Coach Lindy Ruff earns 900th victory in Sabres' season-ending 5-4 win over Flyers

— Ryan McLeod scored a goal and added two assists, and Lindy Ruff became the NHL’s fifth coach to reach 900 wins in the Buffalo Sabres 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers in each team’s season finale on Thursday night.
Apr 18, 2025, 02:49 am - AP
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Flyers1124
Sabres3115
1st PeriodPHIBUF
4:35Alex Tuch (36)
Assists: Jason Zucker (32), Jacob Bernard-Docker (6)
01
13:49Peyton Krebs (10) (Shorthanded)
Assists: Alex Tuch (31), Connor Clifton (15)
02
15:09Matvei Michkov (25) (Power Play)
Assists: Tyson Foerster (18), Sean Couturier (29)
12
16:11Jack Quinn (15)
Assists: Ryan McLeod (32), JJ Peterka (41)
13
2nd PeriodPHIBUF
1:24JJ Peterka (27)
Assists: Ryan McLeod (33), Jack Quinn (24)
14
7:11Matvei Michkov (26)
Assists: Sean Couturier (30), Travis Konecny (52)
24
3rd PeriodPHIBUF
0:15Tyson Foerster (25)
Assists: Noah Cates (21), Bobby Brink (29)
34
19:12Ryan McLeod (20) (Empty Net)
Unassisted
35
19:41Bobby Brink (12)
Assists: Matvei Michkov (37), Ryan Poehling (19)
45

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Aleksei Kolosov
  • Tage Thompson hit Travis Sanheim
  • Connor Clifton hit Sean Couturier
  • Takeaway by Ryan McLeod
  • Ryan McLeod Wrist Shot saved by Aleksei Kolosov
  • Ryan McLeod Wrist Shot Failed Bank Attempt
  • Takeaway by Jason Zucker
  • Jacob Bernard-Docker Wrist Shot saved by Aleksei Kolosov
  • Alex Tuch faceoff won against Ryan Poehling
  • Noah Ostlund Wrist Shot saved by Aleksei Kolosov
  • Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Noah Cates
  • JJ Peterka hit Ryan Poehling
  • Alex Tuch Goal (36) Tip-In, assists: Jason Zucker (32), Jacob Bernard-Docker (6)
  • Sam Lafferty faceoff won against Jakob Pelletier
  • Takeaway by Jiri Kulich
  • Travis Konecny shot blocked by Jacob Bryson
  • Ryan McLeod Tip-In Wide Right
  • Ryan McLeod Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Alex Tuch Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Aleksei Kolosov
  • Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Noah Cates
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Sean Couturier
  • Jacob Bernard-Docker Slap Shot saved by Aleksei Kolosov
  • Jacob Bernard-Docker Delaying Game - Puck over glass
  • Peyton Krebs Goal (10) Backhand, assists: Alex Tuch (31), Connor Clifton (15)
  • Jacob Bernard-Docker hit Garnet Hathaway
  • Jack Quinn Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (32), JJ Peterka (41)
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Aleksei Kolosov
  • Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Rasmus Dahlin hit Devin Kaplan
  • Jiri Kulich Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Noah Ostlund
  • Sam Lafferty Backhand saved by Aleksei Kolosov
  • Connor Clifton Wrist Shot saved by Aleksei Kolosov
  • Peyton Krebs hit Cam York
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Sean Couturier
  • Giveaway by Jack Quinn
  • JJ Peterka Wrist Shot Failed Bank Attempt
  • Ryan McLeod Snap Shot saved by Aleksei Kolosov
  • Giveaway by Zach Benson
  • Jiri Kulich Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Sean Couturier
  • JJ Peterka Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Bowen Byram shot blocked by Ryan McLeod
  • Ryan McLeod Backhand saved by Aleksei Kolosov
  • JJ Peterka Goal (27) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (33), Jack Quinn (24)
  • Jacob Bryson Slap Shot saved by Aleksei Kolosov
  • Sam Lafferty faceoff won against Jakob Pelletier
  • Giveaway by Ryan McLeod
  • Jack Quinn Snap Shot saved by Aleksei Kolosov
  • Takeaway by JJ Peterka
  • JJ Peterka Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Jason Zucker Tip-In Wide Left
  • Takeaway by Alex Tuch
  • Peyton Krebs shot blocked by Sam Lafferty
  • Jacob Bryson hit Sean Couturier
  • Emil Andrae shot blocked by Noah Ostlund
  • Ryan McLeod Wrist Shot saved by Aleksei Kolosov
  • Peyton Krebs Tip-In saved by Aleksei Kolosov
  • Peyton Krebs Wrist Shot saved by Aleksei Kolosov
  • Devin Kaplan shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Jakob Pelletier
  • Jack Quinn Wrist Shot saved by Aleksei Kolosov
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Noah Cates
  • Giveaway by Alex Tuch
  • Travis Sanheim shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  • Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Noah Cates
  • Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Noah Cates
