Coming into this one the Flyers had lost 3 in a row this season just once. In order to avoid equaling the lone streak they would have to knock off the desperate Sabres. Unfortunately once again they just didn't have it this afternoon, at least not in the final 2 periods. Early on they looked great and were firing on all cylinders. First Matt Carle and Mike Richards setup Kris Versteeg for a 1-0 lead. Then a few minutes later James Van Reimsdyk beat Ryan Miller top shelf for a 2-0 lead. After that it just about all downhill for the Flyers
Their defense just fell apart early in the 2nd period as they fell behind 3-2. Only a shorthanded tally from Kimmo Timonen to tie things up 3, kept the Flyers from totally falling out of it. They continued to struggle defensively early in the 3rd period as they fell behind 4-3. The Orange and Black did manage to tighten things up the rest of the way but they couldn't come up with the equalizer. Finally with a couple minutes to play they went with the empty net and the extra attacker but it was for naught. Buffalo eventually scored on the empty net to cap off a disappointing 5-3 loss.
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