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Oilers at Sabres

NHL · Monday, Nov 17 · 6:00 PM CT · KeyBank Center · Final EDM 1 – BUF 5

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
EDM0101
BUF1225
Team box
EDM·BUF
33
shots
28
0 of 1
power play
1 of 2
56.1
faceoff %
43.9
20
hits
13
16
blocked shots
19
9
penalty minutes
7
Top performers
PlayerTeamGASOG
Noah OstlundBUF203
Rasmus DahlinBUF023
Tage ThompsonBUF103
Beck MalenstynBUF103
Bowen ByramBUF102
Jack RoslovicEDM101
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Stuart SkinnerEDM2723.852
Colten EllisBUF3332.970

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
BUF +4
EDM +4
P1P2P3
largest lead: BUF 4 · EDM 0lead changes: 0

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was EDM 49%, BUF 51% · Updated Nov 17, 2025

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
EDM 3.4 – 3.3 BUF
Expected total
6.7
OilersThe matchupSabres
+102Our fair odds−102
3.4Expected goals3.3
+0.11Power rating−0.11
3.1Goals / game2.8
3.5Allowed / game3.6
28.2Shots / game27.8
52.8Faceoff %42.2
17.4Hits / game19.6
9−11Season record6−12
5−5Last 102−8

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
EDM chance · BUF chance
Our model fair49.5%50.5%
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
EDMEdmonton Oilers+10249%————
BUFBuffalo Sabres−10251%————
Spreadabout even
EDMEdmonton Oilers−0.1our margin————
BUFBuffalo Sabres+0.1our margin————
Totalwe expect 6.7
Over6.7our total————
Under6.7our 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
Edmonton Oilers by 6 goals: 1%Edmonton Oilers by 5 goals: 2%Edmonton Oilers by 4 goals: 6%Edmonton Oilers by 3 goals: 12%Edmonton Oilers by 2 goals: 10%Edmonton Oilers by 1 goal: 18%Buffalo Sabres by 1 goal: 23%Buffalo Sabres by 2 goals: 9%Buffalo Sabres by 3 goals: 11%Buffalo Sabres by 4 goals: 5%Buffalo Sabres by 5 goals: 2%Buffalo Sabres by 6 goals: <1%
← EDM wins byBUF wins by →
Edmonton Oilers wins by 2 or more32%
Edmonton Oilers wins by 3 or more22%
Buffalo Sabres wins by 2 or more28%
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

6.7 expected
1 goals: 1%2 goals: 2%3 goals: 8%4 goals: 7%5 goals: 19%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 20%8 goals: 9%9 goals: 12%10 goals: 4%11 goals: 5%12 goals: 1%13 goals: 1%14 goals: <1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.564%
Total over 6.553%
Total over 7.533%
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
EDMStuart Skinner G · last 5 starts: .904 save %, 2.51 GAAstarted
BUFColten Ellis G · last 3 starts: .895 save %, 3.36 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
EDM·BUF
Nov 15, 2025 at CAR
last game
Nov 15, 2025 at DET
1 day
days of rest
1 day
no
back-to-back
no
4
games in last 7 days
3
4th 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 18+ games
EDM·BUF
+0.11
rating (0 = average)
−0.11
3.1
goals / game
2.8
3.5
goals allowed / game
3.6
9−11
season record
6−12
5−3
home record
5−5
4−8
away record
1−7
W1
streak
W1
5−5
last 10
2−8
28.2
shots / game
27.8
52.8
faceoff %
42.2
17.4
hits / game
19.6
15.5
blocked shots / game
15.7
4.5
takeaways / game
4.6
16.4
giveaways / game
16.2

Rating Trend

EDM · BUF · 35 days
Edmonton OilersBuffalo Sabres
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 8 meetings · BUF 4−4
Mar 10, 2025at BUFBUF 3 − 2
Jan 25, 2025at EDMEDM 3 − 2
Mar 21, 2024at EDMEDM 8 − 3
Mar 9, 2024at BUFBUF 3 − 2 SO
Mar 6, 2023at BUFEDM 3 − 2
Oct 18, 2022at EDMBUF 4 − 2
Mar 17, 2022at EDMEDM 6 − 1
Nov 12, 2021at BUFBUF 3 − 2

EDM · Last 10

5−5 · streak W1
Nov 15, 2025at CAR4 − 3W
Nov 13, 2025at CBJ4 − 5L
Nov 12, 2025at PHI2 − 1W
Nov 10, 2025vs CBJ5 − 4W
Nov 8, 2025vs COL1 − 9L
Nov 4, 2025at DAL3 − 4L
Nov 3, 2025at STL2 − 3L
Nov 1, 2025vs CHI3 − 2W
Oct 30, 2025vs NYR3 − 4L
Oct 28, 2025vs UTAH6 − 3W

BUF · Last 10

2−8 · streak W1
Nov 15, 2025at DET5 − 4W
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