Philadelphia Flyers vs. Buffalo SabresJan 14, 2026

FinalWednesday, Jan 14, 2026· KeyBank Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
PHI	0	1	1	2		PHI	8	8	6	22
BUF	2	2	1	5		BUF	6	6	3	15

: PHI 53BUF 39
: PHI 2.53BUF 3.74
PP goals: PHI 1BUF 2
Hits: PHI 26BUF 27
Blocks: PHI 9BUF 9
PIM: PHI 12BUF 10
: PHI 53%BUF 47%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Buffalo Sabres beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–2 at home. Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 0A. BUF's first power-play unit (Zucker, Thompson, Norris, Dahlin and Doan) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 5:21 together.

Points
Rasmus Dahlin had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:22.Dahlin
Points
Owen Tippett had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:37.Tippett
Points
Ryan McLeod had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:18.McLeod
Points
Josh Doan had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:39.Doan
Points
Tage Thompson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:23.Thompson
PP1
BUF's first power-play unit (Zucker, Thompson, Norris, Dahlin and Doan) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 5:21 together.Zucker Thompson Norris Dahlin Doan
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New look for BUF: Tuch–Thompson–Benson skated 11:50 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Tuch Thompson Benson
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New look for BUF: Zucker–McLeod–Quinn skated 9:34 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Zucker McLeod Quinn

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.

Strength

Period

Team

← PHI attacks left (bottom on phones)BUF attacks right (top on phones) →

BUF
PHI
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 92 of 92 attempts · BUF 39 · PHI 53

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

BUF
PHI
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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 38% of the game, BUF 31%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

BUF

PHI

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

BUF skaters (rows) against PHI skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the BUF side.

Matchup matrix

BUF xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

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

Sequence card
Stat	PHI	BUF
	44	32
	2.14	2.24
	2.01	2.15
	11	10
	0	4
	18	11
	+0.026	−0.026
	38%	31%

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

L1Dvorak – Konecny – Zegras
11:4065% CF
L2Tippett – Cates – Grebenkin
7:2673% CF
L3Couturier – Grundstrom – Michkov
5:2030% CF
L4Deslauriers – Hathaway – Abols
4:0057% CF
D1Andrae – Drysdale
14:3043% CF
D2Sanheim – York
10:0067% CF
D3Seeler – Juulsen
9:2781% CF

PP1Dvorak – Konecny – Tippett – Zegras – York
2:41100% CF
PP2Sanheim – Cates – Drysdale – Grebenkin – Michkov
0:53
PK1FAbols – Grundstrom
2:00
PK2FCouturier – Cates
1:52
PK1DSanheim – York
3:13
PK2DSeeler – Juulsen
2:22

Current PHI line combinations →

Buffalo Sabres

L1Tuch – Thompson – Benson
11:5047% CF
L2Zucker – McLeod – Quinn
9:3453% CF
L3Malenstyn – Krebs – Kozak
6:3820% CF
L4Norris – Doan – Ostlund
6:2038% CF
D1Byram – Power
13:1836% CF
D2Samuelsson – Dahlin
12:0638% CF
D3Bryson – Metsa
7:5018% CF

PP1Zucker – Thompson – Norris – Dahlin – Doan
5:21100% CF
PP2Tuch – McLeod – Byram – Quinn – Power
0:38100% CF
PK1FTuch – McLeod
2:39
PK2FMalenstyn – Benson
1:00
PK1DSamuelsson – Byram
1:36
PK2DBryson – Dahlin
0:25

Current BUF line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

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
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Trevor Zegras C	L1	1	0	1	-3	7	0.66	0	0	2	23:07	—	—	58	56
Christian Dvorak C	L1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.56	1	0	0	22:43	—	—	62	60
Travis Konecny R	L1	0	1	1	-3	2	0.29	2	0	4	22:25	—	—	64	61
Owen Tippett R	L2	1	1	2	0	4	0.24	1	0	0	17:37	—	—	73	74
Noah Cates L	L2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.06	5	0	0	15:07	—	—	71	96
Nikita Grebenkin R	L2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.13	0	0	0	13:50	—	—	81	97
Matvei Michkov R	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.14	0	0	0	16:01	—	—	39	16
Sean Couturier C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	13:39	—	—	33	10
Carl Grundstrom R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	4	0	0	11:41	—	—	33	4
Rodrigo Abols C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.04	1	0	0	9:09	—	—	50	25
Garnet Hathaway R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	2	8:01	—	—	50	25
Nicolas Deslauriers L	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.03	1	0	0	5:03	—	—	67	40
Jamie Drysdale D	D1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.03	0	2	0	25:25	—	—	40	41
Emil Andrae D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.10	3	2	0	19:57	—	—	48	50
Cam York D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.15	0	2	2	21:29	—	—	71	55
Travis Sanheim D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	1	2	0	18:51	—	—	62	59
Nick Seeler D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	1	1	2	14:47	—	—	78	65
Noah Juulsen D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.08	3	0	0	14:38	—	—	67	48

