goals … 200 career goals

Points

Rasmus Ristolainen … 1 point … 229 career points (sole possession, 7th in franchise history, defensemen)

Brandon Montour … 9 points … 100 career points

Wins

Carter Hutton … 7 wins … 100 career wins

RECENT MILESTONES

Dylan Cozens … 1st NHL game … Jan. 14 vs. WSH

Dylan Cozens … 1st NHL point (assist) … Jan. 14 vs. WSH

Rasmus Ristolainen … 43rd NHL goal (10th in franchise history, defensemen) … Jan. 15 vs. WSH

Rasmus Ristolainen … 228th NHL point (T-7th in franchise history, defensemen) … Jan. 15 vs. WSH

Buffalo Sabres: Game By Game Summary* = Overtime, ** = Shootout, + = Sellout

# Date Team W-L-OT Record GF-GA Scorers W Goal PP PK SF-SA W-L Gltdr. Attend.1 01/14/2021 Washington Capitals L 00-01-00 4-6 4p,13,19,68 13 1-3 1-2 26-28 30 / 40 02 01/15/2021 Washington Capitals L 00-02-00 1-2 55 43 0-5 0-0 31-21 41 / 35 03 01/18/2021 @ Philadelphia Flyers4 01/19/2021 @ Philadelphia Flyers5 01/22/2021 @ Washington Capitals6 01/24/2021 @ Washington Capitals7 01/26/2021 New York Rangers8 01/28/2021 New York Rangers9 01/30/2021 New Jersey Devils

10 01/31/2021 New Jersey Devils11 02/02/2021 @ New York Islanders12 02/04/2021 @ New York Islanders13 02/06/2021 @ Boston Bruins14 02/08/2021 @ Boston Bruins15 02/11/2021 Washington Capitals16 02/13/2021 Washington Capitals17 02/15/2021 New York Islanders18 02/16/2021 New York Islanders19 02/20/2021 @ New Jersey Devils20 02/22/2021 @ New Jersey Devils21 02/26/2021 Philadelphia Flyers22 02/28/2021 Philadelphia Flyers23 03/02/2021 @ New York Rangers24 03/05/2021 @ New York Islanders25 03/07/2021 @ New York Islanders26 03/09/2021 @ Philadelphia Flyers27 03/11/2021 Pittsburgh Penguins28 03/13/2021 Pittsburgh Penguins29 03/16/2021 @ New Jersey Devils30 03/18/2021 Boston Bruins31 03/20/2021 Boston Bruins32 03/22/2021 @ New York Rangers33 03/24/2021 @ Pittsburgh Penguins34 03/26/2021 @ Pittsburgh Penguins35 03/29/2021 Philadelphia Flyers36 03/30/2021 Philadelphia Flyers37 04/01/2021 New York Rangers38 04/03/2021 New York Rangers39 04/06/2021 @ New Jersey Devils40 04/08/2021 New Jersey Devils41 04/09/2021 New Jersey Devils42 04/11/2021 @ Philadelphia Flyers43 04/13/2021 @ Washington Capitals44 04/15/2021 @ Washington Capitals45 04/17/2021 Pittsburgh Penguins46 04/19/2021 Pittsburgh Penguins47 04/22/2021 Boston Bruins48 04/23/2021 Boston Bruins49 04/25/2021 @ New York Rangers50 04/27/2021 @ New York Rangers51 04/29/2021 @ Boston Bruins52 05/01/2021 @ Boston Bruins53 05/03/2021 New York Islanders54 05/04/2021 New York Islanders55 05/06/2021 @ Pittsburgh Penguins56 05/08/2021 @ Pittsburgh Penguins

Buffalo Sabres: Player Game By Game SummarySkaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played

Date Opp. HALL# 4

EICHEL# 9

JOKIHARJU# 10

STAAL# 12

RIEDER# 13

SHEAHAN# 15

MCCABE# 19

Jan 14 Vs WSH 1-1,2/0 19:30 0-2,1/0 22:12 0-0,0/-2 14:56 0-0,1/-2 14:45 1-0,3/1 11:36 0-0,1/-1 09:55 1-1,1/0 16:36Jan 15 Vs WSH 0-1,0/1 21:36 0-1,3/1 23:23 0-0,0/-1 14:15 0-0,2/-1 17:43 0-0,2/-1 12:42 0-0,0/0 08:21 0-0,1/1 17:36

