Philadelphia defeated the Sabers to accomplish a rare feat last seen in 1984

The Philadelphia Flyers dispatched the Buffalo Sabers 5-2 on Wednesday at Xfinity Mobile Arena, producing another explosive burst that pushed them to a rare franchise milestone.

Philadelphia scored three goals in 59 seconds, repeating their performance from Nov. 22, when they scored three times in just 26 seconds. It’s only the second time in franchise history that the Fliers they produced multiple three goals less than a minute in the same season, which was previously accomplished in 1983-84 (March 11 and 22, 1984).

The win came a day after the team found out he was the top scorer Tyson Foerster will miss 2-3 months with an upper body injurybut Philadelphia followed it up with perhaps its most complete team performance of the year. Ten skaters scored at least one point, and five scored more points. Travis Konecny, Trevor Zegras, Bobby Brink, Noah Cates and Owen Tippett scored goals, while Travis Sanheim and Matvey Michkov provided two assists each.

Buffalo opened the night with Jason Zucker’s power play goal at 4:08, but the momentum quickly turned. At the 8:26 mark, Konecny ​​tied the game on the power play, surviving a jamming challenge from the Sabers goaltender to put the Flyers back in front. Just 38 seconds later, Zegras’ pass attempt deflected off Ryan McLeod and in at 9:04 for his 10th of the season. Brink ended the rush at 9:25 by burying the rebound off a Cates chance.

Philadelphia added to its lead early in the second period when Cates redirected a Brink feed at 1:45, moments after another power play expired. Bowen Byram cut the lead to 4–2 at 11:48, but Tippett made it three goals back exactly 55 seconds later, hitting a mid-air jumper of his own.

Samuel Ersson provided stability with 24–27 saves in all reports, while Buffalo rookie Kolten Ellis allowed five goals on 30–35 shooting in his seventh NHL start. The Fliers also lost defenseman Cam York, who exited late in the second period after a scrum started by major Rasmus Dahlin boarding Zegras.

Flyers are now 6-2 in their last eight games and are 9-3-2 in their last 14 games. They will enjoy a three-day break before returning to host the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday.