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Stars at Sabres

NHL · Thursday, Oct 8 · 6:00 PM CT · KeyBank Center · Final DAL 4 – BUF 0

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
DAL1304
BUF0000
Team box
DAL·BUF
18
shots
26
1 of 2
power play
0 of 3
62.3
faceoff %
37.7
22
hits
23
17
blocked shots
8
6
penalty minutes
4
Top performers
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Jake OettingerDAL26261.000
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenBUF1814.778

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
BUF +4
DAL +4
P1P2P3
largest lead: BUF 0 · DAL 4lead changes: 0

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was DAL 45%, BUF 55% · Updated Oct 8

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
BUF 3.2 – 3.2 DAL
Expected total
6.4
StarsThe matchupSabres
+120Our fair odds−120
3.2Expected goals3.2
+0.14Power rating+0.20
2.0Goals / game3.3
2.0Allowed / game3.7
27.0Shots / game27.3
55.1Faceoff %50.9
20.3Hits / game20.7
1−2Season record2−1
4−6Last 105−5

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
DAL chance · BUF chance
Our model fair45.4%54.6%
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
DALDallas Stars+12045%————
BUFBuffalo Sabres−12055%————
Spreadabout even
DALDallas Stars+0.1our margin————
BUFBuffalo Sabres−0.1our margin————
Totalwe expect 6.4
Over6.4our total————
Under6.4our 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
Dallas Stars by 6 goals: <1%Dallas Stars by 5 goals: 2%Dallas Stars by 4 goals: 6%Dallas Stars by 3 goals: 11%Dallas Stars by 2 goals: 10%Dallas Stars by 1 goal: 17%Buffalo Sabres by 1 goal: 25%Buffalo Sabres by 2 goals: 10%Buffalo Sabres by 3 goals: 11%Buffalo Sabres by 4 goals: 6%Buffalo Sabres by 5 goals: 2%Buffalo Sabres by 6 goals: <1%
← DAL wins byBUF wins by →
Buffalo Sabres wins by 2 or more29%
Buffalo Sabres wins by 3 or more20%
Dallas Stars wins by 2 or more29%
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

6.4 expected
1 goals: 1%2 goals: 2%3 goals: 10%4 goals: 8%5 goals: 20%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 19%8 goals: 8%9 goals: 11%10 goals: 4%11 goals: 4%12 goals: 1%13 goals: 1%14 goals: <1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.559%
Total over 6.548%
Total over 7.529%
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
DALJake Oettinger G · last 5 starts: .911 save %, 2.12 GAAstarted
BUFUkko-Pekka Luukkonen G · last 5 starts: .845 save %, 3.43 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
DAL·BUF
Oct 5 vs SJ
last game
Oct 6 vs MIN
2 days
days of rest
1 day
no
back-to-back
no
3
games in last 7 days
3
road after a home game
home / road
3rd straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2026–27 season · box-score averages from 3+ games
DAL·BUF
+0.14
rating (0 = average)
+0.20
2.0
goals / game
3.3
2.0
goals allowed / game
3.7
1−2
season record
2−1
1−1
home record
2−0
0−1
away record
0−1
W1
streak
W2
4−6
last 10
5−5
27.0
shots / game
27.3
55.1
faceoff %
50.9
20.3
hits / game
20.7
15.0
blocked shots / game
10.7
2.0
takeaways / game
2.7
12.3
giveaways / game
18.3

Rating Trend

DAL · BUF · 9 days
Dallas StarsBuffalo Sabres
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · BUF 3−7
Apr 15at BUFDAL 4 − 3 SO
Dec 31, 2025at DALBUF 4 − 1
Dec 31, 2024at DALDAL 4 − 2
Oct 22, 2024at BUFBUF 4 − 2
Apr 9, 2024at DALDAL 3 − 2
Feb 6, 2024at BUFDAL 2 − 1
Mar 9, 2023at BUFDAL 10 − 4
Jan 23, 2023at DALBUF 3 − 2 OT
Feb 27, 2022at DALDAL 4 − 2
Jan 20, 2022at BUFDAL 5 − 4

DAL · Last 10

4−6 · streak W1
Oct 5vs SJ5 − 0W
Oct 3at NSH1 − 2L
Oct 2vs STL0 − 4L
Apr 30at MIN2 − 5L
Apr 28vs MIN2 − 4L
Apr 25at MIN2 − 3L
Apr 22at MIN4 − 3W
Apr 20vs MIN4 − 2W
Apr 18vs MIN1 − 6L
Apr 15at BUF4 − 3W

BUF · Last 10

5−5 · streak W2
Oct 6vs MIN3 − 2W
Oct 3vs CHI4 − 3W
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