Date Opp. EAKIN# 20

REINHART# 23

COZENS# 24

DAHLIN# 26

LAZAR# 27

MILLER# 33

SKINNER# 53

Jan 14 Vs WSH 0-0,0/1 13:23 0-1,2/-2 19:34 0-1,1/1 12:09 0-0,4/0 24:20 0-0,2/-1 11:33 0-0,1/-1 15:14 0-0,2/-1 14:25Jan 15 Vs WSH 0-0,0/-1 12:17 0-0,2/1 21:25 0-0,1/-1 12:49 0-0,2/-1 21:31 0-0,0/0 08:47 0-0,3/-1 15:35 0-0,2/0 14:28

Date Opp. RISTOLAINEN# 55

MONTOUR# 62

OLOFSSON# 68

THOMPSON# 72

ULLMARK# 35

HUTTON# 40

Jan 14 Vs WSH 0-0,1/1 22:22 0-0,0/-2 20:37 1-1,2/-2 18:10 0-1,2/0 17:08 DND 5/27 L 58:36Jan 15 Vs WSH 1-0,3/1 20:51 0-0,4/-1 19:13 0-0,4/-1 19:51 0-0,2/-1 19:39 2/21 L 57:58 DND

Ralph Krueger was named the 19th head coach in Buffalo Sabres history on May 15, 2019 and he is currently in his second season behind the bench forthe team in 2020-21. In his first at the helm, Krueger guided the team to improvements in points percentage, goals for per game and goals against per game. The Sabres alsoposted their highest regulation wins total since 2016-17 despite only playing 69 games due to a shortened season. A full Ralph Krueger bio can be found on page 10 of the 2020-21 Sabres media guide at Sabres.com/mediaguide.

Buffalo Sabres: Head Coach and Player BiosHead Coach: Ralph Krueger

#34: Jonas Johansson (G) 6' 5", 220 lbs. / Sep 19, 1995 (25 years and 3 months)

Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the third round (61st overall) of the 2014 NHLDraftLast Win: FEB 23, 2020 vs WINNIPEG (2)Last SO: -Career Shootouts: 0/2 (.000), 0-1

GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%Season - ----- -Career 6 1-3-1 0 2.94 .894

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2019-20:•Represented the Rochester Americans at the 2020 AHL All-Star Classic in Ontario, California on 1/27• Earned his first NHL recall on 1/29; ranked in the top five among AHL goaltenders in save percentage (.925) and goals-against average (2.19) at thetime of his recall• Made 13 saves on 14 shots (.929) in 29:34 after making his NHL debut in a relief appearance vs. COL (2/4)• Stopped Troy Terry on a penalty shot vs. ANA (2/9)• Turned aside 25 of 26 shots to earn his first NHL win vs. WPG (2/23)• Assigned to Rochester (3/6)

#35: Linus Ullmark (G) 6' 4", 215 lbs. / Jul 31, 1993 (27 years and 5 months)

LEE-nuhs UHL-mahrkDrafted: Selected by Buffalo in the sixth round (163rd overall) of the 2012 NHLDraftLast Win: MAR 9, 2020 vs WASHINGTON (1)Last SO: OCT 25, 2019 @ DETROIT (30)Career Shootouts: 21/25 (.840), 4-2


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2019-20:•Stopped eight of nine total shootout attempts to go 2-0 in shootouts and finished the season with the best career shootout save percentage in Sabreshistory (.840)•Posted his third career shutout by stopping all 41 shots faced at DET (10/25)•Tied his previous career high with 44 saves in a 7-1 win vs. NJD (12/2), improving to 4-0-1 when facing at least 40 shots in 2019-20•Logged eight straight starts for the Sabres from Dec. 21 vs. LAK to Jan. 9 at STL•Allowed just four goals on 122 even-strength shots faced (.967) in five consecutive team games from Jan. 12 at DET to Jan. 28 vs. OTT 2020-21:• Made 19 saves in his first game of the season vs. WSH (1/15)

#40: Carter Hutton (G) 6' 0", 208 lbs. / Dec 19, 1985 (35 years)

