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2026-27 Season Live

Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers NHL Predictions

2023-04-04 • FLA Live Arena
Florida Panthers 2 - 1 Buffalo Sabres

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
FLA: 63.7%
BUF: 36.3%
Expected Goals
FLA: 3.85
BUF: 2.93
Total Goals
Median: 7.1
Over 5.5: 68%
Over 6.5: 56%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

FLA
A. Lyon
BUF
D. Levi
StatFLABUF
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
FLAA. Lyon4039197.5%3.4522.45
BUFD. Levi3634294.4%4.0232.02
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
1FLA1811.57
1BUF1611.07
2FLA2011.29
2BUF1000.58
3FLA1311.15
3BUF2411.81
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: 63.7%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 6.8
Score Breakdown
Florida Panthers 2 - 1 Buffalo Sabres
Expected: 3.9 - 2.9