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2026-27 Season Live

Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers NHL Predictions

2023-02-24 • FLA Live Arena
Florida Panthers 1 - 3 Buffalo Sabres
🚨 Upset Loss (70% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
FLA: 70.1%
BUF: 29.9%
Expected Goals
FLA: 3.27
BUF: 3.06
Total Goals
Median: 6.6
Over 5.5: 71%
Over 6.5: 54%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

FLA
Sergei Bobrovsky - 17-9-1 | 0.888 SV% | 2.80 GAA
BUF
C. Anderson
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 Bobrovsky3330390.9%3.3120.31
BUFC. Anderson5049198.0%4.9823.98
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
1FLA1400.90
1BUF1701.04
2FLA2101.62
2BUF1300.92
3FLA3722.46
3BUF1421.35
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
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 70.1%
Total Goals
Actual: 4.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Florida Panthers 1 - 3 Buffalo Sabres
Expected: 3.3 - 3.1