KAHR-tuhr HUH-tuhnDrafted: UndraftedAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2018Last Win: FEB 22, 2020 @ PITTSBURGH (5)Last SO: OCT 17, 2019 @ LOS ANGELES (27)Career Shootouts: 45/72 (.625), 11-9


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2019-20:•Began the season with wins in his first six appearances, becoming the first Sabres goaltender to start a season 6-0-0 since Martin Biron in 2006-07•Posted a new career-best shutout streak by playing 134:22 without allowing a goal from Oct. 9 to Oct. 22; the four-game stretch included shutouts inconsecutive appearances on Oct. 14 vs. DAL and Oct. 17 at LAK that earned him NHL Third Star of the Week honors for the second time in his career•Set a Sabres franchise record for most saves in a shutout (47) in the Oct. 17 win at LAK•Appeared in his 200th NHL game at CHI (11/17) 2020-21:• Made 22 saves in the first game of the season vs. WSH (1/14)

#4: Taylor Hall (L) 6' 1", 206 lbs. / Nov 14, 1991 (29 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Selected by Edmonton in the first round (1st overall) of the 2010 NHL DraftAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent on Oct. 11, 2020Last Goal: JAN 14, 2021 vs WASHINGTON (1)Last Assist: JAN 15, 2021 vs WASHINGTONCareer Shootouts: 8/32 (25%), 2 GDG


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2019-20:•Registered the seventh 50-point season of his NHL career•Led the New Jersey Devils in points (25), assists (19) and shots (109) through 30 games played before being traded to the Arizona Coyotes onDec. 16; led or tied to lead the Coyotes in goals (10), assists (17), points (27) and shots (123) in the team’s 35 games following the trade•Tied his previous best assist streak with eight assists in seven games from Oct. 19 vs. VAN to Nov. 7 at CGY•Played in his 600th career NHL game vs. ANA (1/2)•Recorded six points (2+4) in nine postseason contests for the Coyotes 2020-21:• Scored a power-play goal and added an assist in his first game as a Sabre vs. WSH (1/14)•Recorded an assist vs. WSH (1/15)

#9: Jack Eichel (C) 6' 2", 213 lbs. / Oct 28, 1996 (24 years and 2 months)

JAK IGH-kuhlDrafted: Selected by Buffalo in the first round (2nd overall) of the 2015 NHL DraftLast Goal: MAR 9, 2020 vs WASHINGTON (2)Last Assist: JAN 15, 2021 vs WASHINGTONCareer Shootouts: 6/21 (29%), 1 GDG


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2019-20:•Scored a career-best 36 goals, ranking eighth in the league; tied for 10th in points (78)•Became the fifth player to lead (or tie to lead) the teamin all three major scoring categories (goals, assists and points) twice in his career•Finished the season as one of three players in franchise history to score 20 or more goals in each of his first five NHL seasons and one of fiveto record at least 50 points in each of his first five NHL seasons•Appeared in his third consecutive NHL All-Star Game in 2020•Tied Gilbert Perreault’s record for most consecutive appearances with a point by a Sabre (18), tallying 32 points (16+16) from Nov. 16 to Dec.21•Selected as the NHL’s Third Star of the Week in consecutive weeks (Dec. 9 and 16)•Scored four goals vs. OTT (11/16) to become the Sabres’ first four-goal scorer since Thomas Vanek (April 10, 2010 at OTT) 2020-21:• Tallied two assists in the first game of the season vs. WSH (1/14)•Recorded an assist vs. WSH (1/15)

#10: Henri Jokiharju (D) 6' 0", 199 lbs. / Jun 17, 1999 (21 years and 7 months)

Drafted: Selected by Chicago in the first round (29th overall) of the 2017 NHL DraftAcquired: From Chicago in exchange for Alexander Nylander on July 9, 2019Last Goal: JAN 4, 2020 vs FLORIDA (28)Last Assist: FEB 23, 2020 vs WINNIPEG (9)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




