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Blackhawks at Sabres

NHL · Saturday, Oct 3 · 6:00 PM CT · KeyBank Center · Final CHI 3 – BUF 4

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
CHI2103
BUF1124
Team box
CHI·BUF
15
shots
28
0 of 2
power play
0 of 3
47.5
faceoff %
52.5
18
hits
29
11
blocked shots
8
6
penalty minutes
4
Top performers
PlayerTeamGASOG
Tage ThompsonBUF114
Anton FrondellCHI021
Alex VlasicCHI020
Jack QuinnBUF105
Rasmus DahlinBUF103
Jiri KulichBUF101
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Spencer KnightCHI2824.857
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenBUF1512.800

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

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

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was CHI 33%, BUF 67% · Updated Oct 3

Expected margin
BUF by 1.6
Expected score
BUF 4.2 – 2.5 CHI
Expected total
6.7
BlackhawksThe matchupSabres
+207Our fair odds−207
2.5Expected goals4.2
−0.47Power rating+0.17
1.0Goals / game3.0
5.5Allowed / game6.0
20.5Shots / game26.0
35.5Faceoff %44.6
13.0Hits / game21.0
0−2Season record0−1
2−8Last 104−6

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
CHI chance · BUF chance
Our model fair32.6%67.4%
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
CHIChicago Blackhawks+20733%————
BUFBuffalo Sabres−20767%————
SpreadBUF by 1.6
CHIChicago Blackhawks+1.6our margin————
BUFBuffalo Sabres−1.6our 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

Buffalo Sabres by 1.6 expected
Chicago Blackhawks by 8 goals: <1%Chicago Blackhawks by 7 goals: <1%Chicago Blackhawks by 6 goals: <1%Chicago Blackhawks by 5 goals: <1%Chicago Blackhawks by 4 goals: 2%Chicago Blackhawks by 3 goals: 4%Chicago Blackhawks by 2 goals: 4%Chicago Blackhawks by 1 goal: 18%Buffalo Sabres by 1 goal: 16%Buffalo Sabres by 2 goals: 13%Buffalo Sabres by 3 goals: 20%Buffalo Sabres by 4 goals: 13%Buffalo Sabres by 5 goals: 6%Buffalo Sabres by 6 goals: 2%Buffalo Sabres by 7 goals: 1%Buffalo Sabres by 8 goals: <1%
← CHI wins byBUF wins by →
Buffalo Sabres wins by 2 or more56%
Buffalo Sabres wins by 3 or more43%
Chicago Blackhawks wins by 2 or more11%
Decided by one goal34%

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: 18%6 goals: 12%7 goals: 19%8 goals: 10%9 goals: 11%10 goals: 5%11 goals: 4%12 goals: 2%13 goals: 1%14 goals: <1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.564%
Total over 6.552%
Total over 7.534%
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
CHISpencer Knight G · last 5 starts: .831 save %, 4.23 GAAstarted
BUFUkko-Pekka Luukkonen G · last 5 starts: .874 save %, 3.21 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
CHI·BUF
Oct 1 at UTAH
last game
Oct 1 at CBJ
1 day
days of rest
1 day
no
back-to-back
no
2
games in last 7 days
1
3rd straight road game
home / road
home after a road game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2026–27 season · box-score averages from 1+ games
CHI·BUF
−0.47
rating (0 = average)
+0.17
1.0
goals / game
3.0
5.5
goals allowed / game
6.0
0−2
season record
0−1
0−0
home record
0−0
0−2
away record
0−1
L2
streak
L1
2−8
last 10
4−6
20.5
shots / game
26.0
35.5
faceoff %
44.6
13.0
hits / game
21.0
10.5
blocked shots / game
8.0
4.5
takeaways / game
2.0
14.0
giveaways / game
15.0

Rating Trend

CHI · BUF · 4 days
Chicago BlackhawksBuffalo Sabres
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · BUF 9−1
Apr 13at CHIBUF 5 − 1
Nov 21, 2025at BUFBUF 9 − 3
Dec 27, 2024at BUFBUF 6 − 2
Oct 19, 2024at CHIBUF 4 − 2
Jan 18, 2024at BUFBUF 3 − 0
Nov 19, 2023at CHIBUF 3 − 2
Jan 17, 2023at CHICHI 4 − 3 OT
Oct 29, 2022at BUFBUF 4 − 3 OT
Apr 29, 2022at BUFBUF 3 − 2 OT
Mar 28, 2022at CHIBUF 6 − 5

CHI · Last 10

2−8 · streak L2
Oct 1at UTAH0 − 6L
Sep 29at VGK2 − 5L
Apr 15vs SJ5 − 2W
Apr 13vs BUF1 − 5L
Apr 11vs STL3 − 5L
Apr 9vs CAR2 − 7L
Apr 6at SJ2 − 3L
Apr 4at SEA4 − 2W
Apr 2at EDM1 − 3L
Mar 31vs WPG3 − 4L

BUF · Last 10

4−6 · streak L2
Oct 1at CBJ3 − 6L
May 18vs MTL2 − 3L
May 16at MTL8 − 3W
May 14vs MTL3 − 6L
May 12at MTL3 − 2W
May 10at MTL2 − 6L
May 8vs MTL1 − 5L
May 6vs MTL4 − 2W
May 1at BOS4 − 1W
Apr 28vs BOS1 − 2L