BUFFALO, N.Y. — One night after the Toronto Maple Leafs stuck it to the Flyers, 6-2, capitalizing on a litany of blunders and gaffes, the Flyers turned around and bullied the Buffalo Sabres at the drop of the puck.
The Flyers bounced back quickly and scored three goals in the first period on Monday night at the KeyBank Center, leading the way to an eventual 4-0 victory over the Sabres. Wingers Zack MacEwen, Joel Farabee, and center Noah Cates each found the back of the net in the opening frame. But when the Flyers started to let the Sabres back into the contest in the second period, fueling their transition game and allowing the Sabres to create scoring chances, 23-year-old goalie Samuel Ersson stood tall. He denied all 28 shots on goal for his first NHL shutout.
For the first time this season, the Sabres — previously ranked No. 1 in the league in goals for per game (4.00) — were held without a goal.