  • Giveaway by Tage Thompson
  • Zach Benson hit Bobby Brink
  • Noah Ostlund Wrist Shot saved by Aleksei Kolosov
  • JJ Peterka Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Sean Couturier
  • Travis Konecny shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  • Takeaway by Alex Tuch
  • Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Aleksei Kolosov
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Noah Cates
  • Takeaway by Tage Thompson
  • Jiri Kulich hit Bobby Brink
  • Jamie Drysdale shot blocked by Jiri Kulich
  • Travis Konecny shot blocked by Connor Clifton
  • Nick Seeler shot blocked by JJ Peterka
  • Matvei Michkov shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  • Sam Lafferty faceoff won against Ryan Poehling
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Owen Tippett
  • Giveaway by Noah Ostlund
  • Giveaway by Connor Clifton
  • Connor Clifton hit Travis Sanheim
  • JJ Peterka Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  • Isak Rosen Slap Shot saved by Aleksei Kolosov
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Ryan Poehling
  • Bowen Byram Snap Shot saved by Aleksei Kolosov
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Noah Cates
  • Tyson Foerster shot blocked by Jason Zucker
  • Nick Seeler shot blocked by Connor Clifton
  • Jiri Kulich hit Travis Sanheim
  • Jack Quinn Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • JJ Peterka Wrist Shot saved by Aleksei Kolosov
  • Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Noah Cates
  • Bobby Brink shot blocked by Jiri Kulich
  • Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Ryan McLeod Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Peyton Krebs Wrist Shot saved by Aleksei Kolosov
  • Jacob Bernard-Docker hit Owen Tippett
  • Nick Seeler shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Noah Cates
  • Jason Zucker Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Jacob Bernard-Docker Snap Shot saved by Aleksei Kolosov
  • Jacob Bernard-Docker Wrist Shot saved by Aleksei Kolosov
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Sean Couturier
  • Alex Tuch Tripping against Matvei Michkov
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Sean Couturier
  • Peyton Krebs Wrist Shot saved by Aleksei Kolosov
  • Takeaway by Alex Tuch
  • Ryan McLeod Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: none
  • Giveaway by Jiri Kulich
  • Matvei Michkov shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Sean Couturier
  • Tyson Foerster Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
  • Takeaway by Cam York
  • Travis Konecny Wrist Shot saved by James Reimer
  • JJ Peterka shot blocked by Cam York
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jacob Bernard-Docker shot blocked by Owen Tippett
  • Devin Kaplan hit Peyton Krebs
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Cam York
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Puck in Netting
  • Sean Couturier faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Off-side
  • Owen Tippett faceoff won against Alex Tuch
  • Ryan Poehling hit Peyton Krebs
  • Off-side
  • Connor Clifton shot blocked by Jakob Pelletier
  • Icing
  • Noah Cates faceoff won against Sam Lafferty
  • Giveaway by Cam York
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Ryan Poehling faceoff won against Alex Tuch
  • Owen Tippett hit Peyton Krebs
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Nick Seeler
  • Takeaway by Owen Tippett
  • Owen Tippett Wrist Shot saved by James Reimer
  • Sam Lafferty shot blocked by Garnet Hathaway
  • Giveaway by Garnet Hathaway
  • Sam Lafferty shot blocked by Garnet Hathaway
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Noah Cates faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sean Couturier faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Sean Couturier faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Travis Konecny Wrist Shot Short
  • Matvei Michkov Tip-In Wide Left
  • Icing
  • Ryan Poehling faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Emil Andrae Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Nicolas Deslauriers Wrist Shot saved by James Reimer
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Icing
  • Sean Couturier faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Off-side
  • Noah Cates faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Noah Cates hit Connor Clifton
