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Sabres at Sharks

NHL · Tuesday, Oct 27 · 9:30 PM CT · SAP Center at San Jose · Final BUF 2 – SJ 0

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
BUF0112
SJ0000
Team box
BUF·SJ
40
shots
23
0 of 3
power play
0 of 3
44.8
faceoff %
55.2
16
hits
35
20
blocked shots
12
6
penalty minutes
6
Top performers
PlayerTeamGASOG
Owen PowerBUF021
Zach BensonBUF105
Olen ZellwegerBUF102
Tage ThompsonBUF016
Konsta HeleniusBUF010
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Colten EllisBUF23231.000
Yaroslav AskarovSJ3938.974

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

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

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was BUF 58%, SJ 42% · Updated Oct 27

Expected margin
BUF by 0.6
Expected score
BUF 3.7 – 3.1 SJ
Expected total
6.9
SabresThe matchupSharks
−136Our fair odds+136
3.7Expected goals3.1
+0.13Power rating−0.25
2.8Goals / game3.1
3.7Allowed / game3.6
26.4Shots / game28.1
48.1Faceoff %46.4
18.9Hits / game24.7
4−7Season record6−6
4−6Last 104−6
Jiri Kulich · Alex Lyon
Matt Grzelcyk · Sam Carrick
Out (4 each)Alexander Wennberg · Igor Chernyshov
Kyle Keyser · Quentin Musty

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
BUF chance · SJ chance
Our model fair57.7%42.3%
Kalshi59.7%43.7%
Polymarket US59.7%44.7%
ProphetX59.5%42.8%
Novig58.5%42.0%
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshipre-game · 9:30 PM CTPolymarket USpre-game · 9:29 PM CTProphetXpre-game · 9:29 PM CTNovigpre-game · 9:29 PM CT
Moneyline
BUFBuffalo Sabres−13658%−14859.7%−14859.7%−14759.5%−14158.5%
SJSan Jose Sharks+13642%+12943.7%+12444.7%+13342.8%+13842.0%
SpreadBUF by 0.6
BUFBuffalo Sabres−0.6our margin−1.5 +15938.6%−1.5 +16637.6%−1.5 +15738.8%−1.5 +17037.0%
SJSan Jose Sharks+0.6our margin+1.5 −19165.6%+1.5 −19966.6%+1.5 −18064.2%+1.5 −17864.0%
Totalwe expect 6.9
Over6.9our totalo6.5 −13757.7%o6.5 −14258.7%o6.5 −13256.8%o6.5 −13056.5%
Under6.9our totalu6.5 +11446.7%u6.5 +11945.7%u6.5 +11945.7%u6.5 +12544.5%

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 0.6 expected
Buffalo Sabres by 7 goals: <1%Buffalo Sabres by 6 goals: 1%Buffalo Sabres by 5 goals: 3%Buffalo Sabres by 4 goals: 9%Buffalo Sabres by 3 goals: 15%Buffalo Sabres by 2 goals: 11%Buffalo Sabres by 1 goal: 19%San Jose Sharks by 1 goal: 20%San Jose Sharks by 2 goals: 8%San Jose Sharks by 3 goals: 8%San Jose Sharks by 4 goals: 4%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 more39%
Buffalo Sabres wins by 3 or more28%
San Jose Sharks wins by 2 or more22%
Decided by one goal39%

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

6.9 expected
1 goals: 1%2 goals: 1%3 goals: 7%4 goals: 7%5 goals: 18%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 20%8 goals: 9%9 goals: 13%10 goals: 5%11 goals: 5%12 goals: 2%13 goals: 2%14 goals: <1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.566%
Total over 6.555%
Total over 7.536%
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
BUFColten Ellis G · last 5 starts: .913 save %, 2.38 GAAstarted
SJYaroslav Askarov G · last 5 starts: .883 save %, 3.48 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
BUF·SJ
Oct 24 at WSH
last game
Oct 24 at BOS
2 days
days of rest
2 days
no
back-to-back
no
2
games in last 7 days
3
2nd straight road game
home / road
home after a road game

For context, not in our forecast.

Who's Out

Injury list before the game · Oct 27, 2026, 8:10 PM CT
Buffalo Sabres
BUFJiri Kulich · concussion, back about Nov 4Out
BUFJustin Danforth · upper body, back about Oct 27Day-to-day
BUFAlex Lyon · upper body, back about Oct 31IR
BUFMatt Grzelcyk · lower body, back about Oct 31IR
BUFSam Carrick · upper body, back about Oct 31IR
San Jose Sharks
SJAlexander Wennberg · upper body, back about Nov 9Out
SJIgor Chernyshov · upper body, back about Nov 14Out
SJKyle Keyser · upper body, back about Dec 1IR
SJQuentin Musty · upper body, back about Dec 1IR

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2026–27 season · box-score averages from 11+ games
BUF·SJ
+0.13
rating (0 = average)
−0.25
2.8
goals / game
3.1
3.7
goals allowed / game
3.6
4−7
season record
6−6
3−3
home record
2−2
1−4
away record
4−4
L3
streak
L1
4−6
last 10
4−6
26.4
shots / game
28.1
48.1
faceoff %
46.4
18.9
hits / game
24.7
11.5
blocked shots / game
14.7
3.9
takeaways / game
4.7
17.7
giveaways / game
18.4

Rating Trend

BUF · SJ · 28 days
Buffalo SabresSan Jose Sharks
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · SJ 3−7
Mar 19at SJBUF 5 − 0
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

4−6 · streak L3
Oct 24at WSH3 − 4L
Oct 21vs PHI1 − 3L
Oct 17at MTL3 − 4L
Oct 15at TOR5 − 4W
Oct 13at MTL3 − 4L
Oct 12vs FLA5 − 3W
Oct 10vs UTAH1 − 4L
Oct 8vs DAL0 − 4L
Oct 6vs MIN3 − 2W
Oct 3vs CHI4 − 3W

SJ · Last 10

4−6 · streak L1
Oct 24at BOS4 − 6L
Oct 22at OTT6 − 2W
Oct 20at MTL4 − 3W
Oct 19at TOR1 − 3L
Oct 17at DET3 − 4L
Oct 15at NSH3 − 2W
Oct 13vs BOS3 − 6L
Oct 10vs EDM1 − 3L
Oct 8at STL3 − 2W
Oct 5at DAL0 − 5L