FLYERS NEWS

Just when it seemed like the Flyers had shed their losing ways, the Sabres came into the Wachovia center tonight and pushed them right back down again. Marty Biron got the start in goal tonight and thanks to more sluggish defense and far too many penalties, he had a rough night, as did the rest of his teammates. In the first period of play Jason Pominville put the Sabres up quickly 1-0 just a minute into the game. Halfway through the period Maxim Afinogenov scored for a 2-0 Sabres lead. Then late in the period Scottie Upshall began bringing the Flyers back, with a score to cut the lead to 2-1. Early in the 2nd period of play Steve Downie brought the Flyers all the way back ,scoring to tie it up at 2. Thus, as the 3rd period of play began, there was renewed hope in the Wachovia center. It didn't last long. Less than 2 minutes into the period, Derek Roy and Jason Pominville each scored for a 4-2 Sabres lead. Finally a few minutes later Afinogenov scored his second goal for a 5-2 lead and that was about all she wrote. The Flyer's had no answers the rest of the way and eventually succumbed to Buffalo 5-2. So the Flyers drop to 33-26-8 overall, but remain 4th in the Atlantic division and 7th in the Eastern conference, but only by a point.