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Buffalo Sabres at Seattle Kraken NHL Predictions

2025-01-20 • Climate Pledge Arena
Seattle Kraken 6 - 4 Buffalo Sabres
🚨 Upset Win (53% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
SEA: 47.3%
BUF: 52.7%
Expected Goals
SEA: 3.37
BUF: 3.33
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 56%
Over 6.5: 43%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

SEA
Joey Daccord - 10-9-5 | 0.903 SV% | 2.77 GAA
BUF
D. Levi
StatSEABUF
Season SV%0.903—
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.77—
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
SEAJoey Daccord2925486.2%2.801-1.20
BUFD. Levi3428682.4%4.065-1.94
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: 70% • SEA at home vs BUF: 3-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-28BUF 3 - 2 SEABUFBUF
2025-12-14SEA 1 - 3 BUFBUFBUF
2025-01-20SEA 6 - 4 BUFSEABUF
2025-01-11BUF 2 - 6 SEASEABUF
2024-03-18SEA 2 - 6 BUFBUFBUF

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1SEA1821.17
1BUF1600.64
2SEA1801.01
2BUF1801.09
3SEA1631.88
3BUF1811.07
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: 52.7%
Total Goals
Actual: 10.0
Expected: 6.7
Score Breakdown
Seattle Kraken 6 - 4 Buffalo Sabres
Expected: 3.4 - 3.3