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Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres NHL Predictions

2022-01-22 • KeyBank Center
Buffalo Sabres 6 - 3 Philadelphia Flyers
🚨 Upset Win (50% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
BUF: 49.6%
PHI: 50.4%
Expected Goals
BUF: 3.06
PHI: 2.87
Total Goals
Median: 6.4
Over 5.5: 66%
Over 6.5: 48%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

BUF
M. Houser
PHI
M. Jones
StatBUFPHI
Season SV%——
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA——
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
BUFM. Houser3330390.9%2.260-0.74
PHIM. Jones2418675.0%2.511-3.49
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: 47% • BUF at home vs PHI: 6-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-14BUF 5 - 2 PHIBUFBUF
2025-12-18BUF 5 - 3 PHIBUFBUF
2025-12-03PHI 5 - 2 BUFPHIBUF
2025-04-17BUF 5 - 4 PHIBUFBUF
2025-03-29PHI 7 - 4 BUFPHIPHI

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1BUF1301.19
1PHI1300.43
2BUF1100.56
2PHI1701.12
3BUF1210.76
3PHI1800.71
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
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 50.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 5.9
Score Breakdown
Buffalo Sabres 6 - 3 Philadelphia Flyers
Expected: 3.1 - 2.9