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Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres NHL Predictions

2025-10-13 • KeyBank Center
Buffalo Sabres 1 - 3 Colorado Avalanche
🚨 Upset Loss (55% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
BUF: 55.0%
COL: 45.0%
Expected Goals
BUF: 1.95
COL: 2.89
Total Goals
Median: 5.5
Over 5.5: 50%
Over 6.5: 36%

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 67% • BUF at home vs COL: 1-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-11-13COL 6 - 3 BUFCOLCOL
2025-10-13BUF 1 - 3 COLCOLBUF
2025-01-02COL 6 - 5 BUFCOLCOL
2024-12-03BUF 4 - 5 COLCOLBUF
2023-12-13COL 5 - 1 BUFCOLCOL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1BUF2000.78
1COL1200.82
2BUF1800.88
2COL1621.17
3BUF700.47
3COL2311.50
Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

🎯 Shot Chart

Shot chart for Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 55.0%
Total Goals
Actual: 4.0
Expected: 4.8
Score Breakdown
Buffalo Sabres 1 - 3 Colorado Avalanche
Expected: 2.0 - 2.9