PHI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Samuel Ersson	L	8	6	2	.750	1.47	37:27
Dan Vladar(start)	—	6	4	2	.667	1.33	19:42

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Alex Tuch R	L1	0	1	1	0	0	0.01	1	1	0	21:44	—	—	52	31
Tage Thompson C	L1	0	2	2	-1	2	0.32	0	0	0	20:23	—	—	40	26
Zach Benson L	L1	0	1	1	0	0	0.13	2	0	2	17:26	—	—	48	37
Ryan McLeod C	L2	1	1	2	+2	2	1.39	0	0	0	19:18	—	—	58	69
Jason Zucker L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.19	0	0	0	17:36	—	—	47	60
Jack Quinn R	L2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.37	1	0	0	13:48	—	—	52	61
Peyton Krebs C	L3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	6	1	0	11:16	—	—	29	68
Tyson Kozak C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	9:05	—	—	29	52
Beck Malenstyn L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.16	7	1	0	8:54	—	—	25	53
Josh Doan R	L4	0	2	2	+1	2	0.24	1	1	0	15:39	—	—	33	69
Noah Ostlund C	L4	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	1	0	11:32	—	—	36	65
Josh Norris C	L4	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	8:55	—	—	38	38
Bowen Byram D	D1	0	0	0	+2	0	0.20	1	1	4	23:47	—	—	51	53
Owen Power D	D1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	1	0	22:42	—	—	33	38
Mattias Samuelsson D	D2	1	0	1	+2	1	0.29	3	1	0	24:11	—	—	55	72
Rasmus Dahlin D	D2	2	0	2	-1	4	0.43	1	0	0	23:22	—	—	38	49
Jacob Bryson D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0	1	0	12:01	—	—	38	54
Zach Metsa D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	9:31	—	—	17	5

BUF goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(start)	W	22	20	2	.909	2.53	60:00

Goal anatomy

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

Rasmus Dahlin (BUF PP) 1st 9:30 · assists Josh Doan, Tage Thompson · Forecheck turnover · 63.7 mph shot.

Rasmus Dahlin · 1st 9:30 · BUF PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 63.7 mph
Distance: 35 ft

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Mattias Samuelsson · 1st 15:13 · BUF

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 1
Shot: 76.0 mph
Distance: 30 ft
Entry to goal: 2.4 s

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Jack Quinn · 2nd 4:22 · BUF

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 42.8 mph
Distance: 10 ft
Type: one-timer, rebound

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Owen Tippett · 2nd 10:28 · PHI

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 77.4 mph
Distance: 44 ft
Entry to goal: 1.7 s

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Rasmus Dahlin · 2nd 13:51 · BUF PP

Play: cycle
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 74.3 mph
Distance: 29 ft
Entry to goal: 8.5 s

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Trevor Zegras · 3rd 7:37 · PHI PP

Play: deflection
Entry: dump
Odd man: No
Passes: 3
Shot: 25.8 mph
Distance: 4 ft
Entry to goal: 9.2 s
Type: one-timer

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Ryan McLeod · 3rd 19:20 · BUF EN

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-0
Passes: 1
Shot: 29.8 mph
Distance: 11 ft
Entry to goal: 2.5 s

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.

Philadelphia Flyers vs. Buffalo SabresJan 14, 2026

Fantasy takeaways

Buffalo Sabres beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–2

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Head-to-head matchups

Matchup matrix

Sequence card

Lines used

Philadelphia Flyers

Buffalo Sabres

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Philadelphia Flyers

Buffalo Sabres

Goal anatomy

Rasmus Dahlin · 1st 9:30 · BUF PP

Mattias Samuelsson · 1st 15:13 · BUF

Jack Quinn · 2nd 4:22 · BUF

Owen Tippett · 2nd 10:28 · PHI

Rasmus Dahlin · 2nd 13:51 · BUF PP

Trevor Zegras · 3rd 7:37 · PHI PP

Ryan McLeod · 3rd 19:20 · BUF EN