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Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers NHL Predictions

2021-12-02 • FLA Live Arena
Florida Panthers 7 - 4 Buffalo Sabres

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
FLA: 66.9%
BUF: 33.1%
Expected Goals
FLA: 3.49
BUF: 2.87
Total Goals
Median: 6.2
Over 5.5: 63%
Over 6.5: 46%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

FLA
Sergei Bobrovsky - 17-9-1 | 0.888 SV% | 2.80 GAA
BUF
A. Dell
StatFLABUF
Season SV%0.888—
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.80—
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats. Confirmed goalie row used when available; otherwise current projected starter is shown.

Goalie Game Metrics

TeamGoalieSASavesGASV%xGAHD FacedGSAx
FLASergei Bobrovsky3127487.1%2.690-1.31
BUFA. Dell4538784.4%6.085-0.92
SA uses shots on goal plus goals. xGA, high-danger faced, and GSAx use modeled scoring attempts against. GSAx is xGA minus goals against.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 68% • FLA at home vs BUF: 7-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-02-27FLA 2 - 3 BUFBUFFLA
2026-02-02FLA 3 - 5 BUFBUFBUF
2026-01-12BUF 3 - 4 FLAFLAFLA
2025-10-18BUF 3 - 0 FLABUFFLA
2025-04-12FLA 3 - 2 BUFFLAFLA

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1FLA1711.13
1BUF800.65
2FLA2322.14
2BUF1200.69
3FLA1422.81
3BUF2001.35
Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 66.9%
Total Goals
Actual: 11.0
Expected: 6.4
Score Breakdown
Florida Panthers 7 - 4 Buffalo Sabres
Expected: 3.5 - 2.9