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Sabres at Bruins

NHL · Thursday, Oct 30 · 6:00 PM CT · TD Garden · Final BUF 3 – BOS 4

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123OTT
BUF01203
BOS21014
Team box
BUF·BOS
40
shots
22
1 of 5
power play
1 of 4
43.3
faceoff %
56.7
25
hits
12
19
blocked shots
7
13
penalty minutes
15
Top performers
PlayerTeamGASOG
David PastrnakBOS114
Alex TuchBUF114
Rasmus DahlinBUF114
Josh DoanBUF105
Morgan GeekieBOS102
Marat KhusnutdinovBOS102
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Alex LyonBUF2218.818
Joonas KorpisaloBOS4037.925

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
BOS +3
BUF +3
P1P2P3OT
largest lead: BOS 2 · BUF 0lead changes: 0

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was BUF 47%, BOS 53% · Updated Oct 30, 2025

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
BUF 3.3 – 3.2 BOS
Expected total
6.5
SabresThe matchupBruins
+113Our fair odds−113
3.3Expected goals3.2
−0.05Power rating−0.17
3.0Goals / game3.2
3.1Allowed / game3.7
30.2Shots / game27.1
41.7Faceoff %55.1
19.4Hits / game25.5
4−6Season record5−7
4−6Last 103−7

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
BUF chance · BOS chance
Our model fair47.0%53.0%
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+11347%————
BOSBoston Bruins−11353%————
Spreadabout even
BUFBuffalo Sabres−0.1our margin————
BOSBoston Bruins+0.1our margin————
Totalwe expect 6.5
Over6.5our total————
Under6.5our 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
Buffalo Sabres by 6 goals: <1%Buffalo Sabres by 5 goals: 2%Buffalo Sabres by 4 goals: 7%Buffalo Sabres by 3 goals: 12%Buffalo Sabres by 2 goals: 10%Buffalo Sabres by 1 goal: 16%Boston Bruins by 1 goal: 25%Boston Bruins by 2 goals: 9%Boston Bruins by 3 goals: 10%Boston Bruins by 4 goals: 5%Boston Bruins by 5 goals: 2%Boston Bruins by 6 goals: <1%
← BUF wins byBOS wins by →
Buffalo Sabres wins by 2 or more32%
Buffalo Sabres wins by 3 or more22%
Boston Bruins wins by 2 or more27%
Decided by one goal41%

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

6.5 expected
1 goals: 1%2 goals: 2%3 goals: 9%4 goals: 7%5 goals: 20%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 19%8 goals: 8%9 goals: 11%10 goals: 4%11 goals: 4%12 goals: 1%13 goals: 1%14 goals: <1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.561%
Total over 6.550%
Total over 7.530%
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
BUFAlex Lyon G · last 5 starts: .919 save %, 2.79 GAAstarted
BOSJoonas Korpisalo G · last 5 starts: .870 save %, 3.62 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
BUF·BOS
Oct 28, 2025 vs CBJ
last game
Oct 28, 2025 vs NYI
1 day
days of rest
1 day
no
back-to-back
no
3
games in last 7 days
4
road after a home game
home / road
2nd straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 10+ games
BUF·BOS
−0.05
rating (0 = average)
−0.17
3.0
goals / game
3.2
3.1
goals allowed / game
3.7
4−6
season record
5−7
4−3
home record
4−3
0−3
away record
1−4
L2
streak
W1
4−6
last 10
3−7
30.2
shots / game
27.1
41.7
faceoff %
55.1
19.4
hits / game
25.5
16.2
blocked shots / game
17.9
4.3
takeaways / game
4.9
14.6
giveaways / game
16.6

Rating Trend

BUF · BOS · 17 days
Buffalo SabresBoston Bruins
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · BOS 6−4
Oct 11, 2025at BOSBOS 3 − 1
Apr 6, 2025at BUFBUF 6 − 3
Mar 17, 2025at BOSBUF 3 − 2 OT
Jan 28, 2025at BUFBUF 7 − 2
Dec 21, 2024at BOSBOS 3 − 1
Dec 27, 2023at BUFBOS 4 − 1
Dec 7, 2023at BOSBUF 3 − 1
Nov 14, 2023at BUFBOS 5 − 2
Mar 19, 2023at BUFBOS 7 − 0
Mar 2, 2023at BOSBOS 7 − 1

BUF · Last 10

4−6 · streak L2
Oct 28, 2025vs CBJ3 − 4L
Oct 25, 2025at TOR3 − 4L
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

BOS · Last 10

3−7 · streak W1
Oct 28, 2025vs NYI5 − 2W
Oct 27, 2025at OTT2 − 7L
Oct 25, 2025vs COL3 − 2W
Oct 23, 2025vs ANA5 − 7L
Oct 21, 2025vs FLA3 − 4L
Oct 19, 2025at UTAH2 − 3L
Oct 18, 2025at COL1 − 4L
Oct 16, 2025at VGK5 − 6L
Oct 13, 2025vs TB3 − 4L
Oct 11, 2025vs BUF3 − 1W