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Vladar Blanks Sabres Early as Flyers Cling to Lead
Zach Benson and Jack Quinn both hit iron for Buffalo, and a Sabres power play is still running late in the second.
Written during the game · 9:11 PM ET. Final was PHI 3, BUF 1.
Dan Vladar has stopped everything Buffalo has thrown at him, and the Flyers lead 2-0 with 1:12 left in the 2nd. The Sabres have had the better of the chances, but the Philadelphia goalie has not blinked.
Vladar has made 21 saves on 21 shots, including 9 saves on 9 high-danger chances. The shots he faced were worth about 3.01 expected goals (how many goals the chances should have produced). Shot attempts favour Buffalo 39-35.
Zach Benson hit the crossbar early in the 2nd, and Jack Quinn rang a post at 5:54. Either one could have changed the score. Buffalo is on the power play with 50 seconds left in the period.
