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Philadelphia Flyers vs. Buffalo SabresApr 17, 2025

Final· KeyBank Center
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PHI
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Goals123TShots123T
PHI1124PHI510924
BUF3115BUF1310831
PHI 53BUF 65
PHI 2.53BUF 3.98
PP goals
PHI 1BUF 0
Hits
PHI 10BUF 14
Blocks
PHI 17BUF 14
PIM
PHI 2BUF 4
PHI 49%BUF 51%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Buffalo Sabres edge Philadelphia Flyers 5–4

Buffalo Sabres beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–4 at home. Matvei Michkov (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 1A. BUF won it by committee.

  1. Points
    Matvei Michkov had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 20:43.Michkov
  2. Points
    Ryan McLeod had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:46.McLeod
  3. Points
    Alex Tuch had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:27.Tuch
  4. Points
    Bobby Brink had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:45.Brink
  5. Points
    Jack Quinn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:08.Quinn
  6. Points
    JJ Peterka had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:43.Peterka
  7. Points
    Tyson Foerster had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:27.Foerster
  8. Points
    Sean Couturier had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:04.Couturier

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: 118 attempts, 55 on goal, 9 goals, 6.51 expected goals; best chance Ryan McLeod at 0.90 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 118 of 118 attempts · BUF 65 · 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 3.98 to 2.53 (BUF led the chances), shot attempts 65 to 53, 9 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdBUFPHITKMQPMFMBnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • BUF
  • PHI
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
BUFPHIcontrol2nd3rdTuch · 1st 4:35Krebs · 1st 13:49Michkov · 1st 15:09Quinn · 1st 16:11Peterka · 2nd 1:24Michkov · 2nd 7:11Foerster · 3rd 0:15McLeod · 3rd 19:12Brink · 3rd 19:41
  • 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 23% of the game, BUF 36%.

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 James Reimer (60:00) for BUF and Aleksei Kolosov (58:49) for PHI, 9 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
5473
2.303.21
2.183.01
1111
88
2319
−0.006+0.006
23%36%

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. 4:35
    BUFAlex Tuch (Jason Zucker, Jacob Bernard-Docker)tip-in0.07 xG
    PHI: Tippett, Poehling, York, Drysdale, KaplanBUF: Zucker, Tuch, Bryson, Bernard-Docker, Krebs
    PHI 0 – 1 BUF
  2. 13:49
    BUFPeyton KrebsSH (Alex Tuch, Connor Clifton)backhand0.30 xG
    PHI: Couturier, Konecny, Brink, Foerster, MichkovBUF: Clifton, Tuch, Samuelsson, Krebs
    PHI 0 – 2 BUF
  3. 15:09
    PHIMatvei MichkovPP (Tyson Foerster, Sean Couturier)wrist0.14 xG
    PHI: Couturier, Sanheim, Konecny, Foerster, MichkovBUF: Dahlin, Krebs, Byram, Benson
    PHI 1 – 2 BUF
  4. 16:11
    BUFJack Quinn (Ryan McLeod, JJ Peterka)wrist0.21 xG
    PHI: Deslauriers, Hathaway, Zamula, Pelletier, AndraeBUF: McLeod, Samuelsson, Bernard-Docker, Quinn, Peterka
    PHI 1 – 3 BUF

2nd period

  1. 1:24
    BUFJJ Peterka (Ryan McLeod, Jack Quinn)wrist0.16 xG
    PHI: Couturier, Konecny, York, Drysdale, MichkovBUF: Clifton, McLeod, Byram, Quinn, Peterka
    PHI 1 – 4 BUF
  2. 7:11
    PHIMatvei Michkov (Sean Couturier, Travis Konecny)wrist0.14 xG
    PHI: Seeler, Couturier, Sanheim, Konecny, MichkovBUF: McLeod, Byram, Quinn, Kulich, Ostlund
    PHI 2 – 4 BUF

