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Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres NHL Predictions

2022-10-15 • KeyBank Center
Buffalo Sabres 3 - 4 Florida Panthers
🚨 Upset Loss (77% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
BUF: 77.2%
FLA: 22.8%
Expected Goals
BUF: 3.78
FLA: 3.21
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 55%
Over 6.5: 41%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

BUF
E. Comrie
FLA
Spencer Knight - 0-0-0 | 0.000 SV% | 0.00 GAA
StatBUFFLA
Season SV%—0.000
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—0.00
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
BUFE. Comrie3733489.2%4.5120.51
FLASpencer Knight2724388.9%2.080-0.92
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% • BUF at home vs FLA: 2-7
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
1BUF1401.09
1FLA2422.33
2BUF1300.63
2FLA2201.79
3BUF600.37
3FLA800.39
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: 77.2%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 7.0
Score Breakdown
Buffalo Sabres 3 - 4 Florida Panthers
Expected: 3.8 - 3.2