National Hockey League
Philadelphia 4, Buffalo 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, March 29, 2021
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Ghislain Hebert, Dean Morton
Linesmen: Dan Kelly, Trent Knorr
Attendance: N/A

Ivan Provorov scored 42 seconds into overtime, and the visiting Philadelphia Flyers overcame a three-goal, third-period deficit to extend the Buffalo Sabres' franchise-record winless streak to 18 games with a 4-3 victory on Monday night.

Off a two-on-one with Travis Konecny, Provorov slid the puck past Buffalo netminder Linus Ullmark to cap a remarkable comeback for the Flyers, who have won back-to-back games for the first time since a three-game winning streak from Feb. 24-28.

Philadelphia has also won five straight against the Sabres, who are 0-15-3 since winning at New Jersey on Feb. 23 -- the NHL's longest winless stretch since Pittsburgh went 18 in a row without a victory in 2003-04.

Buffalo led 3-0 when Philadelphia finally got on the board via Kevin Hayes' short one-timer that slid in, after hitting the post and bouncing off Ullmark (32 saves), just 1:50 into the final period. The Flyers made it 3-2 with 9:09 left in the third when Claude Giroux drove home a pass from Sean Couturier to keep the pressure on the Sabres.

With goalie Brian Elliott (29 saves) off for the extra skater, Philadelphia tied the game with 1:29 to play in regulation when Couturier got to the puck amid traffic in front of the net and nicked it past Ullmark. That came moments after Buffalo narrowly missed an empty-net goal.

Buffalo put 13 shots on Elliott's net in the first period, and was finally rewarded for the effort with 2:19 left in the opening frame. Taking a pass from Curtis Lazar, defenseman Henri Jokiharju skated in all alone and put the puck through Elliott's legs for a 1-0 lead.

The Sabres made it 2-0 just 2:10 into the second period when Cody Eakin blasted a shot between two Philadelphia defenders that beat Elliott on the short side. With 7:17 left in the middle frame, it was defenseman Brandon Montour, set up nicely by Tage Thompson, who beat Elliott on the glove side to give Buffalo a three-goal edge.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Philadelphia   Buffalo
Sean Couturier 2 Points Cody Eakin 1
Sean Couturier 1 Goals Cody Eakin 1
Sean Couturier 1 Assists Taylor Hall 1
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Brian Elliott .906 Save Percentage Linus Ullmark .889
Brian Elliott 29 Saves Linus Ullmark 32
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Philadelphia 36 4 0-2 2-2 4 32
Buffalo 32 3 0-2 2-2 4 27
Upcoming Games
  • Buffalo will play their next game at home against Philadelphia. The Sabres have a W/L % of .167 after a win and .185 after a loss.
  • Philadelphia will play their next game on the road against Buffalo. The Flyers have a W/L % of .438 after a win and .529 after a loss.