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2019-20:•In his first full NHL season, was one of four players to appear in all 69 of Buffalo’s games•Made his Sabres debut at PIT (10/3)•Recorded his first point as a member of the Sabres with an assist vs. DAL (10/14)•Posted his third career multi-point game (0+2) at SJS (10/19)•Led the team with five shots and scored his first NHL goal at WSH (1/1)•Scored his first career power-play goal vs. NJD (12/2)•Led the team with a season-high 22:22 of ice time vs. Detroit (2/11) before topping that ice time with 22:26 in the team’s next game vs.Columbus (2/13)•Recorded an assist in his 100th NHL game vs. WPG (12/23) 2020-21:• Skated 14:56 in the first game of the season vs. WSH (1/14)

#12: Eric Staal (C) 6' 4", 195 lbs. / Oct 29, 1984 (36 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Selected by Carolina in the first round (2nd overall) of the 2003 NHL DraftAcquired: From Minnesota in exchange for Marcus Johansson on Sept. 16, 2020Last Goal: FEB 27, 2020 @ DETROIT (5)Last Assist: MAR 3, 2020 vs NASHVILLE (2)Career Shootouts: 6/27 (22%), 5 GDG


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2019-20:•Appeared in his sixth career NHL All-Star Game in St. Louis•Tied for the team lead with 14 even-strength goals while leading all Minnesota Wild players in game-winning goals (5) and faceoff wins (495)•Ranked third among Wild skaters in goals (19) and points (47)•Tallied points in six straight games (4+5) from Oct. 26 vs. LA to Nov. 7 at SJS•Became the 113th player in NHL history to appear in 1,200 regular-season NHL games with a multi-point performance (1+1) vs. OTT (11/29)•Recorded his 1,000th NHL point with a goal at CHI (12/15), becoming the 89th player in NHL history to achieve that milestone 2020-21:• Skated 14:45 and won eight faceoffs in his first game as a Sabre vs. WSH (1/14)

#13: Tobias Rieder (L) 5' 11", 189 lbs. / Jan 10, 1993 (28 years)

Drafted: Selected by Edmonton in the fourth round (114th overall) of the 2011 NHLDraftAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent on Oct. 9, 2020Last Goal: JAN 14, 2021 vs WASHINGTON (1)Last Assist: FEB 21, 2020 vs BOSTON (9)Career Shootouts: 0/3 (0%), 0 GDG




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2019-20:•Notched his fifth career shorthanded goal in his 400th NHL game vs. BUF (12/5)•Tied his longest career point streak with points in three straight games from Dec. 5 vs. BUF to Dec. 9 at COL (1+2)•Scored goals in consecutive games for the second time in his career on Feb. 8 at VAN and Feb. 10 at SJS•Recorded five points (3+2) in 10 playoff contests with the Flames•Scored his first career playoff goal while shorthanded vs. WPG (8/1)•His three shorthanded goals in the playoffs tied an NHL postseason record; he was the seventh player to score three in a single postseason(Derek Sanderson, Bill Barber, Lorne Henning, Wayne Gretzky, Wayne Presley, Todd Marchant) and the first player to do so since 1997. 2020-21:• Scored a goal in his first game as a Sabre vs. WSH (1/14)

#15: Riley Sheahan (C) 6' 2", 216 lbs. / Dec 7, 1991 (29 years and 1 month)

Drafted: Selected by Detroit in the first round (21st overall) of the 2010 NHL DraftAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on Jan. 8, 2021Last Goal: MAR 7, 2020 vs COLUMBUS (4)Last Assist: FEB 23, 2020 @ LOS ANGELES (11)Career Shootouts: 2/5 (40%), 1 GDG


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2019-20:•Ranked second on the Edmonton Oilers in faceoffs taken (834) and led the team in defensive zone draws (455)•Led the team in shorthanded faceoffs (210) and total shorthanded ice time (154:53), helping the Oilers to the league’s second-best penalty killrate•His 5.42 goals against per 60 minutes on the penalty kill ranked 15th-best among the top 100 NHL forwards in shorthanded ice time•Ranked third among Edmonton forwards with 33 blocked shots•Tallied his third career shorthanded goal vs. PIT (12/20)•Scored the game winning goal vs. MTL (12/21)•Set career-high totals in assists (3) and points (4) vs. ARI (1/18)•Skated in his 500th NHL game at FLA (2/15) 2020-21:• Skated 9:55 in his Sabres debut vs. WSH (1/14)

