The Buffalo Sabres visit the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday, Nov. 17, at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia. Faceoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. EST, with MSG-B carrying Buffalo’s broadcast and NBCSP listed for the Philadelphia market, according to the NHL’s official matchup information.
Tage Thompson and Jack Quinn lead Buffalo’s scoring picture in the NHL’s Nov. 14 statistical snapshot. Thompson has 12 goals and 21 points through 19 games, while Quinn has nine goals and 19 points over the same number of appearances.
How to watch Sabres at Flyers
- When: Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 7 p.m. EST
- Where: Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia
- Buffalo broadcast: MSG-B
- Philadelphia-market broadcast: NBCSP
The NHL’s gamecenter provides matchup information. The Nov. 14 snapshot lists Buffalo at 8-7-4 and Philadelphia at 5-10-6; those records can change before Tuesday.
Thompson and Quinn pace Buffalo’s offense
Thompson’s season totals include nine assists, 75 shots and three power-play goals. Quinn has 10 assists and two power-play goals in the same statistical snapshot.
Quinn also leads Buffalo’s last-five-games points comparison with five, including four assists. Thompson leads the team’s goals comparison over that span with two.
Zach Benson and defenseman Owen Power each have 15 points through 19 games. Benson has two goals and 13 assists, while Power has three goals and 12 assists.
Philadelphia’s scoring threats
The Flyers’ season table lists Matvei Michkov with 10 goals and five assists for 15 points through 21 games. Five of his goals have come on the power play.
Trevor Zegras has four goals and 10 assists for 14 points in 21 appearances. Christian Dvorak has three goals and eight assists for 11 points over the same number of games.
Dvorak leads Philadelphia’s last-five-games points and assists comparisons with four assists. Tyson Foerster leads its goals comparison over that span with two.
Goaltending numbers ahead of Tuesday
Buffalo’s Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is listed at 5-4-3 with a 3.51 goals-against average and an .867 save percentage in 12 appearances. Colten Ellis has three wins, three losses, a 3.39 goals-against average, an .873 save percentage and one shutout in eight appearances.
Alex Lyon has made one appearance, stopping 22 of 25 shots. His listed record is 0-0-1, with a 2.87 goals-against average and an .880 save percentage.
For Philadelphia, Dan Vladar has a 3-4-4 record, a 3.24 goals-against average and an .879 save percentage in 11 appearances. Joseph Woll is 2-6-2 with a 2.91 goals-against average and a .902 save percentage in 10 appearances.
Those figures reflect the Nov. 14 statistics. Starting goalies for Tuesday have not been confirmed in the NHL matchup information.
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