nhl Game Recap
Buffalo Sabres vs Philadelphia Flyers Recap - Flyers Win 6-1
James van Riemsdyk scored twice to lead the Flyers over Buffalo 6-1 on Thursday at Wells Fargo Center.
Philadelphia was favored by -144 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Philadelphia got goals from James van Riemsdyk(2), Mikhail Vorobyev, Tyler Pitlick, Ivan Provorov, and Matt Niskanen in the victory. Vorobyev opened the scoring at 13:04 of the first period.
Carter Hart stopped 16 of 17 Buffalo shots in the victory.
Buffalo got a goal from Victor Olofsson in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Buffalo got a 23-stop effort from Carter Hutton in the loss.
On the power play, Philadelphia went 3-for-5, while the Sabres were 1-for-2 with the man advantage.
Buffalo lost the shots on goal battle to Philadelphia by a margin of 29-17.
Philadelphia looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Senators. The Sabres will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Los Angeles.