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Rangers at Sabres

NHL · Thursday, Oct 9 · 6:00 PM CT · KeyBank Center · Final NYR 4 – BUF 0

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
NYR1034
BUF0000
Team box
NYR·BUF
33
shots
37
0 of 3
power play
0 of 4
65.0
faceoff %
35.0
28
hits
24
16
blocked shots
12
10
penalty minutes
8
Top performers
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Igor ShesterkinNYR37371.000
Alex LyonBUF3229.906

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
BUF +4
NYR +4
P1P2P3
largest lead: BUF 0 · NYR 4lead changes: 0

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was NYR 47%, BUF 53% · Updated Oct 9, 2025

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
BUF 3.6 – 3.4 NYR
Expected total
7.0
RangersThe matchupSabres
+112Our fair odds−112
3.4Expected goals3.6
+0.08Power rating−0.09
0−1Season record0−0
5−5Last 106−4

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
NYR chance · BUF chance
Our model fair47.2%52.8%
Kalshino two-sided price
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshi Polymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
NYRNew York Rangers+11247%————
BUFBuffalo Sabres−11253%————
Spreadabout even
NYRNew York Rangers+0.2our margin————
BUFBuffalo Sabres−0.2our margin————
Totalwe expect 7.0
Over7.0our total————
Under7.0our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Even game expected
New York Rangers by 6 goals: <1%New York Rangers by 5 goals: 2%New York Rangers by 4 goals: 5%New York Rangers by 3 goals: 10%New York Rangers by 2 goals: 9%New York Rangers by 1 goal: 20%Buffalo Sabres by 1 goal: 20%Buffalo Sabres by 2 goals: 10%Buffalo Sabres by 3 goals: 12%Buffalo Sabres by 4 goals: 7%Buffalo Sabres by 5 goals: 3%Buffalo Sabres by 6 goals: 1%
← NYR wins byBUF wins by →
Buffalo Sabres wins by 2 or more33%
Buffalo Sabres wins by 3 or more23%
New York Rangers wins by 2 or more27%
Decided by one goal40%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Total range

7.0 expected
1 goals: 1%2 goals: 1%3 goals: 7%4 goals: 6%5 goals: 17%6 goals: 10%7 goals: 20%8 goals: 9%9 goals: 13%10 goals: 5%11 goals: 6%12 goals: 2%13 goals: 2%14 goals: <1%15 goals: <1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 6.557%
Total over 7.538%
Total over 8.529%
Total from 7 to 829%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Starting Goalies

from the box score
NYRIgor Shesterkin G · last 5 starts: .920 save %, 2.42 GAAstarted
BUFAlex Lyon G · last 5 starts: .878 save %, 2.81 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
NYR·BUF
Oct 7, 2025 vs PIT
last game
Apr 17, 2025 vs PHI
1 day
days of rest
first game in 30+ days
no
back-to-back
no
1
games in last 7 days
0
road after a home game
home / road
season opener, home

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season
NYR·BUF
+0.08
rating (0 = average)
−0.09
0−1
season record
0−0
0−1
home record
0−0
0−0
away record
0−0
L1
streak
—
5−5
last 10
6−4

Rating Trend

NYR · BUF · 3 days
New York RangersBuffalo Sabres
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · BUF 5−5
Feb 22, 2025at BUFBUF 8 − 2
Dec 11, 2024at BUFNYR 3 − 2
Nov 7, 2024at NYRBUF 6 − 1
Dec 23, 2023at NYRNYR 4 − 3 OT
Nov 27, 2023at NYRBUF 5 − 1
Oct 12, 2023at BUFNYR 5 − 1
Apr 10, 2023at NYRBUF 3 − 2 SO
Mar 31, 2023at BUFBUF 3 − 2 OT
Mar 11, 2023at BUFNYR 2 − 1 OT
Mar 27, 2022at NYRNYR 5 − 4 OT

NYR · Last 10

5−5 · streak L1
Oct 7, 2025vs PIT0 − 3L
Apr 17, 2025vs TB4 − 0W
Apr 14, 2025at FLA5 − 3W
Apr 12, 2025at CAR3 − 7L
Apr 10, 2025at NYI9 − 2W
Apr 9, 2025vs PHI5 − 8L
Apr 7, 2025vs TB1 − 5L
Apr 5, 2025at NJ0 − 4L
Apr 2, 2025vs MIN5 − 4W
Mar 29, 2025at SJ6 − 1W

BUF · Last 10

6−4 · streak W1
Apr 17, 2025vs PHI5 − 4W
Apr 15, 2025vs TOR0 − 4L
Apr 13, 2025at TB4 − 7L
Apr 12, 2025at FLA2 − 3L
Apr 10, 2025at CBJ2 − 3L
Apr 8, 2025vs CAR3 − 0W
Apr 6, 2025vs BOS6 − 3W
Apr 5, 2025vs TB3 − 2W
Apr 1, 2025at OTT5 − 2W
Mar 30, 2025at WSH8 − 5W