PHI @ BUF 3–5 · 2025-12-18

Team	1	2	3	SOG
PHI	1	1	1	27
BUF	1	2	2	28

Story

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Result BUF 5–3Call No lean · BUF 56%xG 2.85–3.24 · deserved BUF 57%Swing Thompson +26 2nd 16:54Method

Goals and penalties with BUF win probability
Time	Event	BUF win before	BUF win after
1st 0:18	BUF penalty · R. Dahlin · hooking · 2 min
1st 7:40	Goal BUF · J. Quinn	55%	72%
1st 8:38	Goal PHI · N. Cates	73%	55%
1st 19:23	PHI penalty · T. Konecny · hooking · 2 min
2nd 4:52	BUF penalty · A. Tuch · tripping · 2 min
2nd 7:42	PHI penalty · R. Ristolainen · cross checking · 2 min
2nd 11:01	Goal PHI · C. York	54%	31%
2nd 11:18	PHI penalty · M. Michkov · interference goalkeeper · 2 min
2nd 16:54	Goal BUF · T. Thompson	28%	54%
2nd 19:30	Goal BUF · N. Ostlund	54%	80%
3rd 10:02	PHI penalty · B. Brink · high sticking · 2 min
3rd 10:20	Goal BUF · J. Norris (PP)	87%	98%
3rd 14:28	Goal PHI · T. Konecny	99%	91%
3rd 15:19	PHI penalty · T. Zegras · hooking · 2 min
3rd 17:41	BUF penalty · M. Samuelsson · delaying game puck over glass · 2 min
3rd 19:52	Goal BUF · R. McLeod (EN)	99%	99%

On ice · final horn

PHI5 skaters

	Shift	TOI	#Sh	G	A	P	SOG	Att	PIM	Hit	Blk	FO
18R. AbolsC	0:08	8:20	12	0	0	0	2	2	0	2	0	2-5
27N. CatesL	0:08	15:37	22	1	0	1	2	3	0	1	0	4-7
10B. BrinkR	0:08	14:38	20	0	2	2	1	2	2	1	3	0-2
24N. SeelerD	0:08	19:07	23	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	4	–
36E. AndraeD	0:08	17:15	22	0	1	1	0	2	0	2	0	–
33S. ErssonG		58:17	SA27GA4SV%.852xGA2.75GSAx−1.25

BUF5 skaters

	Shift	TOI	#Sh	G	A	P	SOG	Att	PIM	Hit	Blk	FO
86N. OstlundC	0:08	13:40	21	1	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	1-0
12J. GreenwayL	0:08	9:43	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
29B. MalenstynL	0:08	8:56	14	0	0	0	2	2	0	6	1	–
8M. KesselringD	0:08	14:07	22	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	–
23M. SamuelssonD	0:19	19:43	24	0	2	2	1	4	2	1	1	–
34A. LyonG		59:52	SA27GA3SV%.889xGA2.85GSAx−0.15

Goals

1st
Jack Quinn(1)
M. Samuelsson (1), Z. Benson (1)
xG 0.10tip-inClip(opens nhl.com)
0–1 BUF1st 07:40+17.072%
Noah Cates(1)
B. Brink (1)
xG 0.12snapClip(opens nhl.com)
1–1 Tied1st 08:38+17.145%
2nd
Cam York(1)
T. Zegras (1), B. Brink (2)
xG 0.08wristClip(opens nhl.com)
2–1 PHI2nd 11:01+23.769%
Tage Thompson(1)
R. Dahlin (1)
xG 0.11wristClip(opens nhl.com)
2–2 Tied2nd 16:54+26.254%
Noah Ostlund(1)
O. Power (1), A. Tuch (1)
xG 0.04wristClip(opens nhl.com)
2–3 BUF2nd 19:30+25.880%
3rd
Josh Norris(1)PP
Z. Benson (2)
xG 0.12wristClip(opens nhl.com)
2–4 BUF3rd 10:20+11.098%
Travis Konecny(1)
E. Andrae (1), J. Drysdale (1)
xG 0.03wristClip(opens nhl.com)
3–4 BUF3rd 14:28+8.09%
Ryan McLeod(1)EN
M. Samuelsson (2)
xG 0.49wristClip(opens nhl.com)
3–5 BUF3rd 19:52+0.099%

