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Sabres at Sharks

NHL · Thursday, Mar 19 · 9:00 PM CT · SAP Center at San Jose · Final BUF 5 – SJ 0

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
BUF0325
SJ0000
Team box
BUF·SJ
16
shots
23
0 of 2
power play
0 of 2
50.0
faceoff %
50.0
14
hits
27
14
blocked shots
16
4
penalty minutes
4
Top performers
PlayerTeamGASOG
Sam CarrickBUF203
Rasmus DahlinBUF111
Logan StanleyBUF021
Noah OstlundBUF102
Tage ThompsonBUF101
Jason ZuckerBUF012
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Alex LyonBUF23231.000
Alex NedeljkovicSJ1611.688

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
SJ +5
BUF +5
P1P2P3
largest lead: SJ 0 · BUF 5lead changes: 0

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was BUF 58%, SJ 42% · Updated Mar 19

Expected margin
BUF by 0.9
Expected score
BUF 4.0 – 3.1 SJ
Expected total
7.1
SabresThe matchupSharks
−141Our fair odds+141
4.0Expected goals3.1
+0.22Power rating−0.29
3.5Goals / game3.1
2.9Allowed / game3.5
28.1Shots / game25.9
45.4Faceoff %47.2
19.0Hits / game21.3
42−26Season record32−34
9−1Last 105−5

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
BUF chance · SJ chance
Our model fair58.5%41.5%
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
BUFBuffalo Sabres−14158%————
SJSan Jose Sharks+14142%————
SpreadBUF by 0.9
BUFBuffalo Sabres−0.9our margin————
SJSan Jose Sharks+0.9our 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 0.9 expected
Buffalo Sabres by 7 goals: 1%Buffalo Sabres by 6 goals: 1%Buffalo Sabres by 5 goals: 4%Buffalo Sabres by 4 goals: 10%Buffalo Sabres by 3 goals: 16%Buffalo Sabres by 2 goals: 12%Buffalo Sabres by 1 goal: 16%San Jose Sharks by 1 goal: 21%San Jose Sharks by 2 goals: 7%San Jose Sharks by 3 goals: 7%San Jose Sharks by 4 goals: 3%San Jose Sharks by 5 goals: 1%San Jose Sharks by 6 goals: <1%San Jose Sharks by 7 goals: <1%
← BUF wins bySJ wins by →
Buffalo Sabres wins by 2 or more45%
Buffalo Sabres wins by 3 or more33%
San Jose Sharks wins by 2 or more18%
Decided by one goal37%

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: 5%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 7.539%
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
BUFAlex Lyon G · last 5 starts: .917 save %, 2.16 GAAstarted
SJAlex Nedeljkovic G · last 5 starts: .912 save %, 2.59 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
BUF·SJ
Mar 17 at VGK
last game
Mar 17 at EDM
1 day
days of rest
1 day
no
back-to-back
no
3
games in last 7 days
4
2nd 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 66+ games
BUF·SJ
+0.22
rating (0 = average)
−0.29
3.5
goals / game
3.1
2.9
goals allowed / game
3.5
42−26
season record
32−34
22−12
home record
17−15
20−14
away record
15−19
W2
streak
L2
9−1
last 10
5−5
28.1
shots / game
25.9
45.4
faceoff %
47.2
19.0
hits / game
21.3
14.5
blocked shots / game
15.3
5.1
takeaways / game
4.5
15.8
giveaways / game
16.2

Rating Trend

BUF · SJ · 134 days
Buffalo SabresSan Jose Sharks
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 9 meetings · SJ 3−6
Mar 10at BUFBUF 6 − 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

BUF · Last 10

9−1 · streak W2
Mar 17at VGK2 − 0W
Mar 14vs TOR3 − 2W
Mar 12vs WSH1 − 2L
Mar 10vs SJ6 − 3W
Mar 8vs TB8 − 7W
Mar 7vs NSH3 − 2W
Mar 5at PIT5 − 1W
Mar 3vs VGK3 − 2W
Feb 28at TB6 − 2W
Feb 27at FLA3 − 2W

SJ · Last 10

5−5 · streak L2
Mar 17at EDM3 − 5L
Mar 15at OTT4 − 7L
Mar 14at MTL4 − 2W
Mar 12at BOS4 − 2W
Mar 10at BUF3 − 6L
Mar 7vs NYI1 − 2L
Mar 6vs STL2 − 3L
Mar 3vs MTL7 − 5W
Mar 1vs WPG2 − 1W
Feb 28vs EDM5 − 4W