National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Philadelphia 4, Buffalo 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, April 18, 2011
Where: HSBC Arena, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Paul Devorski, Steve Kozari
Linesmen: Derek Amell, David Brisebois
Attendance: 18690

Daniel Briere and Nikolay Zherdev netted second-period goals and Brian Boucher turned aside 35 shots as the Philadelphia Flyers skated to a 4-2 road triumph over the Buffalo Sabres on Monday in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series.

Jeff Carter opened the scoring with a power-play goal and defenseman Kimmo Timonen added an empty-net tally for Atlantic Division champion Philadelphia, which secured a 2-1 edge in the series. Game 4 is Wednesday night in Buffalo.

Starting in place of rookie Sergei Bobrovsky, Boucher improved to 6-1 in his postseason career against the Sabres.

After the teams traded first-period goals, Briere netted his second tally in as many games just 2:44 into the second period. Scott Hartnell lifted the stick of defenseman Chris Butler to allow the former Sabres captain to tuck a shot just under the crossbar for his 37th career postseason goal.

Zherdev doubled the advantage exactly 14 minutes later after he tapped in a brilliant feed from captain Mike Richards on the doorstep to give the Flyers a 3-1 lead.

Drew Stafford recorded a power-play goal, Nathan Gerbe also tallied and defenseman Marc-Andre Gragnani notched a pair of assists for seventh-seeded Buffalo.

Reigning Vezina Trophy winner Ryan Miller finished with 22 saves in a losing effort.

Top Game Performances
 
Philadelphia   Buffalo
Jeff Carter 2 Points Marc-Andre Gragnani 2
Jeff Carter 1 Goals Nathan Gerbe 1
Jeff Carter 1 Assists Marc-Andre Gragnani 2
Jeff Carter 1 Power Play Goals Drew Stafford 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Brian Boucher .946 Save Percentage Ryan Miller .880
Brian Boucher 35 Saves Ryan Miller 22
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Philadelphia 26 4 1-3 5-6 16 26
Buffalo 37 2 1-6 2-3 10 36
Upcoming Games
  • Buffalo will play their next game at home against Philadelphia. The Sabres have a W/L % of .395 after a win and .667 after a loss.
  • Philadelphia will play their next game on the road against Buffalo. The Flyers have a W/L % of .543 after a win and .600 after a loss.