The Buffalo Sabres came from behind to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-3 at Wells Fargo Center on Sunday.
Jeff Skinner tied the game with 3:03 left and Rasmus Asplund potted a rebound for the game-winning goal with 2:38 remaining on the clock.
Arttu Ruotsalainen scored his first NHL goal and Sam Reinhart and Casey Mittelstadt also scored. Linus Ullmark made 40 saves to earn his ninth win of the season.
Buffalo’s first two goals came within 46 seconds. Then the game-tying and game-winning goals were scored within 25 seconds.
Oskar Lindblom, Joel Farabee and Shayne Gostisbehere scored for Philadelphia to give the team a 3-1 lead early in the third period. Carter Hart stopped 26 of the 30 shots he faced.
Buffalo wraps up the season series against Philadelphia 3-3-2.
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Kickin' off the road trip with a W!#LetsGoBuffalo pic.twitter.com/Ej5SbUUnII
— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) April 11, 2021
One down, SO many to go ?
Congrats @ArttuRuotsalain! pic.twitter.com/NyNmeXAFcz
— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) April 11, 2021
Linus Ullmark recorded his second 40-save win of the season (also 41 saves on Feb. 23 @ NJD). Only two goaltenders have collected more 40-save wins in 2020-21: Connor Hellebuyck (3x) and Juuse Saros (3x). #NHLStats: https://t.co/fGzbOH8JC4 pic.twitter.com/8EoxDndqJn
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) April 11, 2021
#Sticktaps to Arttu Ruotsalainen for scoring his first NHL goal today against Philadelphia. pic.twitter.com/YIBz2ojMzx
— Amerks PR (@AmerksPR) April 11, 2021
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