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Buffalo Sabres at Chicago Blackhawks NHL Predictions

2024-10-19 • United Center
Chicago Blackhawks 2 - 4 Buffalo Sabres

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CHI: 31.5%
BUF: 68.5%
Expected Goals
CHI: 2.95
BUF: 3.64
Total Goals
Median: 7.1
Over 5.5: 76%
Over 6.5: 61%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CHI
Spencer Knight - 19-25-11 | 0.902 SV% | 2.82 GAA
BUF
Alex Lyon - 20-10-4 | 0.906 SV% | 2.77 GAA
StatCHIBUF
Season SV%0.9090.906
Last 5 SV%0.8510.847
SV% vs Opponent0.808
GAA2.632.82
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 100% • CHI at home vs BUF: 0-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-13CHI 1 - 5 BUFBUFBUF
2025-11-21BUF 9 - 3 CHIBUFBUF
2024-12-27BUF 6 - 2 CHIBUFBUF
2024-10-19CHI 2 - 4 BUFBUFBUF
2024-01-18BUF 3 - 0 CHIBUFBUF

⚡ In-Game Win Probability

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 0:00 20:00 40:00 60:00 In-Game Win Probability Home Win Probability Game Time (minutes)

Goals

PeriodTimeTeamScorer
108:39BUFGoal
111:31BUFGoal
206:28BUFGoal
212:48CHIGoal
218:37BUFGoal
319:34BUFGoal

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 68.5%
Total Goals
Actual: 6.0
Expected: 6.6
Score Breakdown
Chicago Blackhawks 2 - 4 Buffalo Sabres
Expected: 2.9 - 3.6