After mounting a four goal comeback just to lose to the Tampa Bay Lightning in overtime, the Philadelphia Flyers looked to play a full 60 minute performance against the Sabres in Buffalo. The Sabres were riding a six game winning streak coming in, and posed as another tough matchup for Philadelphia.
Alex Lyon received his first start of the season for the Flyers after getting called up from Lehigh Valley last week. He opposed Carter Hutton in-net, who had a 2.61 Goals-Against Average with a .917 save percentage entering this game.