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Sabres at Oilers

NHL · Tuesday, Dec 9 · 8:00 PM CT · Rogers Place · Final BUF 4 – EDM 3

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123OTT
BUF12014
EDM00303
Team box
BUF·EDM
28
shots
30
2 of 6
power play
0 of 4
38.2
faceoff %
61.8
14
hits
17
12
blocked shots
15
8
penalty minutes
12
Top performers
PlayerTeamGASOG
Tage ThompsonBUF124
Rasmus DahlinBUF034
Connor McDavidEDM206
Josh DoanBUF205
Vasily PodkolzinEDM103
Alex TuchBUF102
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Colten EllisBUF661.000
Alex LyonBUF2421.875
Stuart SkinnerEDM2824.857

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

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

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was BUF 39%, EDM 61% · Updated Dec 9, 2025

Expected margin
EDM by 1.1
Expected score
EDM 4.2 – 3.1 BUF
Expected total
7.3
SabresThe matchupOilers
+158Our fair odds−158
3.1Expected goals4.2
−0.17Power rating+0.11
3.0Goals / game3.3
3.6Allowed / game3.5
29.0Shots / game28.4
44.0Faceoff %52.6
19.4Hits / game17.4
11−18Season record13−16
4−6Last 105−5

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
BUF chance · EDM chance
Our model fair38.8%61.2%
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
BUFBuffalo Sabres+15839%————
EDMEdmonton Oilers−15861%————
SpreadEDM by 1.1
BUFBuffalo Sabres+1.1our margin————
EDMEdmonton Oilers−1.1our margin————
Totalwe expect 7.3
Over7.3our total————
Under7.3our 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

Edmonton Oilers by 1.1 expected
Buffalo Sabres by 7 goals: <1%Buffalo Sabres by 6 goals: <1%Buffalo Sabres by 5 goals: 1%Buffalo Sabres by 4 goals: 3%Buffalo Sabres by 3 goals: 6%Buffalo Sabres by 2 goals: 6%Buffalo Sabres by 1 goal: 20%Edmonton Oilers by 1 goal: 16%Edmonton Oilers by 2 goals: 12%Edmonton Oilers by 3 goals: 17%Edmonton Oilers by 4 goals: 11%Edmonton Oilers by 5 goals: 5%Edmonton Oilers by 6 goals: 1%Edmonton Oilers by 7 goals: 1%
← BUF wins byEDM wins by →
Edmonton Oilers wins by 2 or more48%
Edmonton Oilers wins by 3 or more36%
Buffalo Sabres wins by 2 or more16%
Decided by one goal36%

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

7.3 expected
1 goals: 1%2 goals: 1%3 goals: 6%4 goals: 5%5 goals: 15%6 goals: 10%7 goals: 19%8 goals: 10%9 goals: 14%10 goals: 6%11 goals: 7%12 goals: 2%13 goals: 2%14 goals: 1%15 goals: 1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 6.562%
Total over 7.543%
Total over 8.532%
Total from 7 to 829%

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: .875 save %, 3.75 GAAstarted
EDMStuart Skinner G · last 5 starts: .915 save %, 2.23 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
BUF·EDM
Dec 8, 2025 at CGY
last game
Dec 6, 2025 vs WPG
0 days
days of rest
2 days
yes
back-to-back
no
3
games in last 7 days
3
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 29+ games
BUF·EDM
−0.17
rating (0 = average)
+0.11
3.0
goals / game
3.3
3.6
goals allowed / game
3.5
11−18
season record
13−16
9−7
home record
7−5
2−11
away record
6−11
L3
streak
W2
4−6
last 10
5−5
29.0
shots / game
28.4
44.0
faceoff %
52.6
19.4
hits / game
17.4
15.1
blocked shots / game
14.7
5.0
takeaways / game
4.4
15.4
giveaways / game
16.1

Rating Trend

BUF · EDM · 56 days
Buffalo SabresEdmonton Oilers
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 9 meetings · EDM 4−5
Nov 17, 2025at BUFBUF 5 − 1
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

BUF · Last 10

4−6 · streak L3
Dec 8, 2025at CGY4 − 7L
Dec 5, 2025at WPG1 − 4L
Dec 3, 2025at PHI2 − 5L
Dec 1, 2025vs WPG5 − 1W
Nov 29, 2025at MIN3 − 2W
Nov 28, 2025vs NJ0 − 5L
Nov 26, 2025at PIT2 − 4L
Nov 23, 2025vs CAR4 − 1W
Nov 21, 2025vs CHI9 − 3W
Nov 19, 2025vs CGY2 − 6L

EDM · Last 10

5−5 · streak W2
Dec 6, 2025vs WPG6 − 2W
Dec 4, 2025vs SEA9 − 4W
Dec 2, 2025vs MIN0 − 1L
Nov 29, 2025at SEA4 − 0W
Nov 25, 2025vs DAL3 − 8L
Nov 22, 2025at FLA6 − 3W
Nov 20, 2025at TB1 − 2L
Nov 19, 2025at WSH4 − 7L
Nov 17, 2025at BUF1 − 5L
Nov 15, 2025at CAR4 − 3W