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Blues at Sabres

NHL · Thursday, Nov 6 · 6:00 PM CT · KeyBank Center · Final STL 3 – BUF 0

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
STL1113
BUF0000
Team box
STL·BUF
17
shots
28
0 of 2
power play
0 of 3
54.4
faceoff %
45.6
15
hits
16
19
blocked shots
12
11
penalty minutes
9
Top performers
PlayerTeamGASOG
Mathieu JosephSTL121
Justin FaulkSTL113
Nick BjugstadSTL102
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Joel HoferSTL28281.000
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenBUF1614.875

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

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

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was STL 45%, BUF 55% · Updated Nov 6, 2025

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
BUF 3.6 – 3.2 STL
Expected total
6.8
BluesThe matchupSabres
+123Our fair odds−123
3.2Expected goals3.6
−0.01Power rating−0.06
2.7Goals / game2.9
4.2Allowed / game3.1
27.1Shots / game29.5
49.2Faceoff %42.2
24.1Hits / game20.1
4−10Season record5−8
2−8Last 105−5

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
STL chance · BUF chance
Our model fair44.8%55.2%
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
STLSt. Louis Blues+12345%————
BUFBuffalo Sabres−12355%————
Spreadabout even
STLSt. Louis Blues+0.4our margin————
BUFBuffalo Sabres−0.4our 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

Even game expected
St. Louis Blues by 6 goals: <1%St. Louis Blues by 5 goals: 2%St. Louis Blues by 4 goals: 5%St. Louis Blues by 3 goals: 9%St. Louis Blues by 2 goals: 8%St. Louis Blues by 1 goal: 20%Buffalo Sabres by 1 goal: 20%Buffalo Sabres by 2 goals: 11%Buffalo Sabres by 3 goals: 14%Buffalo Sabres by 4 goals: 8%Buffalo Sabres by 5 goals: 3%Buffalo Sabres by 6 goals: 1%
← STL wins byBUF wins by →
Buffalo Sabres wins by 2 or more36%
Buffalo Sabres wins by 3 or more25%
St. Louis Blues wins by 2 or more24%
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

6.8 expected
1 goals: 1%2 goals: 1%3 goals: 8%4 goals: 7%5 goals: 18%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 20%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
STLJoel Hofer G · last 5 starts: .852 save %, 4.47 GAAstarted
BUFUkko-Pekka Luukkonen G · last 5 starts: .894 save %, 2.90 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
STL·BUF
Nov 5, 2025 at WSH
last game
Nov 4, 2025 vs UTAH
0 days
days of rest
1 day
yes
back-to-back
no
4
games in last 7 days
3
2nd straight road game
home / road
3rd straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 13+ games
STL·BUF
−0.01
rating (0 = average)
−0.06
2.7
goals / game
2.9
4.2
goals allowed / game
3.1
4−10
season record
5−8
2−6
home record
5−4
2−4
away record
0−4
L1
streak
L1
2−8
last 10
5−5
27.1
shots / game
29.5
49.2
faceoff %
42.2
24.1
hits / game
20.1
14.0
blocked shots / game
16.5
4.7
takeaways / game
4.2
14.4
giveaways / game
14.8

Rating Trend

STL · BUF · 24 days
St. Louis BluesBuffalo Sabres
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 8 meetings · BUF 4−4
Dec 29, 2024at STLBUF 4 − 2
Nov 14, 2024at BUFBUF 4 − 3 OT
Feb 10, 2024at BUFSTL 3 − 1
Nov 30, 2023at STLSTL 6 − 4
Jan 24, 2023at STLBUF 5 − 3
Nov 23, 2022at BUFBUF 6 − 2
Apr 14, 2022at BUFSTL 6 − 2
Feb 25, 2022at STLSTL 5 − 3

STL · Last 10

2−8 · streak L1
Nov 5, 2025at WSH1 − 6L
Nov 3, 2025vs EDM3 − 2W
Nov 1, 2025at CBJ2 − 3L
Oct 30, 2025vs VAN3 − 4L
Oct 28, 2025vs DET2 − 5L
Oct 27, 2025at PIT3 − 6L
Oct 25, 2025at DET4 − 6L
Oct 23, 2025vs UTAH4 − 7L
Oct 21, 2025vs LA1 − 2L
Oct 18, 2025vs DAL3 − 1W

BUF · Last 10

5−5 · streak L1
Nov 4, 2025vs UTAH1 − 2L
Nov 1, 2025vs WSH4 − 3W
Oct 30, 2025at BOS3 − 4L
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