nhl Game Recap
Philadelphia Skates Past Buffalo 5-1 - Recap
The Sabres came up short Friday against the Flyers, falling 5-1.
Philadelphia was an underdog by +137 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Scott Laughton, Garnet Hathaway, Travis Konecny, Louie Belpedio, and Bobby Brink each scored for the Flyers in the victory. Laughton opened the scoring for Philadelphia.
Samuel Ersson stopped 21 of 22 Buffalo shots in the victory.
Buffalo got a goal from Henri Jokiharju in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 14 of 19 shots for the Sabres, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Philadelphia went 0-for-2, while the Sabres were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Buffalo outshot Philadelphia 22-19 in the game.
Next game, Philadelphia takes its act home to face Los Angeles looking for another win. For Buffalo, they head on the road to face Toronto.