Wed, Nov 1, 2023·Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia
Buffalo Sabres 5, Philadelphia Flyers 2
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 68% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 27 | 04 | 34 | 515 |
| PHI | 210 | 010 | 020 | 240 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 0:55PHIJoel FarabeeAssists: Travis Sanheim · Wrist, 0.04 xG0–1
- P1 3:38BUFCasey MittelstadtAssists: JJ Peterka, Jeff Skinner · Wrist, 0.12 xG1–1
- P1 10:00BUFBrandon BiroAssists: Tage Thompson, Jordan Greenway · Wrist, 0.24 xG2–1
- P1 16:17PHICam AtkinsonAssists: Travis Sanheim · Tip-in, 0.09 xG2–2
- P3 3:03BUFOwen PowerGWGAssists: Tage Thompson, Alex Tuch · Wrist, 0.07 xG3–2
- P3 13:28BUFTage ThompsonAssists: Alex Tuch · Wrist, 0.15 xG4–2
- P3 16:52BUFBrandon BiroENAssists: Casey Mittelstadt, Peyton Krebs · Wrist, 0.75 xG5–2
Penalties (5)
- P2 3:59BUFPeyton Krebs: Tripping2 min
- P2 4:54PHITravis Sanheim: Cross checking2 min
- P2 18:27PHINicolas Deslauriers: Roughing2 min
- P3 3:25BUFMattias Samuelsson: High sticking2 min
- P3 18:07BUFPeyton Krebs: Hooking2 min
Replay
Watch the game unfold on the ice: every shot, hit, turnover and faceoff appears as it happened, then fades. Drag the timeline to jump; goals are marked on it.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Cates won the faceoff against Mittelstadt
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.
Buffalo Sabres
Forward lines
- bestGreenway – Thompson – Biro4:44
xG 0.24–0.02 (91%)attempts 3–6goals 1–0
- Okposo – Girgensons – Krebs6:08
xG 0.21–0.08 (72%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0
- Tuch – Greenway – Thompson5:32
xG 0.23–0.17 (58%)attempts 3–5goals 2–0
- Tuch – Jost – Cozens5:58
xG 0.14–0.13 (52%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestJokiharju – Power12:18
xG 0.48–0.33 (59%)attempts 9–17goals 2–1
- Jokiharju – Samuelsson4:46
xG 0.15–0.08 (65%)attempts 1–5goals 1–0
- Johnson – Samuelsson2:46
xG 0.09–0.14 (39%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0
Philadelphia Flyers
Forward lines
- bestKonecny – Frost – Farabee2:07
xG 0.39–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0
- Deslauriers – Laughton – Hathaway7:57
xG 0.39–0.14 (73%)attempts 8–5goals 0–0
- Konecny – Frost – Foerster9:47
xG 0.34–0.18 (66%)attempts 11–5goals 0–0
- Atkinson – Couturier – Tippett10:35
xG 0.52–0.37 (59%)attempts 22–5goals 1–2
Defence pairs
- bestSanheim – York17:28
xG 0.69–0.34 (67%)attempts 16–8goals 1–2
- Walker – Zamula4:10
xG 0.48–0.24 (67%)attempts 11–3goals 1–1
- Belpedio – Zamula9:11
xG 0.13–0.03 (80%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
Running total of expected goals for each team. Steep climbs are spells of pressure; dots are goals. Shaded bands mark power plays (team colour), 4-on-4 or 3-on-3 (grey) and empty nets.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
PHI's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line PHI is favoured, below it BUF. Dots are goals.
Did the better team win?
Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.
Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 68% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (PHI − BUF), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).