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Flyers Fall 5-3 Against Buffalo - Game Recap

Linus Ullmark stopped 40 of 43 shots fired at him by Philadelphia, as the Sabres skated to a 5-3 victory Sunday at Wells Fargo Center.

Buffalo was an underdog by +191 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 5.5.

Buffalo got goals from Rasmus Asplund, Arttu Ruotsalainen, Sam Reinhart, Jeff Skinner, and Casey Mittelstadt in the victory. Reinhart opened the scoring at 3:56 of the second period.

Linus Ullmark turned in a 40-save effort for the Sabres.

Philadelphia got goals from Joel Farabee, Shayne Gostisbehere, and Oskar Lindblom in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Carter Hart stopped 26 of 30 shots for the Flyers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Buffalo scored 0 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Philadelphia went 1-for-1 with the man advantage.

Buffalo lost the shots on goal battle to Philadelphia by a margin of 43-31.

Next game, Buffalo takes its act on the road to face Boston looking for another win. For Philadelphia, they head on the road to face Washington.