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Avalanche at Sabres

NHL · Monday, Oct 13 · 11:30 AM CT · KeyBank Center · Final COL 3 – BUF 1

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
COL1203
BUF1001
Team box
COL·BUF
37
shots
28
0 of 4
power play
0 of 3
56.5
faceoff %
43.5
20
hits
11
21
blocked shots
11
8
penalty minutes
10
Top performers
PlayerTeamGASOG
Nathan MacKinnonCOL205
Cale MakarCOL114
Martin NecasCOL023
Tage ThompsonBUF104
Rasmus DahlinBUF014
Alex TuchBUF012
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Scott WedgewoodCOL2827.964
Alex LyonBUF3734.919

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
BUF +3
COL +3
P1P2P3
largest lead: BUF 0 · COL 2lead changes: 0

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was COL 54%, BUF 46% · Updated Oct 13, 2025

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
COL 3.6 – 3.5 BUF
Expected total
7.1
AvalancheThe matchupSabres
−116Our fair odds+116
3.6Expected goals3.5
+0.35Power rating−0.09
3.3Goals / game0.5
2.3Allowed / game3.5
29.7Shots / game29.5
53.9Faceoff %40.7
21.3Hits / game28.0
2−1Season record0−2
5−5Last 104−6

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
COL chance · BUF chance
Our model fair53.8%46.2%
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
COLColorado Avalanche−11654%————
BUFBuffalo Sabres+11646%————
Spreadabout even
COLColorado Avalanche−0.1our margin————
BUFBuffalo Sabres+0.1our margin————
Totalwe expect 7.1
Over7.1our total————
Under7.1our 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
Colorado Avalanche by 6 goals: 1%Colorado Avalanche by 5 goals: 2%Colorado Avalanche by 4 goals: 6%Colorado Avalanche by 3 goals: 12%Colorado Avalanche by 2 goals: 10%Colorado Avalanche by 1 goal: 23%Buffalo Sabres by 1 goal: 17%Buffalo Sabres by 2 goals: 9%Buffalo Sabres by 3 goals: 11%Buffalo Sabres by 4 goals: 6%Buffalo Sabres by 5 goals: 2%Buffalo Sabres by 6 goals: <1%
← COL wins byBUF wins by →
Colorado Avalanche wins by 2 or more31%
Colorado Avalanche wins by 3 or more21%
Buffalo Sabres wins by 2 or more30%
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

7.1 expected
1 goals: 1%2 goals: 1%3 goals: 7%4 goals: 6%5 goals: 16%6 goals: 10%7 goals: 20%8 goals: 9%9 goals: 14%10 goals: 5%11 goals: 6%12 goals: 2%13 goals: 2%14 goals: 1%15 goals: <1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 6.559%
Total over 7.539%
Total over 8.530%
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
COLScott Wedgewood G · last 5 starts: .918 save %, 1.94 GAAstarted
BUFAlex Lyon G · last 5 starts: .900 save %, 2.80 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
COL·BUF
Oct 11, 2025 vs DAL
last game
Oct 11, 2025 at BOS
1 day
days of rest
1 day
no
back-to-back
no
3
games in last 7 days
2
road after a home game
home / road
home after a road game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 2+ games
COL·BUF
+0.35
rating (0 = average)
−0.09
3.3
goals / game
0.5
2.3
goals allowed / game
3.5
2−1
season record
0−2
1−1
home record
0−1
1−0
away record
0−1
L1
streak
L2
5−5
last 10
4−6
29.7
shots / game
29.5
53.9
faceoff %
40.7
21.3
hits / game
28.0
14.0
blocked shots / game
14.0
3.3
takeaways / game
2.0
18.3
giveaways / game
17.5

Rating Trend

COL · BUF · 6 days
Colorado AvalancheBuffalo Sabres
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 8 meetings · BUF 2−6
Jan 2, 2025at COLCOL 6 − 5 OT
Dec 3, 2024at BUFCOL 5 − 4
Dec 13, 2023at COLCOL 5 − 1
Oct 29, 2023at BUFBUF 4 − 0
Dec 15, 2022at COLBUF 4 − 2
Dec 1, 2022at BUFCOL 6 − 4
Feb 19, 2022at BUFCOL 5 − 3
Jan 30, 2022at COLCOL 4 − 1

COL · Last 10

5−5 · streak L1
Oct 11, 2025vs DAL4 − 5L
Oct 9, 2025vs UTAH2 − 1W
Oct 7, 2025at LA4 − 1W
May 3, 2025at DAL2 − 4L
May 1, 2025vs DAL7 − 4W
Apr 28, 2025at DAL2 − 6L
Apr 26, 2025vs DAL4 − 0W
Apr 23, 2025vs DAL1 − 2L
Apr 21, 2025at DAL3 − 4L
Apr 19, 2025at DAL5 − 1W

BUF · Last 10

4−6 · streak L2
Oct 11, 2025at BOS1 − 3L
Oct 9, 2025vs NYR0 − 4L
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