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Flyers hope to stave off elimination against Sabres

PHILADELPHIA - In a series in which both teams have
held serve on home ice, the Philadelphia Flyers will try to keep
the trend going and force a Game Seven on Tuesday when they
meet the Buffalo Sabres in Game Six of their quarterfinal
series.

Buffalo won the first two contests of the series, including a
resounding 8-2 rout in Game Two, before dropping Games Three and
Four in Philadelphia.

However, the fourth-seeded Sabres rebounded to take a 3-2 series
advantage on Sunday, posting a 3-0 triumph as rookie Ryan
Miller made 24 saves for his first career playoff shutout.

Tim Connolly and J.P. Dumont scored power-play goals for
Buffalo, which also received a third-period tally from Maxim
Afinogenov and two assists from captain Daniel Briere.

Ryan Esche took the loss for Philadelphia despite making 30
saves. The fifth-seeded Flyers only had three power plays in
the game and were outshot, 33-24.

Philadelphia has not been eliminated in the opening round of the
playoffs since 2002, while Buffalo has advanced to the
conference semifinals in four of its last five trips to the
postseason.

The Sabres would, if necessary, host Game Seven on Thursday.

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