#19: Jake McCabe (D) 6' 1", 204 lbs. / Oct 12, 1993 (27 years and 3 months)

JAYK muh-KAYBDrafted: Selected by Buffalo in the second round (44th overall) of the 2012 NHL DraftLast Goal: JAN 14, 2021 vs WASHINGTON (1)Last Assist: JAN 14, 2021 vs WASHINGTON (1)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG


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2019-20:•Served as one of the team’s alternate captains for the first time in his career•Led the team with a career-high 2:17 of shorthanded ice time per game, playing 53.5 percent of the Sabres’ penalty-kill time with him in thelineup•Led all Sabres with 90 blocked shots, including a team-high 22 while shorthanded•Finished the season with career-best puck-possession rates at even strength (50.4 SAT% and 50.7 USAT%) despite having the lowestoffensive zone start percentage among the team’s regular blueliners (44.0%)•Led all Sabres in ice time in the team’s season-opener on Oct. 3 at PIT (25:11) and again on Dec. 19 at PHI (21:30)•Scored his second career game-winning goal at DET (10/25)•Appeared in his 300th NHL game at TOR (11/30)•Tied the longest point streak of his career with assists in three consecutive games from Feb. 26 at COL to Feb. 29 at ARI 2020-21:• Tallied his eighth career multi-point game with two points (1+1) in the season opener vs. WSH (1/14)

#20: Cody Eakin (C) 6' 0", 196 lbs. / May 24, 1991 (29 years and 7 months)

Drafted: Selected by Washington in the third round (85th overall) of the 2009 NHLDraftAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent on Oct. 11, 2020Last Goal: MAR 9, 2020 vs ARIZONA (3)Last Assist: MAR 11, 2020 @ EDMONTON (2)Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG


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2019-20:•Appeared in 41 games and missed 21 due to injury in his third season with the Vegas Golden Knights before being traded to the Winnipeg Jets•Scored his 100th NHL goal and logged a season-high 18:58 of ice time vs. TOR (11/19), also tying his season high with five shots on goal.•Joined the Jets on Feb. 21 and totaled five points (1+4) in eight regular-season games with the team, including a three-game point streak toend the season•Averaged 17:03 of ice time in Winnipeg’s four playoff games 2020-21:• Skated 13:23 and won six faceoffs in his first game as a Sabre vs. WSH (1/14)

#21: Kyle Okposo (R) 6' 0", 220 lbs. / Apr 16, 1988 (32 years and 9 months)

KIGHL oh-POH-sohDrafted: Selected by NY Islanders in the first Round (7th overall) of the 2006 NHLDraftAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2016Last Goal: FEB 23, 2020 vs WINNIPEG (7)Last Assist: MAR 3, 2020 @ WINNIPEG (3)Career Shootouts: 14/43 (33%), 9 GDG


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2019-20:•Buffalo was 8-6-1 when he recorded at least a point, including a 3-0-0 record in his multi-point games•Recorded his 500th NHL point with a goal vs. TOR (2/16)•Tallied six points (4+2) during a five-game point streak from Feb. 16 vs. TOR to Feb. 26 at COL•Appeared in his 800th career NHL game vs. WSH (3/9)

#23: Sam Reinhart (R) 6' 2", 193 lbs. / Nov 6, 1995 (25 years and 2 months)

SAM RIGHN-hahrtDrafted: Selected by Buffalo in the first round (2nd overall) of the 2014 NHL DraftLast Goal: FEB 22, 2020 @ PITTSBURGH (10)Last Assist: JAN 14, 2021 vs WASHINGTON (1)Career Shootouts: 7/21 (33%), 4 GDG


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2019-20:•Recorded a career-best .32 goals per game, scoring his 20th goal of the season in just his 55th game; it was 14 games quicker than hisprevious best season (2015-16)•Was one of four players to appear in all 69 games for the Sabres, marking his third consecutive season with no games missed•Scored his 100th NHL goal vs. EDM (1/2)•Tied his career high with three points (1+2) vs. VGK (1/14)•Logged a career-high 25:34 of ice time vs. ANA (2/9)•Appeared in his 400th NHL game on vs. WSH (3/9) 2020-21:• Tallied an assist in the first game of the season vs. WSH (1/14)

