Sabres vs Philadelphia Flyers, January 14, 2026

2025-26 · Wednesday, January 14

PHI2

BUF5

Buffalo won 5-2

WAR Box

Every skater who dressed, graded against the other skaters on the ice that night. A C is an ordinary NHL performance.

Team gradeC+Won by 34G · 8A · 14 shots · 6 blocks

Production: C+
Offense: B-
Defense: C+
Power play: B
Penalty kill: C-

Skater	TOI	Grade	Prod	Off	Def	PP	PK
Josh Doan	15:39	B-	B	D	A-	B-
Ryan McLeod	19:18	B-	D+	A+	B	B+	D
Mattias Samuelsson	24:11	B-	D+	B	A		D+
Jack Quinn	13:48	C+	B-	A+	D	C-
Beck Malenstyn	8:54	C+	C-	B	C		A-
Rasmus Dahlin	23:22	C	B-	D-	C+	B	D+
Bowen Byram	23:47	C	D-	A+	D+	A-	D+
Peyton Krebs	11:16	C	D	B	B-		D
Noah Ostlund	11:32	C	C	D+	B	D-
Josh Norris	8:55	C	C	D-	B-	A-
Jacob Bryson	12:01	C	D	C+	C+		A-
Jason Zucker	17:36	C	F	A-	C-	B-
Tyson Kozak	9:05	C	F	B	C+		B+
Tage Thompson	20:23	C-	C	D	D+	B
Zach Benson	17:26	C-	D	C+	C-	D+	A-
Owen Power	22:42	C-	D-	C+	C-	B	D
Alex Tuch	21:44	D+	F	D+	B-	C-	D
Zach Metsa	9:31	D	F	C-	C-

Goaltender	TOI	Grade	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenW	60:00	B-	21	2	.905	+0.27

A grade compares a skater with everyone who played that night, adjusted for how he was used — heavier minutes and defensive-zone starts raise the bar. Goaltenders are graded against expectation instead, on goals saved above expected. How this is calculated

Box score

Skaters · 18

Player	TOI	G	A	P	Shots	Blocks
Mattias Samuelsson	24:11	1	0	1	1	0
Bowen Byram	23:47	0	0	0	0	1
Rasmus Dahlin	23:22	2	0	2	4	0
Owen Power	22:42	0	0	0	0	1
Alex Tuch	21:44	0	0	0	0	0
Tage Thompson	20:23	0	2	2	2	0
Ryan McLeod	19:18	0	1	1	1	0
Jason Zucker	17:36	0	0	0	1	0
Zach Benson	17:26	0	1	1	0	0
Josh Doan	15:39	0	2	2	2	0
Jack Quinn	13:48	1	0	1	2	0
Jacob Bryson	12:01	0	0	0	0	1
Noah Ostlund	11:32	0	1	1	0	1
Peyton Krebs	11:16	0	0	0	0	1
Zach Metsa	9:31	0	0	0	0	0
Tyson Kozak	9:05	0	0	0	0	0
Josh Norris	8:55	0	1	1	0	0
Beck Malenstyn	8:54	0	0	0	1	1

Goaltending

Player	TOI	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenW	60:00	21	2	.905	+0.27