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Sabres at Mammoth

NHL · Wednesday, Nov 12 · 8:00 PM CT · Delta Center · Final BUF 2 – UTAH 5

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
BUF1102
UTAH0145
Team box
BUF·UTAH
19
shots
37
0 of 2
power play
0 of 2
41.2
faceoff %
58.8
20
hits
16
13
blocked shots
9
24
penalty minutes
14
Top performers
PlayerTeamGASOG
Isak RosenBUF202
JJ PeterkaUTAH113
Nick SchmaltzUTAH112
Clayton KellerUTAH112
Nick DeSimoneUTAH104
Lawson CrouseUTAH102
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Colten EllisBUF3632.889
Karel VejmelkaUTAH1917.895

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
UTAH +3
BUF +3
P1P2P3
largest lead: UTAH 3 · BUF 2lead changes: 1

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was BUF 41%, UTAH 59% · Updated Nov 12, 2025

Expected margin
UTAH by 0.5
Expected score
UTAH 3.5 – 3.0 BUF
Expected total
6.5
SabresThe matchupMammoth
+143Our fair odds−143
3.0Expected goals3.5
−0.11Power rating+0.01
2.7Goals / game3.2
3.3Allowed / game3.1
28.9Shots / game29.3
42.8Faceoff %46.9
19.9Hits / game17.8
5−10Season record9−7
3−7Last 105−5

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
BUF chance · UTAH chance
Our model fair41.1%58.9%
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+14341%————
UTAHUtah Mammoth−14359%————
SpreadUTAH by 0.5
BUFBuffalo Sabres+0.5our margin————
UTAHUtah Mammoth−0.5our 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

Utah Mammoth by 0.5 expected
Buffalo Sabres by 6 goals: <1%Buffalo Sabres by 5 goals: 1%Buffalo Sabres by 4 goals: 4%Buffalo Sabres by 3 goals: 9%Buffalo Sabres by 2 goals: 8%Buffalo Sabres by 1 goal: 18%Utah Mammoth by 1 goal: 23%Utah Mammoth by 2 goals: 11%Utah Mammoth by 3 goals: 14%Utah Mammoth by 4 goals: 8%Utah Mammoth by 5 goals: 3%Utah Mammoth by 6 goals: 1%
← BUF wins byUTAH wins by →
Utah Mammoth wins by 2 or more36%
Utah Mammoth wins by 3 or more25%
Buffalo Sabres wins by 2 or more23%
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: 19%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
BUFColten Ellis G · last 1 start: .935 save %, 2.00 GAAstarted
UTAHKarel Vejmelka G · last 5 starts: .863 save %, 3.42 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
BUF·UTAH
Nov 8, 2025 at CAR
last game
Nov 9, 2025 at OTT
3 days
days of rest
2 days
no
back-to-back
no
2
games in last 7 days
3
2nd straight road game
home / road
home after a road game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 15+ games
BUF·UTAH
−0.11
rating (0 = average)
+0.01
2.7
goals / game
3.2
3.3
goals allowed / game
3.1
5−10
season record
9−7
5−5
home record
4−1
0−5
away record
5−6
L3
streak
L3
3−7
last 10
5−5
28.9
shots / game
29.3
42.8
faceoff %
46.9
19.9
hits / game
17.8
16.2
blocked shots / game
13.4
4.2
takeaways / game
3.8
15.5
giveaways / game
19.2

Rating Trend

BUF · UTAH · 30 days
Buffalo SabresUtah Mammoth
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 3 meetings · UTAH 3−0
Nov 4, 2025at BUFUTAH 2 − 1 OT
Mar 20, 2025at UTAHUTAH 5 − 2
Dec 7, 2024at BUFUTAH 5 − 2

BUF · Last 10

3−7 · streak L3
Nov 8, 2025at CAR3 − 6L
Nov 6, 2025vs STL0 − 3L
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

UTAH · Last 10

5−5 · streak L3
Nov 9, 2025at OTT2 − 4L
Nov 8, 2025at MTL2 − 6L
Nov 5, 2025at TOR3 − 5L
Nov 4, 2025at BUF2 − 1W
Nov 2, 2025vs TB2 − 4L
Oct 28, 2025at EDM3 − 6L
Oct 26, 2025at WPG3 − 2W
Oct 25, 2025at MIN6 − 2W
Oct 23, 2025at STL7 − 4W
Oct 21, 2025vs COL4 − 3W