#24: Dylan Cozens (C) 6' 3", 188 lbs. / Feb 9, 2001 (19 years and 11 months)

Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the first round (7th overall) of the 2019 NHL DraftLast Goal: -Last Assist: JAN 14, 2021 vs WASHINGTON (1)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG


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2019-20:•Set new career highs in goals (38) and points (85) in 51 games as co-captain of the Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) and earned a spot on theWHL Eastern Conference First All-Star Team•Tied for fifth in the WHL in goals and ranked seventh in points; his 1.67 points per game ranked third•Tied to lead the WHL with four shorthanded goals•Logged a shooting percentage over 15 percent for the third consecutive season•Recorded three separate seven-game point streaks and never went more than a single game without recording a point 2020-21:• Won a silver medal with Team Canada at the 2021 IIHF World Juniors. Named a Top 3 player on the team and earned All-Tournament honorsafter leading the tournament in goals (8)• Recorded an assist in his first NHL game vs. WSH (1/14)

#26: Rasmus Dahlin (D) 6' 3", 207 lbs. / Apr 13, 2000 (20 years and 9 months)

RAS-muhs dah-LEENDrafted: Selected by Buffalo in the first round (1st overall) of the 2018 NHL DraftLast Goal: FEB 9, 2020 vs ANAHEIM (15)Last Assist: MAR 9, 2020 vs WASHINGTON (2)Career Shootouts: 1/1 (100%), 0 GDG




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2019-20:•With a career-best 36 assists, joined Phil Housley as the second defenseman in franchise history to record at least 30 assists in both of his firsttwo NHL seasons.•His .678 points per game represented the best single-season scoring rate by a Sabres defenseman since Brian Campbell (.683) in 2007-08•Recorded .596 points per game through his first two NHL seasons, ranking as the 11th-highest career rate among active NHL defensemenwith at least 100 career games played; only four Sabres defensemen with more than 10 career games with the team posted higher careerscoring rates as Sabres: Phil Housley (.918), John Van Boxmeer (.731), Garry Galley (.626) and Doug Bodger (.599)•Became the sixth different Sabres defenseman ever to record at least 10 points (1+9) in the team’s first 10 games of a season•Recorded his first career three-point game with three assists vs. NJD (10/5) 2020-21:•Led all skaters with 25:25 TOI in the first game of the season vs. WSH (1/14)

#27: Curtis Lazar (C) 6' 0", 193 lbs. / Feb 2, 1995 (25 years and 11 months)

Drafted: Selected by Ottawa in the first round (17th overall) of the 2013 NHL DraftAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2019Last Goal: FEB 26, 2020 @ COLORADO (8)Last Assist: FEB 11, 2020 vs DETROIT (14)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




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2019-20:•Set career-high marks in faceoff percentage (51.3%) and goals per game (.13); tied his career high in points per game (.26)•The Sabres were 5-2-1 when he recorded at least a point•Played 18 games for the Rochester Americans (AHL), leading the team in points per game (.78) and ranking third with a plus-10 rating•Tallied a career-best five points (2+3) in Rochester’s game vs. SYR (10/26)•Scored on his first shot on goal in his Sabres debut vs. CAR (11/14)•Tied his previous career best with three-game point streaks from Dec. 29 to Jan. 2 (2+1) and Jan. 12 to 16 (1+3).•Recorded his first career multi-assist game with two assists at DET (1/12) 2020-21:• Skated 11:33 in the first game of the season vs. WSH (1/14)

#28: Zemgus Girgensons (L) (*Injured) 6' 2", 213 lbs. / Jan 5, 1994 (27 years)

ZEHM-guhz GEER-gehn-suhnzDrafted: Selected by Buffalo in the first round (14th overall) of the 2012 NHL DraftLast Goal: FEB 26, 2020 @ COLORADO (6)Last Assist: FEB 23, 2020 vs WINNIPEG (7)Career Shootouts: 4/14 (29%), 4 GDG


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2019-20:•Tied his previous career high with 11 even-strength goals•Was one of four players to appear in all 69 games for the Sabres•With 12 goals and 19 points, logged his highest totals in both categories since his career-best numbers in 2014-15•Led all Sabres forwards in shorthanded ice time for the second straight season, averaging 2:08 of penalty kill time per game•Tied his career high with two goals at FLA (11/14)•Scored his seventh career shorthanded goal at DET (1/12)•Recorded points in three consecutive games for the fifth time of his career from Feb. 20 at PIT to Feb. 26 at COL (2+2)

