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St. Louis Blues at Buffalo Sabres NHL Predictions

2024-11-14 • KeyBank Center
Buffalo Sabres 4 - 3 St. Louis Blues

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
BUF: 62.5%
STL: 37.5%
Expected Goals
BUF: 3.49
STL: 2.86
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 58%
Over 6.5: 46%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

BUF
D. Levi
STL
Jordan Binnington - 7-10-6 | 0.869 SV% | 3.56 GAA
StatBUFSTL
Season SV%—0.869
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—3.56
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
BUFD. Levi2724388.9%2.060-0.94
STLJordan Binnington3329487.9%1.870-2.13
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: 50% • BUF at home vs STL: 2-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-12-29STL 2 - 4 BUFBUFBUF
2025-11-06BUF 0 - 3 STLSTLBUF
2024-12-29STL 2 - 4 BUFBUFBUF
2024-11-14BUF 4 - 3 STLBUFBUF
2024-02-10BUF 1 - 3 STLSTLBUF

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1BUF1800.83
1STL1100.52
2BUF1400.36
2STL1500.96
3BUF1000.34
3STL1400.58
4BUF400.33
4STL000.00
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
✅ Correct
Confidence: 62.5%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Buffalo Sabres 4 - 3 St. Louis Blues
Expected: 3.5 - 2.9