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Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres NHL Predictions

2025-04-15 • KeyBank Center
Buffalo Sabres 0 - 4 Toronto Maple Leafs
🚨 Upset Loss (55% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
BUF: 54.5%
TOR: 45.5%
Expected Goals
BUF: 3.35
TOR: 2.87
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 57%
Over 6.5: 42%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

BUF
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen - 7-5-1 | 0.903 SV% | 2.46 GAA
TOR
Anthony Stolarz - 6-5-1 | 0.884 SV% | 3.51 GAA
StatBUFTOR
Season SV%0.9030.884
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.463.51
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
BUFUkko-Pekka Luukkonen3228487.5%4.4830.48
TORAnthony Stolarz35350100.0%3.5623.56
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: 55% • BUF at home vs TOR: 3-3
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 TORBUFBUF
2025-04-15BUF 0 - 4 TORTORBUF

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1BUF1901.19
1TOR1300.69
2BUF1300.98
2TOR1901.49
3BUF1821.39
3TOR1732.30
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: 54.5%
Total Goals
Actual: 4.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
Buffalo Sabres 0 - 4 Toronto Maple Leafs
Expected: 3.4 - 2.9