#33: Colin Miller (D) 6' 1", 199 lbs. / Oct 29, 1992 (28 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Selected by Los Angeles in the fifth round (151st overall) of the 2012 NHLDraftAcquired: From Vegas in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draftand a fifth-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft on June 28, 2019Last Goal: DEC 8, 2019 @ EDMONTON (29)Last Assist: FEB 16, 2020 vs TORONTO (10)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




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2019-20:•The Sabres were 8-0-2 when he recorded at least a point•Recorded his 100th NHL point with an assist in the Buffalo’s season-opener at PIT (10/3)•Scored his first career overtime goal at EDM (12/8), also marking his first goal as a member of the Sabres•Recorded assists in back-to-back games on Feb. 6 vs. DET and Feb. 7 at NYR•Appeared in his 300th NHL game at PHI (3/7) 2020-21:•Skated 15:14 in the first game of the season vs. WSH (1/14)

#44: Matt Irwin (D) 6' 2", 189 lbs. / Nov 29, 1987 (33 years and 1 month)

Drafted: UndraftedAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent on Oct. 9, 2020Last Goal: DEC 6, 2018 @ VANCOUVER (68)Last Assist: MAR 4, 2020 @ COLORADO (4)Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG

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2019-20:•Appeared in 27 games in his fourth season with the Nashville Predators before joining the Anaheim Ducks for his final nine games of theseason•Finished the season with a positive shot-attempt differential at even strength despite the most defensive deployment of his career (47.7 OZ%)•Led the Ducks in ice time per game (22:27), hits (27) and blocked shots (24) in his nine games with the team, also leading Anaheimdefensemen with 18 shots on goal in those contests•Logged a career-high 27:42 of ice time at COL (3/4)

#53: Jeff Skinner (L) 5' 11", 197 lbs. / May 16, 1992 (28 years and 8 months)

Drafted: Selected by Carolina in the first round (10th overall) of the 2010 NHL DraftAcquired: From Carolina in exchange for Cliff Pu, a second-round pick in the 2019NHL Draft, a third-round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft and a sixth-round pick in the 2020NHL Draft on August 2, 2018Last Goal: FEB 29, 2020 @ ARIZONA (6)Last Assist: FEB 13, 2020 vs COLUMBUS (13)Career Shootouts: 6/36 (17%), 3 GDG


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2019-20:•Buffalo was 9-2-3 when he scored a goal and 12-3-4 when he recorded a point•Ranked third on the Sabres with 14 even-strength goals•Scored in three straight games from Oct. 5 vs. NJD to Oct. 9 vs. MTL•Tallied his 200th NHL assist at ANA (10/16)•Recorded two points (1+1) and six shots on goal vs. CAR (11/14), also tying his previous career high with a plus-4 rating•Tallied two points (1+1), including the game-winning goal, and a team-high seven shots vs. NJD (12/2)•Appeared in his 700th NHL game vs. BOS (12/27) 2020-21:• Skated 14:31 in the first game of the season vs. WSH (1/14)

#55: Rasmus Ristolainen (D) 6' 4", 221 lbs. / Oct 27, 1994 (26 years and 2 months)

RAS-muhs rihs-toh-LIGH-nehnDrafted: Selected by Buffalo in the first round (8th overall) of the 2013 NHL DraftLast Goal: JAN 15, 2021 vs WASHINGTONLast Assist: MAR 9, 2020 vs WASHINGTON (2)Career Shootouts: 1/1 (100%), 0 GDG


