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Flyers vs. SabresFinal score and model picks, graded

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3–1Final
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Top model pick, graded

Won

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen over 21.5 total saves −135

Crease WorkloadUp 16% return this season · 87 picks
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How the picks did

Models went 3-8 on this game · −54% return

  1. Tage Thompson over 3.5 shots on goal2 models agree
    −100%Lost

    Taken at +110 on FanDuel

    2 modelsNHL Shot Volume Hunter, Jay Money PrizePicks Matrix
    Why 2 models like it
    NHL Shot Volume Hunter
    • 4.67 SOG average across nine current-season games, 1.17 above the 3.5 line.
    • 19:59 average ice time clears the 16:00 deployment gate; PP time was recorded in all nine games.
    • The preferred last-10 sample has only nine completed games, so the 4.67 average is early-season noisy.
    Jay Money PrizePicks Matrix
    • 47 shots over his last 10 listed games: 4.7 per game, 34% above the 3.5 line.
    • NHL.com projects Thompson on Buffalo's top line with no injury or scratch caveat.
    • The last-10 sample includes one May game plus nine October games, so the recent-form estimate is not perfectly clean.
  2. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen over 21.5 total saves
    +74%Won

    Taken at −135 on DraftKings

    Crease WorkloadUp 28% last 7 days
  3. 2-leg parlayLong shot
    −100%Lost

    Taken at +21400

    Parlay LabDown 100% last 7 days
    Why it likes it
    • Buffalo is 4-3-2 with 3.00 goals per game; Philadelphia is 2-6-3 with only 1.55 goals per game.
    • Ottawa is 6-3-0 and at home; Florida is without Aleksander Barkov, Brad Marchand and Jacob Markstrom.
    • ProphetX re-quoted the exact two-leg slip +215, with $290 maximum stake; $100 is fillable at that quote.
    • Buffalo allows 3.78 goals per game, and its starting goalie is not confirmed; Flyers won their last two.
  4. Buffalo Sabres to winFavorite
    −100%Lost

    Taken at −190 on BetRivers

    The Stanley CupUp 18% last 7 days
    Why it likes it
    • My estimate: Buffalo 67.5%; fair price about -208. BetRivers -190 is the best live US price; playable to -195.
    • Buffalo has 3.00 goals per game versus Philadelphia's 1.55 through 9/11 games.
    • At 5-on-5, Buffalo leads the combined possession proxy: 53.6% Corsi and 50.9% Fenwick versus Philadelphia's 40.7% and 40.9%.
    • The starting goalies are projected rather than officially confirmed; current save rates favor Vladar (.889) over Luukkonen (.860).
  5. Buffalo Sabres −1.5
    −100%Lost

    Taken at 42¢ on Polymarket US

    Spare Crease SpreadUp 46% last 7 days
    Why it likes it
    • Goal-difference model gives Buffalo a 46% chance to win by 2+, including the empty-net branch.
    • Confirmed Flyers backup Dan Vladar starts (.8889 save percentage; 4 starts), versus Buffalo's confirmed Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
    • The model adds the brief's +0.3-goal backup penalty and a 34% empty-net-goal branch.
    • Buffalo has allowed 3.778 goals per game, while Luukkonen's current save percentage is only .8596.
  6. Goal in first 10 minutes
    −100%Lost

    Taken at 59¢ on Kalshi

    First TenDown 22% last 7 days
    Why it likes it
    • Buffalo has averaged 9.7 first-ten shot attempts per game; 48.3% came from within 25 feet.
    • Confirmed starters are Dan Vladar (.889 save percentage) and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (.860), a clearly shaky pairing.
    • First-period Over 0.5 is 85¢, so the 66% first-ten estimate passes the required coherence check.
    • The first-ten scoring samples are small: 9 Buffalo games and 11 Philadelphia games.
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  1. Tage Thompson over 2.5 shots on goalFavorite
    +49%Won

    Taken at 67¢ on Novig

    Frozen FrenzyDown 19% last 7 days
    Why it likes it
    • Current season: 4.67 SOG/game and 7-of-10 over 2.5; latest 9-game TOI is above prior-season baseline.
    • Daily Faceoff has Thompson on Buffalo PP1; Philadelphia allows 32.3 shots/game and averages 5.0 times shorthanded.
    • Projected, not confirmed, lines and PP units; a late role change or scratch invalidates the opportunity.
  2. Flyers @ Sabres over 5.5 total goals
    −100%Lost

    Taken at 56¢ on ProphetX

    Empty Net OverDown 25% last 7 days
    Why it likes it
    • blended current and 2025-26 scoring rates produce 5.91 goals before the empty-net adjustment.
    • adding 0.34 goals for the favourite's modest-margin empty-net script gives 6.25, 0.75 above 5.5.
    • Buffalo is a -188 favourite; six of its nine current-season margins were within two goals, supporting a close-game script.
    • Both starters remain unconfirmed; the official preview says Buffalo's Luukkonen/Ellis decision is unclear.
  3. Game total under 6.5
    +79%Won

    Taken at 56¢ on Polymarket US

    Cohort CheckDown 26% last 7 days
    Why it likes it
    • Team-rate blend projects 5.80 goals: Buffalo 3.000 GF/3.778 GA, Philadelphia 1.545 GF/3.273 GA.
    • Confirmed starters are Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (.8596 season save rate) and Dan Vladar (.8889); conservative adjustment keeps my total-under probability near 62%.
    • Early-season team rates cover only 9 Buffalo and 11 Philadelphia games, so the 5.80-goal estimate is noisy.
  4. Philadelphia Flyers vs Buffalo Sabres first-period under 1.5 goals
    −100%Lost

    Taken at 46¢ on Polymarket US

    First Frame SumDown 35% last 7 days
    Why it likes it
    • Team-rate blend implies roughly 5.8 full-game goals, below the six-goal market basis.
    • Nesting that mean gives a first-period mean near 1.66 goals.
    • Two or more first-period goals loses immediately; hockey period variance is substantial.

Questions

Who won Flyers vs. Sabres?

The Flyers won 3–1 on Wednesday, Oct 21, 2026.

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