PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:
INJURY REPORT PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Rasmus Ristolainen (D) IR – undisclosed 10/9- 10 Marc Staal (D) upper body 10/21- 6
2023-24 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 16
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
11/2 Loaned D Victor Mete to Lehigh Valley (AHL) and recalled G Cal Petersen from Phantoms
AGAINST THE SABRES
– The Flyers conclude its home-and-home against Buffalo Saturday and sits with a 99-70-27 all-time record against the Sabres. – A win against Buffalo will mark the seventh NHL team Philadelphia has reached 100-plus all-time wins. – The Flyers’ 196 all-time games against the Sabres are the eighth-most against any NHL opponent, third-most against an Atlantic Division team.
BACK-TO-BACKS
– Friday’s and Saturday’s games mark the Flyers first of 12 back-to-back sets this season. – This set marks the first of two road-to-home back-to-backs this season: – Nov. 3 at BUF; Nov. 4 vs. LAK – March 1 at WSH; March 2 vs. OTT
BUFFALO SABRES NOTES:
LAST GAME
Wednesday, Nov. 1 Buffalo 5 at Philadelphia 2 Goals: Biro (2), Mittelstadt, Power, Thompson Goalie: Luukkonen (38 saves/40 shots) PP: 0/2; PK: 3/3; Shots: Philadelphia 40 – Buffalo 15
CURRENT INJURIES
– (Man Games Lost: 25) Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed Jack
Quinn (Achilles, Oct. 13; injured reserve) – 10 games Eric
Comrie (lower body, Oct. 29; injured reserve) – 2 games
Zach Benson (lower body, Nov. 1; injured reserve) – 1 game
TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
11/2: Recalled forward Lukas Rousek from Rochester (AHL); Placed forward Zach Benson on injured reserve 10/31: Recalled forward Brandon Biro from Rochester (AHL) 10/29: Assigned goaltender Devin Cooley to Rochester (AHL) 10/28: Placed goaltender Eric Comrie on injured reserve; Recalled goaltender Devin Cooley from Rochester (AHL)
TONIGHT’S GAME SABRES vs. FLYERS
• This is the second of three meetings between the Sabres and Flyers this season. • Next meeting: Friday, April 5 in Buffalo. • Last meeting: Buffalo defeated Philadelphia 5-2 in Philadelphia on Nov. 1. • The Sabres are 7-2-1 in their last 10 games against the Flyers; 5-4-1 at home. • This is the 197th game all-time between Buffalo and Philadelphia; Buffalo has a 77-93-26 series record. • The Sabres are 47-37-11 at home against the Flyers all-time.
HOME-AND-HOME • Tonight’s game concludes Buffalo’s first and only home-and-home set this season, which opened with a 5-2 win over the Flyers on Nov. 1. • Buffalo has swept each of its last three home-and-home series against Philadelphia. • The Sabres’ record in home-and-home situations against the Flyers is 11-3-1 all-time. • The Sabres have played in 172 previous home-and-home series in franchise history, going 95-51-26 in the home games and 59-83-30 in the road games in the previous series. • The team is 76-67-30 all-time in the first game and 79-67-26 in the second. • Buffalo’s points breakdown in these previous series is as follows: four points (32), three points (26), two points (69), one point (19), zero points (26).
