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Sabres at Kraken

NHL · Sunday, Dec 14 · 7:00 PM CT · Climate Pledge Arena · Final BUF 3 – SEA 1

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
BUF1113
SEA0101
Team box
BUF·SEA
23
shots
24
0 of 2
power play
1 of 3
46.8
faceoff %
53.2
16
hits
24
13
blocked shots
11
6
penalty minutes
4
Top performers
PlayerTeamGASOG
Alex TuchBUF023
Tage ThompsonBUF104
Zach BensonBUF102
Chandler StephensonSEA102
Noah OstlundBUF101
Jack QuinnBUF012
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Alex LyonBUF2423.958
Joey DaccordSEA2220.909

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
SEA +3
BUF +3
P1P2P3
largest lead: SEA 0 · BUF 2lead changes: 0

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was BUF 46%, SEA 54% · Updated Dec 14, 2025

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
SEA 3.2 – 3.0 BUF
Expected total
6.2
SabresThe matchupKraken
+117Our fair odds−117
3.0Expected goals3.2
−0.17Power rating−0.19
3.1Goals / game2.5
3.5Allowed / game3.1
28.5Shots / game25.4
43.7Faceoff %46.4
19.0Hits / game18.6
13−18Season record12−17
5−5Last 103−7

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
BUF chance · SEA chance
Our model fair46.1%53.9%
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+11746%————
SEASeattle Kraken−11754%————
Spreadabout even
BUFBuffalo Sabres+0.2our margin————
SEASeattle Kraken−0.2our margin————
Totalwe expect 6.2
Over6.2our total————
Under6.2our 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%Seattle Kraken by 1 goal: 23%Seattle Kraken by 2 goals: 10%Seattle Kraken by 3 goals: 12%Seattle Kraken by 4 goals: 6%Seattle Kraken by 5 goals: 2%Seattle Kraken by 6 goals: <1%
← BUF wins bySEA wins by →
Seattle Kraken wins by 2 or more31%
Seattle Kraken wins by 3 or more21%
Buffalo Sabres wins by 2 or more26%
Decided by one goal42%

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

6.2 expected
1 goals: 2%2 goals: 2%3 goals: 11%4 goals: 8%5 goals: 21%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 19%8 goals: 8%9 goals: 10%10 goals: 3%11 goals: 3%12 goals: 1%13 goals: 1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.556%
Total over 6.545%
Total over 7.526%
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: .891 save %, 3.42 GAAstarted
SEAJoey Daccord G · last 5 starts: .901 save %, 2.58 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
BUF·SEA
Dec 11, 2025 at VAN
last game
Dec 12, 2025 at UTAH
2 days
days of rest
1 day
no
back-to-back
no
3
games in last 7 days
3
6th 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 29+ games
BUF·SEA
−0.17
rating (0 = average)
−0.19
3.1
goals / game
2.5
3.5
goals allowed / game
3.1
13−18
season record
12−17
9−7
home record
7−8
4−11
away record
5−9
W2
streak
L1
5−5
last 10
3−7
28.5
shots / game
25.4
43.7
faceoff %
46.4
19.0
hits / game
18.6
15.3
blocked shots / game
15.9
5.1
takeaways / game
4.6
15.3
giveaways / game
15.8

Rating Trend

BUF · SEA · 61 days
Buffalo SabresSeattle Kraken
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 8 meetings · SEA 7−1
Jan 20, 2025at SEASEA 6 − 4
Jan 11, 2025at BUFSEA 6 − 2
Mar 18, 2024at SEABUF 6 − 2
Jan 9, 2024at BUFSEA 5 − 2
Jan 10, 2023at BUFSEA 4 − 3
Oct 25, 2022at SEASEA 5 − 1
Nov 29, 2021at BUFSEA 7 − 4
Nov 4, 2021at SEASEA 5 − 2

BUF · Last 10

5−5 · streak W2
Dec 11, 2025at VAN3 − 2W
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

SEA · Last 10

3−7 · streak L1
Dec 12, 2025at UTAH3 − 5L
Dec 10, 2025vs LA3 − 2W
Dec 8, 2025vs MIN1 − 4L
Dec 6, 2025vs DET3 − 4L
Dec 4, 2025at EDM4 − 9L
Nov 29, 2025vs EDM0 − 4L
Nov 26, 2025vs DAL2 − 3L
Nov 23, 2025at NYI0 − 1L
Nov 22, 2025at PIT3 − 2W
Nov 20, 2025at CHI3 − 2W