FLORIDA
PANTHERSFLA
1-1-0 | Road
2
BUFFALO
SABRESBUF
0-3-0 | Home
5
Goaltending
GOALTENDER
Niko Mikkola
#77 | Defense@
GOALTENDER
Mattias Samuelsson
#23 | Defense| Player | W-L-OTL | GAA | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niko Mikkola | None-None | -- | -- | -- |
| Mattias Samuelsson | None-None | -- | -- | -- |
None-None
W-L-OTL
None-None
--
GAA
--
--
Save %
--
--
SO
--
AI Model Win Probability
PANTHERS
0%
SABRES
100%
PANTHERS
--
SABRES
--
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
7.1
Projected
Book Total
--
Over / Under Line
Over 0
0%
Under 0
100%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
-0.1
FLORIDA
Book Spread
--
Book Line
▲ Edge: +0.1 points (Florida)
Spread Distribution
AI Model
-6-4-20+2+4+6
Distribution centered around FLA -0.1 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (FLA)
FLA By 1 goal
18.1%
FLA By 2-3 goals
20.3%
BUF By 1 goal
16.8%
BUF By 2-3 goals
17.1%
AI Model Projected Score
Florida
3.62
FLORIDA
Buffalo
3.47
BUFFALO
Simulated Score
Florida
2
FLORIDA
Buffalo
4
BUFFALO
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Divergence
AI
Panthers
Loss
0% Win Prob
D
Sim
Sabres
Win
50% Win Prob
C
Puck Line (ATS)
Divergence
AI
Panthers (-0)
Loss
Proj Goals: -0.1
D
Sim
Sabres (+0)
Win
Proj Goals: -2.0
C
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI
o0
Win
Proj Total: 7.1
D
Sim
u0.0
Win
Proj Total: 6.0
C
Head-to-Head History
Date
Game
Score
Feb 27, 2026
BUF @ FLA
3 - 2
Feb 2, 2026
BUF @ FLA
5 - 3
Jan 12, 2026
FLA @ BUF
4 - 3
Oct 18, 2025
FLA @ BUF
0 - 3
Apr 12, 2025
BUF @ FLA
2 - 3
Key Model Drivers
Hits (L5)
+17.0% more
Florida: 29.9
vs
Buffalo: 24.8
Blocked Shots (L5)
+21.9% more
Buffalo: 13.9
vs
Florida: 11.4
Takeaways (L5)
+13.0% more
Buffalo: 6.4
vs
Florida: 5.7
Power Play % (L5)
+4.5%
Buffalo: 5.2%
vs
Florida: 0.7%
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric
Projected
Actual
Score Game
FLA Score
3.6
2
BUF Score
3.5
5
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
Blocked Shots
13.9 / 11.4
16.0 / 14.0
Faceoff %
47.7 / 48.5
51.6 / 48.4
Hits
24.8 / 29.9
24.0 / 24.0
Power Play %
5.2 / 0.7
0.0 / 50.0
Shots on Goal
28.1 / 29.6
27.0 / 25.0
Takeaways
6.4 / 5.7
7.0 / 11.0
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: --
→
--
Spread (ATS)
Open: --
→
--
Total (O/U)
Open: --
→
--
Season to Date Model Accuracy
AI Model
SIM Engine
BUF
FLA
BUF
FLA
ML
67%
2-1
0%
0-4
67%
2-1
0%
0-4
ATS
33%
1-2
25%
1-3
100%
3-0
50%
2-2
TTL
33%
1-2
25%
1-3
33%
1-2
0%
0-4
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