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Sabres at Red Wings

NHL · Saturday, Nov 15 · 6:00 PM CT · Little Caesars Arena · Final BUF 5 – DET 4

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123OTT
BUF11215
DET13004
Team box
BUF·DET
27
shots
28
0 of 4
power play
1 of 5
36.1
faceoff %
63.9
19
hits
18
16
blocked shots
14
10
penalty minutes
8
Top performers
PlayerTeamGASOG
Lucas RaymondDET033
Alex DeBrincatDET205
Tage ThompsonBUF116
Josh DoanBUF114
Moritz SeiderDET024
Rasmus DahlinBUF020
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Colten EllisBUF2824.857
John GibsonDET2722.815

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

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

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was BUF 43%, DET 57% · Updated Nov 15, 2025

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
DET 3.4 – 3.1 BUF
Expected total
6.5
SabresThe matchupRed Wings
+135Our fair odds−135
3.1Expected goals3.4
−0.11Power rating−0.05
2.7Goals / game3.1
3.5Allowed / game3.2
27.9Shots / game29.4
42.6Faceoff %51.8
19.6Hits / game18.9
5−12Season record10−7
2−8Last 105−5

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
BUF chance · DET chance
Our model fair42.6%57.4%
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+13543%————
DETDetroit Red Wings−13557%————
Spreadabout even
BUFBuffalo Sabres+0.3our margin————
DETDetroit Red Wings−0.3our 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: 5%Buffalo Sabres by 3 goals: 10%Buffalo Sabres by 2 goals: 9%Buffalo Sabres by 1 goal: 17%Detroit Red Wings by 1 goal: 25%Detroit Red Wings by 2 goals: 10%Detroit Red Wings by 3 goals: 12%Detroit Red Wings by 4 goals: 7%Detroit Red Wings by 5 goals: 2%Detroit Red Wings by 6 goals: 1%
← BUF wins byDET wins by →
Detroit Red Wings wins by 2 or more33%
Detroit Red Wings wins by 3 or more22%
Buffalo Sabres wins by 2 or more26%
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
BUFColten Ellis G · last 2 starts: .910 save %, 3.06 GAAstarted
DETJohn Gibson G · last 5 starts: .894 save %, 2.81 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
BUF·DET
Nov 13, 2025 at COL
last game
Nov 13, 2025 vs ANA
1 day
days of rest
1 day
no
back-to-back
no
3
games in last 7 days
2
4th straight road game
home / road
4th straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 17+ games
BUF·DET
−0.11
rating (0 = average)
−0.05
2.7
goals / game
3.1
3.5
goals allowed / game
3.2
5−12
season record
10−7
5−5
home record
6−3
0−7
away record
4−4
L5
streak
W1
2−8
last 10
5−5
27.9
shots / game
29.4
42.6
faceoff %
51.8
19.6
hits / game
18.9
15.7
blocked shots / game
15.1
4.4
takeaways / game
3.9
16.2
giveaways / game
17.4

Rating Trend

BUF · DET · 33 days
Buffalo SabresDetroit Red Wings
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · DET 6−4
Oct 22, 2025at BUFBUF 4 − 2
Mar 12, 2025at DETDET 7 − 3
Dec 9, 2024at BUFDET 6 − 5 SO
Nov 2, 2024at DETDET 2 − 1
Oct 26, 2024at BUFBUF 5 − 3
Apr 7, 2024at DETDET 3 − 1
Mar 16, 2024at DETDET 4 − 1
Mar 12, 2024at BUFBUF 7 − 3
Dec 5, 2023at BUFDET 5 − 3
Apr 6, 2023at DETBUF 7 − 6 SO

BUF · Last 10

2−8 · streak L5
Nov 13, 2025at COL3 − 6L
Nov 12, 2025at UTAH2 − 5L
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

DET · Last 10

5−5 · streak W1
Nov 13, 2025vs ANA6 − 3W
Nov 9, 2025vs CHI1 − 5L
Nov 7, 2025vs NYR1 − 4L
Nov 4, 2025at VGK0 − 1L
Nov 2, 2025at SJ3 − 2W
Oct 31, 2025at ANA2 − 5L
Oct 30, 2025at LA4 − 3W
Oct 28, 2025at STL5 − 2W
Oct 25, 2025vs STL6 − 4W
Oct 23, 2025at NYI2 − 7L