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Philadelphia Flyers vs. Buffalo SabresNov 3, 2023

Final· KeyBank Center
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PHI
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BUF
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Goals123TShots123T
PHI3115PHI96419
BUF0011BUF412622
PHI 53BUF 52
PHI 2.29BUF 2.91
PP goals
PHI 0BUF 0
Hits
PHI 24BUF 21
Blocks
PHI 13BUF 21
PIM
PHI 11BUF 11
PHI 40%BUF 60%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Philadelphia Flyers rout Buffalo Sabres 5–1

Philadelphia Flyers beat Buffalo Sabres 5–1 at BUF. Bobby Brink (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Mattias Samuelsson (BUF) played 2:28, −18:29 down on his 20:57 season average over 40 games.

  1. Points
    Bobby Brink had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:41.Brink
  2. Points
    Joel Farabee had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:44.Farabee
  3. Usage
    Mattias Samuelsson (BUF) played 2:28, −18:29 down on his 20:57 season average over 40 games.Samuelsson
  4. New line
    New look for PHI: Atkinson–Tippett–Cates skated 12:55 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.AtkinsonTippettCates
  5. Luck
    PHI scored 5 goals on 2.29 expected goals (53 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
  6. Usage
    Connor Clifton (BUF) played 25:03, +8:36 up on his 16:27 season average over 78 games.Clifton
  7. Luck
    BUF scored 1 goal on 2.91 expected goals (52 attempts), well short of its chances.
  8. New line
    New look for BUF: Cozens–Rousek–Biro skated 6:08 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.CozensRousekBiro

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, PHI at BUF: 105 attempts, 41 on goal, 6 goals, 5.20 expected goals; best chance Bobby Brink at 0.23 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← PHI attacks left (bottom on phones)BUF attacks right (top on phones) →
  • BUF
  • PHI
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 105 of 105 attempts · BUF 52 · PHI 53

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, PHI at BUF: expected goals 2.91 to 2.29 (BUF led the chances), shot attempts 52 to 53, 6 goals.

0.01.02.03.01st2nd3rdBUFPHILBKHJBnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • BUF
  • PHI
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
BUFPHIcontrol2nd3rdLaughton · 1st 1:03Belpedio · 1st 1:31Konecny · 1st 14:57Hathaway · 2nd 14:35Jokiharju · 3rd 2:24Brink · 3rd 11:28
  • BUF pressure
  • PHI pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: PHI 34% of the game, BUF 34%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, PHI at BUF: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (60:00) for BUF and Samuel Ersson (60:00) for PHI, 6 goals.

BUF
PHI
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatPHIBUF
5850
2.502.55
2.412.46
1616
71
2414
−0.031+0.031
34%34%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Philadelphia Flyers

Current PHI line combinations →

Buffalo Sabres

Current BUF line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 1:03
    PHIScott Laughton (Bobby Brink, Joel Farabee)wrist0.08 xG
    PHI: Seeler, Laughton, Walker, Farabee, BrinkBUF: Greenway, Thompson, Jokiharju, Biro, Power
    PHI 1 – 0 BUF
  2. 1:31
    PHILouie Belpediosnap0.07 xG
    PHI: Belpedio, Konecny, Frost, Zamula, FoersterBUF: Tuch, Jokiharju, Cozens, Rousek, Power
    PHI 2 – 0 BUF
  3. 14:57
    PHITravis Konecnywrist0.10 xG
    PHI: Belpedio, Konecny, Frost, Zamula, FoersterBUF: Mittelstadt, Dahlin, Rousek, Peterka, Power
    PHI 3 – 0 BUF

2nd period

  1. 14:35
    PHIGarnet Hathaway (Ryan Poehling, Nicolas Deslauriers)wrist0.18 xG
    PHI: Deslauriers, Seeler, Hathaway, Poehling, WalkerBUF: Skinner, Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin, Power
    PHI 4 – 0 BUF

3rd period

  1. 2:24
    BUFHenri Jokiharju (Casey Mittelstadt, JJ Peterka)wrist0.03 xG
    PHI: Deslauriers, Hathaway, Sanheim, Poehling, YorkBUF: Johnson, Skinner, Mittelstadt, Jokiharju, Peterka
    PHI 4 – 1 BUF
  2. 11:28
    PHIBobby Brink (Joel Farabee)wrist0.23 xG
    PHI: Laughton, Sanheim, Farabee, York, BrinkBUF: Johnson, Skinner, Tuch, Mittelstadt, Power
    PHI 5 – 1 BUF

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Philadelphia Flyers

PHI skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Noah Cates LL1000000.0011017:39——4833
Owen Tippett RL1000010.2200016:52——4633
Cam Atkinson RL1000020.0602016:45——4233
Travis Konecny RL2101+220.4700017:26——6557
Tyson Foerster RL2000+220.1810016:42——7058
Morgan Frost CL2000+210.0911015:24——6756
Scott Laughton CL3101+220.0810016:49——4640
Bobby Brink RL3112+210.2500015:41——4638
Joel Farabee LL3022+210.0002013:44——4637
Garnet Hathaway RL4101020.1930710:49——5969
Nicolas Deslauriers LL4011000.3950010:40——6573
Ryan Poehling CL4011020.1211010:14——5669
Travis Sanheim DD1000010.0210224:04——4750
Cam York DD1000000.0001222:29——4449
Sean Walker DD2000+210.1132019:39——6652
Nick Seeler DD2000+200.0321018:12——7471
Egor Zamula DD3000+200.0010017:43——3834
Louie Belpedio DD3101+210.0742015:08——3335
PHI goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Samuel Ersson(start)W22211.9552.9160:00

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Kyle Okposo RL1000030.2511016:16——6576
Zemgus Girgensons CL1000000.0040014:17——5753
Peyton Krebs CL1000010.0701213:51——6162
JJ Peterka RL2011020.4811015:15——3949
Jeff Skinner LL2000-110.3701014:32——3536
Casey Mittelstadt CL2011-110.1001014:10——3832
Alex Tuch RL3000-320.4613216:15——6163
Tage Thompson CL3000-230.4610016:09——5066
Jordan Greenway LL3000-110.0211015:15——5781
Brandon Biro LL4000-100.0000015:21——2221
Dylan Cozens CL4000-110.2730714:37——5046
Lukas Rousek RL4000-210.0910013:57——3534
Rasmus Dahlin DD1000-210.1841025:39——5055
Henri Jokiharju DD1101-120.0403021:03——4150
Connor Clifton DD2000000.0022025:03——4659
Erik Johnson DD2000000.0003017:06——2533
Owen Power D—000-530.1323024:46——5954
Mattias Samuelsson D—000000.000002:28——334
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(start)L19145.7372.2960:00

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Scott Laughton (PHI) 1st 1:03 · assists Bobby Brink, Joel Farabee · Deflection · carried in · 3-on-2 at the blue line · 36.4 mph shot · 2.5 s from entry to goal.

Scott Laughton · 1st 1:03 · PHI

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
4
Shot
36.4 mph
Distance
9 ft
Entry to goal
2.5 s
Type
deflection

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Travis Konecny · 1st 14:57 · PHI

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
1
Shot
58.9 mph
Distance
24 ft
Entry to goal
1.8 s

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Bobby Brink · 3rd 11:28 · PHI

Play
dump-and-chase
Entry
dump
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
31.6 mph
Distance
23 ft
Entry to goal
2.0 s

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Henri Jokiharju · 3rd 2:24 · BUF

Play
turnover-forecheck
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
69.0 mph
Distance
38 ft
Entry to goal
7.5 s

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