FLORIDA
PANTHERSFLA
6-3-0 | Road
5
BUFFALO
SABRESBUF
4-4-0 | Home
2
Goaltending
GOALTENDER
Sam Lafferty
#-- | Center@
GOALTENDER
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
#1 | Goaltender| Player | W-L-OTL | GAA | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Lafferty | None-None | -- | -- | -- |
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | None-None | 5.16 | 0.839 | -- |
None-None
W-L-OTL
None-None
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GAA
5.16
--
Save %
0.839
--
SO
--
AI Model Win Probability
PANTHERS
100%
SABRES
0%
PANTHERS
--
SABRES
--
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
6.4
Projected
Book Total
--
Over / Under Line
Over 0
0%
Under 0
100%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
-0.5
BUFFALO
Book Spread
--
Book Line
▲ Edge: +0.5 points (Buffalo)
Spread Distribution
AI Model
+6+4+20-2-4-6
Distribution centered around BUF -0.5 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (BUF)
FLA By 1 goal
15.1%
FLA By 2-3 goals
13.8%
BUF By 1 goal
19.1%
BUF By 2-3 goals
24.0%
AI Model Projected Score
Florida
2.98
FLORIDA
Buffalo
3.46
BUFFALO
Simulated Score
Florida
4
FLORIDA
Buffalo
3
BUFFALO
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Divergence
AI
Sabres
Loss
0% Win Prob
D
Sim
Panthers
Win
50% Win Prob
C
Puck Line (ATS)
Divergence
AI
Sabres (+0)
Loss
Proj Goals: -0.5
D
Sim
Panthers (-0)
Win
Proj Goals: -1.0
C
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI
o0
Win
Proj Total: 6.4
D
Sim
u0.0
Win
Proj Total: 7.0
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
Blocked Shots (L5)
+35.2% more
Buffalo: 16.9
vs
Florida: 12.5
Hits (L5)
+38.1% more
Florida: 29.7
vs
Buffalo: 18.4
Power Play % (L5)
+21.0%
Florida: 29.8%
vs
Buffalo: 8.8%
Faceoff % (L5)
+2.4%
Florida: 42.8%
vs
Buffalo: 40.4%
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric
Projected
Actual
Score Game
FLA Score
3.0
5
BUF Score
3.5
2
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
Blocked Shots
16.9 / 12.5
14.0 / 11.0
Faceoff %
40.4 / 42.8
64.5 / 35.5
Hits
18.4 / 29.7
24.0 / 19.0
Power Play %
8.8 / 29.8
33.3 / 50.0
Shots on Goal
30.0 / 29.9
28.0 / 31.0
Takeaways
5.3 / 5.6
5.0 / 6.0
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: --
→
--
Spread (ATS)
Open: --
→
--
Total (O/U)
Open: --
→
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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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