At The Final Horn: Sabres 6 - Flyers 1

The Buffalo Sabres came out strong Monday night and didn't take their foot off the pedal in their 6-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center.
Buffalo picked up its first win of the 2020-21 season with a convincing road victory that saw Sam Reinhart and Curtis Lazar each score twice and Carter Hutton make 21 saves in net. Henri Jokiharju and Victor Olofsson also netted ones for Buffalo.
Reinhart, who was questionable entering the game with a lower-body injury, skated 18:38 on a line with Jack Eichel and Taylor Hall. Eichel and Hall each recorded three assists.

Nicolas Aube-Kubel spoiled Hutton's shutout bid when he scored the Flyers' only goal with 2:05 remaining in regulation.
Carter Hart made 18 saves on 22 shots for Philadelphia before he was replaced by Brian Elliott midway through the second period.
The Sabres rebounded from their opening series loss to the Capitals in a big way. Their three-goal second period set the stage for a convincing victory, their first in Philadelphia since Oct. 27, 2015.

What happened

Buffalo pushed the pace early and was finally rewarded with the first goal of the game. Lazar picked up a loose puck outside the Flyers blue line and raced in down the left wing to lift a backhand up and past Hart with 4:08 remaining in the opening period. The Sabres outshot Philadelphia 11-4 in the first.
They went up 2-0 when Reinhart tallied 3:35 into the second period on the man advantage. After Lazar drew a tripping penalty, Buffalo's top power-play unit went to work. Eichel worked the puck to Hall, who sent a cross-ice pass to Reinhart. The winger then took his shot and found the back of the net.
Then 2:53 later, Reinhart struck again. Hall won a battle in the corner and was able to get the puck out into the slot. Eichel touched the puck over to Reinhart who buried it to make it 3-0.
Lazar scored his second of the game at the 8:09 mark of the second. He found himself uncovered in front of the net when Riley Sheahan sent the puck over to him and made no mistake.
At that point, Elliott entered the crease for Hart.
Jokiharju potted his first of the year when a long backhand from the left halfway beat Elliott through traffic with 9:13 remaining in regulation.
After Philadelphia scored, Buffalo went back on the power play, where Olofsson went top shelf with 1:11 left for his second goal of the season.

Roll the highlight film

Lots to choose from, but let's go with Reinhart's second of the night:

Worthy of a mention

• Tonight's game marked the debut of the Sabres' new white jersey with royal blue and gold trim.

Up next

These two clubs will play each other once again on Tuesday in Philadelphia. Faceoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. Pregame coverage begins at 6:30 on MSG. Dan Dunleavy and Rob Ray will have the call on MSG and WGR 550.