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Game 1 played at home
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Game 1 played at home
Game 1 played on road
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Game 1 played at home
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2000 NHL Preliminary round - Series 798.
Buffalo Sabres vs Philadelphia Flyers

Schedule and 2000 Results
Regular Season Records: Philadelphia 45-25-12-3=105pts, Buffalo 35-36-11-4=85pts
Game 1 on Thursday, 13 April: Buffalo loses at Philadelphia, 3-2
Game 2 on Friday, 14 April: Buffalo loses at Philadelphia, 2-1
Game 3 on Sunday, 16 April: Philadelphia wins at Buffalo, 2-0
Game 4 on Tuesday, 18 April: Philadelphia loses at Buffalo, 3-2 (OT)
Game 5 on Thursday, 20 April: Buffalo loses at Philadelphia, 5-2

OVERALL SUBSTANCE: WWWLW:
The defeat of Buffalo by Philadelphia in this manner is the 8th such victory in best-of-7 NHL Prelim round play, the 32nd such victory in best-of-7 NHL playoffs (all rounds), and the 55th such victory in best-of-7 MLB, NBA, and NHL playoffs (all rounds). The WWWLW victory is the fifth by the Philadelphia Flyers, and their second in the NHL Prelim round; the LLLWL loss is the third suffered by the Buffalo Sabres, and their first in the NHL Prelim round.

INDIVIDUAL STYLE: Historical best-of-7 performance of Philadelphia and Buffalo in the current situation:
Philadelphia series record, all rounds, overall: 27-19 (.587)
Philadelphia series record, all rounds, Game 1 @ home: 22-10 (.688)
Philadelphia series record, Prelim round, overall: 6-3 (.667)
Philadelphia series record, Prelim round, Game 1 @ home: 5-1 (.833)
Buffalo series record, all rounds, overall: 10-20 (.333)
Buffalo series record, all rounds, Game 1 on road: 5-15 (.250)
Buffalo series record, Prelim round, overall: 4-8 (.333)
Buffalo series record, Prelim round, Game 1 on road: 3-7 (.300)
These records are drawn only from the best-of-7 series played by Philadelphia and Buffalo through 2000. (Bold numbers denote league highs in the given category.)