- Oct 16, 2026
- 0
- 0
SportsMafia Wire graphic. Team logos and player headshots via ESPN.
Flyers forward Knuble scored his first two career goals in his second NHL game, leading Philadelphia to a 3-1 win over Buffalo.
Knuble struck at 14:49 of the opening period and again at 3:03 of the third, the latter deflecting off Luukkonen's skate. Mike Knuble, his father and a former NHL forward who played 1,068 games with five teams, watched from the stands.
Zegras added a power-play marker for the Flyers at 19:17 of the first period, swatting a rebound out of the air following a Michkov shot. Vladar turned aside 27 shots in goal.
Zucker netted Buffalo's lone tally, a power-play goal at 19:25 of the second period in his season debut after recovering from sports hernia surgery. Luukkonen recorded 23 saves. Sabres captain Dahlin was back in the lineup after a four-game absence caused by an upper-body injury.
The victory gave Philadelphia its third straight win following an 0-6-3 start. Buffalo now sits 1-1-2 over its past four games. Foerster also returned for the Flyers after missing one contest with an undisclosed injury.
Source: ESPN - Wed Oct 21, 10:29 PM ET
Written by the SportsMafia Wire desk in our own words from the original reporting (AI-assisted, checked against the source).