New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres NHL Predictions

2021-12-10 • KeyBank Center

Buffalo Sabres 1 - 2 New York Rangers

🚨 Upset Loss (64% underdog)

Win Probability

BUF: 64.1%

NYR: 35.9%

Expected Goals

BUF: 3.31

NYR: 2.98

Total Goals

Median: 6.1

Over 5.5: 60%

Over 6.5: 44%

BUF

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen - 7-5-1 | 0.903 SV% | 2.46 GAA

NYR

A. Georgiev

Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats. Confirmed goalie row used when available; otherwise current projected starter is shown.

Team	Goalie	SA	Saves	GA	SV%	xGA	HD Faced	GSAx
BUF	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	31	29	2	93.5%	2.55	1	0.55
NYR	A. Georgiev	37	36	1	97.3%	2.91	1	1.91

SA uses shots on goal plus goals. xGA, high-danger faced, and GSAx use modeled scoring attempts against. GSAx is xGA minus goals against.

Model accuracy in this matchup: 40% • BUF at home vs NYR: 2-5

Date	Score	Winner	Model Pick
2026-04-08	NYR 3 - 5 BUF	BUF	BUF
2026-01-08	NYR 2 - 5 BUF	BUF	BUF
2025-10-09	BUF 0 - 4 NYR	NYR	NYR
2025-02-22	BUF 8 - 2 NYR	BUF	NYR
2024-12-11	BUF 2 - 3 NYR	NYR	BUF

Period	Team	Shots	High Danger	xG
1	BUF	8	0	0.62
1	NYR	17	1	1.17
2	BUF	14	0	0.75
2	NYR	14	0	0.92
3	BUF	21	1	1.54
3	NYR	7	0	0.46

Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

Prediction Result

❌ Incorrect

Confidence: 64.1%

Total Goals

Actual: 3.0

Expected: 6.3

Score Breakdown

Buffalo Sabres 1 - 2 New York Rangers

Expected: 3.3 - 3.0