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Sabres at Canucks

NHL · Thursday, Dec 11 · 9:00 PM CT · Rogers Arena · Final BUF 3 – VAN 2

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
BUF1203
VAN1102
Team box
BUF·VAN
15
shots
32
1 of 2
power play
1 of 3
40.5
faceoff %
59.5
13
hits
22
26
blocked shots
7
10
penalty minutes
8
Top performers
PlayerTeamGASOG
Tage ThompsonBUF115
Rasmus DahlinBUF113
Max SassonVAN105
Kiefer SherwoodVAN102
Zach BensonBUF101
Jake DeBruskVAN014
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Alex LyonBUF3230.938
Thatcher DemkoVAN1512.800

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

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

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was BUF 46%, VAN 54% · Updated Dec 11, 2025

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
VAN 3.5 – 3.2 BUF
Expected total
6.7
SabresThe matchupCanucks
+118Our fair odds−118
3.2Expected goals3.5
−0.17Power rating−0.18
3.1Goals / game2.8
3.5Allowed / game3.6
29.0Shots / game27.0
43.8Faceoff %48.1
19.2Hits / game21.2
12−18Season record11−19
5−5Last 102−8

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
BUF chance · VAN chance
Our model fair45.9%54.1%
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+11846%————
VANVancouver Canucks−11854%————
Spreadabout even
BUFBuffalo Sabres+0.3our margin————
VANVancouver Canucks−0.3our 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
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: 20%Vancouver Canucks by 1 goal: 20%Vancouver Canucks by 2 goals: 10%Vancouver Canucks by 3 goals: 13%Vancouver Canucks by 4 goals: 7%Vancouver Canucks by 5 goals: 3%Vancouver Canucks by 6 goals: 1%
← BUF wins byVAN wins by →
Vancouver Canucks wins by 2 or more34%
Vancouver Canucks wins by 3 or more24%
Buffalo Sabres wins by 2 or more25%
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
BUFAlex Lyon G · last 5 starts: .869 save %, 3.82 GAAstarted
VANThatcher Demko G · last 5 starts: .903 save %, 2.80 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
BUF·VAN
Dec 9, 2025 at EDM
last game
Dec 8, 2025 vs DET
1 day
days of rest
2 days
no
back-to-back
no
3
games in last 7 days
3
5th straight road game
home / road
4th straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 30+ games
BUF·VAN
−0.17
rating (0 = average)
−0.18
3.1
goals / game
2.8
3.5
goals allowed / game
3.6
12−18
season record
11−19
9−7
home record
4−10
3−11
away record
7−9
W1
streak
L1
5−5
last 10
2−8
29.0
shots / game
27.0
43.8
faceoff %
48.1
19.2
hits / game
21.2
15.0
blocked shots / game
14.8
5.0
takeaways / game
4.2
15.3
giveaways / game
14.8

Rating Trend

BUF · VAN · 58 days
Buffalo SabresVancouver Canucks
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 8 meetings · VAN 4−4
Jan 21, 2025at VANBUF 3 − 2
Nov 29, 2024at BUFVAN 4 − 3 OT
Mar 19, 2024at VANVAN 3 − 2
Jan 13, 2024at BUFVAN 1 − 0
Nov 15, 2022at BUFVAN 5 − 4
Oct 22, 2022at VANBUF 5 − 1
Mar 20, 2022at VANBUF 3 − 2 OT
Oct 19, 2021at BUFBUF 5 − 2

BUF · Last 10

5−5 · streak W1
Dec 9, 2025at EDM4 − 3W
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

VAN · Last 10

2−8 · streak L1
Dec 8, 2025vs DET0 − 4L
Dec 6, 2025vs MIN4 − 2W
Dec 5, 2025vs UTAH1 − 4L
Dec 2, 2025at COL1 − 3L
Nov 29, 2025at LA1 − 2L
Nov 28, 2025at SJ2 − 3L
Nov 26, 2025at ANA5 − 4W
Nov 23, 2025vs CGY2 − 5L
Nov 20, 2025vs DAL2 − 4L
Nov 17, 2025at FLA5 − 8L