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Buffalo Sabres vs Philadelphia Flyers

Regular season · Tuesday, November 17, 2026 · Xfinity Mobile Arena

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NBCSP · MSG-B

Game preview

The Buffalo Sabres visit the Philadelphia Flyers at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Tuesday, November 17, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on NBCSP and MSG-B.

This is the second of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Sabres

Game 3 of a road trip: Chicago and Dallas, now Philadelphia.

  1. 72026-11-07: no game
  2. 82026-11-08: vs VGK
  3. 92026-11-09: no game
  4. 102026-11-10: no game
  5. 112026-11-11: vs TBL
  6. 122026-11-12: at CHI, second of a back-to-backB2B
  7. 132026-11-13: no game
  8. 142026-11-14: at DAL
  9. 152026-11-15: no game
  10. 162026-11-16: no game
  11. 172026-11-17: at PHI
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~1,296 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,553 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Flyers

Another game at home.

  1. 72026-11-07: no game
  2. 82026-11-08: at CGY
  3. 92026-11-09: at VAN, second of a back-to-backB2B
  4. 102026-11-10: no game
  5. 112026-11-11: at EDM
  6. 122026-11-12: no game
  7. 132026-11-13: no game
  8. 142026-11-14: at CBJ
  9. 152026-11-15: vs EDM, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 162026-11-16: no game
  11. 172026-11-17: vs BUF
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Buffalo SabresSabresTue, Oct 13 at MTL
  1. L1Benson#6Ostlund#86Quinn#22
    10:23 together at 5v5
  2. L2McLeod#71Kulich#20Helenius#94
    7:12 together at 5v5
  3. L3Thompson#72Krebs#19Doan#91
    6:57 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewMalenstyn#29Norris#9Danforth#15
    6:26 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewSamuelsson#23Zellweger#8
    14:05 together at 5v5
  2. D2Power#25Metsa#73
    11:55 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewGilbert#44Crevier#46
    6:02 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Benson LThompson COstlund CQuinn RPower D3:35

Penalty kill

  1. 1Malenstyn LDanforth RSamuelsson DCrevier D0:55
  2. 2Malenstyn LSamuelsson DPower D0:49
Philadelphia FlyersFlyersTue, Oct 13 vs SEA
  1. L1NewCouturier#14Zegras#46Tippett#74
    12:32 together at 5v5
  2. L2Dvorak#22Barkey#86Foerster#71
    8:45 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewCates#27Michkov#39Martone#94
    6:40 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewBunting#58Acciari#52Studnicka#23
    4:44 together at 5v5
  1. D1Sanheim#6Bonk#59
    17:34 together at 5v5
  2. D2Seeler#24Drysdale#9
    15:15 together at 5v5
  3. D3Benoit#44Jiricek#5
    9:12 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Bunting LZegras CFoerster RMartone RJiricek D1:46
  2. 2Dvorak CBarkey CTippett RMichkov RDrysdale D1:31

Penalty kill

  1. 1Couturier CSeeler DSanheim D1:57
  2. 2Dvorak CFoerster RSanheim DBenoit D0:38

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

BUFPHI

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

BUF 64% (12th most shuffled)PHI 63% (11th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

BUF 1:54 left (13th earliest · 9 pulls)PHI 2:03 left (6th earliest · 10 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

BUF 46.8s (7th shortest)PHI 46.0s (5th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

BUF 28% (14th least often)PHI 22% (least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series