The Philadelphia Flyers were defeated by the Buffalo Sabres, 5 to 4, in overtime in Game 4 of the 1997 playoff series on May 9, 1997.
Final
1st period
BUF
PHI
Donald Audette (PP) assisted by Garry Galley and Derek Plante
1
0
Dainius Zubrus (PP) assisted by Dale Hawerchuk and Janne Niinimaa
1
1
2nd period
BUF
PHI
Dale Hawerchuk (EV) unassisted
1
2
3rd period
BUF
PHI
Derek Plante (PP) assisted by Michael Peca and Donald Audette
2
2
Michal Grosek (EV) assisted by Matthew Barnaby and Derek Plante
3
2
Trent Klatt (EV) assisted by Shjon Podein and Joel Otto
3
3
Dixon Ward (SH) assisted by Derek Plante
4
3
Mikael Renberg (EV) assisted by John LeClair and Eric Lindros
4
4
OT
BUF
PHI
Ed Ronan (EV) assisted by Garry Galley and Michal Grosek
5
4
Sabres
Flyers
Goals
5
4
Shots
25
43
Penalty Minutes
26
10
Power-Play Goals
2
1
Power-Play Opportunities
5
8
Faceoff Wins
Hits
Giveaways
Takeaways
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | T | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Shields | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 39 | .907 | 4 | 3.61 | 0 | 66 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Audette | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | ||||||||
M. Barnaby | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
R. Burridge | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
J. Dawe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
G. Galley | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
M. Grosek | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | ||||||||
B. Holzinger | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
B. May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
M. Peca | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | ||||||||
D. Plante | 1 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | ||||||||
R. Ray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
E. Ronan | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | ||||||||
D. Shannon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
R. Smehlik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
D. Ward | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | ||||||||
A. Zhitnik | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | T | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Snow | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 20 | .800 | 5 | 4.52 | 0 | 66 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Brind'Amour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
P. Coffey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | ||||||||
E. Desjardins | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
K. Dykhuis | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
P. Falloon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
D. Hawerchuk | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | ||||||||
T. Klatt | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | ||||||||
D. Kordic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
D. Lacroix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
J. LeClair | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||||||||
E. Lindros | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | ||||||||
J. Niinimaa | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||
J. Otto | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
S. Podein | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | ||||||||
M. Renberg | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | ||||||||
P. Svoboda | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
C. Therien | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
D. Zubrus | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 |
More Flyers Stats
G/GP
3.00
16th
GA/GP
3.56
30th
PP%
15.6
26th
PK%
80.2
15th
| TEAM | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Devils | 22 | 11 | 3 | 47 | 28 |
 Capitals | 22 | 8 | 2 | 46 | 37 |
 Hurricanes | 20 | 11 | 1 | 41 | 23 |
 Penguins | 15 | 15 | 5 | 35 | -25 |
 Flyers | 15 | 15 | 4 | 34 | -18 |
 Rangers | 16 | 15 | 1 | 33 | 1 |
 Islanders | 13 | 14 | 7 | 33 | -14 |
 Blue Jackets | 13 | 15 | 6 | 32 | -11 |
SEA 
WPG 
CGY 
NHL 2024-25 Leaders
NHL 2024-25 Rankings
NHL 2024-25 Betting
NHL 2024-25 Division Standings
Wild 
Avalanche 
Golden Knights 
Kings 
Oilers | Atlantic Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Maple Leafs | 21 | 11 | 2 | 44 | 13 |
 Panthers | 21 | 11 | 2 | 44 | 16 |
 Bruins | 18 | 13 | 4 | 40 | -17 |
| Metropolitan Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
| Devils | 22 | 11 | 3 | 47 | 28 |
| Capitals | 22 | 8 | 2 | 46 | 37 |
| Hurricanes | 20 | 11 | 1 | 41 | 23 |
OTT 
VAN 
BUF 
MTL 
SJS 
UTA 
