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Edmonton Oilers at Buffalo Sabres NHL Predictions

2025-03-10 • KeyBank Center
Buffalo Sabres 3 - 2 Edmonton Oilers
🚨 Upset Win (54% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
BUF: 46.3%
EDM: 53.7%
Expected Goals
BUF: 2.96
EDM: 3.32
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 63%
Over 6.5: 48%

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 33% • BUF at home vs EDM: 3-0
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-12-09EDM 3 - 4 BUFBUFEDM
2025-11-17BUF 5 - 1 EDMBUFEDM
2025-03-10BUF 3 - 2 EDMBUFEDM
2025-01-25EDM 3 - 2 BUFEDMEDM
2024-03-21EDM 8 - 3 BUFEDMEDM

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1BUF1510.99
1EDM1500.82
2BUF1000.53
2EDM1200.89
3BUF1000.86
3EDM2001.29
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: 53.7%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Buffalo Sabres 3 - 2 Edmonton Oilers
Expected: 3.0 - 3.3