Shots

PHI2.85 xG40 unblocked · 17 blocked40 unblocked · 17 blocked

BUF3.24 xG43 unblocked · 11 blocked43 unblocked · 11 blocked

GoalSavedMissedBlockedSize = xG

xG breakdown

GoalIronSaveMissEVPPEASHSize = pony xG · blocked attempts carry none

Team stats

PHIBUF3Goals52.85xG3.2427Shots2840Unblocked4357Attempts545High danger20/3Power play1/530Faceoffs2629Hits2411Blocks171Takeaways69Giveaways2510PIM6

Skaters

Player

Player
6T. SanheimTravis SanheimD	23:12	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	0.00	0	1	1	3	—	0	-1
46T. ZegrasTrevor ZegrasC	20:32	0	1	1	1	2	0.25	−0.25	0	0	0	4	50%	2	-1
8C. YorkCam YorkD	20:31	1	0	1	2	2	0.13	+0.87	0	0	0	0	—	0	-1
9J. DrysdaleJamie DrysdaleD	19:46	0	1	1	2	7	0.08	−0.08	0	1	0	0	—	0	+1
24N. SeelerNick SeelerD	19:07	0	0	0	0	3	0.00	0.00	2	4	0	1	—	0	-1
11T. KonecnyTravis KonecnyR	19:06	1	0	1	4	7	0.29	+0.71	2	0	0	0	—	2	-1
22C. DvorakChristian DvorakC	18:37	0	0	0	4	5	0.77	−0.77	0	0	0	0	60%	0	-2
74O. TippettOwen TippettR	17:21	0	0	0	2	6	0.29	−0.29	3	0	0	0	—	0	-1
36E. AndraeEmil AndraeD	17:15	0	1	1	0	2	0.00	0.00	2	0	0	0	—	0	+1
55R. RistolainenRasmus RistolainenD	16:59	0	0	0	2	3	0.03	−0.03	2	3	0	0	—	2	-1
14S. CouturierSean CouturierC	16:07	0	0	0	2	5	0.10	−0.10	1	0	0	1	76%	0	-2
27N. CatesNoah CatesL	15:37	1	0	1	2	3	0.13	+0.87	1	0	0	0	36%	0	+1
91C. GrundstromCarl GrundstromR	15:28	0	0	0	1	2	0.19	−0.19	6	0	0	0	—	0	-1
39M. MichkovMatvei MichkovR	15:27	0	0	0	2	5	0.38	−0.38	0	0	0	0	—	2	+1
10B. BrinkBobby BrinkR	14:38	0	2	2	1	2	0.14	−0.14	1	1	0	0	0%	2	+2
19G. HathawayGarnet HathawayR	8:39	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	3	0	0	0	—	0	0
18R. AbolsRodrigo AbolsC	8:20	0	0	0	2	2	0.07	−0.07	2	0	0	0	29%	0	0
44N. DeslauriersNicolas DeslauriersL	6:43	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	4	0	0	0	—	0	0
PHI total		3	5	8	27	57	2.85	+0.15	29	10	1	9	54%	10

