Flyers 3, Sabres 5 — Dec 18, 2025 Recap

Buffalo Sabres beat Philadelphia Flyers 3-5 on Dec 18, 2025.

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Who won Philadelphia Flyers vs Buffalo Sabres on Dec 18, 2025?

Buffalo Sabres won 3-5 on Dec 18, 2025.

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NHLTHU, DEC 18, 20256:40 PM CT
Spread
Sabres covered
Sabres -1.5
Total
Over
8 / 6
Moneyline
Sabres
-150
Loading probability
PHI
Rest advantage
+9 days off
PHI
Lost 4 straight
Flyers cold
PHI
64 games / 7d
Flyers in a stretch
BUF
65 games / 7d
Sabres in a stretch
Flyers
Travis Sanheim
0.5PTSL5 0.4
0.1G0.3A24mTOI
vs Sabres0.7PTS3g
Cam York
Cam YorkCold81g
0.3PTSL5 0.2
0G0.3A22mTOI
vs Sabres0.3PTS3g
Rasmus Ristolainen
0.4PTSL5 0.6
0G0.3A21mTOI
vs Sabres0PTS1g
Jamie Drysdale
0.4PTS
0.1G0.3A21mTOI
vs Sabres0.7PTS3g
Travis Konecny
0.9PTSL5 0.6
0.3G0.5A19mTOI
vs Sabres1.3PTS3g
Goalie
Samuel Ersson
.870SV%3.14GAA
L5 .000 SV% · 0 GAA
Sabres
Rasmus Dahlin
0.9PTSL5 0.4
0.3G0.7A24mTOI
vs Flyers1PTS3g
Mattias Samuelsson
0.5PTSL5 0.2
0.2G0.3A22mTOI
vs Flyers1PTS3g
Bowen Byram
0.5PTSL5 1
0.2G0.4A22mTOI
vs Flyers0.3PTS3g
Owen Power
0.4PTSL5 0.8
0.1G0.3A21mTOI
vs Flyers0.3PTS3g
Tage Thompson
1PTS
0.5G0.5A19mTOI
vs Flyers1PTS3g
Goalie
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
.906SV%2.61GAA
L5 .821 SV% · 4.24 GAA
GPG
Scored
OPP
Allowed
MARGIN
Per game
Flyers
2.9
2.9
0.0
Sabres
3.5
2.9
+0.5
Edge
Sabres +0.6
even
Sabres +0.5
Last 10 · Trend
Flyers
2.1avg
Sabres
3.4avg
Straight-Up
FlyersL4
4-640%
W
W
W
L
L
W
L
L
L
L
Sabres
5-550%
W
L
W
W
L
L
W
L
W
L
Against the Spread
Flyers
6-460%
W
W
W
L
W
L
L
W
L
W
Sabres
5-550%
W
L
W
W
L
L
W
L
W
L
Team
SU
ATS
O/U
Flyers
Overall
51%47-45
63%58-34
48%44-48
Sabres
Overall
60%57-38
57%54-41
48%46-49
Team
SU
ATS
O/U
Flyers
On Road
54%25-21
72%33-13
54%25-21
Sabres
At Home
58%28-20
46%22-26
50%24-24
Josh Doan
Josh DoanBuffalo Sabres
4 props
GoalsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 2.5
3
AssistsO 0.5
0
PointsO 0.5
0
Josh Norris
Josh NorrisBuffalo Sabres
4 props
GoalsO 0.5
1
AssistsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 1.5
2
PointsO 0.5
1
Tage Thompson
Tage ThompsonBuffalo Sabres
5 props
GoalsO 0.5
1
Shots on GoalO 3.5
2
AssistsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 2.5
2
PointsO 0.5
1
Owen Tippett
Owen TippettPhiladelphia Flyers
4 props
GoalsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 2.5
2
AssistsO 0.5
0
PointsO 0.5
0
Alex Tuch
Alex TuchBuffalo Sabres
4 props
GoalsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 2.5
1
AssistsO 0.5
1
PointsO 0.5
1
Trevor Zegras
Trevor ZegrasPhiladelphia Flyers
4 props
GoalsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 2.5
1
AssistsO 0.5
1
PointsO 0.5
1
Travis Konecny
Travis KonecnyPhiladelphia Flyers
5 props
GoalsO 0.5
1
Shots on GoalO 2.5
4
AssistsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 1.5
4
PointsO 0.5
1
Matvei Michkov
Matvei MichkovPhiladelphia Flyers
4 props
GoalsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 1.5
2
AssistsO 0.5
0
PointsO 0.5
0
Rasmus Dahlin
Rasmus DahlinBuffalo Sabres
3 props
Shots on GoalO 2.5
1
AssistsO 0.5
1
PointsO 0.5
1
Jack Quinn
Jack QuinnBuffalo Sabres
3 props
Shots on GoalO 1.5
2
AssistsO 0.5
0
PointsO 0.5
1
Ryan McLeod
Ryan McLeodBuffalo Sabres
2 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
PointsO 0.5
1
Travis Sanheim
Travis SanheimPhiladelphia Flyers
3 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
Blocked ShotsO 1.5
1
PointsO 0.5
0
Christian Dvorak
Christian DvorakPhiladelphia Flyers
2 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
PointsO 0.5
0
Zach Benson
Zach BensonBuffalo Sabres
2 props
AssistsO 0.5
2
PointsO 0.5
2
Sean Couturier
Sean CouturierPhiladelphia Flyers
3 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 1.5
2
PointsO 0.5
0
Bowen Byram
Bowen ByramBuffalo Sabres
2 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
PointsO 0.5
0
Jamie Drysdale
Jamie DrysdalePhiladelphia Flyers
3 props
AssistsO 0.5
1
Blocked ShotsO 1.5
1
PointsO 0.5
1
Noah Cates
Noah CatesPhiladelphia Flyers
2 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
PointsO 0.5
1
Bobby Brink
Bobby BrinkPhiladelphia Flyers
2 props
AssistsO 0.5
2
PointsO 0.5
2
Nick Seeler
Nick SeelerPhiladelphia Flyers
1 prop
Blocked ShotsO 1.5
4
Cam York
Cam YorkPhiladelphia Flyers
1 prop
Blocked ShotsO 1.5
0
Mattias Samuelsson
Mattias SamuelssonBuffalo Sabres
1 prop
Blocked ShotsO 1.5
1
Samuel Ersson
Samuel ErssonPhiladelphia Flyers
1 prop
SavesO 22.5
23
Alex Lyon
Alex LyonBuffalo Sabres
1 prop
SavesO 22.5
24
Conor Timmins
Conor TimminsBuffalo Sabres
1 prop
Blocked ShotsO 1.5
1