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Buffalo Sabres vs. Philadelphia FlyersMar 29, 2025

Final· Wells Fargo Center
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BUF
4
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PHI
7
Goals123TShots123T
BUF1214BUF67821
PHI2237PHI1281232
BUF 52PHI 57
BUF 2.94PHI 2.72
PP goals
BUF 1PHI 2
Hits
BUF 12PHI 15
Blocks
BUF 11PHI 15
PIM
BUF 6PHI 4
BUF 45%PHI 55%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Philadelphia Flyers beat Buffalo Sabres 7–4

Philadelphia Flyers beat Buffalo Sabres 7–4 at home. Ryan Poehling (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

  1. Points
    Jack Quinn had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:56.Quinn
  2. Points
    Ryan Poehling had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:44.Poehling
  3. Points
    Noah Cates had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 16:50.Cates
  4. Points
    Ryan McLeod had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:23.McLeod
  5. Points
    Matvei Michkov had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:59.Michkov
  6. Points
    JJ Peterka had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:56.Peterka
  7. Points
    Tyson Foerster had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:25.Foerster
  8. Points
    Bobby Brink had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:27.Brink

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, BUF at PHI: 109 attempts, 53 on goal, 11 goals, 5.66 expected goals; best chance JJ Peterka at 0.28 xG.

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

Showing 109 of 109 attempts · PHI 57 · BUF 52

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, BUF at PHI: expected goals 2.72 to 2.94 (BUF led the chances), shot attempts 57 to 52, 11 goals.

0.01.02.03.01st2nd3rdPHIBUFMPQPQMCPFTPnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • PHI
  • BUF
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
PHIBUFcontrol2nd3rdMichkov · 1st 5:27Pelletier · 1st 5:56Quinn · 1st 10:57Peterka · 2nd 1:41Quinn · 2nd 8:13Michkov · 2nd 10:36Cates · 2nd 14:11Poehling · 3rd 6:39Foerster · 3rd 10:13Tuch · 3rd 15:05Poehling · 3rd 15:34
  • PHI pressure
  • BUF pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: BUF 38% of the game, PHI 35%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, BUF at PHI: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Samuel Ersson (60:00) for PHI and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (60:00) for BUF, 11 goals.

PHI
BUF
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
StatBUFPHI
4962
2.372.88
2.352.75
116
56
3123
−0.019+0.019
38%35%

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.

Buffalo Sabres

Current BUF line combinations →

Philadelphia Flyers

Current PHI line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 5:27
    PHIMatvei Michkov (Travis Konecny, Egor Zamula)wrist0.06 xG
    BUF: Bryson, Krebs, Quinn, Peterka, PowerPHI: Couturier, Konecny, York, Drysdale, Michkov
    BUF 0 – 1 PHI
  2. 5:56
    PHIJakob Pelletier (Owen Tippett, Ryan Poehling)wrist0.17 xG
    BUF: Zucker, Tuch, Bryson, Samuelsson, KrebsPHI: Tippett, Poehling, York, Pelletier, Drysdale
    BUF 0 – 2 PHI
  3. 10:57
    BUFJack Quinn (JJ Peterka, Ryan McLeod)snap0.21 xG
    BUF: Clifton, McLeod, Byram, Quinn, PeterkaPHI: Deslauriers, Couturier, Konecny, York, Drysdale
    BUF 1 – 2 PHI

2nd period

  1. 1:41
    BUFJJ Peterka (Jack Quinn, Peyton Krebs)snap0.28 xG
    BUF: Clifton, Krebs, Byram, Quinn, PeterkaPHI: Konecny, Poehling, Zamula, Andrae, Michkov
    BUF 2 – 2 PHI
  2. 8:13
    BUFJack QuinnPP (Ryan McLeod, Owen Power)snap0.17 xG
    BUF: McLeod, Quinn, Power, Kulich, BensonPHI: Cates, York, Drysdale, Foerster
    BUF 3 – 2 PHI
  3. 10:36
    PHIMatvei Michkov (Travis Konecny)backhand0.08 xG
    BUF: Clifton, Thompson, Byram, Kulich, BensonPHI: Seeler, Couturier, Sanheim, Konecny, Michkov
    BUF 3 – 3 PHI
  4. 14:11
    PHINoah Cates (Tyson Foerster, Bobby Brink)wrist0.14 xG
    BUF: Thompson, Bryson, Samuelsson, Rosen, KulichPHI: Seeler, Sanheim, Cates, Brink, Foerster
    BUF 3 – 4 PHI

