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Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers NHL Predictions

2025-03-29 • Wells Fargo Center
Philadelphia Flyers 7 - 4 Buffalo Sabres

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
PHI: 59.3%
BUF: 40.7%
Expected Goals
PHI: 4.09
BUF: 3.10
Total Goals
Median: 5.9
Over 5.5: 56%
Over 6.5: 42%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

PHI
Samuel Ersson - 6-5-4 | 0.868 SV% | 3.09 GAA
BUF
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen - 7-5-1 | 0.903 SV% | 2.46 GAA
StatPHIBUF
Season SV%0.8680.903
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA3.092.46
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
PHISamuel Ersson2117481.0%3.222-0.78
BUFUkko-Pekka Luukkonen3225778.1%2.681-4.32
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: 89% • PHI at home vs BUF: 3-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-14BUF 5 - 2 PHIBUFBUF
2025-12-18BUF 5 - 3 PHIBUFBUF
2025-12-03PHI 5 - 2 BUFPHIPHI
2025-04-17BUF 5 - 4 PHIBUFBUF
2025-03-29PHI 7 - 4 BUFPHIPHI

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1PHI1801.04
1BUF1201.02
2PHI1200.54
2BUF1211.36
3PHI1611.10
3BUF1110.84
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: 59.3%
Total Goals
Actual: 11.0
Expected: 7.2
Score Breakdown
Philadelphia Flyers 7 - 4 Buffalo Sabres
Expected: 4.1 - 3.1