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Sabres at Maple Leafs

NHL · Saturday, Oct 25 · 4:00 PM CT · Scotiabank Arena · Final BUF 3 – TOR 4

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123OTT
BUF11103
TOR11114
Team box
BUF·TOR
26
shots
23
1 of 4
power play
0 of 3
33.3
faceoff %
66.7
20
hits
25
15
blocked shots
18
21
penalty minutes
13
Top performers
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenBUF2319.826
Cayden PrimeauTOR2623.885

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
TOR +3
BUF +3
P1P2P3OT
largest lead: TOR 1 · BUF 1lead changes: 3

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was BUF 36%, TOR 64% · Updated Oct 25, 2025

Expected margin
TOR by 1.1
Expected score
TOR 4.0 – 2.8 BUF
Expected total
6.8
SabresThe matchupMaple Leafs
+175Our fair odds−175
2.8Expected goals4.0
−0.10Power rating+0.20
3.0Goals / game3.4
2.9Allowed / game3.8
29.8Shots / game28.9
42.6Faceoff %54.7
20.1Hits / game24.9
4−4Season record3−5
5−5Last 104−6

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
BUF chance · TOR chance
Our model fair36.4%63.6%
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
BUFBuffalo Sabres+17536%————
TORToronto Maple Leafs−17564%————
SpreadTOR by 1.1
BUFBuffalo Sabres+1.1our margin————
TORToronto Maple Leafs−1.1our margin————
Totalwe expect 6.8
Over6.8our total————
Under6.8our 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

Toronto Maple Leafs by 1.1 expected
Buffalo Sabres by 7 goals: <1%Buffalo Sabres by 6 goals: <1%Buffalo Sabres by 5 goals: 1%Buffalo Sabres by 4 goals: 3%Buffalo Sabres by 3 goals: 6%Buffalo Sabres by 2 goals: 6%Buffalo Sabres by 1 goal: 20%Toronto Maple Leafs by 1 goal: 17%Toronto Maple Leafs by 2 goals: 12%Toronto Maple Leafs by 3 goals: 17%Toronto Maple Leafs by 4 goals: 11%Toronto Maple Leafs by 5 goals: 5%Toronto Maple Leafs by 6 goals: 1%Toronto Maple Leafs by 7 goals: 1%
← BUF wins byTOR wins by →
Toronto Maple Leafs wins by 2 or more47%
Toronto Maple Leafs wins by 3 or more35%
Buffalo Sabres wins by 2 or more16%
Decided by one goal37%

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

6.8 expected
1 goals: 1%2 goals: 1%3 goals: 8%4 goals: 7%5 goals: 18%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 19%8 goals: 9%9 goals: 12%10 goals: 5%11 goals: 5%12 goals: 2%13 goals: 1%14 goals: <1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.565%
Total over 6.554%
Total over 7.535%
Total from 6 to 730%

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
BUFUkko-Pekka Luukkonen G · last 5 starts: .869 save %, 3.58 GAAstarted
TORCayden Primeau G · last 5 starts: .824 save %, 4.86 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
BUF·TOR
Oct 24, 2025 vs TOR
last game
Oct 24, 2025 at BUF
0 days
days of rest
0 days
yes
back-to-back
yes
4
games in last 7 days
3
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 8+ games
BUF·TOR
−0.10
rating (0 = average)
+0.20
3.0
goals / game
3.4
2.9
goals allowed / game
3.8
4−4
season record
3−5
4−2
home record
3−3
0−2
away record
0−2
W2
streak
L3
5−5
last 10
4−6
29.8
shots / game
28.9
42.6
faceoff %
54.7
20.1
hits / game
24.9
15.9
blocked shots / game
15.0
4.1
takeaways / game
4.1
15.0
giveaways / game
18.6

Rating Trend

BUF · TOR · 12 days
Buffalo SabresToronto Maple Leafs
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · TOR 6−4
Oct 24, 2025at BUFBUF 5 − 3
Apr 15, 2025at BUFTOR 4 − 0
Dec 20, 2024at BUFTOR 6 − 3
Dec 15, 2024at TORTOR 5 − 3
Mar 30, 2024at BUFTOR 3 − 0
Mar 6, 2024at TORTOR 2 − 1 OT
Dec 21, 2023at BUFBUF 9 − 3
Nov 4, 2023at TORBUF 6 − 4
Mar 13, 2023at TORBUF 4 − 3
Feb 21, 2023at BUFTOR 6 − 3

BUF · Last 10

5−5 · streak W2
Oct 24, 2025vs TOR5 − 3W
Oct 22, 2025vs DET4 − 2W
Oct 20, 2025at MTL2 − 4L
Oct 18, 2025vs FLA3 − 0W
Oct 15, 2025vs OTT8 − 4W
Oct 13, 2025vs COL1 − 3L
Oct 11, 2025at BOS1 − 3L
Oct 9, 2025vs NYR0 − 4L
Apr 17, 2025vs PHI5 − 4W
Apr 15, 2025vs TOR0 − 4L

TOR · Last 10

4−6 · streak L3
Oct 24, 2025at BUF3 − 5L
Oct 21, 2025vs NJ2 − 5L
Oct 18, 2025vs SEA3 − 4L
Oct 16, 2025vs NYR2 − 1W
Oct 14, 2025vs NSH7 − 4W
Oct 13, 2025vs DET2 − 3L
Oct 11, 2025at DET3 − 6L
Oct 8, 2025vs MTL5 − 2W
May 18, 2025vs FLA1 − 6L
May 16, 2025at FLA2 − 0W