A nine-month layoff, courtesy of the NHL lockout, wasn't long enough to disrupt the chemistry between the Buffalo Sabres' top two linemates, Thomas Vanek and Jason Pominville. Vanek scored twice and added three assists, and Pominville had three assists in leading the Sabres to a 5-2 season-opening win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday afternoon. ''Ah, they spent a lot of years playing together. You go all the way back to their days in...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score	Goalies
Sun 1/20	Buf	Buf 2 - 5	W:
Sun 3/10	Phi	Phi 2 - 3	W:
Sat 4/13	Buf	Buf 0 - 1	W:

Game Stats

Flyers (0-2-0) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM S. Couturier 1 0 1 0 0 C. Giroux 1 0 3 -2 0 W. Simmonds 0 1 5 -1 0 J. Voracek 0 1 2 -1 0 R. Fedotenko 0 0 0 0 2 S. Hartnell 0 0 3 -1 11 S. Laughton 0 0 3 0 0 M. Read 0 0 2 1 0 Z. Rinaldo 0 0 0 0 0 B. Schenn 0 0 2 0 0 M. Talbot 0 0 1 0 0 E. Wellwood 0 0 0 0 0		Sabres (1-0-0) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM T. Vanek 2 3 9 1 0 C. Hodgson 1 0 7 2 0 S. Ott 1 0 3 0 2 J. Pominville 0 3 1 0 0 T. Ennis 0 1 3 0 0 D. Stafford 0 1 4 0 5 M. Ellis 0 0 2 0 0 M. Foligno 0 0 0 0 4 M. Grigorenko 0 0 2 -1 0 J. Hecht 0 0 1 0 0 P. Kaleta 0 0 1 0 2 J. Scott 0 0 0 0 0
DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM K. Foster 0 1 2 1 0 K. Timonen 0 1 1 -1 2 B. Coburn 0 0 0 -1 0 N. Grossmann 0 0 0 0 2 A. Meszaros 0 0 2 0 0 L. Schenn 0 0 2 0 6		DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM T. Myers 1 0 2 0 2 A. Sekera 0 1 1 0 0 C. Ehrhoff 0 0 1 0 0 J. Leopold 0 0 2 1 2 R. Regehr 0 0 2 1 4 A. Sulzer 0 0 0 0 0
GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% I. Bryzgalov(L, 0-2) 40 36 4 .900		GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% R. Miller(W, 1-0) 29 27 2 .931

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PLAYER NEWS

Flyers

Sabres John Scott (BUF - Left Wing) News: The Sabres re-signed Scott to a one-year deal on Monday, the Associated Press reports. [+] Impact: Scott fills a tough-guy role and the buck ends there, as he has a miniscule five points in 180 career games. That said, he has 305 penalty minutes across that time, so you can usually be sure when he's out there that he's ready to mix it up with someone. Scott played 34 games with the Sabres last season and was third on the team with 69 PIMs. (RotoWire - Mon. May 20, 2013) John Scott (BUF - Left Wing) News: The Buffalo Sabres have re-signed rugged fourth-line forward John Scott to a one-year contract. The team announced the signing on Monday morning. [+] Impact: Listed at 6-foot-8 and 270 pounds, Scott had no points and 69 penalty minutes in 34 games last season. The Sabres acquired Scott by signing him to a one-year contract in free agency last summer to add size and grit to their roster. Over five seasons, Scott has a goal and four assists and 305 penalty minutes in 180 career games. (STATS - Mon. May 20, 2013)

Injury Report

Flyers Player Injury Status K. Timonen Fractured right foot day-to-day K. Huskins Concussion day-to-day B. Gervais Torn stomach muscle day-to-day Z. Rinaldo High left ankle sprain day-to-day M. Talbot Broken left leg day-to-day B. Coburn Separated left shoulder IR A. Meszaros Torn left rotator cuff surgery IR N. Grossmann Concussion IR J. Shelley Hip surgery IR M. Bourdon Concussion IR C. Pronger Post-concussion syndrome IR M. Walker Back, groin, and abdomen IR

Sabres No injuries to report.