3rd period

  1. 6:39
    PHIRyan PoehlingPP (Owen Tippett, Olle Lycksell)tip-in0.11 xG
    BUF: Malenstyn, Bryson, McLeod, ByramPHI: Tippett, Poehling, Cates, Lycksell, Drysdale
    BUF 3 – 5 PHI
  2. 10:13
    PHITyson Foerster (Bobby Brink, Noah Cates)slap0.07 xG
    BUF: Thompson, Byram, Power, Kulich, BensonPHI: Seeler, Sanheim, Cates, Brink, Foerster
    BUF 3 – 6 PHI
  3. 15:05
    BUFAlex TuchSH (Ryan McLeod)snap0.17 xG
    BUF: Tuch, Bryson, Krebs, ByramPHI: Couturier, Konecny, Brink, Foerster, Michkov
    BUF 4 – 6 PHI
  4. 15:34
    PHIRyan PoehlingPP (Noah Cates)wrist0.12 xG
    BUF: Bryson, Krebs, Byram, QuinnPHI: Tippett, Poehling, Cates, Lycksell, Drysdale
    BUF 4 – 7 PHI

Box score

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

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
JJ Peterka RL1112+110.6200018:56——3555
Ryan McLeod CL1033+120.2803018:23——3747
Jack Quinn RL1213+120.4510016:56——3655
Tage Thompson CL2000-320.1600017:33——2831
Jiri Kulich CL2000-310.1611214:04——3334
Zach Benson LL2000-210.0800214:03——1617
Alex Tuch RL3101020.3611018:05——6064
Peyton Krebs CL3011010.1510214:35——6070
Jason Zucker LL3000-110.1300014:03——5255
Isak Rosen RL4000-120.0700011:07——6748
Tyson Kozak CL4000000.0920010:36——5836
Beck Malenstyn LL4000010.202009:21——6137
Mattias Samuelsson DD1000-200.0010020:12——2831
Jacob Bryson DD1000-200.0001018:10——3031
Bowen Byram DD2000+100.0002022:10——4949
Connor Clifton DD2000+120.0831021:35——5361
Owen Power DD3011-230.1100019:00——5445
Jacob Bernard-Docker DD3000000.0002016:14——4659
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(start)L32257.7812.7260:00

Philadelphia Flyers

PHI skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Travis Konecny RL1022-120.0103020:52——4224
Matvei Michkov RL1202050.3200019:59——4526
Sean Couturier CL1000030.1601019:24——4932
Tyson Foerster RL2112+120.4700218:25——7572
Noah Cates LL2123+210.1420016:50——7774
Bobby Brink RL2022+120.0410016:27——7572
Ryan Poehling CL3213040.6610015:44——5962
Owen Tippett RL3022+120.0710015:05——6794
Jakob Pelletier LL3101+110.1720012:08——7598
Olle Lycksell RL4011000.061009:23——4476
Nicolas Deslauriers LL4000-120.241009:17——3952
Rodrigo Abols CL4000010.021128:58——3668
Travis Sanheim DD1000+330.1713025:10——4954
Nick Seeler DD1000+310.0234021:49——4750
Jamie Drysdale DD2000+110.1000019:01——5764
Cam York DD2000+110.0712018:53——5862
Emil Andrae DD3000-110.0101014:36——6341
Egor Zamula DD3011-100.0100014:04——7143
PHI goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Samuel Ersson(start)W21174.8102.9460:00

Goal anatomy

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

Matvei Michkov (PHI) 1st 5:27 · assists Travis Konecny, Egor Zamula · Odd-man rush · carried in · 2-on-1 at the blue line · 62.6 mph shot · 2.1 s from entry to goal.

Matvei Michkov · 1st 5:27 · PHI

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
1
Shot
62.6 mph
Distance
26 ft
Entry to goal
2.1 s

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Jakob Pelletier · 1st 5:56 · PHI

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
37.4 mph
Distance
10 ft
Entry to goal
2.9 s

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Jack Quinn · 1st 10:57 · BUF

Play
dump-and-chase
Entry
dump
Odd man
2-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
52.6 mph
Distance
20 ft
Entry to goal
6.2 s

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JJ Peterka · 2nd 1:41 · BUF

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
18.1 mph
Distance
6 ft
Entry to goal
3.8 s
Type
rebound

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Jack Quinn · 2nd 8:13 · BUF PP

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
4-on-2
Passes
3 (royal road)
Shot
48.2 mph
Distance
25 ft
Entry to goal
3.9 s

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Matvei Michkov · 2nd 10:36 · PHI

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
pass
Odd man
2-on-0
Passes
1
Shot
36.5 mph
Distance
10 ft
Entry to goal
2.2 s

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Ryan Poehling · 3rd 6:39 · PHI PP

Play
deflection
Passes
6 (royal road)
Shot
81.5 mph
Distance
47 ft
Type
one-timer

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Tyson Foerster · 3rd 10:13 · PHI

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
1
Shot
71.2 mph
Distance
40 ft
Entry to goal
2.2 s

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Alex Tuch · 3rd 15:05 · BUF SH

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
48.4 mph
Distance
28 ft
Entry to goal
2.5 s

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