Flyers at Sabres preview: October 21, 2026
The Philadelphia Flyers (2-6-3) visit the Buffalo Sabres (4-3-2) at KeyBank Center on October 21, 2026. Recent form, both teams’ figures with NHL ranks, earlier meetings and the players to research, from StatsNext’s stored box scores.
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Records
| Team | Record (2026-27) | Last 5 | Away (2026-27) | Home (2026-27) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Flyers | 2-6-3 | 2-3 (2-2.4) | 0-4-1 (1.2-3.2) | 2-2-2 (1.8-3.3) |
| Buffalo Sabres | 4-3-2 | 2-3 (3.4-3.8) | 1-1-2 (3.5-4.5) | 3-2-0 (2.6-3.2) |
Record, Away and Home cover the complete 2026-27 regular season. Last 5 is the 5 most recent 2026-27 regular-season games. In parentheses: goals for and against per game. Records read wins, regulation losses, then overtime and shootout losses. Last 5 counts overtime and shootout losses as losses.
Team comparison
2026-27 regular-season figures; the rank in parentheses is among 32 NHL teams (1st = the most).
| PHI | BUF | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals per game | 1.5 (32nd) | 3 (17th) |
| Goals allowed per game | 3.3 (14th) | 3.8 (6th) |
| Shots on goal per game | 21.5 (30th) | 26.8 (16th) |
| Shots on goal allowed per game | 32.3 (2nd) | 25.7 (24th) |
| Power-play goals per game | 0.6 (21st) | 0.4 (26th) |
| Power-play goals allowed per game | 0.3 (28th) | 1.3 (3rd) |
| Hits per game | 24 (10th) | 18.4 (26th) |
| Hits allowed per game | 18.7 (24th) | 27.1 (2nd) |
| Blocked shots per game | 17.4 (2nd) | 11.6 (28th) |
| Blocked shots allowed per game | 14.2 (18th) | 14 (19th) |
Recent form
Philadelphia Flyers
- Oct 19, 2026: W 3-2 vs COL
- Oct 17, 2026: W 3-1 vs OTT
- Oct 15, 2026: L 1-2 at DET
- Oct 13, 2026: L 2-3 vs SEA
- Oct 11, 2026: L 1-4 vs CAR
Buffalo Sabres
Head-to-head
6 earlier meetings stored: Sabres 3, Flyers 3. Full Sabres vs Flyers head-to-head.
| Date | Season | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2026 | 2025-26 | BUF 5, PHI 2 (at BUF) |
| Dec 18, 2025 | 2025-26 | BUF 5, PHI 3 (at BUF) |
| Dec 3, 2025 | 2025-26 | BUF 2, PHI 5 (at PHI) |
| Apr 17, 2025 | 2024-25 | BUF 5, PHI 4 (at BUF) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2024-25 | BUF 4, PHI 7 (at PHI) |
Players to research
| Player | Pos | Games | 2026-27 per game | Last 5 | Prop research |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matvei Michkov | RW | 11 | 0.6 Pts/g, 0.5 G/g, 0.1 A/g | 1 Pts/g | Points, goals, assists |
| Trevor Zegras | C | 11 | 0.6 Pts/g, 0.2 G/g, 0.5 A/g | 1 Pts/g | Points, goals, assists |
| Travis Konecny | RW | 5 | 0.6 Pts/g, 0 G/g, 0.6 A/g | 0.6 Pts/g | Points, assists |
| Denver Barkey | C | 8 | 0.4 Pts/g, 0 G/g, 0.4 A/g | 0.4 Pts/g | |
| Joseph Woll | G | 6 | 29.3 Saves/g, 32 SA/g, 2.7 GA/g | 27 Saves/g | Saves |
| Dan Vladar | G | 5 | 28.8 Saves/g, 32.4 SA/g, 3.6 GA/g | 28.8 Saves/g | Saves |
| Player | Pos | Games | 2026-27 per game | Last 5 | Prop research |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Quinn | RW | 9 | 1 Pts/g, 0.6 G/g, 0.4 A/g | 1.4 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, goals |
| Tage Thompson | C | 9 | 1 Pts/g, 0.6 G/g, 0.4 A/g | 1 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, goals, assists |
| Owen Power | D | 9 | 0.9 Pts/g, 0.2 G/g, 0.7 A/g | 0.6 Pts/g | Points, assists |
| Mattias Samuelsson | D | 9 | 0.8 Pts/g, 0.2 G/g, 0.6 A/g | 1 Pts/g | |
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | G | 7 | 21 Saves/g, 24.4 SA/g, 3.4 GA/g | 23.6 Saves/g | Saves |
| Colten Ellis | G | 3 | 17 Saves/g, 19.7 SA/g, 2.7 GA/g | 22.6 Saves/g | Saves |
Players with a StatsNext page, the leaders in each position group's main statistic. Games and per-game figures are the 2026-27 regular season; last 5 is the player's last five regular-season games. Prop research links open the player's StatsNext prop pages: how often statistical thresholds were reached, never sportsbook lines or prices. No prop page means too few regular-season games with the statistic at a typical market level so far; the player page still has every stored statistic.
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