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2026-27 Season Live

Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Predictions

2022-03-02 • Scotiabank Arena
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 - 5 Buffalo Sabres
🚨 Upset Loss (68% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
TOR: 68.4%
BUF: 31.6%
Expected Goals
TOR: 3.87
BUF: 2.89
Total Goals
Median: 6.6
Over 5.5: 65%
Over 6.5: 50%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

TOR
P. Mrazek
BUF
C. Anderson
StatTORBUF
Season SV%——
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA——
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats. Confirmed goalie row used when available; otherwise current projected starter is shown.

Goalie Game Metrics

TeamGoalieSASavesGASV%xGAHD FacedGSAx
TORP. Mrazek3126583.9%2.071-2.93
BUFC. Anderson3029196.7%1.7500.75
SA uses shots on goal plus goals. xGA, high-danger faced, and GSAx use modeled scoring attempts against. GSAx is xGA minus goals against.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 61% • TOR at home vs BUF: 4-5
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-14BUF 3 - 2 TORBUFBUF
2026-01-27TOR 4 - 7 BUFBUFBUF
2025-10-25TOR 4 - 3 BUFTORTOR
2025-10-24BUF 5 - 3 TORBUFTOR
2025-04-15BUF 0 - 4 TORTORTOR

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1TOR800.34
1BUF700.36
2TOR1700.73
2BUF1100.62
3TOR2200.69
3BUF1911.09
Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 68.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 6.0
Expected: 6.8
Score Breakdown
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 - 5 Buffalo Sabres
Expected: 3.9 - 2.9