  • Matvei Michkov Goal (25) Wrist Shot, assists: Tyson Foerster (18), Sean Couturier (29)
  • Garnet Hathaway hit Zach Benson
  • Off-side
  • Ryan McLeod shot blocked by Egor Zamula
  • Takeaway by Garnet Hathaway
  • Giveaway by Ryan Poehling
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Noah Cates faceoff won against Noah Ostlund
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Noah Cates faceoff won against Alex Tuch
  • Icing
  • Owen Tippett Wrist Shot saved by James Reimer
  • Puck in Netting
  • Noah Cates faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Icing
  • Noah Cates faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
  • Takeaway by Nick Seeler
  • On-Ice Official
  • Takeaway by Sean Couturier
  • Jason Zucker shot blocked by Ryan Poehling
  • Puck in Netting
  • Giveaway by Cam York
  • Jiri Kulich shot blocked by Cam York
  • Jacob Bernard-Docker shot blocked by Sean Couturier
  • Giveaway by Sean Couturier
  • Jack Quinn shot blocked by Egor Zamula
  • Travis Konecny Slashing against JJ Peterka
  • Ryan Poehling faceoff won against Jason Zucker
  • Takeaway by Travis Sanheim
  • Ryan Poehling Wrist Shot Short
  • Garnet Hathaway hit Bowen Byram
  • Takeaway by Sean Couturier
  • Matvei Michkov Goal (26) Wrist Shot, assists: Sean Couturier (30), Travis Konecny (52)
  • Travis Sanheim Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
  • Cam York Wrist Shot saved by James Reimer
  • Giveaway by Jamie Drysdale
  • Jiri Kulich shot blocked by Nick Seeler
  • Garnet Hathaway hit Rasmus Dahlin
  • Garnet Hathaway hit Jack Quinn
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Puck in Netting
  • Tyson Foerster Tip-In saved by James Reimer
  • Puck in Netting
  • Sean Couturier Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Owen Tippett Wrist Shot saved by James Reimer
  • Ryan Poehling Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Puck in Netting
  • Sean Couturier faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Takeaway by Tyson Foerster
  • Takeaway by Tyson Foerster
  • Noah Cates Wrist Shot saved by James Reimer
  • Emil Andrae Wrist Shot saved by James Reimer
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sean Couturier faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Giveaway by Matvei Michkov
  • Travis Sanheim Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
  • Matvei Michkov Wrist Shot saved by James Reimer
  • Emil Andrae Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
  • Tyson Foerster Goal (25) Tip-In, assists: Noah Cates (21), Bobby Brink (29)
  • Giveaway by Noah Cates
  • Off-side
  • Garnet Hathaway hit Connor Clifton
  • Giveaway by Matvei Michkov
  • Isak Rosen shot blocked by Egor Zamula
  • Giveaway by Sean Couturier
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Connor Clifton shot blocked by Ryan Poehling
  • Off-side
  • Bobby Brink Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Matvei Michkov Tip-In Wide Left
  • Sean Couturier Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sean Couturier faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
  • Travis Konecny Snap Shot High and Wide Right
  • Nick Seeler Tip-In Wide Right
  • JJ Peterka shot blocked by Jamie Drysdale
  • Garnet Hathaway hit Jacob Bryson
  • Nicolas Deslauriers Poke Wide Right
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Travis Konecny Backhand Failed Bank Attempt
  • Takeaway by Owen Tippett
  • Egor Zamula Slap Shot saved by James Reimer
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Matvei Michkov Wrist Shot saved by James Reimer
  • Matvei Michkov Wrist Shot Failed Bank Attempt
  • Challenge Vis - goal interference - no goal
  • TV Timeout
  • Sean Couturier faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Matvei Michkov Slap Shot saved by James Reimer
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Alex Tuch shot blocked by Jamie Drysdale
  • Giveaway by Jamie Drysdale
  • Travis Sanheim Wrist Shot saved by James Reimer
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sean Couturier faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Bobby Brink Wrist Shot saved by James Reimer
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sean Couturier faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Matvei Michkov Slap Shot saved by James Reimer
  • Bobby Brink Goal (12) Slap Shot, assists: Matvei Michkov (37), Ryan Poehling (19)
  • Travis Konecny shot blocked by Matvei Michkov
  • Puck in Netting
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