PHILADELPHIA — The Buffalo Sabres snuffed out every bit of momentum the Flyers found in their failed attempt to take one game in the three-game series, and, for the second night in a row, the Flyers fell to the Sabres, this time with a 5-3 loss at the Wells Fargo Center on Sunday.
Sunday’s game started as a Saturday night repeat. Once again, the Flyers scored within the first two minutes to take the early lead thanks to a Kevin Hayes goal. And once again, the Flyers gave up a power-play goal to Victor Olofsson to lose the lead. Buffalo controlled the pace and took the 2-1 lead in the first when Anders Bjork slid past the Flyers as they were changing lines for a breakaway goal.
In the second, Buffalo scored twice to Philadelphia’s one, even though the Flyers responded with a rare strong second-period start. Noah Cates’ tying goal was negated by Olofsson’s second power-play goal of the night, followed by Tage Thompson’s even-strength goal.
