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Sharks at Sabres

NHL · Tuesday, Mar 10 · 6:00 PM CT · KeyBank Center · Final SJ 3 – BUF 6

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
SJ1113
BUF2226
Team box
SJ·BUF
20
shots
26
1 of 3
power play
0 of 1
49.1
faceoff %
50.9
23
hits
21
16
blocked shots
14
24
penalty minutes
18
Top performers
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Yaroslav AskarovSJ2520.800
Alex LyonBUF2017.850

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

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

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was SJ 33%, BUF 67% · Updated Mar 10

Expected margin
BUF by 1.2
Expected score
BUF 4.1 – 2.9 SJ
Expected total
7.1
SharksThe matchupSabres
+203Our fair odds−203
2.9Expected goals4.1
−0.33Power rating+0.23
3.1Goals / game3.5
3.5Allowed / game3.0
26.0Shots / game28.1
47.6Faceoff %45.0
21.2Hits / game18.9
30−31Season record39−25
3−7Last 108−2

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
SJ chance · BUF chance
Our model fair33.0%67.0%
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
SJSan Jose Sharks+20333%————
BUFBuffalo Sabres−20367%————
SpreadBUF by 1.2
SJSan Jose Sharks+1.2our margin————
BUFBuffalo Sabres−1.2our margin————
Totalwe expect 7.1
Over7.1our total————
Under7.1our 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

Buffalo Sabres by 1.2 expected
San Jose Sharks by 7 goals: <1%San Jose Sharks by 6 goals: <1%San Jose Sharks by 5 goals: 1%San Jose Sharks by 4 goals: 3%San Jose Sharks by 3 goals: 6%San Jose Sharks by 2 goals: 6%San Jose Sharks by 1 goal: 16%Buffalo Sabres by 1 goal: 20%Buffalo Sabres by 2 goals: 12%Buffalo Sabres by 3 goals: 17%Buffalo Sabres by 4 goals: 11%Buffalo Sabres by 5 goals: 5%Buffalo Sabres by 6 goals: 1%Buffalo Sabres by 7 goals: 1%
← SJ wins byBUF wins by →
Buffalo Sabres wins by 2 or more48%
Buffalo Sabres wins by 3 or more36%
San Jose Sharks 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

7.1 expected
1 goals: 1%2 goals: 1%3 goals: 6%4 goals: 6%5 goals: 16%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 19%8 goals: 10%9 goals: 13%10 goals: 6%11 goals: 6%12 goals: 2%13 goals: 2%14 goals: 1%15 goals: <1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 6.559%
Total over 7.540%
Total over 8.530%
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
SJYaroslav Askarov G · last 5 starts: .896 save %, 3.38 GAAstarted
BUFAlex Lyon G · last 5 starts: .923 save %, 2.63 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
SJ·BUF
Mar 7 vs NYI
last game
Mar 8 vs TB
2 days
days of rest
1 day
no
back-to-back
no
3
games in last 7 days
4
road after a home game
home / road
3rd straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 61+ games
SJ·BUF
−0.33
rating (0 = average)
+0.23
3.1
goals / game
3.5
3.5
goals allowed / game
3.0
30−31
season record
39−25
17−15
home record
20−11
13−16
away record
19−14
L2
streak
W7
3−7
last 10
8−2
26.0
shots / game
28.1
47.6
faceoff %
45.0
21.2
hits / game
18.9
15.2
blocked shots / game
14.7
4.5
takeaways / game
5.1
16.0
giveaways / game
16.0

Rating Trend

SJ · BUF · 125 days
San Jose SharksBuffalo Sabres
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 8 meetings · BUF 5−3
Mar 4, 2025at BUFSJ 6 − 2
Nov 23, 2024at SJBUF 4 − 2
Jan 27, 2024at SJBUF 5 − 2
Jan 15, 2024at BUFBUF 3 − 0
Feb 18, 2023at SJBUF 4 − 2
Dec 4, 2022at BUFBUF 6 − 3
Jan 6, 2022at BUFSJ 3 − 2
Nov 2, 2021at SJSJ 5 − 3

SJ · Last 10

3−7 · streak L2
Mar 7vs NYI1 − 2L
Mar 6vs STL2 − 3L
Mar 3vs MTL7 − 5W
Mar 1vs WPG2 − 1W
Feb 28vs EDM5 − 4W
Feb 26vs CGY1 − 4L
Feb 4at COL2 − 4L
Feb 2at CHI3 − 6L
Jan 31at CGY2 − 3L
Jan 29at EDM3 − 4L

BUF · Last 10

8−2 · streak W7
Mar 8vs TB8 − 7W
Mar 7vs NSH3 − 2W
Mar 5at PIT5 − 1W
Mar 3vs VGK3 − 2W
Feb 28at TB6 − 2W
Feb 27at FLA3 − 2W
Feb 25at NJ2 − 1W
Feb 5vs PIT2 − 5L
Feb 3at TB3 − 4L
Feb 2at FLA5 − 3W