Daily News | Flyers eliminated from playoff contention with a 6-3 loss to the Buffalo Sabres
’ dreams of extending their seven-game point streak were pulverized by the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night at the Wells Fargo Center.
, collecting three goals and five assists for eight points in the last six games. He continued to flash his offensive skill set in the first period as the Flyers peppered Sabres goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen with 14 shots on goal and generated a whopping 30 shot attempts total, per. Frost broke through first, collecting a loose puck and scoring from the right circle while falling to his knees to put the Flyers up, 1-0.
Skinner joined in on the scoring parade roughly another minute later. Skinner’s initial shot off the rush was denied by Sandström, but Skinner collected his own rebound and beat Sandström five-hole as the Sabres took a 4-1 lead. Frost continued to stick with it offensively, powering through the Sabres defense just 22 seconds after the Tuch goal and scoring his second of the night. But the Flyers never managed to dig themselves out of the hole created in the middle frame.first game back since Feb. 20
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