3rd period

  1. 0:15
    PHITyson Foerster (Noah Cates, Bobby Brink)tip-in0.07 xG
    PHI: Seeler, Sanheim, Cates, Brink, FoersterBUF: Thompson, Samuelsson, Dahlin, Kulich, Benson
    PHI 3 – 4 BUF
  2. 19:12
    BUFRyan McLeodENwrist0.90 xG
    PHI: Konecny, Tippett, Poehling, Drysdale, Foerster, MichkovBUF: Tuch, McLeod, Dahlin, Byram, Benson
    PHI 3 – 5 BUF
  3. 19:41
    PHIBobby Brink (Matvei Michkov, Ryan Poehling)slap0.06 xG
    PHI: Couturier, Konecny, Poehling, Brink, Foerster, MichkovBUF: Clifton, Thompson, McLeod, Samuelsson, Kulich
    PHI 4 – 5 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
Sean Couturier CL1022010.4001021:04——5053
Matvei Michkov RL1213-160.6100020:43——4853
Travis Konecny RL1011-110.0300220:15——5350
Tyson Foerster RL2112020.1100018:27——5031
Bobby Brink RL2112+120.1100016:45——5538
Noah Cates LL2011+110.0110015:08——5952
Ryan Poehling CL3011-100.4412015:46——3034
Owen Tippett RL3000-230.3511013:14——2834
Devin Kaplan RL3000-100.0010012:12——3551
Jakob Pelletier LL4000-100.0001010:58——3325
Nicolas Deslauriers LL4000-110.0800010:39——2924
Garnet Hathaway RL4000-100.0062010:25——3325
Travis Sanheim DD1000+230.1900021:20——5963
Nick Seeler DD1000+200.0002019:49——5975
Jamie Drysdale DD2000-300.0002020:30——3124
Cam York DD2000-210.0503019:23——2921
Egor Zamula DD3000-110.0103017:00——3018
Emil Andrae DD3000-120.1400015:33——3825
PHI goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Aleksei Kolosov(start)L30264.8673.0858:49

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Tage Thompson CL1000-230.1310019:23——4677
Zach Benson LL1000000.0010018:19——5270
Jiri Kulich CL1000-300.1422017:36——4454
Ryan McLeod CL2123+151.3600019:46——6369
JJ Peterka RL2112+220.5411017:43——6678
Jack Quinn RL2112+130.4800016:08——6263
Peyton Krebs CL3101+250.5910015:19——5454
Alex Tuch RL3112+320.0903214:27——4624
Jason Zucker LL3011+100.2701013:55——5967
Noah Ostlund CL4000-120.120109:16——6326
Sam Lafferty CL4000010.040008:36——7335
Isak Rosen RL4000010.060008:03——6025
Rasmus Dahlin DD1000000.0010023:45——5050
Mattias Samuelsson DD1000000.0021022:48——4962
Connor Clifton DD2011+110.0122019:51——5141
Bowen Byram DD2000+110.0202019:40——5151
Jacob Bernard-Docker DD3011+240.1220216:39——7576
Jacob Bryson DD3000+110.0311015:13——7273
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
James Reimer(start)W24204.8332.5360:00

Goal anatomy

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

Ryan McLeod (BUF EN) 3rd 19:12 · unassisted · Odd-man rush · carried in · 2-on-1 at the blue line · 60.9 mph shot · 2.2 s from entry to goal.

Ryan McLeod · 3rd 19:12 · BUF EN

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
60.9 mph
Distance
23 ft
Entry to goal
2.2 s

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Alex Tuch · 1st 4:35 · BUF

Play
deflection
Entry
dump
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
24.9 mph
Distance
6 ft
Entry to goal
3.6 s

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Peyton Krebs · 1st 13:49 · BUF SH

Play
rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
20.5 mph
Distance
5 ft
Entry to goal
3.5 s

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Matvei Michkov · 1st 15:09 · PHI PP

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
5-on-4
Passes
3 (royal road)
Shot
49.0 mph
Distance
28 ft
Entry to goal
4.2 s

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Jack Quinn · 1st 16:11 · BUF

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-1
Passes
2
Shot
40.0 mph
Distance
9 ft
Entry to goal
2.6 s
Type
one-timer

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JJ Peterka · 2nd 1:24 · BUF

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
57.2 mph
Distance
23 ft
Entry to goal
2.4 s

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Matvei Michkov · 2nd 7:11 · PHI

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
10.3 mph
Distance
6 ft
Entry to goal
6.0 s

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Tyson Foerster · 3rd 0:15 · PHI

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
6 (royal road)
Shot
23.1 mph
Distance
5 ft
Entry to goal
2.9 s

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Bobby Brink · 3rd 19:41 · PHI

Play
turnover-forecheck
Passes
4
Shot
68.6 mph
Distance
58 ft
Type
one-timer

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