Saturday, October 18, 2025
- Expected goals, FLA–BUF
- 3.4–2.6
- all situations, empty nets out
- BUF share of xG
- 44.0%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 32–31
- FLA–BUF
- Pre-game model
- –
- no projection stored
The story
The Sabres beat the Panthers 3-0 while losing the expected-goals count 2.7 to 3.5. Alex Lyon stopped all 32 shots for the shutout. Mackie Samoskevich had 14 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24.
- Alex LyonShutout
Alex Lyon stopped all 32 shots for the shutout. The shots he faced were worth 3.5 goals to an average goalie. It finished 3-0 for the Sabres.
- Mackie SamoskevichVolume
Mackie Samoskevich had 14 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Seven got through to the goalie, and none went in. He came in averaging 3.5 attempts a game. The Panthers fell 3-0 to the Sabres.
- Seth JonesVolume
Seth Jones had 12 shot attempts. Four got through to the goalie, and none went in. His average this season was 4.2. The Panthers fell 3-0 to the Sabres.
- Josh DoanTwo goals
Josh Doan scored twice. His goal stood up as the winner. That was his second goal of the season. The Sabres beat the Panthers 3-0.
- Tage ThompsonVolume
Tage Thompson had 9 shot attempts. Two got through to the goalie, and none went in. He came in averaging 8.5 attempts a game. It finished 3-0 for the Sabres.
- Conor TimminsShot blocker
Conor Timmins blocked 6 shots. He has 0 points in 5 games this season. He played 24:30 and had three shots on goal. The Sabres beat the Panthers 3-0.
Shot attempts
Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.
Where the shots came from
3 goals from 102 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Florida Panthers
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Jones D | 23:48 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.40 | 3 | 0 | 35 |
| Sam Reinhart C | 23:33 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.66 | 3 | 1 | 73 |
| Aaron Ekblad D | 23:07 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.18 | 2 | 5 | 45 |
| Gustav Forsling D | 21:06 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.08 | 1 | 0 | 49 |
| Carter Verhaeghe C | 20:54 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| Sam Bennett C | 19:08 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 | 1 | 63 |
| Uvis Balinskis D | 18:53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 2 | 3 | 48 |
| Anton Lundell C | 18:30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 32 |
| Jeff Petry D | 18:16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| Mackie Samoskevich R | 17:46 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.92 | 1 | 0 | 67 |
| Brad Marchand L | 15:37 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Evan Rodrigues C | 15:33 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.29 | 2 | 2 | 74 |
| Eetu Luostarinen C | 12:30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
| Luke Kunin C | 10:47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jesper Boqvist C | 10:44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 5 | 3 | 41 |
| Jonah Gadjovich L | 9:14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| A.J. Greer L | 9:12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Niko Mikkola D | 6:53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conor Timmins D | 24:30 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.07 | 1 | 6 | 54 |
| Bowen Byram D | 24:17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.15 | 1 | 2 | 59 |
| Owen Power D | 23:44 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.12 | 0 | 1 | 45 |
| Rasmus Dahlin D | 22:36 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.15 | 1 | 2 | 54 |
| Mattias Samuelsson D | 22:01 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 2 | 3 | 59 |
| Alex Tuch R | 20:22 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.07 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
| Ryan McLeod C | 18:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 29 |
| Zach Benson L | 17:25 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.32 | 1 | 0 | 84 |
| Jack Quinn R | 16:20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.26 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| Jiri Kulich C | 15:37 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.37 | 0 | 1 | 84 |
| Tage Thompson C | 15:34 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.24 | 3 | 0 | 83 |
| Jason Zucker L | 14:39 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| Peyton Krebs C | 14:25 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.26 | 3 | 0 | 54 |
| Josh Doan R | 13:55 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.39 | 2 | 0 | 52 |
| Tyson Kozak C | 9:47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 80 |
| Beck Malenstyn L | 9:23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 3 | 71 |
| Mason Geertsen L | 2:06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | – |
| Jacob Bryson D | 1:16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | – |
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