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Buffalo Sabres vs Chicago Blackhawks Prediction

Our pick: Buffalo Sabres to win at 1.45, locked when this prediction was published. It was the market favourite with the bookmaker margin removed; the analysis below is written from match data.

Buffalo Sabres

vs

KeyBank Center (Buffalo)

Chicago Blackhawks

Result

Won

Buffalo Sabres 4 · Chicago Blackhawks 3

Buffalo Sabres won

How our call settled

Our pick, Buffalo Sabres to win at locked odds 1.45, won. It was published with 66% confidence.

At the last price check before the start the best price on Buffalo Sabres to win was still 1.45.

Analysis

Buffalo Sabres take on Chicago Blackhawks on 3 October 2026, a fixture listed under NHL, at KeyBank Center (Buffalo). The bookmaker line makes Buffalo Sabres the favourite at 1.45, which is 65.6% once the bookmaker margin is removed, against Chicago Blackhawks at 2.76 (34.4%).

The head-to-head record in our data feed, all competitions combined, shows 15 meetings since 2017: Buffalo Sabres won 10 and Chicago Blackhawks won 5. The most recent meeting was on 14 April 2026, in the NHL. Our records hold no recent completed matches for Buffalo Sabres and Chicago Blackhawks.

The call is Buffalo Sabres to win, overtime and shootout included, at 66% confidence, which is the margin-free price of the favourite rather than a claim to beat the bookmaker. Line-ups, injuries and the starting goaltenders are not available, so late team news is the main risk to this pick.

Match winner odds

Overtime and shootout included

Updated

1 · Buffalo Sabres 1.45 Our pick
2 · Chicago Blackhawks 2.75

Best price for each outcome before the start; our pick shows its locked odds.

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