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2019-20:•One of four players to appear in all 69 of Buffalo’s games•Led the team in average time on ice (22:48) and finished in the top five in points (5th, 33) and shots (4th, 128) for the fifth straight season•Logged a career-high 7.74 hits per 60; ranked eighth in the league and led all NHL defensemen with 203 total hits•Became the ninth defenseman to record 200 career points with the Sabres with an assist vs. TBL (11/8)•Recorded points in a season-best five straight games (1+5) from Nov. 29 vs. TOR to Dec. 7 at VAN•Registered four-game point streaks from Jan. 11 vs. VAN to Jan. 16 at DAL (1+3) and Feb. 13 vs. CBJ to Feb. 22 at PIT (0+6)•Tied Bill Hajt for 10th-most career goals scored by a Sabres defenseman with his tally at WPG (3/3) 2020-21:• Skated 22:22 and had three hits in the first game of the season vs. WSH (1/14)•Scored his first goal of the season vs. WSH (1/15)

#62: Brandon Montour (D) 6' 0", 194 lbs. / Apr 11, 1994 (26 years and 9 months)

Drafted: Selected by Anaheim in the second round (55th overall) of the 2014 NHLDraftAcquired: From Anaheim in exchange for Brendan Guhle and a first-round pick in the2019 NHL Draft on Feb. 24, 2019Last Goal: FEB 18, 2020 @ OTTAWA (11)Last Assist: FEB 28, 2020 @ VEGAS (7)Career Shootouts: 2/4 (50%), 0 GDG

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2019-20:•Scored in back-to-back games for the third time in his career with goals on Nov. 19 vs. MIN and Nov. 21 at BOS•Split time between forward and defense on at FLA (11/24), recording an assist while playing as a forward•Appeared in his 200th NHL game vs. CGY (11/27)•Tied his longest career point streak with assists in four straight games from Nov. 29 vs. TOR to Dec. 5 at CGY•Posted his second career multi-goal game with two tallies at OTT (2/18), adding an assist for his third career game with at least three points 2020-21:• Skated 20:43 in the first game of the season vs. WSH (1/14)

#68: Victor Olofsson (L) 5' 11", 182 lbs. / Jul 18, 1995 (25 years and 6 months)

Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the seventh round (181st overall) of the 2014 NHLDraftLast Goal: JAN 14, 2021 vs WASHINGTON (1)Last Assist: JAN 14, 2021 vs WASHINGTON (1)Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG




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2019-20:•Earned a spot on the 2020 NHL All-Rookie Team after tying for second among NHL rookies with 20 goals in 54 games•Named NHL Rookie of the Month for October and December•Became the 16th Sabres rookie ever to record 20 goals in a season despite playing just 54 games•Recorded .78 points per game, marking the highest scoring rate by a Sabres rookie with at least 15 games played since Ray Sheppard (.88) in1987-88•His 11 power-play goals tied for 11th-most in the NHL•The Sabres were 10-4-4 when he scored at least one goal•Scored the first even-strength goal of his career and had a career-high seven shots on goal at TBL (11/9)•Recorded two separate six-game point streaks from Nov. 19 to 29 (3+3) and Dec. 10 to 21 (4+4)•Recorded two points in three straight games (Dec. 2 to 7), becoming the first Sabres rookie to do so since Tyler Ennis in January 2011 2020-21:•Scored a goal and added an assist in the first game of the season vs. WSH (1/14)

#72: Tage Thompson (R) 6' 7", 219 lbs. / Oct 30, 1997 (23 years and 2 months)

TAYJ TAHMP-suhnDrafted: Selected by St. Louis in the first round (26th overall) of the 2016 NHL DraftAcquired: From St. Louis with Patrik Berglund, Vladimir Sobotka, a first-round pick inthe 2019 NHL Draft and a second-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft in exchange forforward Ryan O’Reilly on July 1, 2018Last Goal: JAN 29, 2019 @ COLUMBUS (26)Last Assist: JAN 14, 2021 vs WASHINGTON (1)Career Shootouts: 1/3 (33%), 0 GDG




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2019-20:•Sustained a season-ending injury in his first NHL game of the 2019-20 season on Nov. 17 at CHI•Was tied for the Rochester Americans’ team lead with 12 points (6+6) and ranked second in the AHL with 67 shots at the time of his recall; hadearned a three-star selection in five of the Amerks’ 16 games up to that point•Logged two goals, including the overtime game-winner, in Rochester’s season-opener vs. SYR (10/4)•Scored the game-deciding goal in a 3-2 shootout victory for the Americans at HFD (10/13) 2020-21:• Tallied an assist in 17:08 TOI in the first game of the season vs. WSH (1/14)

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