Pony score

Cool = offence · warm = defenceProductionPlay drivingSpecial teamsUsageMethod

Forwards

Cates+0.39

Konecny+0.32

Brink+0.32

Zegras+0.12

Dvorak+0.01

Deslauriers−0.21

Abols−0.25

Hathaway−0.26

Couturier−0.27

Michkov−0.28

Tippett−0.31

Grundstrom−0.35

Defence

York+0.39

Andrae+0.37

Seeler+0.25

Drysdale+0.11

Ristolainen+0.03

Sanheim−0.15

Goalie

Ersson−1.23

Units

5v5

Lines

Lines
Dvorak·Zegras·Konecny	10:23	15	15	9	62.5%	7	6	1	2	0.87	0.45	66.2%	+0.43	3	0	100%
Couturier·Tippett·Grundstrom	9:21	14	7	9	43.8%	2	4	0	1	0.38	0.51	42.6%	−0.13	2	1	67%
Cates·Brink·Michkov	7:18	12	4	2	66.7%	1	0	1	0	0.12	0.12	49.6%	−0.00	1	1	50%
Deslauriers·Abols·Hathaway	5:33	9	2	9	18.2%	2	5	0	0	0.07	0.45	14.0%	−0.38	1	3	25%
Occasional · 6 groups
Zegras·Brink·Konecny	2:06	2	1	3	25.0%	1	1	1	0	0.08	0.14	37.4%	−0.06	0	1	0%
Zegras·Michkov·Tippett	1:05	2	2	0	100.0%	2	0	0	0	0.23	0.00	100.0%	+0.23	0	0	—
Cates·Michkov·Tippett	1:04	4	2	0	100.0%	1	0	0	0	0.11	0.00	100.0%	+0.11	0	0	—
Dvorak·Konecny·Grundstrom	0:44	3	0	2	0.0%	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.07	0.0%	−0.07	0	0	—
Zegras·Brink·Michkov	0:42	1	3	0	100.0%	2	0	0	0	0.15	0.00	100.0%	+0.15	0	0	—
Dvorak·Konecny·Michkov	0:34	3	1	0	100.0%	0	0	0	0	0.15	0.00	100.0%	+0.15	0	0	—
PHI 5v5	45:23		44	38	53.7%	22	18	3	3	2.56	1.92	57.1%	+0.64

Goalies

Samuel Ersson

PHI · 58:17

Saves: 23/27
SV%: .852
xGA: 2.75
GSAx: −1.25

Facing	Saves	SV%	xGA	GSAx
Even	17/20	.850	2.05	−0.95
Power play	5/6	.833	0.66	−0.34
Shorthanded	1/1	1.000	0.03	+0.03
High danger	0/0	—	0.21	+0.21

Alex Lyon

BUF · 59:52

Saves: 24/27
SV%: .889
xGA: 2.85
GSAx: −0.15

Facing	Saves	SV%	xGA	GSAx
Even	19/22	.864	2.56	−0.44
Power play	4/4	1.000	0.28	+0.28
Shorthanded	1/1	1.000	0.01	+0.01
High danger	3/3	1.000	0.92	+0.92

Lines

His goal Primary assist Goal for Goal against Time together ES PP PK minutes

Philadelphia Flyers

Minutes

23:12Sanheim
20:31York
19:46Drysdale
19:07Seeler
17:15Andrae
16:59Ristolainen

20:32Zegras
19:06Konecny
18:37Dvorak
17:21Tippett
16:07Couturier
15:37Cates
15:28Grundstrom
15:27Michkov
14:38Brink
8:39Hathaway
8:20Abols
6:43Deslauriers

Matchups

5v5Size = time head to headSplit = xG sharePHIBUF

Zone starts

DZD zoneNZ · flyNeutral · flyOZO zone

RistolainenD1 O2
SeelerD2 O2
AndraeD1 O0
SanheimD3 O1
DrysdaleD3 O1
YorkD6 O1
KonecnyD1 O4
ZegrasD1 O4
GrundstromD0 O2
TippettD2 O3
BrinkD2 O3
DvorakD3 O3
MichkovD1 O1
CatesD4 O3
DeslauriersD3 O1
HathawayD3 O1
AbolsD4 O1
CouturierD6 O2

Shift starts · darker = later period