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Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres

NHLregular • 2025-26 Season
completed
Sabres logo
Sabres
Buffalo
3
vs
Maple Leafs logo
Maple Leafs
Toronto
2
BUF 56%44% TOR
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Buffalo Sabres 56% to win. The biggest signal favoring Sabres:

  • Home Field Advantage. Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the home-field edge were neutral: BUF 52% (−4)

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VenueKeyBank Center
Buffalo, NY

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Maple Leafs (away)
Sabres (home)
44%
Win probability
56%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Sabres defeated the Maple Leafs 3-2.

Our model predicted the Sabres would win with 56% confidence -- and they delivered. Even with modest confidence, the model got this one right.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Home Field Advantage favored the Sabres and was a notable factor: Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
  • Rest Days was neutral and a contributing factor: Rest days data not available
  • Offensive Efficiency was neutral and a contributing factor: No offensive stats available for comparison

This analysis was generated from our model's pre-game assessment compared against the actual result. Factor accuracy helps improve future predictions.

Sabres won 3-2

Sabres won in a close game

Prediction CorrectWe predicted Sabres at 56%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Buffalo Sabres
  • Rest DaysNeutral
  • Offensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Defensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Turnover DifferentialNeutral
  • Head to HeadNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

TOR
BUF
Home Field Advantage
Favours TOR|Favours BUF

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Understanding the win probability calculation

1 factor not shown (insufficient data)

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 3/14/2026, 8:50:02 AM

Key Players

Maple Leafs

Sergei BobrovskyG
Samuel HlavajG
Anthony StolarzG
Teddy BluegerC
Aatu RatyC

Sabres

Alex LyonG
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG
Colten EllisG
Sam CarrickC
Konsta HeleniusC

Learn About Our Analysis

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Frequently Asked Questions

Sabres has a 56% win probability, while Maple Leafs has a 44% win probability based on our analysis.

Our model considers offensive and defensive efficiency, rest days, injury impact, and historical performance.

This game is being played at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY.

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